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£101.50Blue Devil Dancing - William G. Harbinson
This brilliant concert opener or closer featuring colorful changes in key centers and harmonic structures is based on the Mooresville High School, North Carolina,"Blue Devils" alma mater. Several percussion solos let your percussionist shine, while syncopation, short sixteenth note runs, and accidentals develop the rest of your ensemble's technical abilities. A vibrant and triumphant choice for contest, festival or concert performances.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50Many Moons - Peter Sciaino
A poignant balladic description of a memory of a New Mexico night sky, this lyrical piece encapsulates the feeling of wonder and humility felt when we stare out at a sky seemingly filled with hundreds of little moons. Beginning with subtle percussion and a cross-cued euphonium solo, a wistful theme is developed and passed throughout the ensemble. Multiple expressive demands related to phrasing, balance, listening, and tone let you teach these in a composition that sounds harder than it is. Use this ballad as a contrast to your opener in concert or as a second selection in festival or contest performances.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95On Wings of Flight - Michael Boo
This jubilant overture conveys the wonder of soaring high above the ground. Used as a concert opener, contest or festival selection, this composition offers opportunities for the development of dynamic contrast, accents, and articulations in your ensemble. Doubling of multiple parts, lets bands with more limited instrumentation successfully perform this piece while there are enough percussion parts to keep your players actively engaged. Program this for your young band and see them take flight!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95Future of Tomorrow - Benjamin Yeo
Using brief excerpts from Malay folk songs, this concert march has been carefully written with younger players in mind. With ample opportunities for teaching tempo consistency, articulation, rhythmic precision, and musical phrasing this joyful, accessible selection is intended to bring out the best in your young musicians who are the future of tomorrow. A great choice for your contest or festival march selection.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£101.50The Quest - Patrick Glenn Harper
Taking the listener on an epic musical journey, this modern composition with strong melodic lines, expanded percussion opportunities, and moments of musical reflection will challenge and develop your Grade 3 band's expressive and technical abilities. Featuring several tempo changes, this is an excellent festival or contest programming choice that also works as a concert opener or closer.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95Daughters of Erin - Carl Strommen
Composed to celebrate the anniversary of women being admitted to the Notre Dame concert band, this Irish-themed composition includes The Bells of St. Mary's, I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, Girls of Our Town and The Women of Kilkenny.Featuring interesting harmonic and melodic twists, a variety of meters and solo passages for several instruments, this concert and contest selection also works well for folk-song themed concerts._x000D_
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95As We Search - Joseph Earp
This programmatic composition, inspired by the many ghost stories that have come from the mysterious occurrence of lights on Brown Mountain, North Carolina, musically tells the story of a missing 19th-centurywoman that is searched for every night by villagers. Using exposed instrumental lines, a developing three-note theme, and contemporary harmonic and percussive elements, this composition for mature concert bands is a great choice for contest or as a unique and different programing contrasting selection.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50American Visions - Mark Lortz
Composed to embody the sense of American vigor and patriotism, this fast-paced and energetic fanfare, concert opener or contest selection features rousing brass fanfares, lively woodwind motives, and driving percussion. Using a simple motive that alternates between duple and triplet rhythms, this is a great selection to use for teaching the difference between the two. A contrasting middle section can be used for developing characteristic warm concert band sounds while a return to the initial material with an additional countermelody can be used for balance and blend development.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50Vulcan's Anvil - Joseph Compello
Vulcan, the ancient mythological god of fire, often portrayed holding a hammer over an anvil at a blacksmith's hearth, is the inspiration for this concert work for young bands. Featuring any instrument that has a convincing anvil sound, this composition also has plenty of skill-building opportunities present for articulations, dynamics, and intonation. Program this unique work for a memorable concert, contest or festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50Double Trouble - Andrew Balent
Designed to help beginners improve their ability to play eighth-note rhythms, this concert or contest composition uses limited ranges so that the players can concentrate on the rhythms. Percussion parts help to keep the pulse going while the melody is passed between sections. Use this to develop those essential counting skills.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days