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£250.00The England of Elizabeth,Three Portraits from (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Williams, Vaughan - Noble, Paul
This suite was derived from Vaughan Williams' score for the film, The England of Elizabeth, written in 1955. It was the composer's tenth of his 11 cinematic efforts and designed to serve a more descriptive role than other such scores, since the movie was a documentary featuring no action scenes, but lots of images of paintings, buildings, and the like. Composer Muir Matheson adapted this three-movement suite, probably shortly after the composer's death in 1958, though publication of the manuscript would not come until 1964. The first movement is entitled Explorer, and refers to Sir Francis Drake. Its music is mostly festive and colourful, but features interior passages of exotic flavor, similar in style to that of Vaughan Williams' then-recent Symphony No.8. The second movement is entitled Poet and, at about seven minutes, is the longest of the three in this 16 to 17 minute work. It also contains probably the score's best music, hardly a surprising result since the poet in question is Shakespeare, one of the composer's favourites and an inspirational springboard for so many other of his works. The mood is mostly subdued and Vaughan Williams presents lovely, if slightly somber music in the opening, and follows it with a hearty, folk-like dance tune. The latter part of this movement depicts Shakespeare as a noble, heroic figure in English history. The last movement, Queen, is devoted to Queen Elizabeth. It has a regal yet muscular manner at the outset, and features a gentle but somewhat disengaged middle section. It returns to the splendor and colour of the opening to close the work. This suite is important because it distills some of the best music from the film into a logically assembled structure. Program notes extracted from those of Robert Cummings.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£60.50America, the Beautiful (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ward, Samuel Augustus - Dragon & Wagner
The rich musical legacy that Carmen Dragon left the world usually includes his solid reputation as a consummate orchestrator. He is best remembered for the iconic arrangement of "America, the Beautiful" for both symphony orchestra and symphonic band (grade 4 original setting). Samuel Ward's familiar tune enjoys a sumptuous feast of harmonic colour and instrumental nuance, and is now available in an edition for younger players and their audiences to enjoy. All of the majestic beauty and awesome grandeur of Dragon's original is preserved in this scoring, with appropriate accommodations made for less experienced instrumentalists. A stunning addition to the young band repertoire!Duration: 3:15
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£39.50Game On! (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wood, Gareth
Whether writing for professional symphony orchestra, National and International championship festivals or beginner band, the personality is always there in Wood's music. His fluency, craftsmanship and flair for colour and atmosphere never vary. Dynamic contrasts, drive and powerful simple rhythmic motifs create increasing energy and excitement to get the adrenaline pumping. This is one game you won't lose.Duration: 02:00
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£84.50Symphonic Dance No.2 (The Maskers) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Williams, Clifton
Symphonic Dance No.2 (The Maskers) is one of group of five works originally commissioned by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. In refashioning the dances for symphonic band, composer Clifton Williams achieves a new dimension of sound and colour while adding fresh excitement to contemporary band literature.The Maskers is programmatic only in that the listener's imagination may conjure up visions of colourfully costumed dancers at a masked ball.Duration: 3.30
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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Sinfonietta Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)
Sinfonietta consists of four movements that have no thematic or musical relationship with each other. Each movement has its own character and atmosphere, which displays a variety of qualities and possibilities of the modern concert band. The four movements are entitled The Landing; The Sword Dance; Nightfall by the River and Towards the Future. Together they build into a mini- symphony full of colour and contrasts. 0:25:00
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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