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£57.50Eye of the Hawk - Susan Botti
Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it ... my local, exceptional, middle school band. The hawkbecame our spirit animal, and represented to me many of the qualities that are inherent in a young person of that age - bold, instinctive, elegant - a fierce creature who owns the sky. The music conveys power, freedom, andconfidence. Just like the students. -Susan Botti. A free downloadable interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching Eye of the Hawk is available for download at www.BandQuest.org. Learn more on YouTube! BandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula forband, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. The heart of this program is new workswritten by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Every BandQuest project includes a residency component in which thecomposer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece.Many BandQuest pieces are accompanied by an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students as they learn the music and to integrate eachpiece with non-music studies. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email [email protected] to request a free downloadable audio catalog.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.70
Mountain Suite - Geir Sundbø
Long walks in the mountains of Telemark has inspired the composer to write this original suite for young bands. The mountains are impressive and dramatic, but also make you feel calm and with a sense of freedom. The 4 movements are a praise to thisbeautiful nature.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£42.50From Every Mountainside (A Salute to America) - Michael Oare
Here is a terrific patriotic medley for young players that uses fragments of several familiar melodies in a creative collage setting. Every section of the band gets a chance to play the melody at some point. Listen for strains ofThe Battle Cry of Freedom, The Star Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle, America the Beautiful, Chester and America. Dur: 3:10
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Ode to the Spirit of Man - James Curnow
A powerful work for the symphonic band, Ode to the Spirit of Man is based on thematic material taken from the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and developed into a fantasy of kaleidoscopic nature. The opening is ajoyful expression of the spirit of freedom and is based on the composer's own themes derived from Beethoven's music. Throughout the work, various themes from the symphony are interwoven, including Alla Marcia, Scherzo, Andantemaestoso and finally the uplifting Ode to Joy. Dur: 5:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£109.99
Remember The '80
This is the follow-up to Filip Sandras's top-selling hit Remember the 70s". He has arranged the following hits for this version: What's another year", popularised by the version by multiple Eurovision Song Festival winner Johnny Logan, Josephine" by Chris Rea, Alive and Kicking" by the Simple Minds and Freedom" by 80s superband Wham!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95
North Star - Peter Terry
The North Star appears to the naked eye as a single bright star in a circle of apparent darkness. This has made it a beacon and a guide to explorers and travelers. North Star is a dramatic fanfare for band that celebrates the courageous exploration of the unknown in search of personal discovery and freedom. Composer Peter Terry continues to write interesting music for even the youngest of band musicians.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99
We Hold These Truths - James L. Hosay
Chosen for this piece are prominent freedom songs of the civil rights movement, for when it was most needed, music brought inspiration and hope to the struggle. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS pays tribute to the leaders and participants of the civil rights movement, especially the children and young adults.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£126.50
North Bridge Portrait - Stephen Bulla
Contrasting colors and stylistic shifts trace the historic events surrounding "the shot heard 'round the world" in this challenging and significant new concert band work by Stephen Bulla. A rhapsodic adventure, NORTH BRIDGE PORTRAIT takes us from the merry atmosphere of the pre-revolutionary town through foreboding militant sounds. The fife-and-drum melody, "Washington's March", leads inexorably to the historic beginning of the American colonies' struggle for freedom.Vivid images combine to make this descriptive audience-pleasing composition a memorable experience for all that attend your performance. Historic and unique!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£69.99
An Irish Lullaby - Stephen Bulla
What can be more charming than a comely Irish folk melody? This is music that allows the band to play in the rubato style, with much room for expression. Found in an old British publication and simply called "Irish Air," this endearing arrangement is a rhapsodic treatment that takes fragments of the melody and develops them into a large symphonic work. The freedom of tempi allows you to work with your band in a sensitively conducted way that only a beautiful piece like this will allow.There is always room on a concert program for at least one lush, melodic contrast piece. Perhaps this one is for you. It's so difficult to describe a thing of real beauty. Please listen tothe demo recording and hear it for yourself.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99The Best of Rooms - Randall Thompson
This arrangement of Randall Thompson's unaccompanied choral piece, The Best of Rooms, was transcribed by Barbara Lambrecht. As a student, Barbara fell in love with Thompson's music after hearing the Texas All State Choir sing his Testament of Freedom. Years later, as a school band director, she joined her church choir and "discovered" The Best of Rooms. Charmed not only by the music but also the text, she arranged this gem for wind band so that a new generation of musicians, in this case instrumentalists, could experience the genius of Randall Thompson. Two wind band versions are available: Version A opens with clarinet choir and oboe solo, while Version B opens with horn quartet. Whether for choir (Catalog No. 2672) or band, the music is lush, warm, lyrical, and mystical. Duration: 4:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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