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£121.00Jubiloso - David Gorham
An exciting, playable work for festival or concert, with a fitting title. Jubiloso is in contrasting styles, with parts and rhythms offering a challenge to players, yet is within the abilities of better school bands.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Two Welsh Vignettes - Nancy H. Seward
This work by a perennial favorite composer-arranger is an arrangement of two traditional Welsh folk songs. The lovely Ash Grove will give the students experience in expressive legato phrasing, and the Men of Harlech offers a contrasting marcato style. An outstanding choice for festival or concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Fanfare Intermezzo and Dance - David Gorham
Commissioned by the North Hills Symphonic Band of Pittsburgh, PA, this composition provides three contrasting settings in the Gorham style that have become a favorite with school bands, and is sure to become a "standard" for program and festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£121.00Symphonic Psalm - Claude T. Smith
Commissioned by the 1979 Texas AA Honor Band, this composition continues to be a favorite of school bands around the world. From the dramatic opening statement by the trumpet and trombone to the allegro development section, you will find all the qualities one looks for in an excellent contest/festival selection. The mixed meter trademark of this composer is a prevalent feature throughout. (7 minutes)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Tradition Of Excellence - Robert E. Foster
This original march is dedicated to the memory of Russell L.Wiley who was the director of bands at the University of Kansas for 37 years during which he left a "tradition of excellence" which remains to this day. Contemporary harmonies and fresh rhythmic vitality give this march a worthy spot on festival or concert programs. (3 minutes 42 seconds)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50In Quiet Tribute - Larry MacTaggart
A moving musical tribute. In this emotional work, a melancholy flute solo, supported and enhanced by changing instrumental colors and textures, leads the way. Lyric and colorful, this powerful musical statement provides developing bands the means to improve musically. An excellent choice for contest or festival performances.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99The Bell of Hope - Hayato Hirose
The piece was commissioned by Shobi College of Music (Tokyo, Japan) for their entrance ceremony for freshman students in 2010, premiered by Shobi Ceremonial Wind Orchestra (Hirohisa Takanashi, conductor).In the introduction, woodwinds and euphonium play a solemn passage, followed by a brilliant fanfare in brass and percussion. After the heart-warming middle section, banda trumpets and trombones play a polyphonic passage, which leads to a grand andmagnificent finale to conclude the work. This is a short but solemn and impressive piece that suits any kind of festival, ceremony and concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Heroic Tribute - James Curnow
The grand and energetic opening, contrasting styles, careful attention to articulations, and rich harmonies make this one sound more advanced than it actually is. Consider using Heroic Tribute as the opening piece for your young band festival performance. The easy but bright and colorful Percussion, along with excellent use of the Woodwind and Brass sections, make this an ideal contest piece. There are plenty of teaching opportunities packed into this majestic new mini-overture for young bands. In fact, even if your band usually plays higher grade level music you should still give this one serious consideration. Occasionally it's good idea to rehearse a high-quality easiercomposition, where your entire ensemble can concentrate fully on ensemble playing, phrasing, tone quality, etc. and not worry about just chasing notes. This piece provides great cross-curricular teaching opportunities with history.A great teaching piece as well as a gem in performance!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Jaffa Gate Overture - Laura Estes
Laura's music is always poignant and full of opportunities to teach across the curriculum. Jaffa Gate Overture is a wonderful new work for the contest & festival season with a simple and effective A-B-A form that will set them up for success!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£131.00Notes from the Road - Franco Cesarini
"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." - Edward AbbeyNotes from the Road was commissioned to Franco Cesarini by the music Federation of the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, as compulsory piece for the second category of the Canton Festival in 2023. The piece is written in the typical form of an Italian overture, with the sequence of veloce-lento-veloce tempi. Reflections on life and the street as its metaphor were the driving elements in composing this piece. The way represents a symbol characteristic to many cultures, so much so that the verb "to walk" or the word "path" indicate a way of being in life and of fulfilling oneself. "Making one's way" means affirming oneself; "Having a way" indicates one's own and personal approach. The road is the most beautiful metaphor of life: there is a departure, a destination, and in the middle lies a path that is sometimes winding, with challenges to overcome and directions to take.An introspective piece, an invitation to each of us to reflect on our own "path".
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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