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£109.99
Lpez Odero - Ferrer Ferran
Lpez Odero is a fantasy written for concert band that incorporates the folk music of the Andalusia people. It features some beautiful songs from the Cadiz province, with their fascinating Flamenco-rhythms. The person who commissioned the work requested it be dedicating it to his father, Lpez Odero, a talented clarinet player, after whom the piece is named.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£205.30
Norwegian Musical Medley - Ludt
This medley consist of four well-known Norwegian songs originally written for musicals or movies in the 1960's and 70's.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£113.30Moderate Dances - Angelo Sormani
This piece is a tribute to dance music, especially passionate, intense and meditative dance music. "Moderate Dances" is divided into three movements: a "Tango", a "Slow Waltz" and a "Bossa Nova". Each movement and each dance has its own particular characteristics but, when combined, these different rhythmic beats and times give the piece a feeling of completeness and uniformity. The Tango started to flourish in the suburbs of Buenos Aires in around 1880. There is still some doubt as to its origins, which may be Cuban (Habanera) but are probably African. It was most popular in Argentina and Brazil: here the male protagonist was originally the "gaucho" with his inseparable guitar, later to be replaced by the proud, elegant "compadre". By around 1910 the Tango had spread to Italy and France. New clubs opened, where the upper classes could watch and dance the Tango. Here the dance also underwent some rapid transformations. The exaggerated and extravagant gestures and body movements disappeared. Slow, gliding steps replaced the old rotational movements. The women's red ankle-boots and the partners "staring into each other's eyes" accentuated the erotic nature and sensuality of this dance. So much so that, in 1913, the German government banned soldiers from dancing the Tango. Those who broke the law were immediately discharged from the army. From a strictly musical perspective, the basic instruments were a flute, a harp (the diatonic harp typically played by the Indians of Paraguay) and a violin, or flute, guitar and violin or even clarinet, guitar and violin. These instruments were easy to transport, ideal for playing at parties, in the streets and in courtyards. The musicians played by ear, frequently improvising: there were no scores, no records, which is the main reason why it is impossible to trace the Tango back to its exact origins. However, the Tango's evolution (and growing popularity) was once again fostered by its fundamental ability to absorb "other" cultures, languages and sounds. And it was the arrival of the "bandoneon" (an accordion-like instrument that was invented in Germany and brought to Rio de la Plata by some immigrant), which replaced the flute, that marked the beginning of the Tango's huge success outside Argentina. A number of talented composers, above all the great Astor Piazzola (1921-1992), transformed the bandoneon from a simple accompanying instrument to a solo instrument that was to become the distinguishing feature of the 20th century Tango. The Slow Waltz originated from the Waltz, the typical dance of the Bavarian and Tyrolese peasants in the 1700s. It was composers like Johann Strauss, father and son, who carried the Waltz to its zenith in the 1800s, creating the sensual and melancholy yet joyful and charming dance we are all familiar with. When the Waltz first became popular in Germany, the members of respectable society were shocked at the closeness of the dancing partners, who had always previously danced apart. The main difference between the Waltz and Slow Waltz is that the latter has a slower, more expressive rhythm: the men wear tails and the women wear ball gowns decorated with beads and feathers and couples dance in graceful rotational movements. "Bossa Nova" is the title of the last movement in the piece. Jobim, the great Brazilian musician, described this musical genre as a combination of modern Jazz and Samba. Bossa Nova means "new wave". This was the name of the artistic and musical movement that evolved in Brazil in the late Fifties and was extremely popular throughout the Sixties. The songs are usually about love or social matters, drawing inspiration from the slums of Rio De Janeiro and the lives of their inhabitants. Bossa Nova, with its original compositions and the artistic talent of its musicians, also became hugely popular in the United States and Europe, and top Jazz musicians (Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Bob Cooper, Charlie Bird, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie) started to include Bossa in their repertoires.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.95The Banks of Green Willow - Arthur Butterworth
This exquisite composition by George Butterworth is based upon two poignant folk songs, "The Banks of Green Willow" and "Green Bushes". This transcription of the work is loyal to the score, and thus develops the almost mystical atmosphere created by the original work.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99British Bon Bons - Nancy H. Seward
Based on the well-known British folk songs Lark in the Clear Air and Early One Morning, this selection opens with sensitive phrasing, dynamic nuances and contrasting tone colors. The second section is animated and playful. This piece is a real audience pleaser, as well as a valuable teaching tool. ( 1 minute 40 seconds)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Two Welsh Vignettes - Nancy H. Seward
This work by a perennial favorite composer-arranger is an arrangement of two traditional Welsh folk songs. The lovely Ash Grove will give the students experience in expressive legato phrasing, and the Men of Harlech offers a contrasting marcato style. An outstanding choice for festival or concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Rhapsody On Spanish Carols - Robert E. Foster
This musical portrait of a Spanish Christmas contains some of the most loved songs throughout the world, including: A La Nanita Nana; Oi Betlehem; Jubilosamente and Fum, Fum, Fum. This lovely sensitive medley of ancient carols is a welcome addition to any winter concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Two Folk Favorites - Nancy H. Seward
Based on the songs Barbara Allen and Green Bushes, this work will help students develop a sense of phrasing, dynamic nuances and contrasting styles. (2 minutes 45 seconds)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Scottish Holiday - Nancy H. Seward
Two beloved songs of Scotland, Annie Laurie and Scotland the Brave, are presented in this new edition by the master teacher, Nancy Seward. Students have the opportunity to develop legato articulation, and the contrasting separated articulation of a bolder march style.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Gold Rush! - Nancy H. Seward
This arrangement of three popular songs from 1849 provide contrast with three keys, three tempos, and three styles, as well as variety in dynamics, tone color and meter. Interesting percussion parts and a trombone glissando will make this piece fun for the band as well as fun for the audience.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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