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£54.99Chaconne (Build-A-Band Edition) - Gustav Holst
The opening movement from the Holst First Suite is now available in the Build-A-Band format. This work is contrapuntal in nature and teaches the importance of independent playing. The flashy 16th note runs are scored for the mallets and snare drum, bringing the technical challenges within your students' abilities. A perfect selection to make your small band with limited instrumentation sound great! Optional parts for guitar, piano, bass and percussion fill out the band. Choose the best classic contest literature for your students!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99Intermezzo - Holst
Gustav Holst's "First Suite in Eb For Military Band" is universally considered a band masterwork. This "Build-A-Band" edition places it within reach of those bands with severely limited or awkward instrumentation, making it the perfect selection for your small band with good players to sound great! This fast middle movement from the suite teaches young musicians to articulate contrasting staccato and legato passages. Optional parts for guitar, piano, bass and percussion can fill some missing holes in the band. (Also available in the Build-A-Band series: the first and third movements of this suite.)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99Explorations - Huckeby
An impressive piece at this grade level featuring syncopation and mixed meters. The lush and beautiful slow section adds contrast to the exciting rhythmic drive. Skillfully arranged for bands with less than ideal instrumentation, this outstanding piece is perfect for concert and festival use and is sure to make your band sound its best! Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.50
Christmas Bells And Brass - Larry Neeck
Get your band into the holiday spirit with this unique and very playable work! Carols included are "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Deck The Halls," "Silent Night," and "Jingle Bells". You will find this unique arrangement musically and educationally satisfying, and this Build-A-Band edition is perfect for those ensembles with incomplete or awkward instrumentations. An excellent choice for your next holiday concert, "Christmas Bells and Brass" will appeal to audience and band members alike, and your band will sound like gold!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99
Tailspin - Rob Romeyn
Inspired by a memorable commuter jet trip taken by the composer, "Tailspin" is an aggressive and hard hitting composition capturing the peril of an airliner in rapid descent. Contemporary harmonies and driving rhythms contribute to the unique and fresh sound of this work. Varied dynamics and textures add to the drama and make this the perfect concert or festival work for young bands. This arrangement for the "Build A Band" series ensures success with even the most awkward of instrumentations. An optional keyboard/piano part is included. "Tailspin" Has the excitement and power that students love!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99
A Fireside Christmas - Rob Romeyn
Beautiful and expressive, the traditional carol "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" is the basis for "A Fireside Christmas," a lovely and lyrical selection for band. In addition to being very playable, this version for the Build-A- Band series ensures success with even the most awkward of instrumentations. Moving lines and opportunities abound for the development of lyrical phrasing, making this an outstanding teaching selection, as each section has the opportunity to perform melodically. A perfect "change of pace" for your next holiday concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99
Christmas Declaration - R. W. Smith
Robert W. Smith's "Christmas Declaration" has become a standard of holiday band concerts, and this arrangement for the Barnhouse "Build-A-Band" series now presents this modern classic in a setting accessible to bands of limited instrumentation and size. Subtitled "A Holiday Flourish For Band," this work is the perfect opener or closer for your holiday program. Guaranteed to add holiday cheer to your Christmas concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50
On A Cold Winter's Night
One of James Swearingen's most popular holiday works, "On A Cold Winter's Night," is now available in a flexible instrumentation setting in the "Build-A-Band" series. The holiday season magically comes alive with this creative setting of two all-time favorite carols. The accessibility of this piece will allow musicians the opportunity to quickly achieve a high level of musical performance. Tuneful melodies, beautiful harmonies, tasteful percussion make this the perfect choice for that special concert. Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99
Tidings Of Comfort And Joy
This glorious setting of two classic carols, "What Child Is This?" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is destined to be a popular choice when planning that special holiday performance. Expertly crafted, this delicate arrangement incorporates lush harmonies, soaring musical lines and limited technical demands. It is the perfect selection for establishing an expressive moment that will musically serve to inspire one and all. Yuletide favorites!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50
Black Jack March - Huffer
One of the great American "old line" marches, "Black Jack" is a romping 6/8 military march that was dedicated to WWI hero Gen. John J. Pershing. Perfectly suited for the Build-A-Band series, "Black Jack" allows ensembles with lopsided or incomplete instrumentations the opportunity to sound full and balanced on a great march! Perfect for a concert opener or closer, and audiences love marches! A sure hit!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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