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£57.00Ghost Dancing
An excellent study and introduction to contemporary compositional techniques, Ghost Dancing will stimulate the students in their exploration of modern music. Some of the dissonances are biting, adding to the excitement of the piece. The contrasting lyrical middle section gives a release from the tension before leading back to the aggressive main theme. You might consider this for performance around Halloween!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£83.00Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Layton
A fresh new arrangement of this timeless Jazz standard by prominent arranger Jerry Nowak. It features big band stylings and harmonies, but in the realm of the modern concert band. There is a very nice brass quintet feature in the middle of the arrangement. Advancing groups or community bands will find this to be a crowd favorite for your next pops concert or any other concert.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£72.00On Parade - Edwin Franko Goldman
Edwin Franko Goldman's energetic composition On Parade is both programmatic and descriptive of parades from yesteryear, complete with bugle, fife (piccolo), and drum strains. In addition, a joyful vocal refrain was included in the 1934 edition of the march with lyrics by Goldman. Edward Lisk's meticulous, modern edition brings this wonderful new march to the attention of a whole new generation of band musicians.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£64.00From This Valley - Gregory Rudgers
A fantasy on the folk song "Red River Valley," composer Gregory Rudgers's stunning new composition ranges from dramatic to lush and lyrical, accented by occasional, whimsical drifts. He employs all of the forces of the modern concert band to their fullest in this symphonic presentation. Ideal for a contest or festival.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£64.00A Little Night and Day Music
Commissioned by Carl Fischer for a school band series in the 1970s, A Little Night and Day Music is a classic of the modern band repertoire. The "Night Music" section is a study in color and atmosphere and makes striking use of contemporary instrumental techniques including clusters and aleatory. The second section ("Day Music") is a bright and brassy contrast, full of drive and an exhilarating momentum. (Only the first section of A Little Night and Day Music is included on the recording)
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£72.00Onward-Upward (March) - Edwin Franko Goldman
A delightful example of the Goldman style at its most infectious, this concert edition by Edward Lisk will make this charmer from the early 1930s available for a new generation of performers and listeners. Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956), who founded the Goldman band in 1918, was one of the great bandsmen who was inspired by the example of John Philip Sousa in creating the modern marching band repertoire.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£61.00Tapestries - Mike Forbes
Using the musical styles and forms of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, Mike Forbes has written a striking and powerful three movement suite that is a major addition to serious band literature. The music is entirely original, but the style and approach is similar to such pieces as the Courtly Dances from Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, and makes effective use of the coloristic possibilities of the modern concert band.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£57.00Annie Laurie - Anonymous
The song "Annie Laurie" was written to her by William Douglas, and amended by Lady John Scott. This song was a favorite with Scottish soldiers during the Crimean War. Composer Carl Strommen gives us a wonderful new setting of this popular folk song that explores all of the glorious colors of the modern concert band. A great change of pace piece for any concert and a great way to improve the musicianship of your students.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£49.00Path To The Pacific
Silva brings you an open Copland-type sound in a work that is musically descriptive. With its big angular gestures that contrast with sweeping melodic lines, this piece isa perfect vehicle to promote lyrical playing. With Path to the Pacific, you get a real different sounding piece that is marvelously orchestrated to exploit all of the colors of the modern concert band.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£79.99Majestic for Band - James Barnes
MAJESTIC is an energetic work intended to showcase the dramatic potential and immense emotional and rhythmic drive of the modern wind band. Fanfare-like passages in the brass intermix with virtuosic woodwind writing and colorful percussion (including harp) to make this short piece a virtual tour de force of instrumental color and power.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days