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£58.50
Myths and Legends - Rob Grice
Extensive percussion writing highlights this exciting new work. Opening with an almost ethereal quality, the piece quickly shifts character to a 6/8 section reminiscent of medieval times. A lush and vibrant lyrical section offers an opportunity to showcase your ensemble's musicianship. A percussive interlude then builds to a dramatic conclusion. A superb opportunity to show versatility at a lower medium grade level.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
America - Samuel F. Smith
A stately fanfare in the upper brass and woodwinds serves as an introduction to this fresh and easy treatment of America. After the main theme appears, a transition sets up a key change from B-flat to E-flat and builds to a climax punctuated by a trumpet and snare drum tag. An excellent patriotic salute!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
The Eternal Pursuit - Jason K. Nitsch
This new contemporary work was premiered at the 2002 Midwest Clinic and is an excellent way to make use of all your percussionists. After an eerie introduction, a haunting melody is presented that continues throughout. This is definitely a unique and refreshing style which is very welcome at this grade level. Strongly consider this work from Texas composer and middle school band director, Jason Nitsch.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
Cimarron Sunset - Roland Barrett
This gorgeous new work captures the quiet, natural elegance of the Cimarron Territory the present-day panhandle of the state of Oklahoma. After the melody is presented in a light orchestration, the rest of the group joins as the texture builds toward a magnificent key change. An ideal study in phrasing, musicality, and breath support, this easy lyrical piece is an ideal change of pace for your next concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50
Tenth Regiment March (Concert Band)
Robert Brown Hall was a virtuoso cornet player, an outstanding bandmaster, and the composer of many fine marches. This excellent arrangement by Andrew Balent captures all the flair of a traditional concert march and makes the perfect addition to your next performance. An excellent choice and a wonderful way to work on 6/8 with your ensemble.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.95
Loudoun Praises - Brian Balmages
This riveting new celebration pulls out all the stops, including dynamic brass fanfares, woodwind flourishes, and an exciting multimetered melody with a dancelike quality. The piece explores an ever-changing palette of colors and eventually has the original melody and multimetered sections collide in a dramatic conclusion. Exactly the kind of music you've come to expect from Brian Balmages! (6:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.95
Butterflys Ball - Ryan Fraley
This compelling work incorporates elements of mystery and intrigue in a whirlwind of sounds, colors, and textures. Written in a quick 3/4 time, this engaging composition uses an attractive harmonic language, expressive melodic lines, and clever orchestrations to invoke the fairy-tale imagery of Robert Louis Stevenson's poetry in A Child's Garden of Verses. The playful nature of the piece moves between a lilting quality and a more lyrical expressive nature. Wonderful writing and an excellent change of pace for any concert, especially for directors looking for a lighter work with substantial quality. (3:52)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.50
When Spirits Soar - Brian Balmages
Let the emotion pour off your stage with this powerful new composition by Brian Balmages. Combining the undeniable spirit of youth along with the emotional passing of a spirit, this work will carry your audience through an arrayof emotions. Opening with exciting woodwind flourishes and contrasting fanfares, the piece eventually moves into a sensitive passage featuring beautiful chamber writing. Special effects are employed (including tuned wine glassesand singing) in an ethereal presentation of the melody using piano, bells, and vibraphone. As the piece builds one final time, the beautiful sweeping lines of the lyrical section return under soaring woodwind ostinatos. Thisworktruly soars! (6:12)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£73.50
Sunchasers - Roland Barrett
Take your band above and beyond in pursuit of a fantastic vision with this new lively overture! The perfect description of a sunchaser, the piece pays homage to this common term used in Native American cultures. Rhythmic energy, a soaring melody, and a gorgeous lyrical section make this an excellent choice for festival or contest. Also consider dedicating a performance to your own sunchaser, whether it be an active member of the community, teacher, or administrator. (5:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50
Kilauea - Brian Balmages
Simple aleatoric passages help recreate the effect of an erupting volcano in this powerful yet extremely playable composition. Using bass drum to suggest the groaning of the volcano, the lyrical opening foreshadows the wildness of the eruption, and in transition, students play any notes and rhythms desired. As the lava begins to flow, a cacophonous ostinato appears over a menacing theme in the trumpets and low voices. In addition to the regular part, an optional advanced snare drum part is included for accomplished percussionists. The combination of styles along with exciting new sounds for young band make this a must for your next concert! (2:40)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days