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£141.99Valerius Variations - Philip Sparke
Dutch composer, artist and poet Adriaen Valerius is mostly remembered today for his collection of 79 songs for voice and lute or cittern, published posthumously in 1626. Philip Sparke has taken one melody from this collection that tells of the War of Independence with Spain. The beautiful slow melody is followed by a series of lively variations to form an extremely entertaining piece that will bring great joy to all who perform and listen to it.
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£183.99Five States of Change - Philip Sparke
Five States of Change was commissioned by Kunstfactor for the 4th section of the Dutch National Brass Band Championships (NBK) 2011. It is dedicated to Jappie Dijkstra and the Music Information Centre (MUI), Arnhem, Holland, in acknowledgement of their outstanding work in developing band repertoire.The composer writes: "The idea for the piece came when I was reading an article about a branch of Chinese philosophy which is abbreviated as Wu Xing*, which has no exact translation but can mean, for example, five elements, five phases or five states of change. It is central to all elements of Chinese thought, including science, philosophy, medicine andastrology, and in simple terms tries to create various cyclic relationships between five elements in all walks of life.An example is: Earth - Metal - Water - Wood - Fire - (Earth) etc. where (in one cycle) earth bears metal, metal changes to liquid (water) when heated, water helps trees grow, wood burns to create fire, fire produces ash (earth) and the cycle continues.I was particularly interested in the cycle of emotions:- Meditation - Sorrow - Fear - Anger - Joy - (Meditation) etc. and thought this cyclic principle would provide an effective emotional journey for a piece of music. So Five States of Change has five equal sections which loosely characterise this emotional cycle. I have tried to make the music grow organically, with minimal repetition, and each movement evolves from the musical elements at the end of the previous one, with the opening material appearing, transformed, at the end of the piece to complete the cycle. *in full Wu zhong liu xing zhi chi or the five types of chi dominating at different times
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£89.99A Christmas Suite
This original Christmas Suite by Filip Ceunen combines a selection of holiday favorites in new and interesting ways. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree), Joy to the World and The First Noel will enchant and delight your audiences. This suite is very accessible and contains ample voice doublings, making it sound just as good when played by smaller bands.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.99Along the River - Hermann Pallhuber
Along the River was commissioned by the Wind Band Kundl in Austria to commemorate its 225th anniversary of making music and spreading joy! To add a personal touch to this composition, Hermann Pallhuber drew inspiration from the Kundler-Klamm canyon. The sights and sounds of nature particularly inspires him: the roar of the water winding its way through the canyon or the sun rising behind the mountain peaks. Breath-taking musical images will captivate your audience. All the movements in Along the River will challenge your band but reward them with a fulfilling musical journey.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£94.99On Wings - Bart Picqueur
In On Wings Bart Picqueur cleverly portrays the sense of freedom and joy that music can bring. On Wings was commissioned by the VLAMO of East Flanders (Belgium). VLAMO is an umbrella association that assists and organizes amateur music groups throughout Flanders and leads variousmusic related projects. Please keep your arms and legs inside as we prepare for take-off!
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£76.99Playday! - Benjamin Yeo
Playday! is a concert march for wind band that displays the composer's sheer joy at writing music. He was in fact writing another piece of serious music when a sudden burst of inspiration came to him - he knew he had to put the other piece aside to start work on this special march immediately. Excited to get his music into writing and share it with the world, the march was completed in just three short days. Full of fun and playful sounds, Playday! opens up many imaginative possibilities within the familiar concert march form.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.99Christmas on the Rocks
Christmas on the Rocks collects together four world famous English Christmas carols in an instrumental pop arrangement. Optionally, the audience or a choir can also sing along. If so, the conductor gives the cues. The following Christmascarols are included in this work: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Joy to the World - Away in a Manger (one verse flute solo), and Deck the Halls.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£109.99The Cross & The Crown - Bert Appermont
This brilliant concert march was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of "Les Voltigeurs de Qubec". The title of the work refers to the emblem of this Canadian regiment, in which both the cross and the crown aredepicted. This piece aims above all to express the joy of this special anniversary. The melancholy trio section brings to mind more turbulent times and the trials and tribulations that the regiment has experienced at various points of its history.
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£134.99Celtic Voyage - Sven Van Calster
In Celtic Voyage, Sven Van Calster has set the 90th anniversary of the commissioning orchestra to music in a Celtic ambience. Along with numerous wonderful memories and experiences, 90 years is bound to bring setbacks too. The solemn middlesection based on Celtic music depicts overwhelmingly the beauty and joy of music that play such a great role in any music organisation.
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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...
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