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£59.95Unbroken - Peter Terry
The spirit of young students who have learned the thrill of playing in a band is exciting to watch. Their enthusiasm cannot be broken, and this piece is a tribute to that unbridled excitement they feel when performing. Composer Peter Terry gives us a contest worthy piece that will make any beginning band sound its best. It is a bold and dynamic work that students will love to play again and again, a perfect way to highlight the strengths of your band at contest or festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£61.95
Dorian Chant - Bill Calhoun
For beginning bands, this piece is an excellent teaching vehicle to start a discussion of how musical modes can change the overall character of a composition. Composer Bill Calhoun gives us a very well-scored piece that will help your beginning students sound great while having a great time.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£106.95
Capriccio Italien
The famous Tchaikovsky orchestral classic is faithfully arranged for the modern concert band by arranger Joseph Compello. All the excitement and flair of the original work are preserved, while remaining within the technical grasp of this level. Your band will sound majestic and mature with this tried-and-true favorite.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£106.95
King Cotton (March) - John Philip Sousa
First introduced by Sousa in 1895, this march has become one of his most popular. Andrew Balent has worked his magic to tame the difficulties down for the abilities of the advancing band. Best of all, the result does not sound diluted in the least. This is what Balent does best!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50
The Old Buccaneer - Richard Summers
Fifteen men on the dead man's chest! This phrase will give you an idea of the basis for this delightful new piece from composer Richard Summers that is inspired by the Robert Louis Stevenson book Treasure Island. The piece is bold, yet very playable for the grade level. There are plenty of teaching opportunities too with nice counterpoint in a piece the students will love to play over and over again. Your band will sound its best on this contest style piece that invokes the adventurous spirit of pirates!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50
Cherokee Morning - Kevin Mixon
The Cherokee nation had a vibrant culture for many centuries in what is now the southeastern United States. The beginning and ending sections of this piece are based on a folk song that is commonly referred to as Cherokee Morning Song. Kevin Mixon's piece is beautiful, lush, and reverent to the original Cherokee song while using all of the colors of the modern concert band to full effect. This piece will make your developing band sound wonderful.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50
Northern Lights - Alan Lee Silva
Featuring a lovely and appropriate use of mallet percussion instruments, especially bells and other delicate members of the percussion section, Northern Lights is evocative, melodically distinguished and cleverly scored to help a young band sound its best. The contrast between the natural minor of the woodwind melody at the beginning and the grander, major mode brass theme introduced later is nicely maintained throughout this very effective piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95
Flash Drive
Flash Drive is a contemporary-sounding piece with veritable splashes offerilliance from up-and-coming composer Bill Calhoun. Bill's composition style incorporates a dramatic flair, giving this work a variety of contrasting styles and articulations, encouraging your students to tap into their most creative styles of playing. Your band will sound its absolute best with this strong new piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50
Wildfire!
From the bold opening reminiscent of a famous fanfare, this mysterious piece takes off and catches fire! This is the type of contest style piece that developing players will love, and the resulting awesome sound will be a big self-esteem boost. Festival judges won't know what hit them.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95Themes From "Jupiter" - Gustav Holst
This striking and authentically scored medley of tunes from the most celebrated of the seven movements of Holst's monumental suite, The Planets, concentrates on the stately processional tune from the middle section, richly scored to make a grade 3 band sound at its best. Duration: 2'30"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days