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£82.50Boundless - Chris M. Bernotas
Being part of a band, orchestra, or choir is about being something bigger than just yourself, its like being a part of a family. This uplifting work celebrates this bond and presents the positive message that by working together our dreams and achievements are boundless. The brilliant music will surely resonate with directors and musicians as a celebration of what great accomplishments are possible ahead.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£121.00King Heinrichs Call - Richard Wagner
With all the regality and bravura of the original, this powerful arrangement from Act III of Wagner's Lohengrin is the perfect choice to showcase the brilliant sounds of the brass choir and the technical displays of the woodwind section. Additional scoring calls for two euphoniums, two timpani, and eight off-stage trumpets.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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December - Robert Buckley
December was inspired by the holiday season in Canada. It reflects the sounds, the sights, and the moods of that magical time of year. December starts off joyfully with a playful theme of celebration. This leads into an icy, reverent, winter solstice theme. Then there is a further development of the original joyful theme and a jubilant build to the finish. December can be performed with or without the optional choir part. A wonderful addition to any holiday concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.80Nu Daagt het in het Oosten - Meindert Boekel
The well-known Dutch wind music composer Meindert Boekel (1914-1989) wrote 'Nu daagt het in het Oosten' (The Sun is rising) in fact an official religious hymn of the Dutch Refor-med Church which he arranged for brassband and in 1968 for mixed choir and symphonic band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£116.40An International Christmas - Kees Vlak
Equally varied, certainly as to the countries of origin, is the wind band suite (eventually with mixed choir) 'An International Christmas' (1979) in which Kees Vlak used Italian and Czech carols.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£40.20Gloria in Excelsis Deo - Jef Penders
Everybody knows the very popular song 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo', actually a thirteenth century French carol called 'Les Anges dans nos Campagnes' (The angels in our countryside). Jef Penders (1928) wrote the Dutch text and the arrangement for choir and wind band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£90.30From the Gay Twenties - Maurice de Mandelieu
The nostalgic predilection for the twenties is widespread today. Salon-orchestras shoot up like mushrooms. The Charleston is 'En Vogue' again and that is why this why this original composition by Mandelieu lies here before you. If you happen to engage a mixed choir also, your success will be complete.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£214.80Missa Solemnis - Serge Lancen
This Mass has been dedicated to His Holyness Pope John Paul II, to witness Lancens deep and respectful admiration for the Holy Father. The work was composed in 1986 and written for two solo voices: a soprano and a baryton-Martin (high baritone), mixed choir, harp (ad libitum) and symphonic band or organ. It has ten parts: INTROIT - KYRIE - GLORIA - OFFERTORIUM - SANCTUS - PATER NOSTER - AGNUS DEI - COMMUNIO - DEO GRATIAS - and as final part an ALLELUIA. Lancen expressed his views about this Mass as follows: 'The most important aspect of the Mass is the praising of God and the sacrificing to God; that is why I thought it suitable to use both the themes of the Sanctus and the Offertorium in writing the Introtus. It seemed to me also quite logical that the initial themes of the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei would be rather similar as these are two moments where the priest and the worshippers invoke God. The composition ends with a brilliant Alleluia in which I also briefly quote the theme of the Sanctus.' This Mass was premiered on 27 may 1989 at 'Our Lady's Church' in Maastricht, The Netherlands, as part of the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the Roman Catholic Band Federation of the Limburg County. The Bishop Castermans celebrated the Mass, whereas Jan Cober conducted this first performance. The Missa Solemnis is an alternation of meditating, though often impressive, orchestral passages with angelical choral sounds and the pious singing of both soloists. This may not be the type of music we usually expect from Serge Lancen, but nevertheless the composer remains faithful to his own typical style of composition. You can call this work romantic, though it surely is 'contemporary' or, why not, 'from all times'. The instrumentation is varied and extremely rich, mostly due to Lancen's typical use of 'wind band colours'. This Latin Mass suits perfectly well in the tradition of Roman-Catholic Masses that have been written by several great composers.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£131.30Hymns And Dances II - J. Slothouwer
In 1990 Jochem Slothouwer composed Hymns and Cances II. This work for symphonic band and harp (ad libitum) is based on Hymns and Dances I for piano, mixed choir and percussion. The compostition is based on the contrast between hymnlike melodies and dance music episodes. The work, in five connected parts, seems to look for a reconciliation of both melodic and rythmical elements. The initial theme with the horns and the answer of the band form the base of the first part.The second part, charcterized by a vitorous dance rhythm, is dominated by the percussionn and syncopated motifs with the brass. A melody with the euphoniums almost imperceptibly slips into the ensemble and gradually gets to the foreground. The dance and the hymn reach a real climax interrupted by a short and dark intermezzo (part three). The clear sonority of part four, a fiery tarantella with many small byt virtuoso solos, is a new contras. The final adagio reuses the previously developed ideas of part one and ends in sheer ecstasy.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£116.40Habanera From 'Carmen' - Georges Bizet
Carmen - The most performed opera in the world Since its premiere in 1875, Carmen has become the most performed opera worldwide. The Habanera - The iconic moment The most famous aria from this opera is the Habanera. In this aria, Carmen compares love - and herself - to an elusive, fluttering bird (l'amour est un oiseau rebelle). About the arrangement This arrangement can be performed with or without choir. The performance requires a light, refined touch. Conductors should pay special attention to ensuring that the ostinato (originally written for the cellos) is played with utmost precision, convincingly, and as delicately as possible.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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