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£93.50The Hanging of the Greens - Matthew R. Putnam
This wonderful new work for the Holiday Concert is a clever arrangement of The Holly and the Ivy, The Cherry Tree Carol, Greensleeves and O Christmas Tree. Arranger Matthew R. Putnam knows how to make your band sound great!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
Take the Blues Train - Robert Longfield
What a great combination - a locomotive chugging out of the station, gradually gaining speed, and the great American 12-bar blues form. This fun piece is loaded with special effects including a second percussion part with anvil, triangle, and suspended cymbal to simulate the sound of the train. The band adds a shhh to help generate more steam and excitement. A great crowd-pleaser!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50The Volunteers (March) - John Philip Sousa
Always a patriot, Sousa composed what may be his most programmatic march to honor World War I shipbuilders. Many sounds typical of early 20th century shipbuilding are featured including the sound of sirens, hammering, anvils and riveting machines. A delightful and stylish march with some very unique features!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Jammin On The Rooftop - Gary P. Gilroy
Whats that on the roof? You wont have trouble hearing the sound of hooves as your beginners have fun jammin on this fresh, fun arrangement of Up on the Housetop. Perfect for that very first winter concert, the simple rhythms and limited ranges make learning quick and easy. A few extra percussion instruments add to the fun and seasonal atmosphere.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£38.50March of the Romans - Michael Sweeney
Explorer Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 11) It's hard to believe that this impressive piece for beginners uses nothing faster than quarter notes (a few 8th notes in percussion)! Michael cleverly uses the sound of stomping feet and bold harmonies creating an effect that sounds harder than it really is.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£93.50The Legend of Lorelei - Larry Clark
This programmatic work, based on the ancient and legendary warrior Lorelei, is a great new work for contest & festival performance. Scored with reduced instrumentation with only 2 Bb Clarinet & Trumpet lines and limited Saxophone, Horn in F and Low Brass - this exciting new work for band will work great for smaller bands and still sound big and full with larger ones.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Moving at the Speed of Sound - Mark Lortz
This vivid fanfare features rousing brass motives, dynamic woodwind flourishes and active percussion, all combining to create an explosive concert opening statement. Beginning quietly, the action builds quickly, accelerating into a spinning sonic dynamo that truly befits the title. Every section has actively rhythmic parts that keep the action moving forward. Technical demands kept at a very playable level while occasional time signature changes dart and weave throughout this musical thrill ride.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99Welcome to the World - Sven Van Calster
This piece was written for two sons of the composer as a welcome to young and innocent lives in to this big world. The concept and instrumentation of the composition allows any young band to play this piece. The optional celesta (keyboard) is a refreshing addition, evoking the sound of an ancient music box, and has a meaningful part as the music box fades out at the end of the piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£139.99Spirit of Independence - Jan Van der Roost
'Spirit of Independence' was commissioned by the Koninklijke Fanfare 'Onafhankelijkheid' ('Independence') from Wiekevorst (Belgium) on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The piece depicts an enthusiastic amateur music club, practicing and making music together in an attentive and companionable atmosphere. The conductor has the good habit of trying to improve the sound of the fanfare by means of practicing chorales and hymns. Jan Van der Roost has used these facts in the dynamic concert piece 'Spirit of Independence': a chorale-like middle section is surrounded by music bubbling full of energy.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£37.95The Year of the Dragon (Prestige Concert Band - Score only) - Sparke, Philip
The 2017 version of The Year of the Dragon was commissioned by the Siena Wind Orchestra and given its world premiere on June 17th 2017 in Bunkyo Civic Hall, Tokyo, conducted by the composer.The original wind band arrangement of The Year of the Dragon was made in 1985, a year after the composer wrote the brass band version. At that time he was still learning the intricacies of writing for wind band (and still is!) and in the 32 years which have elapsed since then, his approach to scoring for the medium has developed and, hopefully, improved.Here are the main differences between the two versions:In the 1980's, the wind band movement was much less international than it is now. British wind bands were still to some extent based on the military band tradition of the time, which tended to use rather smaller instrumentation than the then-dominant American university model. The new version embraces a much more international instrumentation, including low woodwinds and string bass, as well as an expanded percussion section.In the original version there was a touch of naivety in the way the composer wrote for the woodwinds; much of their articulation was transferred too literally from the brass version, resulting in some unidiomatic writing, which he has tried to improve in the new version.In addition to the above, Philip's own compositional style has matured and developed in the intervening 32 years. There are some passages in the original which he simply would not write today - not because they are 'wrong', but because his way of writing has changed. The new version is perhaps how he would have written it today, rather than simply dressing the original version in new clothes.The work is in three movements:Toccata opens with an arresting side drum figure and snatches of themes from various sections of the band, which try to develop until a broad and powerful theme from the middle of the band asserts itself. A central dance-like section soon gives way to the return of this theme, which subsides until faint echoes of the opening material fade to a close.Interlude takes the form of a sad and languid solo for alto saxophone. A chorale for the whole band introduces a brief spell of optimism but the saxophone solo returns to close the movement quietly.Finale is a real tour-de-force for the band with a stream of rapid semi-quavers running throughout the movement. The main theme is heroic and march-like but this is interspersed with lighter, more playful episodes. A distant fanfare to the sound of bells is introduced and this eventually returns to bring the work to a stirring close.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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