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£202.99Avalon Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)
The magical world of King Arthur, Merlin and Mordred is the setting for Avalon. Unexpected opening figures portray the sudden entrance into another world. A choral-like melody represents the procession of ghosts headed by the mighty magician Merlin. Suddenly, ostinato figures and bi-tonal motifs indicate the attempt of Mordred and his horde to disturb the peace and quiet in the otherwise calm Avalon. Following a powerful statement of King Arthur, we hear a glissando referring back to the opening bars, and... we are back in the normal world. The journey through the underworld has come to an end and the dream is over. 0:16:20
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£115.00BOHEMIAN DANCES (Concert Band) - Woolfenden, Guy
Includes:1. Shepherds and Shepherdesses2. Florizel and Perdita3. Dance of the SatyrsOne of my favourite Shakespeare plays is The Winter's Tale, and I have written music for three completely different productions during my time as Head of Music to the Royal Shakespeare Company. One, starring Judi Dench as both the mother, Hermione and her daughter, Perdita, had a big band Tribal Love-Rock score; another had a more classical, but timeless feel to it, and the last was an excellent small-scale touring production, for which I was allowed only a handful of instruments. It is from this source that the basic themes for Bohemian Dances, and an earlier version Three Dances for Clarinet Choir, have emerged. Act IV of the play is set in the kingdom of Bohemia - hence the title of the work.Shakespeare calls for "A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses", which gives Florizel, the son of Polixenes, (King of Bohemia) a chance to become better acquainted with the beautiful Perdita, the lost daughter of Leontes, (King of Sicilia). This movement is written in seemingly tricky and ever-changing metres, but is rhythmically quite logical and melodically catchy.The slower second movement 'Florizel and Perdita' is the lovers' pas de deux: a gentle, slow waltz-like tune, initially presented by the principal oboe, is contrasted with a lndler-like double time melody, at the end of which a solo clarinet makes a link to the last movement.'Dance of the Satyrs' is a rip-roaring, foot-stamping dance performed in the play by 'three carters, three shepherds, three neat-herds, and three swine-herds', who enter in outrageous costumes representing the lecherous half-man, half-goat of Greek mythology. This dance is referred to as a "gallimaufry of gambols" - now where have I heard that word before?! - GW
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£139.99Le Cortge du Roi Renaud (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
Le cort?ge du roi Renaud is a suite in five parts. It is based on tales that originated in southern European folk songs, dating back as far as the 16th century. A large portion of these songs are of the genre "Complaintes" songs in which the text gives a detailed description of events having a generally criminal or macabre character. The most familiar song to feature the tales of Roi Renaud is "Fualdes", consisting of 48 verses.The first part of the suite is based on the song "La Porcheronne" (The Swineherd). It telis the story of a young woman forced by her mother-in-law to tend pigs while her husband is away fighting in the war. She is freed only when her husband returns seven years later.The next part tells the story of "La mrquise Empoisonn?e" (The Poisoned Marquise). A marquise is coerced by her king to become his mistress. The jealous queen poisons her by means of a bouquet of deadly scented fiowers.Despite having the character of a merry dance, the third part, "La maumari?e vengee" (The Avenged Wedding), expresses the touching story of Queen Clotilde, persecuted for her refusal to live according to the Aryan beliefs."La belle engloutie" (The Swallowed Beauty) relates the tale of the young wife of King Renaud. She cannot imagine a life without her husband, who was mortally wounded in the war, and begs the earth to open and swallow her up so thst she may rejoin her love.The gruesome content of the final part,"Le tueur de femmes" (The Wife Killer), bears a strong resembiance to the tale of Bluebeard. The story is about a young wife in danger of being drowned in a pond by her husband, which is what happened to her 13 predecessors. Thanks to her cunning, she manages to turn the tables and contrive her husband's demise. 09:20
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.35
Imperial - Swearingen, James
The long list of newly edited King marches continues to grow by leaps and bounds. You can be assured that this latest selection will be another crowd pleaser for audiences of all ages. It should also be noted that musicians love to revisit the glory days of circus band performances and it just doesn't get any better than this toe tapping march by the great Karl L. King. A real crowd pleaser!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.95St. Francis Variations (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wheeler, Alastair
Variations on St Francis is a set of four contrasting movements based on the sturdy 17th century hymn tune Lasst uns erfreuen, best known as St Francis after its composer with associated words "All creatures of our God and King". Although often notated in various metres, the tune's original unbarred freedom and Vaughan Williams' later 3/2 setting both inform this work's flexible approach to rhythm and stress.The piece is built from three ideas: the bold opening line of the tune, descending peals of Alleluia, and the answering response phrase.A grand March opens the work, with open-fifth fanfares and flowing Alleluia countermelodies. The Dance that follows shifts the response into a minor key, driven by syncopation and playful overlapping lines. A lyrical Cantabile / Intermezzo, led by cor anglais (or alto saxophone), offers contrast before a Rondo Scherzo reimagines the tune in a quirky modal style, featuring falling thirds and bright harmonic colour. A confident Coda brings the work to a close with chorale statements launched from the percussion section.Duration: 7.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£17.95St. Francis Variations (Concert Band - Score only) - Wheeler, Alastair
Variations on St Francis is a set of four contrasting movements based on the sturdy 17th century hymn tune Lasst uns erfreuen, best known as St Francis after its composer with associated words "All creatures of our God and King". Although often notated in various metres, the tune's original unbarred freedom and Vaughan Williams' later 3/2 setting both inform this work's flexible approach to rhythm and stress.The piece is built from three ideas: the bold opening line of the tune, descending peals of Alleluia, and the answering response phrase.A grand March opens the work, with open-fifth fanfares and flowing Alleluia countermelodies. The Dance that follows shifts the response into a minor key, driven by syncopation and playful overlapping lines. A lyrical Cantabile / Intermezzo, led by cor anglais (or alto saxophone), offers contrast before a Rondo Scherzo reimagines the tune in a quirky modal style, featuring falling thirds and bright harmonic colour. A confident Coda brings the work to a close with chorale statements launched from the percussion section.Duration: 7.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£8.99Disney Favorites (Concert Band Instrumental Folio Books) - Longfield & Vinson
There's no better way to motivate your band than with some popular Disney music! This collection from Essential Elements works with all ensembles, regardless of what method you're using, and features great songs your band members are sure to know. The arrangements work for the whole ensemble to play together, but also as solo works for each instrumentalist! The songs are carefully correlated to correspond with instruction in the Essential Elements method books 1 and 2 so you'll know exactly when your group is ready to take on another song. A handy chart is provided in the table of contents so you can see the progress requirements.Songs include:Beauty and the Beast (from Beauty and the Beast)Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King)Colors of the Wind (from Pocahontas)He's a Pirate (from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)Let It Go (from Frozen)Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz) (from Coco)Try Everything (from Zootopia)Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid)We Don't Talk About Bruno (from Encanto)We're All in This Together (from High School Musical)Each student book includes parts for the full band arrangement as well as separate pages for solo use. The conductor's edition includes full scores of all the band arrangements and a sample solo page of each song as well as access to online full-band recordings of each song.The Value Pack includes:1 x Conductor Book with Online Audio6 x Flute1 x Oboe1 x Bassoon6 x Clarinet1 x Bass Clarinet4 x Alto Saxophone1 x Tenor Saxophone1 x Bari Saxophone6 x Trumpet2 x F Horn2 x Trombone1 x Baritone BC1 x Baritone TC1 x Tuba2 x Percussion1 x Keyboard Percussion
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.00Of Kings and Christmas (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Neeck, Larry
This holiday medley features unique arrangements of three traditional Christmas carols:March of the KingsWe Three KingsGood King WenceslasA musically and educationally satisfying piece, even if the size of your band or instrumentation are limited. While the full-sounding scoring belies the reasonable technical demands of the piece, this uplifting crowd-pleaser is sure to inspire the holiday spirit in your band and audience.Duration: 5.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95Walking My Baby Back Home (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Ahlert & Turk - Sunde, Inge
One of the most recent versions recorded of this is from 2008, with Natalie Cole singing a virtual duet with her father, Nat King Cole, who made the song a hit more than 50 years earlier, in 1952. The song was composed in 1930 by Roy Turk and Fred E. Ahlert, two famous songwriters in the big band, swing and jazz music of the time. The song was recorded by a large number of artists in the 30s, 40s and 50s, including Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Dean Martin.Flexible instrumentation (Flex 5 ShowBlow) makes it playable for small as well as larger ensembles.Duration: 2.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95Oh Carol (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Greenfield & Sedaka - Utbult, Jan
Oh Carol is an American song written by Neil Sedaka about his then girlfriend Carole Klein, who later called herself Carole King. The song was co-written with Howard Greenfield. After the single was released, it was included on the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. Sedaka contributes a spoken restitution of the verse a second time. Sedaka also recorded a Hebrew-language version, written by Chaim Kaynan. Subsequently, a number of cover versions have been recorded, including by the band Smokie.Flexible instrumentation (Flex 5 ShowBlow) makes it playable for small as well as larger ensembles.Duration: 2.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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