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£197.00Aerial Fantasy - Mogensen
Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band, this Pulitzer Prize nominated work is brilliantly scored, expertly crafted, and sure to become a literature standard. In distinctive and sophisticated style, Michael A. Mogensen delivers a composition bursting with chills and breathtaking excitement. Inspired by the thrill and exhilaration of flight, the piece incorporates ascending motives, quick tempi, energetic rhythms, and soaring melodies and countermelodies. The lyricism of the contrasting slow section begins gently with solo oboe, moves beautifully throughout many sections of the band, and then explodes into a full-blown, hair-raising climax certain to have listeners wanting more. A truly epic finale ensures lengthy and appreciative applause from audiences everywhere. A "must-have" showcase for mature ensembles. Absolutely spectacular!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£495.00Concertango - Luis Serrano Alarcón
Opus III is proud to announce that we are now the exclusive distributor for North America and Asia of Concertango, by Luis Serrano Alarcn. A 25 minute work exploring musical fusion on multiple levels through the contrast of symphonic winds to a jazz trio (piano, bass, drums). Both groups are independent at times followed by a merge into a single unique musical force. The alto saxophone soloist stands as the uniting musical element between the two groups. The omnipresent and uniting musical force is the tango and, in particular, the works of Astor Piazzolla. Luis Serrano Alarcn has transformed the rhythms, ensemble settings and stylistic idioms into a powerful artistic statement that communicates to all. A highly effective work for mature ensembles.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.99Eureka! - David Shaffer
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. Using unique scoring techniques and multiple tambourines as "pans," "Eureka" is David Shaffer's musical depiction of the first miners attempts at panning gold from the American River and their perilous trip by horseback to San Francisco to stake their claim. Breathtaking musical excitement, simple but clever staging of the "panners" combined with the historical importance of that era will make this composition a must for your concert repertoire. Appropriate for festival, contest, and concert programs, this composition will make a rousing closer to any program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Menuetto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A forceful brass introduction followed by a playfully lyric woodwind statement opens this arrangement for concert band of the third movement to Mozart's famous "Symphony No. 35." While remaining true to the original orchestral version, this arrangement maintains modest range and technical demands on the student musician. The "Menuetto from Symphony No. 35" is an appropriate choice for developing bands as well as more mature ensembles and would make an excellent concert or contest selection. Don't miss this opportunity for your students to perform music composed during the classical style period by one of the masters.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.99Dreams - Robert W. Smith
A beautiful and poignant lyrical work, this tender composition by Robert W. Smith is a welcome addition to the concert band repertoire. Featuring small instrumental choirs and soloists throughout, "Dreams" includes a beautiful melody moving amid lush harmonies leading to a soaring full ensemble. All solos are cross-cued allowing the piece to be programmed by a wide variety of bands. Appropriate for concert and festival performance, "Dreams" will be a welcome addition to any program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£85.50Imperial - Karl L. King
The long list of newly edited King marches continues to grow by leaps and bounds. You can be assured that this latest selection will be another crowd pleaser for audiences of all ages. It should also be noted that musicians love to revisit the glory days of circus band performances and it just doesn't get any better than this toe tapping march by the great Karl L. King. A real crowd pleaser!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.99Silent Noon - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Originally written by Vaughan Williams as a vocal setting of a sonnet by Dante Gabriel Rossini, this beautiful art song makes a dramatic musical statement through it flowing melodic lines and creative harmonies. Ed Huckeby has transformed this classic into a magnificent work for concert band, with colorful scoring featuring the woodwind choir as well as vulnerable, yet very playable, melodic lines in the horns and trumpets. "Silent Noon" is destined to become a new standard in the portfolio of great bands around the world.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£107.50Shadowplay - Buckley
Shadowplay is a descriptive, impressionistic work inspired by an early morning walk along the beach of the composer's home in Vancouver, Canada. The music reflects the play of light and shadow with the rising of the sun through the trees. It begins calmly, with the sunrise as the light melts the shadows. The piece develops with the sounds and sights of nature; seagulls floating in the air and the crashing of the waves. Shadow becomes light ; light becomes shadow. The music ebbs and flows as the sun rises higher on the horizon. "Shadowplay" features a variety of tonal colors and textures, orchestration which is sometimes haunting and transparent, sometimes rich and lush, yet always evocative. After a dramatic build, the music subsides, with all of the melodies interweaving like a tapestry of light and dark and ending as it began, with emotional sensitivity. Features, lyrical solos by soprano saxophone, flute and flugelhorn. An ideal piece for concert or festival use to display sensitivity and dynamics.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£78.99Passacaglia - Johann Sebastian Bach
This Bach masterwork for organ has been expertly adapted and arranged for band by Andrew Glover. Beginning with a bass ostinato, and followed by a series of variations that explore the full depth and sonority of the concert band, this work will showcase your mature ensemble and astonish audiences. This intense work will provide a rich musical experience for all! A truly superb work for band. Great music from one of the all-time great composers!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.99Flying Cadets - Karl L. King
The vault of musical treasures at the C.L. Barnhouse Co. has yielded another classic march composed by the great Karl King, now masterfully arranged by James Swearingen. It goes without saying that King was a master at creating tuneful marches that have certainly stood the test of time. You can be assured that this latest edition is certain to be a real crowd pleaser of monumental proportion. A musical treat!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
