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£309.99Symphony No. 9, Op. 160 - James Barnes
Premiered on September 21, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas by the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble (Dr. Paul Popiel, conducting), James Barnes' Ninth Symphony was composed between January and late June of that same year. This large work was commissioned by a consortium of twenty-one college bands, community bands, professional bands and individuals to help mark the 70th birthday of the composer (b. 1949). It is an expansive forty-minute work in four movements, of which the composer writes, This is my last symphony... this work represents a compendium of all that I have learned during the fifty years of composing and scoring for this wonderful new medium: the modern wind band. The first movement, subtitled Elegy, is based around G minor. It is the longest movement of the symphony. Tragic and despondent in character, it is cast in sonata-allegro form. The second movement is entitled Scherzo. Barnes claims that I have always wanted to write a waltz, and that is how this movement is cast, in a modified rondo form in D minor. In contrast to the mood of the first movement, the scherzo is a delightful posy of expansive melody, splashy color, humor and rhythm. The third movement, which is in a modified tertiary form, is entitled Night Music. In contrast to the scherzo, this movement begins with a mysterious incantation, first displayed by solo Alto flute. The music becomes even darker and more mysterious, while overall the movement effectively expresses an otherworldly mood, ending with a solo soprano offstage which suddenly emerges, eerily singing a modified version of the opening incantation. Cast in sonata-allegro form, the fourth movement is most definitely a rousing Finale, beginning with a brilliant fanfare and undergoing several mood transformations before emerging into the final coda, ending the symphony with an energetic splash of color.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£129.99Symphonic Songs for Band (Deluxe Edition) - Robert Russell Bennett
This enduring perennial - one of a pair of Bennett works popularized by Frederick Fennell's influential Eastman Wind Ensemble - is at last available in a Deluxe Edition including full score. Celebrating the golden anniversary of the work's 1957 premiere, this new publication allows conductors to rehearse with maximum effectiveness and appreciate fully the mastery of Bennett's scoring technique. Prepared by Bennett biographer George Ferencz, the score includes introductory notes and a complete errata list for the original set of parts. (14:30) Recorded by the Keystone Wind Ensemble - Jack Stamp, conductor
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99To Celebrate a Miracle - Samuel Adler
This major work for wind orchestra incorporates the melodies of nine of the most popular and best-known Chanukah-related songs and hymns. Seven are secular and two are liturgical, and are creatively developed and adapted to take advantage of the various timbres and characteristics of the mature ensemble. The number nine here was intended by the composer to represent the nine candles or lights in the Chanukah m'nora (candelabrum) on the last night of the festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Abbey Road - A Symphonic Portrait
The Beatles' landmark album Abbey Road was the last one recorded by the band and is considered by many to be their best. This dynamic and creative setting for band includes: Come Together, Something, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, SheCame in Through the Bathroom Window, You Never Give Me Your Money and The End. Sure to become a classic!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Windjammer (Voyage Aboard a Tall Ship) - Robert Buckley
Windjammers were the last of the great sailing tall ships, and this piece from the pen of Robert Buckley captures the majesty and excitement of these amazing vessels. The voyage begins announced by three solo trumpets surroundingthe audience and bouncing musical phrases off one another. The sails are raised, the ship is underway, and the audience is taken on a colorful and exciting musical voyage. This is effective and skillfully scored programmatic musicat its best. Dur: 5:40
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Hey, Hey We're the Monkees
Those madcap characters from TV's past have made a whole new audience, thanks to the Nickelodeon cable channel. Four of their biggest hits are combined in a fun-loving medley for developing bands. Includes: Daydream Believer, Last Train To Clarksville, I'm A Believer, and Hey, Hey We're The Monkees.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£91.20Du und Du - Johann Strauss
Strausss Waltz Du und Du (You and You), published around the end of 1874, is based on motives from the operetta Die Fledermaus (The BaT) and named after one of its melodies, the famous chorus of Act II. The introduction, in triple meter(3/4), never modulates away from its basic key, F major. Du und Du contains 3 waltzes, each of them in the traditional structure ABA. After the third and last waltz, the piece concludes with a coda that elaborates fragments from the previouswaltzes.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Land of Hope and Glory - Edward Elgar
Elgar's five Pomp and Circumstance Marches were written between 1901 and 1930 with number 1 undoubtedly being the most popular of the five. King Edward VII told Elgar that the tune would 'go round the world' if words were fitted to it. Elgar took the hint and included it (with slight rhythmic changes) in his Coronation Ode of 1902, with words by A. C. Benson. Thus was born Land of Hope and Glory which is now, of course, an integral part of the annual Last Night of the Proms, when the audience (with varying degrees of success!) sing the words along to the original march. Now your concert band can enjoy all the pomp and ceremony of the proms with this arrangement by Philip Sparke.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Miss Saigon
The Broadway blockbuster of the 90's! From the writers of 'Les Miserables' comes this new stage production, opening to the largest advance ticket sales in Broadway history. The music is truly stunning and Warren Barker'simpressive showcase has captured the dramatic theatrical style. Includes: Sun And Moon: The Heat Is On In Saigon: The American Dream: I Still Believe: The Last Night Of The World: and The Morning Of The Dragon. Helicopter soundeffect can be dowloaded through the Closer Look feature.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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