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£174.99Et in terra Pax (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Van der Roost, Jan
This piece was commissioned by the Concert Band Vlamertinge and is a plea for peace: the title translates as Peace on Earth. This is expressed by means of the vocal contribution expected from the performers. In various places of the piece you can recognize, the words Et In Terra Pax, an appeal for peace, at first jumbled together but later more rhythmically structured, developing into synchronized massed voices. The work starts with a pentatonic theme based on the notes D, E, G, A and C (taken from 'ConCErtbAnD VlAmErtinGE' and the name of the conductor, NiCk VAnDEnDriessChe). A somewhat sad melody is developed during an orchestral climax which leads to the first explosion of sound (measure 62 onwards). Suddenly the opening measures are recaptured, albeit with a differently coloured sound: the words Et in Terra Pax bring the first movement to a close. A restless Allegro follows which abruptly stops and is replaced by a calming chorale-like passage. A narrator reads aloud the poem 'Sonnet' by the young poet Charles Hamilton Sorley, who was killed during World War I. This poem fittingly puts into words the cruelty and senselessness of war. After the expanded recapitulation of the allegro, the broad, almost infinite atmosphere of the beginning returns. Clarinet and English horn play the pentatonic opening theme once more, this time broadly, while the words Et in Terra Pax are repeated again and again by the rest of the ensemble. The composer has purposely avoided all forms of aggression and bombastic sounds regularly used in works about war. Fear of violence and destruction can be heard and felt during the allegro passages. The charged opening makes way in the end for hope: May peacefulness replace cruelty in everyday life, too.Duration: 13:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Lip Benders (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ebbs, Frederick C. - Cramer, Ray E.
Every conductor knows the importance of using excellent teaching materials to aid in the development of all aspects of musical growth. The quality of the band's performance must be continually improving. Each component of the Essentials of Musicianship series is designed to focus on a specific area of musical performance. By using these materials during the warm-up period, the conductor can maximize this time, and focus on specific areas that are important to the performance of the music being prepared. This product is sold as a standard concert band set (score and parts).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£122.50Dance of the Jesters (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich - Cramer, Ray E.
The Dance of the Jesters was composed as incidental music for the ballet The Snow Maidens. The ballet is not based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, but on a contemporary Russian fantasy-play Snegourochka. The Snow Maiden, daughter of Father Frost, falls in love with a human, Misgir, and plans to marry him. However, Misgir is already betrothed to Coupava. The Snow Maiden follows him southward to interrupt his wedding, but she falls victim to the warmth of the sun and melts. The Dance is an incredibly lively affair that has stood out from the songs, dances, and choruses of the ballet. It captures the colour and zest of Russian folk dance.Duration: 4.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95High Sierras (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Picture the towering majesty of mountains, wreathed in clouds at times, brilliant in sunshine at other times. The serene grandeur and beauty are testaments to peace within nature and within the soul of man. Douglas Wagner's overture for band presents an opportunity in performance to scale new heights in dramatic expression and allows all elements of the human spirit to focus on the beauty of sound Captivating!Duration: 3.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95Westwood Trail (Concert March) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Your audience will experience the Old West and all the imagery that follows when they hear Westwood Trail. With sonorities that are indeed fresh and melodic lines that move beautifully (with an occasional 'twist'), this distinctive new concert march moves boldly onto the scene. Bands and marches are made for each other, and this terrific piece jumps to the top of the list!Duration 2:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95Canticle (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Douglas Wagner's "Canticle" delights the listener with beautifully turned legato lines. The rich harmonic texturing and total program effect should be noted by band directors with performing organizations at all skill levels. This is an atmospheric piece. Duration: 2.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.95Tower Hill Overture (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
One of London's top tourist attractions is the magnificent Tower of London, parts of which date back nine centuries. From a nearby hill echoes the themes of the Tower, from a time when it was a bustling community of nearly a thousand people within its walls back to the days when it was home to kings, queens, pomp and ceremony. Bold, dramatic, and rich in textures. Duration: 3.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50River Songs (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
Few young people live closer together than do band members, as they work together, laugh together and cry together through the years of their involvement in musical activities. It is sad indeed when death strikes. River Songs was commissioned to commemorate the lives of two such young musicians (one white and one African-American). These two appropriate works, "Deep River," and "Shall We Gather at the River," were chosen as witness to our common bonds in this life and beyond.Duration: 4.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.00Statements (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
The bold opening motif of this work flows through various parts of the ensemble and interacts with other musical ideas to weave a single fabric of many threads, just as we humans interact with our voices to the world that surrounds us. Fascinating musical commentary.Duration: 3.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95Dialogues (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.
One voice listens to another, hears and responds... So begins the 'Notes to the Conductor' from this musical investigation of communication. The choirs within the ensemble state their comments and then interweave and give response. Sensitive dynamic structuring underlines the programmatic and educational significance of this fascinating work. Duration: 3.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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