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£37.50Heroic Fanfare and March - Mike Hannickel
Perfect for that first festival experience or as a graduation processional/recessional, the regal quality of Heroic Fanfare and March fits the young wind ensemble to a T. Appropriate ranges and a stately tempo mean you will be able to prepare this majestic statement in a reasonable amount of time, even if, like so many young bands, you get only one or two rehearsals per week.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50The Spirit Endures - James L. Hosay
An uplifting tone poem for band, this one is a truly beautiful expression built upon rich texture and artfully-phrased melody. From a simple hymn-like opening, the piece builds relentlessly to an intense and inspiring finale. James L. Hosay is one of the modern concert band's literature's great composers of melody. So often modern band pieces are built upon a couple of simple ostinato figures at the expense of any real extended thematic material. Itis indeed refreshing and rewarding to have a beautiful melody to play. Play it!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£47.50French Caroler's Dance
Festive music for your winter concert! This delightful arrangement of a traditional French Canadian melody is a pleasant diversion from the usual Christmas tunes you've heard so many times before. Rhythmic and colorful, it's asure winner for the holiday season. (Grade 2)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Welsh Rhapsody
This comely grouping of Welsh folk songs is perfect as the lighter selection in your concert. The expressive and accessible arrangement skillfully crafted for the Grade 3 group is full of teachable moments for the musicians. Themusic of Wales is legendary for its beauty and expressive nature, so even bands that normally play technically more difficult music should take a look. (Grade 3)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50A Thousand Heroes - James Curnow
James Curnow's impressive compositional style resounds in this tribute to the heroic deeds of so many citizens of Sioux City, Iowa upon the tragic crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989. This will be the landmark piece of theyear for your solid grade 3 band. A bold fanfare opening soon warms with the stately clarinets. Subtle reflection on the fanfare statement permeates the development of the piece, keeping the city's heroism and self-sacrifice inmind as the piece traverses its many moods. James Curnow's skillful orchestration allows the director endless opportunities to take the band's level of performance to higher levels.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Canticle of Celebration - Timothy Johnson
Jubiloso, maestoso, tranquillo, lyrico, dynamic detail, captivating rhythms, woodwind choir, brass choir and more! All the elements of a great grade 3 festival piece are here. Tutti sections contrast with subtle and delicate scoring as this melodic masterpiece weaves its magic around the beautiful hymn What Wondrous Love is This? Careful attention has been paid to cross cueing so that bands that are missing an instrument here or there can still do a credible interpretation. Memorable!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£51.60Sakura Variations - Kees Vlak
The blooming of the cherry trees each spring is a great event in Japan. In the evening friends meet under the pink and white cherry blossoms for a picnic. It is a striking sight, especially in big cities. Vendors sell Japanese food, entertainers andclowns perform, and the typically cautious Japanese seem to be more relaxed during the cherry blossom, or "Sakura". Kees Vlak captured this atmosphere with his "Sakura Variation"; its theme employs a subtle drum rhythm. The first variation is titled"clowns" and opens with three bass drum strikes. The theme appears in 3/4 time and is repeated several times with surprising changes. An impetuous tempo with dissonant elements suggests a clown's mischievous behaviour. The second variation in a minormode sounds very sad and dramatic. Is this the sadness when thinking of the end of the cherry blossom, as all the petals "snow" down from the trees? The cherry trees will bloom again next year, so the finale celebrates a joyful "Sakura".
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£101.30P Vakt - Sam Rydberg
Sam Rydberg wrote "On Guard" to Royal Svea Engineering Corps in 1942. He was connected to this Corps for nearly 30 years, so it was a great honor to the composer when they made this march their own official regiment march.On Guard isoften played as a part of the changing of the Guard-parades and other ceremonies.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£101.30Honor to the Veterans - Tormod Brufladt
The march "Honour to the Veterans" was the composers third composition ever. He sent this march to Kjell Martinsen, who was the conductor of The Kings Guards Band in Norway. He liked the march so much that it was included on the CD which was releasedin connection with the bands 150 years anniversary.The march is not very difficult. There is a variety of melody lines in the march that differs from many other marches, especially the piccolo flute solo makes it a little bit special. Themarch is also playable for bands lacking a piccolo flute player, because the melody line in this part of the march is well taken care of.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£39.95Blues for Big Ears - Mark Nightingale
Blues for Big Ears is one of Mark Nightingales' Easy Jazzy Tudes, one of Warwick Music's bestselling publications. The band arrangement came about as a result of a stroke of inspiration. After teaching the piece to pupils the idea to arrange it for band was formed. The solo in the middle can be read, or if you have a budding player who likes to improvise feature them. The quavers throughout should not be swung! The Tubas and instruments playing the bass part, should aim for a light sound, and try to imitate the sound of a double bass playing pizziccato. As there are easy parts attached, band directors can include their youngest players, so they don't feel left out. If you have a good drummer, get him to improvise during the fills, rather than read the notated part.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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