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£104.50The Exultant Heart - Jess Turner
The Exultant Heart is the winner of the NBA/Merrill Jones Composition Contest and is nothing short of remarkable. The hauntingly beautiful opening is followed by a joyful middle section that features a lively dance, alluding to a rustic wedding dance complete with drum and tambourine. The first theme then returns in a choral-like setting as the dance rhythm continues, gradually settling down to a return of the opening mood while chimes improvise like church bells fading in the distance. Absolutely spellbinding!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Rockin' Through the Snow - James L. Pierpont
Composed for young musicians to perform at their very first concert, an old favorite, Jingle Bells, is presented with an upbeat and decidedly different twist. Its a fun variation that provides young players with limited skills a spirited performance of this well-known Christmas carol. Sure to be a popular programming selection for that very special first concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Christmas on the Thames - Porter Eidam
Christmas on the Thames is a fantasy of English Christmas carols circling around the beloved melody I Saw Three Ships. It reflects the buzz of activity both on the streets of London and on board a schooner bound for port loaded with cargo and gifts. Decorations are put in the shop windows; the aroma of warm chestnuts and puddings fill the air; carolers sing; the mulled punch known as wassail is drunk. The piece culminates with the ship pulling up to the dock to the sounds of celebratory cheers and ringing church bells. Merry Christmas, guvnor!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Santa's Toy Shop - Robert E. Foster
Santa's Toy Shop paints a vivid picture of a very busy holiday scene as Santa's elves are hard at work making gifts to have ready for delivery. All the hustle and bustle you'd expect are vividly showcased by the percussion section. This fun adaption of "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" is given a special twist by using numerous sound effects (anvil, woodblock, duck call, vibra-slap, train whistle, triangle, ratchet, siren/whistle, and bells) to represent the assembling of toys in Santa's toy shop. A really fun selection for that holiday concert, featuring the percussion section with a lot of different sounds from Santa's toys. Good performances demonstrate good dynamic contrasts.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50The Flame of Fortitude - Mark Lortz
In 1884, a locomotive tossed a spark that stated a fire that reduced the town of Milton, Pennsylvania to ashes. A majestic fanfare depicts the vibrant town with train whistles in the flutes, train bells in the chimes, whirling engines in the brass, and telegraphs in woodwinds and mallets. Growing dissonances depict the fierce firestorm that abruptly dissolves into a solemn oboe solo of the towns sadness, while paper bags and plastic water bottles represent the smoldering fire. The music then turns from sorrow to hope as small sections of the schools alma mater embed the message of hope and optimism before the rousing and triumphant coda.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Christmas Village - Randall D. Standridge
This creative and expertly written work is sure to become a standard in the holiday concert band repertoire! Presented in five movements, this delightful programmatic work puts the listener in a quaint village at Christmastime. Outstanding scoring paints the scene of the tree lighting in the town square with O Christmas Tree, a holiday parade with Deck the Halls, ice skating to Jingle Bells, a country hoedown at the country store to Good King Wenceslas, and the joy of Christmas morning with O Come, All Ye Faithful. This brilliant and very accessible work will be the highlight of every holiday program!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.50Liberty Square March - Chris Ferguson
Picture yourself in the town square as marching bands pass by celebrating a patriotic event. That heart pounding pulse, the shine of brass bells...it is infectious! This new, standard-form march from Chris Ferguson has all the trappings of the great marches of old.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Jolly Jingle Joyride - William Owens
Jolly Jingle Joyride is the perfect arrangement to get your young band into the holiday spirit! This fun and upbeat take on the classic Jingle Bells tune will have your students excited to play and audiences tapping their toes. With its catchy melody and approachable arrangement, Jolly Jingle Joyride is sure to keep your students engaged and motivated throughout the Christmas concert season.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Countdown To Christmas
A fragment of "Winchester Chimes", 3 familiar Christmas songs (Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Good King Wenceslas and Jingle Bells),all bound together by a ticking clock simulated by woodblocks, are the elements that make this witty piece a natural for the first holiday concert of a beginning band. Duration: 2'10"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95Daughters of Erin - Carl Strommen
Composed to celebrate the anniversary of women being admitted to the Notre Dame concert band, this Irish-themed composition includes The Bells of St. Mary's, I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, Girls of Our Town and The Women of Kilkenny.Featuring interesting harmonic and melodic twists, a variety of meters and solo passages for several instruments, this concert and contest selection also works well for folk-song themed concerts._x000D_
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days