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£59.95The Conquest - Aaron McMichael
Set in Concert Bb and utilizing a 4/4 time signature, The Conquest utilizes beginning band concepts to depict a lion trying to find his home in the forest. The piece is written with a limited range to help ensemble players find success in shaping their individual lines as they experience and, conversely, narrate this short adventure through their playing!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Antiquitas
Antiquitas is ideal for your students' first year concert program. With its modal qualities and dance-like character, Antiquitas takes your imagination back in time. All sections of the ensemble get the opportunity to become the melodic focus within this work. Making use of contrasting marcato and legato playing, your students will learn to incorporate these techniques to maximize musicality at a very early point in their musical careers.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Expressions - Bill Calhoun
Expressions is a heartfelt composition for beginning band that will inspire your young students' sense of musicality. As the title implies, this work is a study in expression, which challenges the ensemble's command offereath support, tone quality and intonation. Its chorale-like nature makes use of non-chord tones to project its emotion, asking each performer to play with maximum ensemble awareness and sensitivity. If you are looking for that special piece in the middle of your program, Expressions is sure to fulfill that purpose.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95
The Air and Light of Aether - Richard Summers
A regal piece for beginning bands, this composition offers opportunities for establishing an understanding of proper ensemble balance and instrumental color with nice changes in orchestration that make the piece interesting and fresh. The Air and Light of Aether is a great chance for students to learn an awareness of the group as a whole and push their expressiveness to new heights through the relatively low technical demands of the piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50
Apache Lullaby - Michael Colgrass
Based on a lullaby that an Apache mother sings to her child, this lyric piece for developing band is a series of variations on this beautiful melody. Different sections of the ensemble are featured in each variation, with easy counterpoint introduced to the young musicians in a natural and attractive setting that brings the tranquility, mystery and heroism of Native American culture to life.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£101.50
Pacheco Pass - Alan Lee Silva
Explosive ensemble phrases and aggressive percussion accompaniment accentuate the opening of Pacheco Pass, a dynamic new composition from established composer Alan Lee Silva. Divided into three sections??fast, slow, fast??the piece begins with a noble brass melody, transitions to a tender slow movement featuring woodwind solos, and reprises the opening brass melody.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95
Escape The Lost City
It's time to run! Erupting from the outset, Escape the Lost City drives forward with wild intensity. With all the thrilling qualities of an action movie score, this work's quick ensemble figures, played with precision and passion, conclude this whirlwind journey. Hang on tight and wow the judges with this one!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£106.95
Triangle of the Tempest - Alan Lee Silva
Triangle of the Tempest is a fast-moving composition with interesting rhythmic challenges and dynamic color shifts. Starting with syncopated figures over a repeated eight-measure progression, the piece builds in intensity as more sections and layers are added. The second part changes tone and is led by a heroic trumpet melody with a soaring woodwind obligato. The themes intertwine and the material develops into a dramatic conclusion with a final explosive ensemble hit. Action-packed and full of rhythmic drive, this piece is a good choice for contest or festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£101.50
Matinee - Bill Calhoun
Harkening back to the soundtracks of old Saturday matinee movies, Bill Calhoun gives us an appealing new piece for contest or festival performance. It contains sweeping melodic phrases and lush harmonies with plenty of musical content for every section of the ensemble. This will be a great piece to build the musicianship of your group and emphasize them in a festival setting.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.95
At Twilight - William G. Harbinson
A beautiful ballad for band, At Twilight will help your ensemble address phrasing and melodic nuance, and is sure to bring about an expressive performance. Twilight is a subtle time of day, and composer Harbison has channeled this feeling expertly through this welcome addition to the Carl Fischer Music library.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days