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£206.99Songs of the East Coast Fishermen (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
100 years ago English composer Vaughan Williams visited Norfolk (an area on the east coast of England) to collect and notate folk songs from people of all trades and callings. Accompanied by a local clergyman, he visited The Tilden Smith, a pub which was a favourite haunt of the 'Northenders', the local fishermen, and in less than a week the composer had notated 61 songs. Vaughan Williams incorporated the best of these songs into his own music, most notably in A Norfolk Rhapsody and the Sea Symphony. Philip Sparke has composed this suite based on five of these folk songs together with King's Lynn, a folk song which Vaughan Williams adapted into a popular hymn tune. Why not bring a piece of traditional English heritage to any concert with this melodious work.Duration: 14:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95Baby Boy (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Story, Michael
Made famous by Beyonc?, this R&B hit will help to bring your beginning band into the 21st Century. This title is a great selection to foster recruiting, but there's not a difficult rhythm or fingering in the whole chart. With the rock beat, you can reinforce solid counting. This one's a winner! Duration: 2.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99Bahn Frei (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Strauss, Eduard - Van der Beek, Wil
Eduard Strauss, the third son of Johann Strauss the Elder, was born on March 15, 1835, in Vienna. Originally, Eduard looked for employment in the diplomatic service, but he also studied music theory. He became a harpist in the Strauss orchestra in 1855. In 1862, he joined his two famous brothers Johann Jr. and Josef as a conductor of the family orchestra. Like that of his two brothers, his musical output was prolific: he wrote over 320 separate dances and marches. Apart from the exuberant Bahn Frei (Track Clear), which he wrote in 1869, and a handful of other fast polkas (he excelled in this particular dance form), his music is not as well known as that of his brothers.Duration: 3:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£421.99The Book of Urizen (Movements I: The Vision and II: The Creation) (Soprano, Narrator and Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob
The Book of Urizen is a work for concert band, solo soprano, and a male narrator in which sound collages of religious expressions are used. The piece is inspired by the compelling visionary poem of the same name (which the poet illustrated himself) by the Englishman William Blake (1757-1827), who occupies a unique position in western literature and the visual arts. He was not just a poet and a writer, but he was also a graphic artist, a painter, an illustrator, a spiritualist, a religious visionary, and a mystic philosopher. For the performance of this work, a professional sound system, including two microphones and a CD player, is needed. The three sound collages are three separate tracks on the enclosed CD and can be played easily at the right moment.The Book of Urizen bears resemblance to Genesis and Exodus, of which the contents form the basis of the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic faith. Blake adhered to the principle that all religions are in fact one, and that deities reside in human beings. In The Book of Urizen this is represented in "The Net of Religion," which is spanned over the earth by Urizen. The sound collages, compiled by Jacob de Haan in the studio, find their origin in Jerusalem, the Holy City, where the afore-mentioned faiths come together.In the first movement of this composition, The Vision, Urizen prepares his vision of the world, and he presents this to the "Eternals." His vision is rejected, and Urizen locks himself up in his own abstract world. When he does emerge again, he is confronted with rage by the gathered Eternals. Urizen flees the wrath of the Eternals, "the flames of eternal fury," and enwombs himself in his own world. When the Eternals see Urizen in his "stony sleep," they wonder if this is death. The blacksmith Los is torn by grief because of the isolation of Urizen. It brings him to rouse his fires, prepare his forge, and to give Urizen's world concrete form.In the second movement, The Creation, Urizen's world, but also man, woman, and child are created. Los is horrified with the appearance of Urizen's body. He mourns and pities Urizen, and from his blood a female form comes into being, with the name Enitharmon. The Eternals, fearful of the female form, decide to erect a tent to obstruct their view to eternity. Enitharmon and Los beget a son, called Orc. Los baptizes him as a child of the "fallen world." Orc is fed at Enitharmon's breast, which makes a girdle of jealousy restrict Los' chest. He takes the child to the top of the mountain and chains him down. The cries of Orc awaken Urizen, who explores his world creating instruments of scientific measurement to do so. Los encircles the face of Enitharmon from the sight of Urizen and Orc. She then populates the earth by giving birth to an enormous race.The Web, the third movement of The Book of Urizen, is available in a separate set.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.50Christmas Fanfares (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Stalter, Todd
Christmas Fanfares was born from the composer's desire to write a lively yet not overly difficult concert opener for his band's holiday program. Initially composed as three separate fanfares, each on a different carol, the fanfares were combined with transitional material to form this larger work. The active percussion and strong brass scoring give a unique energy to these traditional carols. Band members and audience alike will enjoy this wonderful piece. Duration: 4.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£62.95We Shall Lift Lamps of Courage (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Fagan, Gary
The title for this piece is taken from a quote made in 1942 by a member of the French Resistance movement that holds true as well today as it did over half a century ago: "A terrible darkness has fallen upon us, but we must not surrender to it. We shall lift lamps of courage and find our way through to the morning." Suitable as an opening number to your next concert, or as a festival selection. Duration: 5.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Blue Alien Accumulation (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Broege, Timothy
In this unusual work for band, the composer describes the programmatic scenario as follows: "Alien beings arrive on Earth and gather for a ceremony meant to simulate a human religious service. However, the human observers soon realise the visitors' intent is not benign and quickly flee for their lives." With movement titles like 18 Modules, Alien Chorale and Run!, you know you are in for a unique musical experience!Duration: 4:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.95Feu de Joie (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wiffin, Rob
Feu de Joie (Fire of Joy) is a musical depiction of the rifle salute of the same name ?€" in this case sequences of notes fired into the air in rapid succession. This is quite an adventurous work, different from much of Wiffin's music but a development of a strand that can be traced from Gipsy Dance and Pagan Ritual. It goes further than either of those in terms of musical language but is not atonal though some sections have a high level of dissonance. Duration: 5.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£110.99Pastime with Good Company (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
The English king, Henry VIII (1491-1547), is mainly remembered for disposing of his wives on a regular basis and breaking with the Catholic Church when the Pope Clement VII refused to grant him a divorce so he could marry Anne Boleyn. As a young man he was a gifted athlete, dancer and composer, writing many songs, poems and consort pieces (though not Greensleeves, as is often believed). Pastime with Good Company is undoubtedly the best-known of these, written in the first years of the 16th century while he was still a handsome prince, newly married to Catherine of Aragon and the envy of Europe. The lyrics tell of the joys of hunting, dancing and singing and would have been sung as part of the court entertainment.This arrangement features a quartet of soloists and two solo drummers.Duration: 6:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£141.99Postcard from Singapore (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
This three movement work by the world renowned composer Philip Sparke is based on traditional folk songs, in particular popular children's songs, from Singapore.The first movement is based on Gelang Sipaku Gelang, a well-loved folksong which has become associated with the Geylang area and is a song about community spirit and people living together in harmony. The slower second movement uses Di-Tanjung Katong, a song which is popular with childrens' choirs and third the movement uses two traditional melodies - Lenggang Kangkung which tells of the graceful swaying of watercress in the rice paddy fields and Munnaeru Vaalibaa. Why not bring as little part of the orient to your concert with this exotic work.Duration: 8:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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