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March of the Nobles - Douglas Court
With stately majesty your band transports the audience back to medieval days. The music fires the imagination, which is a real asset when directing young bands.Careful doubling of important parts makes sure MARCH OF THE NOBLES will be accessible to bands with sketchy instrumentation as well as complete ensembles. And, there are enough accidentals to keep the musicians' skills moving forward, but not so many that rehearsals will bog down.Whether you use it for concert or festival, you are sure to succeed with this great new composition by Douglas Court.Magnificent young band music!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.50
Horse of la Mancha - Mike Hannickel
Cross-curricular connection at its best! Your music students can bring Don Quixote's faithful but ramshackle horse Rozinante to life with this delightful new concert band piece by young band specialist Mike Hannickel. You will find lots of articulation and dynamic contrasts, along with other important teaching considerations. Don Quixote is one of the world's great comic heroes. Shouldn't his horse get a little credit too?
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.50
Sounds of Holiday Cheer - Douglas Court
Douglas Court weaves his own unique kind of harmonic magic into his thrilling new holiday offering SOUNDS OF HOLIDAY CHEER. Animated rhythms and surprising turns engage the audience and announce the joyful season.Young bands can always count on Douglas Court to write music that is exciting but skill-level appropriate. Stylish modern harmonies and compelling syncopated forward motion will make this a favorite among your musicians.Light up the season!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Across the Currituck Sound - James L. Hosay
This expressive gem will inspire your musicians to higher levels of musicianship. Those who are familiar with composer James L. Hosay's previous works for this level band will be anxious to explore this rich new offering. Accessible to young bands but artistically worthy of any level group, this opulent soundscape belongs in every band's repertoire. Work with the geography teacher to discover cross-curriculum ideas. Exquisite!
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£154.99
Symphonic Variations - Jacob de Haan
This composition is based on a passacaglia theme, in which artistic perfection, symphonic drama and oriental melody lines play a role. The passacaglia is originally a dance made up of a series of variations above a bass line constantly present as an ostinato. It is not in this sense that the "Symphonic Variations" are in the passacaglia form but in the sense of the open form of the variations. Jacob de Haan, himself originally an organist, took his inspiration for this piece from the famous passacaglia for organ in C-minor by J.S. Bach. Following the introduction of the passacaglia theme (in the bass) the entry by the trumpets and trombones forms the majestic start to amusical adventure, in which this theme (often fragmentary) returns in variations. Then there follow two faster movements with dramatic contrasts and virtuose passages. Particularly striking here is the use of two characteristic intervals from the beginning of the theme namely the minor second and the augmented fourth. An apause in the composition comes in the slow bridge where a syncopated bourdon (perfect fifth) is constantly repeated. The tension grows in dynamics and harmony, and the oriental-flavour becomes obvious in the melody. We arrive at a faster movement via an accelerando, in which a perpetuum mobile based on the passacaglia theme is central. Finally the whole flows into a martial theme, in which the ostinato accompaniment n the descant derives from the passacaglia theme.
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£76.99Solitaire - Neil Sedaka
Many artists have performed solitaire over the years, but it is probably Neil Sedaka's interpretation that makes this song a true classic. This classic arrangement for brass band gives every player something of interest to play.
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£204.99
Credentium - Jan Van der Roost
A spectacular dive via an extended chromatic scale immediately submerges us in a charged and somewhat archaic-feeling atmosphere. Trumpets, horns and trombones resound in rhythmic patterns, buttressed by restless motifs in the percussion. A second theme, in the woodwinds, begins much calmer but is quickly pushed aside by that same brass offensive. This introduction is the musical expression of the sometimes tumultuous early history of the town of Peer in Belgium. It closes with a D scale played over two octaves and repeated three times, symbolizing the church steeples that dominate the townscape. Peer has the credentials of a town, and people should know about it.There followsa rhythmic, turbulent passage: in the course of history, Peer has not been spared the ravages of war, arson, occupation, epidemic and other evils. In contrast, a slow, pastoral, lyrical part expresses the periods of peace and prosperity the town has known, as well as the serene geographic setting that still characterizes the place. Various instruments in groups are developed in solo style while the accompaniment displays vast, painterly images of sound. Now and then an exotic intonation is heard: a variety of peoples and cultures have left their mark on the town.This episode of tranquility and peacefulness comes to a sudden end when, via a surprising, almost chaotic transitional passage, we are in effect transported back to our own time. A hopeful, festive march expresses the confidence in the future that the Royal Concert Band of Peer exudes. This confidence is wholly justified: under the direction of conductor Willy Fransen, the 95 members of the concert band have experienced an extended period of good fortune, and the 75 musicians of the youth band - and the 45 little musicians of the mini-band - are involved in thriving operations.
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£94.99
Farewell Song - Victor E. Nessler
Farewell Song has been taken from Der Trompetervon Sckingen by Victor E. Nessler (1841-1890). Thisopera tells the sentimental story of a plain musicianwho is eventually allowed to marry the daughter ofa baron. From the first performance in 1884, thisopera was well liked - not so much because of thestory but because of its musical features. Impressivetrumpet solos, drinking songs and dance scenes werethe ingredients that enthralled audiences throughoutEurope. Today, only the farewell song called JungWerner's Abschied, also known as Beht' dich Gott,has remained an absolute winner. Wil van der Beekhas written a fine arrangement of this entitledFarewell Song. He felt itwas appropriate to entrustthe melody of this song, originally written for tenorvoice, to the baritone or euphonium.
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£84.99
Bahn frei - Eduard Strauss
Eduard Strauss, the third son of Johann Strauss the Elder, was born on March 15, 1835, in Vienna. Originally, Eduard looked for employment in the diplomatic service, but he also studied music theory. He became a harpist in the Strauss orchestra in 1855. In 1862, he joined his two famous brothers Johann Jr. and Josef as a conductor of the family orchestra. Like that of his two brothers, his musical output was prolific: he wrote over 320 separate dances and marches. Apart from the exuberant Bahn Frei (Track Clear), which he wrote in 1869, and a handful of other fast polkas (he excelled in this particular dance form), his music is not as well known as that of his brothers.
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£139.99
Singapore Rhapsody - Jacob de Haan
Singapore Rhapsody is an exciting work in two movements based on popular Malaysian folksongs. The songs that occur in the first movement are Rasa Sayang eh (a love song), Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a song about community spirit), Suriram (a song about a girl proclaiming her virtues) and Di-Tanjung Katong (a love song that takes place at the Cape Katong on the southeast coast of Singapore). The second movement features Lenggang Kangkung, which literally means "The swaying of the watercress," Katang Lompat (a moralistic song about the symbolism of the frog) and finally Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a wedding song). Each movement of this enchanting work can be performed separately but acomplete performance will be the crowning moment of any concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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