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£71.50Jaffa Gate Overture - Laura Estes
Laura's music is always poignant and full of opportunities to teach across the curriculum. Jaffa Gate Overture is a wonderful new work for the contest & festival season with a simple and effective A-B-A form that will set them up for success!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£107.50Armida Overture - Franz Joseph Haydn
This overture to the opera is characteristic of Haydn. It is an abbreviated sonata form with a waltz instead of a development section. The melodies have real vitality, and ingenious counterpoint enriches the repetition of thematic material.
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£84.99A Copland Portrait - David Conte
Originally commissioned by maestro Neal Gittleman, A Copland Portrait was premiered by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in January 2000. In March of 2015, First Lieutenant Ryan Nowlin's transcription of this work for band was premiered by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig. ECS Publishing is proud to offer both the band and the orchestra version. Conte on the creation of this overture: "I set out quite consciously to evoke various aspects of Copland's work by combining and recombining them within the terms of my own musical personality. For example, the first theme of A Copland Portrait combines the character of a theme from The Red Pony with the rhythmic texture of the scherzo of the Third Symphony. While composing the piece I was conscious of drawing inspiration from many of Copland's works; a melodic shape here, a harmonic gesture there, until I arrived at something that felt fresh and new to me. A Copland Portrait is cast in a traditional Sonata-Allegro form. After a vigorous, syncopated orchestral tutti, the first theme is announced in the solo oboe, accompanied by a steady eighth-note ostinato. Playful interjections are stated in the flute and bassoon. The syncopated tutti returns; the first theme is stated again, this time in the low winds. This theme builds to a colorful climax, leading into a more dissonant transition section, which gradually slows and gives way to a lilting, more lyrical second theme in the clarinet. After some modest development of the second theme, a more plaintive theme stated in the muted trumpet brings the exposition to a close. A scherzando development section follows; the first four notes of the first theme are inverted and subjected to various contrapuntal treatments. This development section ends with a return of the opening syncopated motive, leading into a recapitulation of the first theme, this time in canon, and the second theme and closing theme, broadly sung. A brilliant toccata-style coda brings A Copland Portrait to a brisk conclusion."
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£58.50To Forge the New Frontier - Ralph Ford
The original overture starts with a flourish and spirals to a soaring melody that is staged atop a driving rhythm. The introductory material is revisited twice, each time with an interesting variation. Solidly scored by this contemporary composer, "To Forge the New Frontier" is perfect for a contest program or a spring concert. (3:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.50Pinnacle Overture - George Warren
A 16 bar introduction builds to a climax leading to the stirring main theme with unison trumpets. The slower middle movement features a lovely melody scored in a lush, tutti Barker style. A majestic restatement of the original theme culminates in a flashy ending. Sure to be a contest winner.
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£72.99To Seek the Glorious - Paul Murtha
This expansive overture for band takes the listener and performer on a varied path of moods and styles. The opening portrays the start of a new day, full of wonder and promise. The second section represents curiosity in the world and paraphrases the hymn On Eagle's Wings. A lyric section follows featuring a solo for trumpet. The next section (The Glorious) is dynamic and powerful in nature before the piece winds down to a quiet closing section with a setting of Bach's Sleepers Wake. Dur: c. 7:40 (MusicWorks)
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£47.50To Reach the Summit - Michael Oare
Even at the beginning level, Michael Oare shows that it's possible to provide creative music in a concise and appealing overture format. A stately opening leads to the exciting and energetic main theme. Perfect as a first festivalor contest number. Dur: 1:45 (Grade 1)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50
Starflight Overture - Ralph Gingery
This exceptionally fine band composition musically depicts a space voyage to a distant galaxy and its triumphant return to earth. Destined to become a favorite!
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£87.00A Bernstein Tribute - Leonard Bernstein
A musical bouquet to one of the legends of our time, A Bernstein Tribute offers musicians of moderately advanced ability the opportunity to enter the world of Bernstein through some of his most notable compositions. Clare Grundmanhas captured the spirit of each work in his adaptation which includes excerpts from the following Broadway musicals: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Excerpts from Overture to inch.Candide inch.. (7:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99On to the Next Frontier - Richard L. Saucedo
Richard's exciting overture captures feelings of adventure and daring as we look towards a new frontier and flourishing future. The percussion section is featured at the start, as layers of patterns build up to a vibrant full bandstatement of the main theme. The lyric middle section features short solos for clarinet and trumpet accompanied by lush background harmonies from the ensemble. The fast pace returns introduced by a playful baritone sax solofollowed by a full band recap of the opening theme and a rousing finish.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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