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£69.99Mirage (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob
A mirage is an illusion, something without substance that does not really exist. Although not real, its unattainable nature is perfect for musical inspiration. Composer Jacob de Haan was strolling through a picturesque forest of the Dutch Gelderland when he thought he saw a body of water. While there was no water, its mere image created waves that can be relived in De Haan's original composition, Mirage.Duration: 3.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£375.00Facade - An Entertainment, Suite from (Concert Band with Optional Narrator - Score and Parts) - Walton, William - Noble, Paul
This Suite from Facade - An Entertainment, composed by William Walton, with poems by Dame Edith Sitwell, presents for the first time a grouping of movements selected and arranged by Paul Noble for Concert Band and optional Reciter. The original composition was written between 1921 and 1928, containing forty-three numbers. They had their origin in a new style of poetry that Edith Sitwell evolved in the early 1920s, poems that her brother Osbert later described as 'experiments in obtaining through the medium of words the rhythm and dance measures such as waltzes, polkas, foxtrots... Some of the resulting poems were sad and serious... Others were mocking and gay... All possessed a quite extraordinary and haunting fascination.' Possibly influenced by the dance references in some of the numbers, Osbert declared that the poems might be further enhanced if spoken to a musical accompaniment. The obvious choice of composer was the young man who lived and worked in an attic room of the Sitwell brothers' house in Carlyle Square W[illiam] T[urner] Walton, as he then styled himself. The now historic first performance of the Facade Entertainment took place in an L-shaped first-floor drawing-room on January 24, 1922. Accompaniments to sixteen poems and two short musical numbers were performed by an ensemble of five players. The performers were obscured from the audience by a decorated front curtain, through which a megaphone protruded for Edith to declaim her poems. This was, as she put it, 'to deprive the work of any personal quality'. The first public performance of Facade was given at the Aeolian Hall on June 12, 1923. By now, fourteen poems had been set, others revised or rejected, and an alto saxophone added to the ensemble. The occasion gave rise to widespread publicity, both pro and contra, and the name of the twenty-one year old W. T. Walton was truly launched. In the ensuing years the Facade has gone through revisions and additions, with full orchestral arrangements of selected movements being made without the Reciter. Former Band Director Robert O'Brien arranged some movements for band, again without Reciter, which are now out of print. So this 'history making' addition is the first opportunity for Concert Bands to present some movements of Facade with poems as originally intended. The luxury of electronic amplification allows the full ensemble to perform without necessarily overshadowing the Reciter. And the arrangements are written with considerable doubling so that the ensemble may play in full, or reduced in size as may be desired for proper balance. And, though not encouraged, the arrangements are written so that the band can perform the music without the Reciter. Program notes are adapted in part from those written by David Lloyd-Jones and published by Oxford University Press in the Study Score of William Walton's Facade Entertainments.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£145.00The First Shoot (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Walton, William - Noble, Paul
The First Shoot was written and first performed in 1935 for the ballet Follow the Sun. The original music was lost, but reconstructed for brass band, and later for orchestra by Christopher Palmer. This Concert Band arrangement is based on that orchestra score. It is a charming look back (one can imagine the music that might have accompanied a Charlie Chaplin movie!) Concert bands will experience a worthwhile challenge in bringing this wonderfully tuneful music to their audiences, as well as the broadening of their own musical experience.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£2.50Jingle-Bell Rock (2 Part Choral Octavo) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Douglas Wagner cleverly pairs Jingle-Bell Rock, first released in 1957, with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, written by Johnny Marks and made famous by Brenda Lee. Available with an optional band accompaniment that can also be played as an independent band piece; this choral gem generates holiday magic for kids and adults.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£2.50Jingle-Bell Rock (3 Part Mixed Choral Octavo) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Douglas Wagner cleverly pairs Jingle-Bell Rock, first released in 1957, with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, written by Johnny Marks and made famous by Brenda Lee. Available with an optional band accompaniment that can also be played as an independent band piece; this choral gem generates holiday magic for kids and adults.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Jingle-Bell Rock (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Douglas Wagner cleverly pairs Jingle-Bell Rock, first released in 1957, with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, written by Johnny Marks and made famous by Brenda Lee. Available with an optional band accompaniment that can also be played as an independent band piece; this choral gem generates holiday magic for kids and adults.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£2.50Jingle-Bell Rock (SATB Choral Octavo) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Douglas Wagner cleverly pairs Jingle-Bell Rock, first released in 1957, with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, written by Johnny Marks and made famous by Brenda Lee. Available with an optional band accompaniment that can also be played as an independent band piece; this choral gem generates holiday magic for kids and adults.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£94.99Christmas Day (Concert Band with Optional Choir - Score and Parts) - Holst, Gustav - Beringen, Robert van
Gustav Holst composed almost 200 works, one being a very elegant and charming fantasy on the old English Christmas carols: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Come Ye Lofty, Come and The First Nowell. The fantasy called Christmas Day was originally written for mixed choir with orchestra or organ accompaniment. Robert van Beringen has arranged this work for concert band exactly 100 years later. His arrangement can be performed as an instrumental piece or with a choir, making it suitable for any occasion.Duration: 5:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Let Freedom Ring (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Moss, John
This inspiring 6-minute medley for choir, band, and optional strings is an ideal patriotic feature for school, church, or community performances. Includes: This Land is Your Land, Let Freedom Ring, God Bless the U.S.A., and America the Beautiful. Note that this can be paired with the Christopher/Moss arrangement of 'God Bless America' for a spectacular concert finale.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50The 3-Minute Nutcracker (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich - Conley, Lloyd
Here are all your favourite Nutcracker themes rolled into a clever and lighthearted medley. For added excitement, appoint an official time keeper and use a big hourglass-type egg timer or a projected digital stopwatch so the audience can track your progress as the band frantically races to finish under 3 minutes. (An accelerando is built-in at the end in case you need to make up time!)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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