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£89.99A Boy's Dream - Jay Bocook
Written as a commission for the Palmetto Consortium of South Carolina, this expansive work explores the delight, wonderment and excitement of a young boy's hopes and dreams. Several stylistic elements combine to depict various emotions and imaginings. In the words of the composer, a boy's dreams are fantastical and mysterious, show great curiosity and yet most importantly, they are innocent and credulous. A terrific and fresh work for winds! Dur: 6:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99O Waly Waly (A Rhapsody for Band) - Jay Bocook
Dating from the 1600s, the folk song O Waly, Waly (commonly known as The Water is Wide) forms the basis for this well-crafted rhapsody for band. The lyrical opening section features solos on flute and euphonium, as a four-notemotif common to this song and also Carolina (South Caroline's official song) is developed. This motif unifies the entire work. A Celtic flavored Allegro takes over using this fragment, which leads ultimately to a grand Maestososection for the entire ensemble. A creative and dynamic work for contest or festival! Dur: 5:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Lullaby from a Distant Star - Richard L. Saucedo
The lush harmonies in this lyrical and emotional piece will provide your students with a wonderful learning tool to improve listening skills, while at the same time providing a spellbinding effect for the listener. Featuring ablend of soft textures, full ensemble peaks, a brief solo flute cadenza, and a sensitive orchestration throughout, the music effectively alludes to far off places. Dur: 3:50
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50A Lincoln Celebration - Timothy Johnson
Three of Abraham Lincoln's favorite melodies serve to bring the sounds of his generation alive for your concert audience. Colorful orchestration combines with imaginative harmony and counterpoint to make this a strikingly original suite of familiar songs from a time gone by. Expressive, accented, lyrical, delicate, boisterous; you'll discover that A Lincoln Celebration shows off your band in a wide variety of ways and lets all the players thoroughly enjoy the process of performance preparation. Excellent cross-curricular opportunities.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£32.50A Little Mozart Suite - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Give your young musicians a chance to know Mozart a little better. Two Mozart operas are represented in this very easy suite, along with a lovely theme from a Mozart piano sonata. Whether you choose to use this suite for your nextconcert performance or in that first festival experience, letting young musicians play melodies from the world's finest composers is always a good idea.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99A Glorious Day - Albert Roussel
Acclaimed French composer Albert Roussel is known today for his famous pupils, Erik Satie and Edgard Varse, as well as for his own marvelous works. Composed specifically for the famed Goldman Band and premiered in 1933 in New York City, A Glorious Day is an invigorating work written in a modified overture format of fast-slow-fast. Mark Fonder's critical edition provides a rare opportunity to play a pre-WWII original band work, and is an important addition to the literature for contemporary wind bands. Dur: 6:10 Recorded by The United States Air Force Concert Band, Washington D.C., Lieutenant Colonel Lowell E. Graham, Commander/Conductor. From the recording Songs of the Earth BOL-9706
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99A Jazzy Christmas
Traditional carols are not usually thought of in a swing style. Yet Johnnie Vinson has found a creative way to arrange these favorites in a light and appealing jazzy style. Includes: We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The Holly and the Ivy, and Good King Wenceslas.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£139.99A Highland Rhapsody - Jan Van der Roost
After Israel (Rikudim), Hungary (Puszta) and France (Suite Provencale) it was Scotland, with its famous highlands, that was to be a source of inspiration for Jan Van der Roost. In a musically impressive way the composer combines the caracteristics of Scottish folk-music with his own creativity. As may be expected from Jan Van der Roost 'A Highland Rhapsody' developed into a gripping concert piece, which will be appreciated by both players and audiences.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.50Variations On A Theme By Grieg - Sandy Feldstein
Designed to give your best players an opportunity to play a solo with Band accompaniment. Using the famous Morning theme from the popular Peer Gynt Suite as the basis, a new composition is created that is a set of variations on this theme.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£62.95A Celtic Celebration - Brian Balmages
A Celtic Celebration is an original work by Brian Balmages, who pays homage to the rich Celtic musical tradition. The opening is hauntingly beautiful, with natural moments of rubato built into the phrases. Moving into a Jig in 6/8, the music takes on a dance-like character with interesting turns and twists! (3:15)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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