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£228.70Symfoni nr. 1 'Fatum' - Symphony No. 1 "Fate" - Johan Halvorsen
Johan August Halvorsen (1864-1935) was born in Drammen and played violin and several brass instruments. He played in both orchestra and wind bands and in 1881 he became a student at Brigademusikken in Oslo. After a brilliant violinist career he proved himself talented as a conductor and composer. From 1899 he became conductor and composer at the National Theatre, where he wrote many of his most famous works. It was in this period in 1924 he wrote Fatum. Fatum means destiny and like Beethoven he opens the symphony with a motif he uses in all four movements. This work shows that Halvorsen was a great composer and a traditionalist.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£228.70The Hunter Becomes the Hunted - Emil Kristoffersen Børø
The horn is often associated with hunting. Hunters in earlier times used horns to signal their hounds during the hunt. In this piece the roles have been switched, and the horn is the one being hunted. The soloist has to escape the hunting low brass and gunshots of the band. The piece was originally composed for horn player Mats Pettersen and The Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in 2013, and was transcribed for horn player Bartosz Wawruch and Bergen Symphonic Band to be performed at the Brass Wind Festival in Bergen in 2017.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Monsters - Thomas Doss
This piece for youth orchestra will frighten not only the audience but the players also! There are rumours of musicians disappearing during the rehearsals of this piece, never to be found... It is said, however, that singing loudly in the vocal passages provides protection from nasty surprises. 'Monsters' was awarded first prize in the Symphonic Wind Composers Project composition competition.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£184.99Nulli Secundus - James Curnow
Commissioned by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, this major work by James Curnow honors the memory and legacy of renowned conductor and educator Harry Begian. In consideration of Dr. Begian's Armenian heritage,Nulli Secundus (second to none) is a suite of three variations based on the Armenian folk song Cilicia (My Homeland). Movements include: I. March Caprice (concert march in fantasy variation form), II. In Memoriam (honoring victimsof the 1915-18 Armenian Genocide), and III. Finale (rapid paced set of variations). Recorded by the Michigan State University Wind Symphony. Dur: 10:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£85.50Freya: Goddess of Beauty and Love - Robert W. Smith
"Freya: Goddess of Beauty and Love" is a beautiful lyrical work composed to feature a soloist and the concert band. Originally composed for Mike Roylance, principal tuba in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the composer has rescored the piece to feature any wind instrument in the band. As an option, the grade 4 solo can be divided among multiple soloists allowing the conductor a wide array of programming opportunities. The band accompaniment is written at a moderate grade level allowing for easy preparation with maximum musical rewards. An excellent choice for your next concert or honor band program!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£102.99
The Quest - Bert Appermont
Quest implies "exploring" or "being in search of". This four piece work is a challenge to every fanfare or symphonic wind band. All groups in the orchestra have explicit parts in this composition that is reminiscent of film music. It can serve both for a concert and a contest.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£209.99
Suite - Boudewijn Cox
Suite for symphonic wind band is a rich orchestral piece that taxes the musicians to the utmost. The first part starts with a lyric melody in the French horn section, to be taken over by the full orchestra, ending in a kind of "anarchistic entrada". The second part starts with a transparently orchestrated polyphonic web, slowly passing into a richly arranged wave like movement that stops suddenly, leading to the third part's "attaca" start. This third part is a fragile "adagio con tenerezza". The finale is extremely virtuous and feriocious. It is a musical expression of anger, fear and despair.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99
Elegy - Melvin L. Shelton
A touching and intense memoriam piece, the mechanics are on the easy side of Grade 4, but the demand for tone quality and control in tenuto passages and long slurred phrases calls for the best of musicianship from any group. The "Adagio e Rubato" tempo indication invites the kind of wonderfully expressive ensemble playing that should probably make up a larger part of band literature than it does today. Over a quiet unifying heartbeat from the timpani, the band explores the emotions felt after a tragic personal loss. A soaring F Horn solo (cued in Trumpet. and Alto Saxophone) leads poignantly toward a gentle Orchestra Bells and Wind Chime ending.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£105.10Postcard From Baghdad - Dirk Brossé
Sir Dirk Bross, music director at the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, is a versatile composer of orchestral and symphonic repertoire, chamber music, film & musical. His compositions are performed worldwide by the most prominent orchestras and soloists. About the new series of 10 "Musical Postcards" for wind band, Dirk says the following: "Composing is a commitment; it is my life's mission. For me composing means creating a vacuum around myself and allowing myself to be submerged by impressions. It is a continual struggle between fantasy and reality, between dream and reality. Out of chaos of sounds and emotions I try to order my thoughts by juggling shreds of melodies, original chords, striking sound colours and alternating rhythms. Melody, harmony, rhythm and sound colours are finally balanced to generate a harmonious universe. This series of ten 'Musical Postcards' are a reflection of my travels, thoughts, discoveries and musical career so far, which has brought me around the globe. I look forward to you joining me on this voyage of discovery..."
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£86.00Postcard From Kampala - Dirk Brossé
Sir Dirk Bross, music director at the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, is a versatile composer of orchestral and symphonic repertoire, chamber music, film & musical. His compositions are performed worldwide by the most prominent orchestras and soloists. About the new series of 10 "Musical Postcards" for wind band, Dirk says the following: "Composing is a commitment; it is my life's mission. For me composing means creating a vacuum around myself and allowing myself to be submerged by impressions. It is a continual struggle between fantasy and reality, between dream and reality. Out of chaos of sounds and emotions I try to order my thoughts by juggling shreds of melodies, original chords, striking sound colours and alternating rhythms. Melody, harmony, rhythm and sound colours are finally balanced to generate a harmonious universe. This series of ten 'Musical Postcards' are a reflection of my travels, thoughts, discoveries and musical career so far, which has brought me around the globe. I look forward to you joining me on this voyage of discovery..."
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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