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£73.50
A Mother?s Hymn
Simple, poignant and beautiful, A Mother's Hymn by Robert W. Smith is an artistic experience for both band and audience. Based on an old Swedish melody also known as "How Great Thou Art," this setting is appropriate for any concert or festival performance. An instant standard in the concert band repertoire.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.50
Portals - Robert W. Smith
Written during the pandemic of 2020-21, "Portals" was inspired by the digital portals or windows that allowed us to view our world. From the human interaction and expression through videoconference windows, to the living room television screens that served as portals to our outside world, our views drastically changed. Featuring soloists as well woodwind and brass choirs, this joyous composition builds to a bold and majestic full ensemble statement and exciting conclusion. Optional middle school parts are included allowing for full pyramid concert performance. Written for the live concert band or virtual ensemble performance, "Portals" will be a valued addition to your next concert as we celebrate the combined musical voices of our world.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£150.00
Keys To Success: Sonority and Technique - Robert W. Smith
A significant addition to your concert band folders, "Keys To Success" is a daily approach to developing stellar sonority and technique with your ensemble. Combining traditional long tone and technique exercises/studies with original chorales, this is a rich resource that has been proven in the classroom over many years. Detailed teaching notes to the conductor are included providing invaluable information beyond most band technique books. Directors are encouraged to listen to the publisher-provided demonstration recording featuring a high school band who has used Keys To Success for years in the development of their ensembles from grades 9-12. A cost effective and teaching-focused resource for all concert bands!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£119.00
The Dance - Robert W. Smith
Inspired by the paintings of impressionist Henri Matisse and featuring the alto saxophone, "The Dance" is the first movement of "Three Conversations With Matisse." Along with the well known Matisse painting of the same name, this unique musical statement can be described as forbidding, menacing, tribal and ritualistic. Written for the accomplished saxophone soloist, the band accompaniment is well within the technical range of most high school, university and community ensembles. A powerful and welcome addition to the saxophone and concert band repertoire!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£98.50
The Blue Window - Robert W. Smith
Inspired by "The Blue Window" by Henri Matisse, this lyrical statement for alto saxophone and band is a subdued departure from the more colorful and powerful movements of "Three Conversations With Matisse". Reflective and poignant, your soloist, ensemble and audience will be quietly enthralled in a musical setting that harkens to days gone by. Simply stated....beautiful.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£119.00
The Music Lesson - Robert W. Smith
Inspired by the command and structure of two Henri Matisse paintings under the name "The Music Lesson", this powerful work for alto saxophone and band will become a staple of the repertoire. From the strict structure of the opening piano statement to the classically influenced melodic interplay with the saxophone, the piece moves through a flowing musical environment highlighted by a virtuosic cadenza. The recapitulation of the initial melodic line completes our music lesson and provides a strong conclusion to "Three Conversations With Matisse", a suite for alto saxophone and band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£98.50
The Royal Hawaiian - Robert W. Smith
A march composed in a classic American style, The Royal Hawaiian is based on the famous "Aloha Oe" composed by Queen Lili'uokalani in 1878. Featuring American military percussion as well as traditional Hawaiian instruments including optional conch shell, the blend of musical textures creates an unusual yet familiar march setting. If Sousa had surfed, we believe this is what he would have heard!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£150.00
Hot As Blue Blazes - Robert W. Smith
A musical "tour de force" for the concert band. As the title suggests, the American jazz style and its historic roots in American music is the inspiration for this showcase for the more advanced band. Featuring blazing woodwind lines combined with powerful brass and driving percussion, this is a significant programming choice that will be enthusiastically received by your ensemble musicians. The resulting audience reaction will elevate your ensemble to another level of musical appreciation. Hot!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£119.00
Mutations - Robert W. Smith
Featuring the concert band's brass section and an offstage trumpet ensemble, this contemporary work draws its inspiration from the mutation of sound and its transmission throughout the ensemble and performance environment. From a dark and mysterious beginning with muted sounds on all brass instruments, the timbre and sonority slowly mutates through various musical environments. As the brass section mutates to open sounds, the result is a stunning and glorious music statement that transforms the ensemble and audience alike.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£92.50
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