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£89.99Adventure Land - Thierry Deleruyelle
Adventure Land was commissioned by Clermont Communaut and the CREA (the directors of the local music schools and conservatories) in France. This work was the opening piece of a show combining orchestra, choir and actors. The story takes place in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, which an explorer discovers through a series of riddles and adventures. Adventure Land is written in the form of a symphonic march which features a slow and pleasant passage in the middle of the work. The result is a dynamic and playful piece, similar to the style that one might find in cartoons or in animated films.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.99Call of the Aboriginals - Satoshi Yagisawa
Call of the Aboriginals Uluru - Kata Tjuta was commissioned by Nara Municipal Ichijo Senior High School Symphonic Band, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, to commemorate their 60th anniversary. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is an immense monolith rising in the vastness of the Australian outback. Famously also known as Ayers Rock, it is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is a sacred site for the Aboriginal people of the area, the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, but has also become a popular tourist destination, creating cultural and environmental conflicts. This work, which is written in a style typical of the composer, tells a dramatic tale adventure inspired bythe life of the indigenous people and the magnificent scenery of Uluru. This work is suited for contests as well as thematic concerts.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£189.99Blackout - Thomas Doss
The piece portrays the hustle, bustle, harshness and excessiveness of a city. Stocks and shares, banking, the Internet, consumerism and wanton materialism drive people to the very limits of their physical and mental well-being. A sudden blackout abruptly interrupts the hectic pace and then immediately all is calm...
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£164.99Zodiac Dances - Philip Sparke
Zodiac Dances was commissioned by the Izumiotsu City Band, Osaka, Japan to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Sparke had previously written the piece, Prelude to a Celebration for the band, and in composing a new piece for their 50th anniversary wanted to personalise it to reflect the band's history. He chose to write a set of six dance-miniatures based on the decades following the band's foundation and the equivalent signs from the Japanese 'Junishi'. During the piece, all aspects of true musicianship come to the surface. Energetic playing, phrasing, melodic music making, technique and a spectacular finale make this work a perfect test or concertwork!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Highlights from La La Land - Justin Hurwitz
The critically acclaimed and widely popular movie musical La La Land features fresh-sounding songs and an award-winning soundtrack. Beautifully scored for concert band, this medley includes Another Day of Sun, Mia & Sebastion's Theme, City of Stars and Audition (The Fools Who Dream).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Breaking News - John M. Pasternak
Has a monster started terrorizing your city? Has the mayor been re-elected? We've got Breaking News! Find out what the news is about at the end of this fun piece for young band. The title says it all in composer John Pasternak's new piece reminiscent of a news program theme. It is exciting, unique, and students will love to play it again and again.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Defenders Day - Joseph Compello
The march Defenders Day is named for the legal holiday in Maryland which commemorates the successful defense of the city of Baltimore on September 12, 1814 from an invading British force during the War of 1812. This event would lead to the writing of the United States of America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." The form and style follow the standard American march format and is perfect for festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£52.95El Toro - Chris M. Bernotas
Each year in July in the city of Pamplona, Spain, hundreds of people participate in the running of the bulls, which precedes the daily bullfights during the Fiesta de San Fermin. El Toro (The Bull) is an exciting piece with a Spanish flair that has moments of harmonic tension and drama with strong melodies and countermelodies. An exciting way to explore 3/4 time, tension-and-release, and hemiolas, students can imagine the adrenaline of the run and the celebrations of the fiesta as they perform this tune. Ol! (2:20)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.99Caldas da Rainha - Jacob de Haan
The city of Caldas da Rainha lies on the west coast of Portugal. The name refers to the thermal baths (caldas) as well as to the word for queen (rainha). This festive work depicts several beautiful venues of 'Rainha', and can beseen as a tribute to the queen Eleanor, who founded the settlement at the end of the 15th Century.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£139.99Incendium - Otto M. Schwarz
On 11 March 1879 in the Austrian town of Neumarkt am Wallersee a huge fire broke out in a brewery, setting fire to at least 60 other houses within one hour. Due to poor equipment and a lack of water, nearly the entire city was burned to the ground.Only the church was spared. This epic piece musically depicts the events in a programmatic way starting from the inauspicious moments shortly before the disaster, throughout the fire, and the final reconstruction of the town with the help of thestrong spirit and unity of the Salzburg community. An impressive work suitable for contests and promises to have a great impact on your audience.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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