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£74.95ST. CLEMENT'S PRELUDE (Programme Concert Band) - Wiffin, Rob
This prelude has allusions to the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons (The Bells of St. Clement's). Following the Second World War St. Clement's has been adopted as the Royal Air Force church, to which this work is dedicated. (Grade 3+) Performance time 4'28" (Recorded on QPRM142D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2002, Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£164.95The Kings Go Forth (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Gregson, Edward
This work was commissioned jointly by the Royal Air Force Music Service and an American Universities Consortium and received its world premiere during the 1996 RAF British Tour. It is scored for large symphonic wind band, with the addition of voices.The work is a sequel to the highly successful The Sword and the Crown which was premiered in 1991 by the mass bands of the RAF (and also was an RAF commission). That work was based on music written for the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of The Plantagenets and Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 (for productions between 1988 and 1991).The Kings go Forth is similarly based on musical material for those productions. It uses different thematic elements and incorporates them into a three-movement suite entitled: The Church; The People; The State.This reflects the fact that in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Shakespeare introduces The People as an important element in the dramatic structure. The Church and The State are, of course, both leitmotivs throughout the entire plays. An Agnus Dei is heard at the outset from a solo voice. The ensuing Dies Irae is a fast and, at times, quite violent dance. The two sections which form the basis of the second movement, The People, concentrate on popular elements and reflect to some extent the tavern scenes in the plays. The two ideas presented are a harvest hymn reflecting the country scenes set in Gloucestershire, and a jazzy, 'up-tempo' dance based on the medieval song, Sumer is icumen in. The third movement, The State, deals with the Kings theme in the title of the piece. The juxtaposition of battle music with funeral music for Henry IV and Henry VI leads to a reworking of the leitmotif from the beginning of the work. The final section is Coronation music for Henry V, eventually leading to a triumphant climax.- Edward GregsonDuration: 17.15Recorded on QPRM 125D Festival of Music 1996, Massed Bands of the Royal Air ForceRecorded on QPRM 134D The Kings Go Forth, Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95TOCCATA IN D MINOR (Rock Version) (Programme Concert Band) - Farr & Lamb
Rock version of this well-known classic. Performance time 4'16" (Recorded on QPRM126D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 1997(Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force - Recorded on QPRM130D FIESTA (Central Band of the Royal Air Force)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£39.95
Dances from the Duck Pond - Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
The music of Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker Suite' are popular pieces of seasonal music, especially at Christmas time, and here Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, currently the Principal Director of Music for the Royal Air Force, has taken three movements of themes from these works and given them a light-hearted treatment. These attractive settings should appeal to many young/learner bands and prove to be a popular item on their concert programme.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£41.00Sailing Along
Imagine sailing on the ocean with a gentle breeze, calm waves and a beautiful sky. "Sailing Along" captures the easy flowing motion of rolling waters using half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes with dynamic contrast and climactic accents. Teach beautiful phrasing across a full dynamic range while embodying the ebb and flow of rising and falling tides. A perfect piece to support range developments, with arcing phrases to carry players over high notes and through splashes of rhythm, Andrew Guarrine's "Sailing Along" is a breath of fresh air on the high seas.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£71.00Cloud Dancing - Roger Cichy
The composer is a glider pilot and this composition expresses his experience and feeling while gliding through the air and clouds. It is a wonderful experience of varying tempos and musical ideas, all very melodical.The ranges are all very much within a Grade 3. The first trumpet's highest note is F.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£82.00Remembering Pearl Harbor
Written to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, this stirring tribute honors those who fought on December 7, 1941. Beginning with chimes signifying the hour of the attack, the composition takes the listeners and performers on a moving journey from the precarious moments before the attack, through the air strike and resulting aftermath. Including statements of "Anchors Aweigh", "Taps", "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", and fragments of many other tunes, this composition demonstrates the resilience of all mankind.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£86.00Kaleidoscope Sky
Inspired by hot air ballooning, this concert or contest composition starts with a celebratory feel with soaring melodic material and progresses to a suspenseful, yet graceful, completion. Multiple dynamic, phrasing and articulation demands in all sections combined with meter changes will challenge your players while rewarding your audiences.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£179.00Concerto for Marimba and Band
This concerto has the character of a fantasia rather than a traditional concerto, unfolding in two broad sections. The first is quiet and serene, featuring rhapsodic melodies and transparent textures. The second builds from a powerful dynamic rise into a brief burst of fast, intense music before settling into a quiet, transcendent close.Scored originally for the U.S. Air Force Band, the work makes prominent use of cello sonorities. For ensembles without cellos, all cello parts have been cued into other instruments. Written for a five-octave marimba, the solo part may be adapted for smaller instruments where needed and requires no amplification. The solo marimba part has been edited by Randall Eyles.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£55.00
March Barnes Wallis (Score & Parts) - Nigel Hess
March Barnes Wallis was commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the famous Dambuster's raid and received its first performance on BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night, broadcast live from Biggin Hill Airport on 17 June 2013 by the Central Band of the RAF, Director of Music Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs.
In stock: Estimated delivery 1-3 days
