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£66.00
Anthem for the Modern Age - William Owens
This hopeful work is certainly one to look to in the modern age! Composer William Owens brings us a bit of style with this slightly syncopated work with a catchy and happy vibe. Each section gets a moment to shine and by the end your heart will be full! A wonderful work for any concert program or event!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£129.50Goddess of Fire - Steven Reineke
A magnificent programmatic work for symphonic band that is an offering to Pele, the Goddess of Hawaii's volcanoes. The work opens with primordial, mysterious sounds representing the foreboding volcanoes of Hawaii. We are then introduced to Pele as a tall, beautiful young woman. This is one of the forms she can take and it represents her powers of creation and beauty. This gives way to the active and destructive Pele, often taking the form of an old woman, wrinkled and bent with age. The following lyrical section of the piece is the full statement of Pele's theme of creation and beauty. As this theme settles, we begin to hear the ground pop and crack letting us know that new lava is beginning to bubble and flow. Suddenly and violently, one of her volcanoes erupts, creating massive chaos and destruction. After the eruption subsides, Pele's theme of creation and beauty returns again. A wonderful addition to any concert or festival performance by mature bands. Exceptional in every respect!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Eye of the Hawk - Susan Botti
Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it ... my local, exceptional, middle school band. The hawkbecame our spirit animal, and represented to me many of the qualities that are inherent in a young person of that age - bold, instinctive, elegant - a fierce creature who owns the sky. The music conveys power, freedom, andconfidence. Just like the students. -Susan Botti. A free downloadable interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching Eye of the Hawk is available for download at www.BandQuest.org. Learn more on YouTube! BandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula forband, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. The heart of this program is new workswritten by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Every BandQuest project includes a residency component in which thecomposer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece.Many BandQuest pieces are accompanied by an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students as they learn the music and to integrate eachpiece with non-music studies. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email [email protected] to request a free downloadable audio catalog.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£69.99Song of Gratitude - Thomas Doss
Song of Gratitude was written for an old friend. Many friendships that start off at a young age last for life and thus form a sort of connecting thread throughout one's existence. In this particular work, this notion is mirrored in a short motif that expands more and more and becomes more passionate until it finally settles down in a thankful closing passage.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99Christmas Lights: Holiday Gems from the Vinyl Age
Take a ride back to a time when many of our most beloved Christmas pop tunes were born and the vinyl record was in its prime! This medley gives a friendly nod to the sounds of those classic recordings, while taking each tune in a fresh new direction, with plenty of fun parts to play across the whole band. Includes Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Dominic the Christmas Donkey, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, and Mele Kalikimaka.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£117.10Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age - Gustav Holst
Gustav Holst (Cheltenham, 1874 - London, 1934) was of the very first great British composers of classical music to write some valuable original compositions for symphonic band. Holst composed operas, choral works and splendid compositions for symphony orchestra. He got famous with his opus 32, the seven part suite "The Planets" composed between 1914 and 1917. The first complete public performance was given in 1920. The first part, "Mars, the war bringer" was written just before the outburst of the First World War. Geert Schrijvers wrote this fine arrangement for symphonic band, organ and two harps.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
Stone Age Stomp - Timothy Loest
Experience 'caveman rock' like you've never experienced before! This well-crafted original makes use of stomping effects as well as several sections where the band gets to give a good 'ugh!' A wonderful novelty piece to add some humor to your program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£139.99Papyrus (Bearer of Wisdom) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Doss, Thomas
The history of paper ranges over more than five thousand years: likely starting around 3500 BC in old Egypt with the use of papyrus. The oldest findings of written paper date from 2700 BC. In China, the first production of paper took place in the year 105 AD. The Arabs acquired their knowledge of the art of making paper around 750 AD, thanks to Chinese prisoners of war. Around the same time, the Celtic Ogham script was created in Ireland and carved into stones or trees. In Europe, the first paper mill was not put into operation until the 12th century! No matter how different the production methods and its historical use, paper was always a way to pass on wisdom, art and knowledge. Even today, in the age of digitalisation, paper still has a somewhat 'sacred' image. With Papyrus, Thomas Doss has written a wonderful composition in which the history of paper is reflected, and listeners can very much hear the various periods of this history represented throughout the piece. Duration: 8.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£124.95The History of Mr Polly (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Alwyn, William - Ellerby, Martin
William Alwyn (1905-1985) studied at the Royal Academy of Music where, at the age of 21, he was appointed Professor of Composition - a position he held for nearly thirty years. Apart from his vast output of serious music he contributed nearly 200 scores for the cinema. Starting, mainly with documentaries he wrote his first full feature-length score in 1941.The film, The History of Mr Polly, is based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Mr Polly is a sensitive daydreamer and has a lifestyle leading him into many difficult situations.Alwyn's music portrays many of these calamities and each one is represented as a movement in this suite:The Wedding and Funeral (his father's)FireChristabelPunting SceneUtopian SunsetA truly memorable fulm in every respect.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£94.95In Search of the Castaways (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Alwyn, William - Ellerby, Martin
William Alwyn (1905-1985) studied at the Royal Academy of Music where, at the age of 21, he was appointed Professor of Composition - a position he held for nearly thirty years. Apart from his vast output of serious music he contributed nearly 200 scores for the cinema. Starting, mainly with documentaries he wrote his first full feature-length score in 1941.In Search of the Castaways (1962) was his third score for the Walt Disney Company, and starred Hayley Mills and Maurice Chevalier. This suite includes a lilty waltz and a lively rumba keeping the percussion section busy!Duration: 5:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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