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£104.50Eternal Father, Strong To Save - Claude T. Smith
Legendary composer W. Francis McBeth once said, "If Claude Smith only wrote the fanfare to "Eternal Father," he would still be a legend. Smith takes the Navy's hymn as the basis for his fanfare. This famous hymn tune, normally in the major key, has now been placed in the minor key then transitions to Allegro Vivace. The hymn tune is put through its paces including several variations and two fugatos (one for the woodwinds and one for brass). A short transition,(including the famous 7/8 measure!) to the now well-known setting for French horn quartet, gives us an emotional rendition of the original hymn tune now in the major key. The full band plays the hymn, and a timpani roll takes us back to the original fanfare now in C major. A classic of literature and a composition which will provide a meaningful experience for musician and audience member alike.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.50
Cantique - Gabriel Fauré
This beautiful music based on Faur's choral work "Cantique de Jean Racine" is an exceptional arrangement. Flowing triplet-pattern ostinato throughout and various melodic lines allows for an excellent teaching experience for cross ensemble listening and balance. Stunning!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50Wind Song - R.W. Smith
Featuring a melody that is simple, gentle and memorable, WIND SONG is a lyrical work for the developing band by Robert W. Smith. Each section of the band is actively engaged in this warm, artistic musical experience with teaching opportunities throughout. Suitable for both festival and concert performance, Wind Song is simply beautiful.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£141.50Suite From All-Night Vigil (Vespers) - Sergei Rachmaninov
The All-Night Vigil (or Vespers) is a setting of music for a night-long service on the eves of Russian Orthodox holy days, and became one of Rachmaninoff's favorite compositions. Basing the 15 movements of his choral setting on a combination of traditional Russian Orthodox chants, Latin hymns, and original chants created by the composer, the work was completed in less than two weeks in 1915. This arrangement for wind band utilizes the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 10th, and 12th movements, along with the traditional "Amens" at the beginning of Movements 1 and 2. Unlike other settings of choral works for wind ensemble, this arrangement is constructed as a complete suite that is intended to allow the performers and audience to experience the power and beauty of the complete Vespers.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99The Moon - Stef Minnebo
Dear travellers, welcome to the moon. You have just covered 384.000 km on your way to this place. With this fun work a real tour of the moon awaits you! In four short movements - 'Terminator', 'Crater Waltz', 'Sea of Tranquility' and 'Tycho' - you will be confronted with huge differences in temperature, a gravity that you're not used to, the touchdown of the Apollo 11 and craters that are 108 million years old. An adventurous experience for all!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£134.99
The Untouchables - Ennio Morricone
This film dating back to 1987 by star director Brian De Palma is equally famous as the cast that plays in it. Sean Connery, Kevin Costner and Robert De Niro are just a few of the names that gave this film its cult status. Ennio Morricone, an icon of the movieindustry, wrote the music and Willy Fransen has now made a spectacular and original arrangement which remains true to theoriginal. He selected the strongest themes and chose a colourful but compact instrumentation. Get ready for the movie experience!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£159.99
Fantasia Per La Vita E La Morte - Bert Appermont
The mystique surrounding life and death formed the starting point of this composition. I wanted to write a work without a story, mixed up in a kind of musical quest for a new world of sound, original rhythm sequences, melodies filled with suspenseand distinct orchestral tones.The indirect cause was the birth of my first child which took place during this time, followed by the death of a close family member. At such a moment you experience just how close life and death are to each other, anddespite one being the antithesis of the other, they are incredibly similar. Both radical events are passages into new worlds and have great emotional impact. Moreover, the work was commissioned by "New Life", an orchestra that lost one of itsmusician in a plane crash, which also led me to believe that this approach would be appropriate.I would prefer not to comment on which passages in the composition concern life (birth) and which refer to death. It seems to me that it is moreinteresting to question traditional conceptions and leave it open for the listener. If you think that a passage is about birth, and this idea then shifts, it is this that raises fascinating questions, on both a musical and metaphysical level.Music isin an indirect but incredibly persuasive way in which to express the endless striving and seeking of mankind. Music can even touch eternity, as it were, and give us the feeling that we can transcend death. This endless search (and also longing) canbe heard throughout the work; as much in the sound fields and accent shifts in the first part as in the enormous tension curves and compelling themes of the second part. The semi-tone functions in this way as a guide or something to hold on to,running through the whole work and upon which much of the musical material is based. Traces of profound love resound with quiet simplicity in the slow section's melodious solos, after which the work contemplates life and death one last time, musesupon joy and sadness, on the possibilities and limitations of people and on the why of all things.I would like to dedicate this work to my dearest daughter Paulientje, to Meterke and to Johan de Jong of the "New Life" orchestra. May it fare themwell, here or in another dimension...
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£102.99
Valse Sacre - Frédéric Devreese
For Frdric Devreese, a dance, and especially the waltz, is increasingly linked to the person as a dancer, so that a dance becomes an experience, an adventure; and as a result, they in fact waltz to human emotions. Those who follow Devreese's music a little know that, for him, the different facets are not separate from each other. The film scores and the concert pieces strengthen and influence one another. His most famous film score themes, such as the Valse Sacre", belong to the collective memory of Flemish music. This waltz was composed for the Hugo Claus film "The Sacrament". The assignment was to compose a whirling waltz for a dance scene set during an emotional familycelebration."
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.95Aztec Gold - Joseph Compello
Aztec Goldisan excellent concert opener for a developingband.Composer Joseph Compello, known for writing very intriguing music for younger students, draws from his many years of experience as a teacher. This piece is a great opportunity for cross-curricular instruction with a school's history department.Aztec Gold is also a perfectselection to highlight a band's strengths in a contest or festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
Christmas Lullaby - Douglas Court
Beautiful!! Based on the stirring Christmas ballad "Away In The Manger", Douglas Court's CHRISTMAS LULLABY will be a wonderful change of pace for your young band's winter concert. While it is a Grade 1 piece, groups working at higher levels will still love to play it. The gorgeous harmonies and gentle development will be a joy for any band to experience. If you want a fresh and lovely addition to your Christmas concert, this is the one.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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