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£58.50Herndon Exaltations (A Celebration of Excellence) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
The opening statement, with fanfare flourish, grows as we are led into development that propels with vigor and force. The composer's legendary use of percussion and the total involvement of every instrumentalist has never been more pronounced. Gyrating ostinatos weave an almost hypnotic blanket, and the colours and timbral changes are myriad. This exceptional work sounds far more difficult than it plays! Duration: 5.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95By Loch and Mountain (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
Like the mist off the moors, a peaceful, quiet solo baritone/euphonium begins our journey to the land of castles and kilts. Robert W. Smith's recent visit to the British Isles was the catalyst and the inspiration for this true musical celebration, complete with magnificent ethnic underpinnings, textures, colors and sensational percussion. Mr. Smith's high sense of drama has never been better expressed. This is theater for the ears! Duration: 4.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50Purgatorio (from The Divine Comedy) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
This appearance of Purgatorio marks the second movement of Robert W. Smith's first symphony for band, The Divine Comedy. Following the hugely successful introduction of the other three movements, Purgatorio leads us through a contemplation of Purgatory. Seldom has the launching of a work for concert band more quickly captured the attention of the band director community. Multiple all-state, honor band, conference and convention performances have already taken place and are firmly scheduled into the future. This is a truly monumental work that lifts the wind band genre to new levels. Duration: 7.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50Songs of Sailor and Sea (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
Songs of Sailor and Sea celebrates man's eternal fascination with the sea and the centuries of seamen who have battled its powerful waves and mysterious depths. Commissioned by the United States Navy Band, this three-movement work depicts shipboard life with a 'Sea Chanty,' creatures of the sea with 'Whale Song,' and finally, the American Clipper Ships with 'Racing the Yankee Clipper.' Expanded percussion richly enhances this dramatically descriptive musical narrative. This is a major contribution to the concert band repertoire! Duration: 8.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.95March; 1919 (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Judge
March: 1919 is an imaginative recreation of the bizarre occasion in 1919 when a Royal Air Force band played on top of the R33 airship while in flight, as part of a government publicity campaign. The band was crammed onto the machine-gun platform on top of the hull as the giant machine cruised low over Sheffield, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool in England, dropping leaflets advertising Victory Bonds.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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March; 1919 (Concert Band - Score Only) - Smith, Judge
March: 1919 is an imaginative recreation of the bizarre occasion in 1919 when a Royal Air Force band played on top of the R33 airship while in flight, as part of a government publicity campaign. The band was crammed onto the machine-gun platform on top of the hull as the giant machine cruised low over Sheffield, Bradford, Manchester and Liverpool in England, dropping leaflets advertising Victory Bonds.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95Tanoan Echoes (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
Native American imagery from the southwestern United States serves as the musical source for this bold adventure in sound for young band. With a strong use of percussion, and a blending of colors throughout the instruments, a brilliant new concert or contest/festival composition comes on the scene. Dynamic writing with a flowing sense of performance! Duration: 1.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Encanto (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
One of Robert W. Smith's most impressive festival works to date, Encanto opens with a distinctive full brass fanfare and evolves into an infectious rhythmic statement that makes younger bands sound strong and confident. Directors everywhere have heralded this distinctive piece as one of their favourites.Duration: 5:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.95Through the Vulcan's Eye (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
High atop a red mountain overlooking the magnificent city of Birmingham, Alabama, stands an iron sentinel, a monument of Vulcan that keeps watch over the "City of Steel." Through the Vulcan's Eye is comprised of four melodies, each aurally describing a view from the top of the mountain and inspired by the composer's childhood experiences in Alabama's largest metropolis. Broad brush strokes of sound blanket the work, enhanced by brilliant solo passages and total involvement from the percussion. A grand work on a grand scale!Duration: 7.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.50The Great Escape (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bernstein, Elmer - Smith, Robert W.
The Great Escape March is the title theme from the classic motion picture of the same name. In the style of a true concert march, the opening is bold and bombastic, with the following segments a blend and balance of melodies flowing throughout the woodwinds and brasses. The final statement is the sound of a troop of soldiers marching off into the distance. Captivating!Duration: 2.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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