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£62.95
The Lightning Spirit - Roland Barrett
The Lightning Spirit is based on the Aboriginal legend of Namarrkon, who sat in the clouds and hurled lightning bolts at the earth below. It makes use of a thunder sheet, a large sheet of aluminum available at most building supply stores. A contrasting lyrical section lets you focus on musicality with sweeping lines and soaring countermelodies. Incredible writing and effects bring the power of lightning right into your concert hall! (3:40)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£119.00
Flight - Brian Balmages
Premiered at Carnegie Hall, this minimalistic fanfare celebrates SpaceShipOne, the first privately manned spacecraft to exceed an altitude of 62 miles twice within two weeks. The three sections explore the launch to space, reaching the apogee (weightlessness), and the return to the atmosphere. Punctuated by incredible brass fanfares and woodwind flourishes, the entire work is a bundle of energy from start to finish, and is the perfect opener for any concert. Monumental! (4:21)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.95
An American Spectacular
Treat your audience to this unique and incredible salute to America that provides a thorough musical history of the United States. Featuring a multitude of well-known tunes in a musical anthology, there are plenty of ways to tie this into other curriculums. Included are God Save the Queen; Chester; Hail, Columbia; Columbia, Gem of the Ocean; Shenandoah; When Johnny Comes Marching Home; The Battle Cry of Freedom; Over There and many more! The grand finale features the beloved anthem America, the Beautiful. Americana at its best!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£141.99Concerto for Wind Ensemble - Karel Husa
Commissioned by the Michigan State University Alumni Band, this three movement work by Karel Husa was the winner of the first Louis Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in 1983. A note from thecomposer: 'Divided into three movements, this work is a display of virtuoso passages given to solo instruments as well as to the groups of the ensemble. In the Fanfare of the first movement, the Brass section concertises in groupsof four Brass quintets (2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba or Baritone), spread from left to right in back. The Saxophones (SATB) are placed in front of the Brass quintets, and the Woodwinds occupy the front of the stage, withPercussion on the left and right side. These groups, like the Brass quintets, play in the concertante style, particularly in the first and last movements. 'At the same time, each movement contains individual solo passages(for example, Timpani and Flute in Movement I - Drum Ceremony and English Horn and other low Woodwinds in Movement II - Elegy). The composition of this piece was prompted by the excellence of Wind and Percussion players today, andby the incredible growth of Wind ensembles, orchestras, and bands in the last 25 years. It is intended for their enjoyment.'
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50They Stood At The Edge Of The Sky - Roland Barrett
Roland Barrett has composed a piece in honor of the brave men and women who faced incredible and overwhelming hardships as they explored and settled the American West - the pioneers who literally "stood at the edge of the sky." This brilliant, very melodic composition is very well written, yet it is well within the technical capabilities of any good school or professional band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50Fire and Lightning! - Gary P. Gilroy
This piece is dedicated to the Edison-Computech Middle School Bands of Fresno, California, Marco Mellone, director. In 2017, multiple wildfires raced through the California countryside destroying acres of forests and thousands of homes. The power of these firestorms is unimaginable - this intense work for young bands is meant to capture the speed and ferocity of these incredible blazing infernos of nature.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£317.99Music of the Spheres - Philip Sparke
The piece reflects the composer's fascination with the origins of the universe and deep space in general. The title comes from a theory, formulated by Pythagoras, that the cosmos was ruled by the same laws he had discovered that govern the ratios of note frequencies of the musical scale. ('Harmonia' in Ancient Greek, which means scale or tuning rather than harmony - Greek music was monophonic). He also believed that these ratios corresponded to the distances of the six known planets from the sun and that the planets each produced a musical note which combined to weave a continuous heavenly melody (which, unfortunately, we humans cannot hear). In this work, these six notesform the basis of the sections MUSIC OF THE SPHERES and HARMONIA. The pieces opens with a horn solo called t = 0, a name given by some scientists to the moment of the Big Bang when time and space were created, and this is followed by a depiction of the BIG BANG itself, as the entire universe bursts out from a single point. A slower section follows called THE LONELY PLANET which is a meditation on the incredible and unlikely set of circumstances which led to the creation of the Earth as a planet that can support life, and the constant search for other civilisations elsewhere in the universe. ASTEROIDS AND SHOOTING STARS depicts both the benign and dangerous objects that are flying through space and which constantly threaten our planet, and the piece ends with THE UNKNOWN, leaving in question whether our continually expanding exploration of the universe will eventually lead to enlightenment or destruction.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.99
L'Amico Fritz - Pietro Mascagni
When you say Mascagni you immediately think of Cavalleria rusticana. This work brought Mascagni overnight fame after his wife - without him knowing - entered the score in a composition contest and it won first prize. Cavalleria rusticana became an incredible success, overshadowing the premiere of his next opera, L'Amico Fritz. L'Amico Fritz can still be considered a successful opera, with its highlights being the 'Cherry Duet' and this intermezzo, arranged by the Japanese Kimura.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.00Symphony #3 Slavyanskaya - Boris Kozhevnikov
This is a remarkable find! With the opening of the Iron Curtain, an incredible wealth of previously unknown symphonic band material has been discovered, and this amazing work stands out as a masterpiece. 14 minutes long, this four-movement symphony for winds is reminiscent of Prokofiev and Ewald, and is as powerful as the orchestral symphonies of Kalinnikov! Top-level symphonic bands will want to consider this important work for their repertoire!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Music from the Incredibles - Michael Giacchino
From the innovative creators at Pixar Studios, here is their latest animated phenomenon. Follow the far-fetched story of an incredible family of crime fighters along with their flashy music written in the campy style of a mid 1960s spy thriller. Sassy and bold, this music is a guaranteed showstopper for any concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
