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£99.00The Quest (Symphony No. 3, 'Don Quixote,' Mvt. I)
At long last, Robert W. Smith gives us another major work based upon classic literature. Symphony No. 3 Don Quixote musically portrays the classic tale of the errant knight, his trusty yet bumbling squire and their adventures in the name of chivalry. The Quest, the first of four movements, is distinctly Spanish in flavor. Using a blend of classic and contemporary techniques, the composer weaves together a sonic tale of the gentleman of La Mancha who takes up his lance and sword to defend those that are helpless and destroy those that are evil. Captivating, musical and full of vivid imagery, Symphony No. 3 "Don Quixote" will be a performance that is memorable for performer and audience alike.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£39.60
The Sword of Kings (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
Listen carefully to this regal sounding composition by Robert W. Smith. You may find it difficult to believe that it contains only the first six notes introduced in most major band methods. "The Sword of Kings" is inspired by the legend of Excalibur. It was composed as a concert or festival work for the beginning band. Whether at the end of the first semester or the first year of study, your band will sound surprisingly sophisticated while appealing to both performer and audience alike. Active percussion combined with engaging wind parts make this an excellent choice.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.28
Time, Tone, Tune, Technique
The "4 T's" of band performance are addressed in this fundamental warmup set by Robert W. Smith. TIME is presented in multiple meters with options to clap/play with or without a metronome. Two chorale exercises focus on TONE production. We focus on TUNE with tuning chord sequence. TECHNIQUE features a scale/key exercise for technical facility through daily use. An excellent band warm up and pedagogical tool!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£47.52
To Conquer The Kraken (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
The "Kraken" is a legendary and mythical sea monster that inhabits the waters of the North Sea between The Netherlands and Iceland. Robert W. Smith has composed an exciting and educationally rewarding work for the young band featuring strong unison ensemble statements followed by flowing and interactive lines. Each section of the band will be challenged yet rewarded for their musical work as they develop into the strong ensemble required to conquer the powerful sea monster. An exceptional work that reinforces musical skills and concepts while motivating the young musician!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.54
Triton Fanfare (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
This sparkling concert opener will make your band sound mature beyond their years! With the numeral three as the creative seed, teaching opportunities abound from the meter to the use of the tri-tone. Flowing melody combined with fanfare flourishes combine to make Triton Fanfare by Robert W. Smith a wonderfully effective addition to any concert program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£43.56
Upon A Midnight Clear (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
A beautiful carol melody for the ages, Robert W. Smith has arranged "Upon A Midnight Clear" for your young band's next holiday performance. Using two time signatures and flowing lyrical counter lines, the teaching opportunities are plentiful, particularly at this grade level. Beautiful!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£41.58
Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
Robert W. Smith's majestic and powerful original work for the beginning band will be a valued addition to your concert or festival program. Bold and exciting, "Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band" is composed using only a one octave range for each instrument. Teaching opportunities abound including a short fugue that leads to the dramatic conclusion. An excellent addition to the beginning band repertoire!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£41.58
Walking the Planks (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
Featuring the keyboard percussion section, "Walking The Planks" will be an invaluable addition to your next beginning band concert. Using a nautical theme, Robert W. Smith has created this work to reinforce musical concepts and highlight this crucial area of skill development for all percussionists. Using only six notes, the melody will flow seamlessly across the planks while providing a delightful musical experience for all. The optional accelerando provides an added incentive to the percussion section leading to a very exciting conclusion. Just imagine...they will be stars using keyboard instruments! What a great message to send in this early part of their band experience!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.28
Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus
It's 1897 in New York City. A young girl writes to the editor of the New York Sun questioning the existence of Santa Claus. The classic editorial response "Yes, Virginia" has charmed generations of families during the yuletide season. Robert W. Smith has set this inspiring text to music for performance at any holiday concert. Featuring a narrator, the band setting includes holiday favorites that bring these famous words to life. Why not ask your principal or superintendent to perform with the band this year? Suitable for performance by ensembles at many levels, "Yes, Virginia" reminds us all of the wonders of the holiday season as seen through a child's eyes!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£375.00Facade - An Entertainment, Suite from (Concert Band with Optional Narrator - Score and Parts) - Walton, William - Noble, Paul
This Suite from Facade - An Entertainment, composed by William Walton, with poems by Dame Edith Sitwell, presents for the first time a grouping of movements selected and arranged by Paul Noble for Concert Band and optional Reciter. The original composition was written between 1921 and 1928, containing forty-three numbers. They had their origin in a new style of poetry that Edith Sitwell evolved in the early 1920s, poems that her brother Osbert later described as 'experiments in obtaining through the medium of words the rhythm and dance measures such as waltzes, polkas, foxtrots... Some of the resulting poems were sad and serious... Others were mocking and gay... All possessed a quite extraordinary and haunting fascination.' Possibly influenced by the dance references in some of the numbers, Osbert declared that the poems might be further enhanced if spoken to a musical accompaniment. The obvious choice of composer was the young man who lived and worked in an attic room of the Sitwell brothers' house in Carlyle Square W[illiam] T[urner] Walton, as he then styled himself. The now historic first performance of the Facade Entertainment took place in an L-shaped first-floor drawing-room on January 24, 1922. Accompaniments to sixteen poems and two short musical numbers were performed by an ensemble of five players. The performers were obscured from the audience by a decorated front curtain, through which a megaphone protruded for Edith to declaim her poems. This was, as she put it, 'to deprive the work of any personal quality'. The first public performance of Facade was given at the Aeolian Hall on June 12, 1923. By now, fourteen poems had been set, others revised or rejected, and an alto saxophone added to the ensemble. The occasion gave rise to widespread publicity, both pro and contra, and the name of the twenty-one year old W. T. Walton was truly launched. In the ensuing years the Facade has gone through revisions and additions, with full orchestral arrangements of selected movements being made without the Reciter. Former Band Director Robert O'Brien arranged some movements for band, again without Reciter, which are now out of print. So this 'history making' addition is the first opportunity for Concert Bands to present some movements of Facade with poems as originally intended. The luxury of electronic amplification allows the full ensemble to perform without necessarily overshadowing the Reciter. And the arrangements are written with considerable doubling so that the ensemble may play in full, or reduced in size as may be desired for proper balance. And, though not encouraged, the arrangements are written so that the band can perform the music without the Reciter. Program notes are adapted in part from those written by David Lloyd-Jones and published by Oxford University Press in the Study Score of William Walton's Facade Entertainments.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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