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£82.50Dedication and Festival - Barry E. Kopetz
Composed in honor of the memory of Ray Wofford who directed the high school band in Wilmington, Ohio, for many years. His commitment to young musicians was legendary and the dramatic and majestic opening pays tribute to a life well-lived by a man who gave so much to his students. Fragments of his favorite hymn, Amazing Grace, are used throughout before the final and exhilarating close brings about a sense of joy celebrating the personality and energy he dedicated to the teaching profession.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.50Chase Through The Midnight Forest - Darren W. Jenkins
Chase Through the Midnight Forest was written for the 2010 Chisholm Trail Junior High Area 5th Grade Band (which includes the bands from Arbor Creek, Madison Place, and Sunnyside Elementary Schools) in Olathe, Kansas. The piece is meant to create the suspense of a harrowing chase and pursuit through a deep, dark, and eerie forest at midnight, never quite sure who or what might be close behind. Friend or foe... the only thing that is for sure is that the chase is on... and stopping to look behind you could be the biggest mistake you ever make...
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Flight Of The Vampire - John Prescott
Take to the skies as a vampire searches intently for his next victim in this exciting work. Using a minor key and repeated eighth notes, a sense of suspense and expectation is created. A shift to major keys provides the listener a momentary illusion of safety and well-being. This quickly ends with a return to the opening material as the chase ensues until dark skies prevail, the vampire emerges victorious and night comes to a close.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£121.00Take the Ribbons - Gary P. Gilroy
Take The Ribbons was commissioned by the Northern California Band Association for the 2011 All-Northern High School Honor Band. The composition was inspired by the story of Delia Haskett Rawson (1861-1949) who was the first woman stagecoach driver for the famous Wells Fargo stage line. The fast and unrelenting music takes the listener on a wild and driving stage coach run, with the threat from any number of dangers in close pursuit or around the next bend.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Dublin City - Porter Eidam
Dublin City is a robust medley comprising three colorful and traditional Irish folk tunes. It opens with the tuneful Molly Malone, the unofficial anthem of Dublin City. Next is the beautifully lyric and somewhat melancholy The Foggy Dew that chronicles the Easter Uprising of 1916. The close is the boisterious and rollicking Spanish Lady, resplendent with its lilting melody and Celtic drumming.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50All About Christmas - Gary P. Gilroy
A festive Christmas concert opener or closer, this handsome collection allows traditional carols to flow together very nicely. The opening features fragments of Joy to the World, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, and O Come All Ye Faithful for an introduction of grand style. Good Christian Men, Rejoice follows next in a light march style, moving on the the lyric and mellow All Through the Night with percussion adding glistening effects. The metallic mallet percussion suitably provides a transition to Ukranian Bell Carol, which gives way to the final melody, Here We Come A-Wassailing. Full of life and grandeur, the arrangement comes to a close in a most festive manner.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Sing Hi Down - Barry E. Kopetz
The original title of this charming folk song is The Two Little Sisters, and it contains a chant-like phrase "sing hi down." This particular lyric is sung with great energy as it carries much of the joy that prevails throughout the song. After a majestic introduction, the piece begins in earnest at a brisk tempo with the melody combined with a lively off-beat accompaniment. Arpeggios emphasize the "sing hi down" portion of the theme and are followed by a brief dance-like interlude that leads to the close, capturing the essence of this joyful tune.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Escape from the Dragons Lair - Darren W. Jenkins
This programmatic work for young band introduces students to the inherent power of music for telling stories and inspiring imagination. The suspenseful and evocative introduction sets the stage as the tension slowly builds. The mood then shifts and the action ramps up, marked by an exciting allegro that reflects an exciting race to freedom with danger close behind. This musical adventure brings a whole new dimension to young band programming, either alone or with other adventure works in the series: Dragon Fire and Dragon Flight.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Spirit of Olympus - Gary P. Gilroy
Spirit of Olympus was commissioned by director Elaine Wersky and the Olympus Music Program on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Olympus Junior High School. It was asked that the celebratory work also also provide a middle section that could serve the school as an alma mater for the school. The true spirit of the student body is reflected in the great opening fanfare in the high brass with strong support from the percussion section. The alma mater is first presented by the full woodwind choir supported with glistening metallic percussion as accompaniment. A lush, full band treatment follows, emphasizing the majestic import of the meaningful melody. An energetic finale brings the work to a fittingly proud and regal close.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Echoes of the Morning Trumpet - John Prescott
Echoes of the Morning Trumpet is based on a hymn tune entitled Morning Trumpet by B.F. White that was first published in The Sacred Harp Hymn Book of 1844, a book that was originally printed in shaped notes. The Sacred Harp style of singing is characterized by stark chords with plenty of open fifths and equal participation by all performers who sit and stand in blocks, by section, facing the leader in the middle. This piece features a trumpet solo in the opening, accompanied by the singing of the members of the ensemble. Various treatments of the hymn that highlight the ensemble colors follow before the magnificent close.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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