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£76.99My Bonny Boy (from English Folk Song Suite) (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Huckeby, Ed
The beautiful intermezzo, entitled "My Bonny Boy," from Ralph Vaughan Williams' iconic "English Folk Song Suite" has been skillfully adapted by Ed Huckeby. This Build-A-Band edition allows bands with limited or unusual instrumentation, or sparsely-sized to enjoy the unique character of this band classic. The two folk tunes incorporated in this movement provide tremendous educational opportunities for bands to develop contrasting stylistic skills while rehearsing and performing a classic masterwork. Superb! Duration: 3.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.25Cameo Suite
The two pieces which comprise "Cameo Suite'' come from diverse backgrounds, one American and the other English. "The Nightingale'' is a traditional English folksong about unrequited love. The "Glendy Burk'' was composed by Stephen Foster and is a riverboat song depicting the life and times of the riverboat "Glendy Burk'' on the Mississippi.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£173.00The Seville Suite, Highlights from (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Whelan, Bill - De Meij, Johan
The success of Bill Whelan's Riverdance evolved from a concept for music and dance that he established earlier with The Seville Suite, his first major orchestral composition. The Seville Suite was commissioned for Ireland's National Day at the World Expo 1992 in Seville, Spain. Through the score, Whelan tells the story of legendary Irish war hero Red Hugh O'Donnell. At a mere 21 years of age, O'Donnell successfully led a rebellion against the English government in 1593. Johan de Meij's arrangement is an adaptation featuring highlights from the original suite. Duration: 13.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£250.00The England of Elizabeth,Three Portraits from (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Williams, Vaughan - Noble, Paul
This suite was derived from Vaughan Williams' score for the film, The England of Elizabeth, written in 1955. It was the composer's tenth of his 11 cinematic efforts and designed to serve a more descriptive role than other such scores, since the movie was a documentary featuring no action scenes, but lots of images of paintings, buildings, and the like. Composer Muir Matheson adapted this three-movement suite, probably shortly after the composer's death in 1958, though publication of the manuscript would not come until 1964. The first movement is entitled Explorer, and refers to Sir Francis Drake. Its music is mostly festive and colourful, but features interior passages of exotic flavor, similar in style to that of Vaughan Williams' then-recent Symphony No.8. The second movement is entitled Poet and, at about seven minutes, is the longest of the three in this 16 to 17 minute work. It also contains probably the score's best music, hardly a surprising result since the poet in question is Shakespeare, one of the composer's favourites and an inspirational springboard for so many other of his works. The mood is mostly subdued and Vaughan Williams presents lovely, if slightly somber music in the opening, and follows it with a hearty, folk-like dance tune. The latter part of this movement depicts Shakespeare as a noble, heroic figure in English history. The last movement, Queen, is devoted to Queen Elizabeth. It has a regal yet muscular manner at the outset, and features a gentle but somewhat disengaged middle section. It returns to the splendor and colour of the opening to close the work. This suite is important because it distills some of the best music from the film into a logically assembled structure. Program notes extracted from those of Robert Cummings.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95Declaration and Flourish (Movement III from the Vaughan Williams Suite) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
The final instalment of Robert W. Smith's Vaughan Williams Suite was inspired by both "Flourish for Wind Band" and "English Folk Song Suite." As the title implies, the work is bold and compelling. Consider programming the entire Suite which includes "Wassail" and "Greensleeves: A Fantasia for Band.Duration: 2.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£164.99St Paul's Suite (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Holst, Gustav - Sparke, Philip
Between 1905 and 1934, Gustav Holst was Director of Music at St Paul's Girls School in Brook Green, London. St Paul's Suite, written for the school's string orchestra, was premiered there in 1913 and consists of four movements: an energetic Jig in 6/8 and 9/8, Ostinato, based on a simple 4-note theme, Intermezzo, an energetic and rhythmic dance and Finale, adapted from the Second Suite in F in which Holst brilliantly combines The Dargason and The English Dancing Master, with the traditional melody, Greensleeves. Duration: 13.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£206.99Songs of the East Coast Fishermen (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
100 years ago English composer Vaughan Williams visited Norfolk (an area on the east coast of England) to collect and notate folk songs from people of all trades and callings. Accompanied by a local clergyman, he visited The Tilden Smith, a pub which was a favourite haunt of the 'Northenders', the local fishermen, and in less than a week the composer had notated 61 songs. Vaughan Williams incorporated the best of these songs into his own music, most notably in A Norfolk Rhapsody and the Sea Symphony. Philip Sparke has composed this suite based on five of these folk songs together with King's Lynn, a folk song which Vaughan Williams adapted into a popular hymn tune. Why not bring a piece of traditional English heritage to any concert with this melodious work.Duration: 14:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Three English Folk Dances (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James
This nicely paced and skilfully orchestrated suite characterises the three main categories of ancient English folk dances. The opening Sword Dance is lively in nature and contrasts with the WaltzSong style of the second movement. The concluding movement is a Morris Dance, typified by a rustic nature and dancers with pads of bells to accentuate the rhythm. The result is an elegant work for band with vibrancy and energy.Duration: 4:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£73.50Tintagel Suite (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - O'Reilly, John
Tintagel Castle, on the wild Cornish coast of southwest England, has a fascinating history. The drama of this jagged coast has inspired many legends including that of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This colorful 4-movement suite depicts the Medieval Castle, the King Arthur legend, an early English ballad, and a celebration at the castle honoring the visiting Celtic Lords. Duration: 7.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.95Scenes From A Royal Tapestry (Suite) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Johnson, Stuart
Before the days of photography, the great state occasions were captured in paintings and tapestries. In this Suite, the composer has imagined the pomp and splendor of the English court at work and play, capturing each mood in a short movement.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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