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£48.50Ascension - James Swearingen
This dramatic work is an excellent choice for the beginning of that special concert. Bold percussion writing, an introductory fanfare, and a beautiful heroic theme will fill the auditorium with glorious sounds from each and every member of your ensemble. Masterfully scored, you, your students, and the entire audience will appreciate the wonderful opportunity to experience a truly rewarding performance. A guaranteed winner!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.99Walking the Planks - Robert W. Smith
Featuring the keyboard percussion section, "Walking The Planks" will be an invaluable addition to your next beginning band concert. Using a nautical theme, Robert W. Smith has created this work to reinforce musical concepts and highlight this crucial area of skill development for all percussionists. Using only six notes, the melody will flow seamlessly across the planks while providing a delightful musical experience for all. The optional accelerando provides an added incentive to the percussion section leading to a very exciting conclusion. Just imagine...they will be stars using keyboard instruments! What a great message to send in this early part of their band experience!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£48.50Going Home
This beautiful melody is well known as a movement of Dvorak's New World Symphony. Originally sung for Dvorak by Harry T. Burleigh, a talented African-American music student at the famed National Conservatory of Music in New York City, this spiritual has become an American classic. Robert W. Smith has arranged "Going Home" for the beginning band using limited ranges and technical challenges allowing the teaching focus on musically sensitive performance. An invaluable teaching tool suitable for performance at any concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.99Scottish Lullaby
Based on the folk song "I Know Where I'm Going," this setting of "Scottish Lullaby" by Robert W. Smith is an excellent choice for concert or contest. Dramatic and poignant, this is written in a British band tradition and will be an excellent addition to your regular concert repertoire. Very musical!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50March A Doodle Dandy - Shaffer
This title says it all. A clever melody punctuated by interesting percussion solo moments introduces your young musicians to march performance style. The well-known American folk tune, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is presented as the "trio" of this march allowing for an interesting independence of high and low voices. Written using only the first six notes learned in band instruction, "March A Doodle Dandy" is an exceptional teaching tool for introducing a unique musical style, and a great programing piece for any concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50
Mighty Empire - Robert W. Smith
The "Mighty Empire" march, composed for the very beginning band, is an opportunity to introduce the traditional march style to your young musicians. Using only six notes, this is also an excellent teaching tool to reinforce staccato and accent articulations. Appropriate for any concert or festival program, this is a powerful opener for your next performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
Petroglyphs - Mullen
"Petroglyphs" is the impressive debut work from composer Jessica Mullen. Suitable for first year bands, and with ranges limited to an octave, this exciting piece musically depicts the ancient art of creating images on rock with hammer and chisel. An excellent teaching piece for rhythm and ensemble playing, "Petroglyphs" is a great choice for your first spring concert. Exceptional!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
Goblin Dance - McBride
"Goblin Dance" for beginning band uses only the first six notes learned in band instruction, and is an ideal bridge from method book exercises to concert music! Unison themes are introduced so each member of the band gets to play the melody, before dividing into melody and harmony provided by the low brass and woodwinds. A second theme is introduced in unison, followed by the Goblin Dance finale when all three parts: melody, harmony, and second theme join together for an exciting and mature-sounding finish. You and your bands will enjoy working on this catchy and rhythmic beginning band piece that your audiences will love. Spooky fun!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50Dark Odyssey - Grice
"Dark Odyssey" is an aggressive young band composition with powerful dissonant harmonies and driving rhythms that your students will love to rehearse and perform. This dramatic work will capture the imagination of the audience and students alike! An exciting addition to any concert program!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£52.99Sidetracked! - Matt Conaway
Using relentless percussion ostinati and syncopated bass lines, composer Matt Conaway has created an explosive concert and festival selection that your students and audiences will love! Extensive use of the blues scale helps create harmonic interest as the piece builds to a dramatic finish. If your percussion section is ready for a challenge, this is an ideal selection for your next performance!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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