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£42.50Civil War Echoes (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Longfield, Robert
As America commemorates 150 years since the Civil War, here is an appealing medley for young players that uses music of the period. The bugle call "Taps" originated during the Civil War and is used here at the beginning of the piece and incorporated again at the end. The tender ballad Tenting on the Old Campground provides lyric contrast before closing with the rousing spiritual Free At Last.Duration: 3:25
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Charm - Kevin Puts
Composed by 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts, Charm is a short, joyful piece written in the meter 7/8. Of the title, Puts writes, I decided to call it Charm because, for me, the music conjures up magic, good-luck charms and such, and I was also thinking of the other meaning of the word, that intangible quality possessed by certain people and places that truly can cast a spell. Free interdisciplinary curriculum for the piece is available for download at www.BandQuest.org. Learn more on YouTube! BandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for band, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. The heart of this program is new works written by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Every BandQuest project includes a residency component in which the composer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece.Many BandQuest pieces are accompanied by an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students as they learn the music and to integrate each piece with non-music studies. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email [email protected] to request a free downloadable audio catalog.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£228.70
Walkabout - A Kaleidoscopic Journey for Band - John Brakstad
The concept of Walkabout comes originally from the Australian aborigines. A Walkabout is a journey where the goal is of less importance (even though you always end up where you started). It is the journey itself, and what you experience on the way,that is important. That could mean different moods, challenges, experiences in nature, various kinds of people, humour, joy, drama etc. The composition Walkabout consists of a several miniatures and episodes which are woven together. Someof the working titles for the miniatures have been: Call of the Unknown, Walk, Nightfall, At the Lake, Panorama, The Happy Man and The Sad Man, The Clown, The Valiant, Struggle and Relief,and Return to Home. The recurrent theme, which isheard at the beginning of the piece, symbolises the journey and the call of the unknown. Kaleidoscopic means Changing colours and patterns.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£38.50Sound Off - Bernard Lentz
Also known as the Duckworth Chant, this familiar military cadence call has been popular since its creation in 1944 by Private Duckworth of the U.S. Army. Scott Watson's clever arrangement for beginning players uses call andresponse between sections, and includes an optional vocal chant introduction extolling the virtues of playing in band. Great fun! Dur: 2:50
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£150.00
East Coast Pictures - Nigel Hess
East Coast Pictures was commissioned by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from the National Westminster Bank plc. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people. Movement 1: Shelter Island is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This 'picture' is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island. Movement 2: In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains--an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you back again and again. Movement 3: New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretaste of things to come!
In stock: Estimated delivery 1-3 days
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£150.00East Coast Pictures (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Hess, Nigel
These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.Movement 1: Shelter Island is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This 'picture' is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island.Movement 2: In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains--an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you back again and again.Movement 3: New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretaste of things to come!Duration: 16.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£228.70Celebration for Band - John Brakstad
Many Norwegian bands have grown up around factories, but Norwegian factories are often located in the countrysides - by a fjord or lake, by a river or waterfall that provided power for the factory. The factory was the foundation for the existence of the community, but it was also essential for the community's cultural life, choirs, bands etc. (cp. British brass bands and mining). "Celebration for band" tries to give a picture of the environment and life around a band like this, with both factory noise and the natural world (Pastorale), as well as the challenges and development of the band itself. The composition is built up of five connected episodes: - Fanfare and Prologue (concludes with a feeling of the untamed power of the river) - Pastorale I: " At the river" - Intermezzo: " The Factory" (starts with the opening of water for the turbines: snare drum. Factory whistle and bell call to work, and the spinning and weaving machinery starts up.) - Pastorale II: " Summer evening on the fjord." - Finale: " Challenge and Progress"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Wiltshire Pictures (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Holmes, Chris
Movement 1: Army on the Plain - More than 10% of Wiltshire is used by the Army for training, and all of it takes place on Salisbury Plain. As well as tanks and weapons of all sizes, there is plenty of marching!Movement 2: Spire - Since 1549 Salisbury Cathedral has had the tallest spire in the UK, at 123 metres. Majestic and awesome it soars over the elegant and peaceful Cathedral Close.Movement 3: Sarsen Stones - Stonehenge's vertical Sarsens weigh 20 tonnes and stand 7 metres tall, they are heavy!Movement 4: Moonrakers - From the 15th to the 18th century, there was much smuggling of illegal gin in Wiltshire. The story goes that a group that was trying to rake out barrels hidden in a village pond, and surprised by the Excisemen, feigned stupidity. They told the Excisemen they were trying to rake in the moon, reflected on the ponds surface. They were believed and left in peace! Wiltshire folk can still call themselves Moonrakers.Duration: 11:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£11.95Wiltshire Pictures (Concert Band - Score only) - Holmes, Chris
Movement 1: Army on the Plain - More than 10% of Wiltshire is used by the Army for training, and all of it takes place on Salisbury Plain. As well as tanks and weapons of all sizes, there is plenty of marching!Movement 2: Spire - Since 1549 Salisbury Cathedral has had the tallest spire in the UK, at 123 metres. Majestic and awesome it soars over the elegant and peaceful Cathedral Close.Movement 3: Sarsen Stones - Stonehenge's vertical Sarsens weigh 20 tonnes and stand 7 metres tall, they are heavy!Movement 4: Moonrakers - From the 15th to the 18th century, there was much smuggling of illegal gin in Wiltshire. The story goes that a group that was trying to rake out barrels hidden in a village pond, and surprised by the Excisemen, feigned stupidity. They told the Excisemen they were trying to rake in the moon, reflected on the ponds surface. They were believed and left in peace! Wiltshire folk can still call themselves Moonrakers.Duration: 11:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£52.95Dragonship (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Watson, Scott
A macabre figurehead on the prow of a medieval Norse warship slowly emerges from the mist on the cold, dark sea. The rough voice of the ship master and the beat of the drum call the boat's oarsmen to strenuous, rhythmic movement as they bear down on their prey.Duration: 3.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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