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£98.20San Carlo - Lorenzo Pusceddu
Ugo Papurello, president of the ''I Filarmonici'' band from San Carlo Canavese (Turin), commissioned this piece to celebrate the group's twentieth anniversary. The opening fanfare is an eloquent and fitting introduction to a solemn celebration. It is followed by the allegro, which has a modal feel and is characterised by a succession of rhythms representing the liveliness ad enthusiasm that have always characterised this band. The andante symbolises a moment of reflection and nostalgic reminiscence. The allegro is repeated as an expression of the hope that the band will continue to set itself increasingly ambitious goals. The fanfare brings back the joyous atmosphere of this special occasion and sets a formal seal on the band's twentieth anniversary.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£145.50Afternoon Games - Eric Ewazen
OLD SETTLERS' PICNIC is a is a four-movement suite for Band by Eric Ewazen, arranged by Virginia Allen; each movement is published separately. Composed with high school performers in mind, the suite was inspired by an 1890s photograph and descriptions of a Wisconsin town's "Old Settlers" celebration. AFTERNOON GAMES are depicted with a Vivace scherzo in 6/8. The running and skipping leads to an extended fugue for a copycat game before returning to the opening theme.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£319.95Labyrinth - Carter Pann
Composed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Karel Husa's iconic Music for Prague 1968, LABYRINTH is an expansive, expressive four-movement work of symphonic weight and scope. Polyphonic webs of searching melody coalesce into enveloping tapestries of sound as the piece unfolds. Pann describes the epic final movement as "a gargantuan crescendo like the last movement of Respighi's The Pines of Rome or Ravel's Bolero [that] should leave the audience and players sonically drenched by the end." LABYRINTH is an enthralling experience for ensembles and listeners alike, and one that will linger with them long after the last chord fades from the concert hall.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£168.50The Bones of Mr. Fortune - Adolphus Hailstork
THE BONES OF MR. FORTUNE (FREE AT LAST!) is an 11-minute concerto-like work for solo flute accompanied by symphonic winds and percussion - perfect to play with band or with orchestra, as well as with the composer's own piano reduction (114-42424). The work features lengthy cadenzas, and exhilarating dance-like sections with the ensemble. Hailstork describes the historical inspiration: abused in life and death, an enslaved man (Mr. Fortune) was owned by a surgeon who preserved his skeleton to study anatomy. The bones remained with the doctor's family for generations, and were given a proper burial that made national news in 2013, 215 years after Mr. Fortune's death.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£75.50Essence of Memory - BJ Brooks
In the fall of 2021, as occurs countless times across the United States, band director Darin Johns was traveling with his marching band to a Friday night football game. Tragically, a wrong-way driver struck the Andrews Band bus, taking the lives of both Darin and the bus driver. Over the next few months, tributes to Darin came in waves, culminating in a 1,000-member parade with 30 different bands at Christmastime. The Association of Texas Small-School Bands, of which Darin and the Andrews Band were a part, commissioned me to write a piece in honor of Mr. Johns. The music reflects the waves of memory that one experiences when contemplating the deepest of thoughts. First nebulous, sometimes sharply focused, resonating motifs, highs and lows. The four-chord chaconne figure is the unifying core of the work. It grounds the various melodies as they enter and return, sometimes densely paired, sometimes transparently isolated. The themes are structured as an arch form ABCBA, but as they recur, they are added together, giving them more density, as if the memories overlap, before the calmness, first heard as an ethereal haze, recurs.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Bayview March - David Gorham
This refreshing new concert march will be an attractive program selection while serving as an important teaching piece. ( 1 minute 55 seconds).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Arcadian Jubilee - Robert E. Foster Jr.
This stunning showcase for band is based on an original chorale, and exploits the technical and tonal resources of the ensemble. The opening brilliant fanfare leads into a bright melodic section, then the chorale and an exciting finale.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99American Holiday - Nancy H. Seward
An arrangement of Sweet Betsy from Pike and The Blue-Tail Fly that will help students develop an understanding of musical phrasing, dynamic nuances and rubato as well as marcato style. (2 minutes)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Capriccio - Robert E. Foster
Based on an origianl theme by Franz Hayd, this is a wonderful opportunity introduce young players and their audiences to this great composer. The attractive melody is played by every section at some time during the piece allowing everyone a musical experience in the spotlight. Concise learning objectives make this an educational as well as rewarding experience.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Canticle All Creatures Of Our God and King - Claude T. Smith
An exceptional work based upon the well-known hymntune. Both musical and sonorous, the composer extracts every ounce of power available in the spectacular conclusion. Adding to the finale is an optional organ part, making it especially effective a concert closer. This is one of several sacred settings available from the talented pen of Claude T. Smith. (5 minutes, 45 seconds)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days