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£148.00Trois Rag - Caprices (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Milhaud, Darius - De Meij, Johan
The French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a member of the Groupe des Six. This group of six composers gathering Honegger, Poulence, Auric, Durey, Tailleferre and Milhaud, imitated Erik Satie by revolting against the deeply rooted traditional conventions of that time. They reacted against impressionism (Debussy) and romanticism (Wagner, Mahler) and felt very strongly about the music of Satie and Stravinsky. Milhaud's most popular work is undoubtedly the ballet La Creation du Monde, one of the most striking examples of jazz influences in classical music. The premiere at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in October 1923 caused a real scandal with the Paris public. The Trois Rag-Caprices for piano were composed one year earlier, in the summer of 1922, and could be considered as a kind of preliminary sketch for La Creation du Monde. There are indeed clear similarities between both compositions as to the rhythmical and harmonic aspects. The Trois Rag-Caprices were orchestrated for symphony orchestra by Milhaud himself some time later. The same happened to Saudades do Brasil (1920), a piano composition punctuated with Latin-American influences, which was written after his stay in Rio de Janeiro (1917-18) exactly as his ballet Le Boeuf sur le Toit. Johan de Meij's orchestration of Trois Rag-Caprices for symphonic band is a most welcome addition next to the original band works of Milhaud, such as Suite Francaise (1945) and West Point Suite (1951).Duration: 8.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£150.00Ancient Airs and Dances (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Respighi, Ottorino - Johnson, William V.
Suite No.1 for Symphonic Winds - IV. Passo Mezzo e Mascherada. William Johnson's wind band transcription of this Renaissance masterwork by Respighi will be the headline of your next concert. Appropriate for your festival program, "Ancient Airs And Dances" provides a powerful musical and educational experience for your ensemble. With parts included for optional color instruments, this exceptional edition brings classic Renaissance repertoire into the modern era.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£99.95Scenes from Modern Life (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wiffin, Rob
This suite depicts various aspects of contemporary existence. First there is The Beating Heart of the City (3.20) with its clamour, jagged edges and persistent nervous energy. This is followed by an aspect of life that is timeless ?€" the vista of Clouds (3.30). This quiet and impressionistic movement is all about shapes gently forming and then merging and shifting. Finally, Coach Ride (3.06) is a manic journey on a bus (obviously not taking in the M25). This fast and furious little piece was originally written as an encore for the Buckinghamshire Symphonic Wind Ensemble. It is a romp of a coach ride during which a couple of nursery rhymes appear, including ?€The wheels on the bus go round and round?€.Duration: 10
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.00Spanish Dance (from The Gadfly) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Shostakovich, Dmitri - Curnow, James
Originally composed for the movie The Gadfly, this brilliant dance number was later included in the Suite for Variety Orchestra No.2. Carefully crafted in this adaptation for symphonic band, this is an exciting and explosive work suitable as an opener or encore selection.Duration: 2:40
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£149.99Kyo-Wa (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Yagisawa, Satoshi
KYO-WA is a suite in three movements - Fanfare, Chorale and March, which composer Satoshi Yagisawa wrote individually year on year between 2008 and 2010 for a symphonic wind band. The word KYO in the title can mean resonance, but also togetherness, working together and competition. WA means peace and harmony. These ideas, together with a broad palette of emotions from sadness and fear to hope and rapture, have been woven into a piece that is typical of his new compositional style.Duration: 11:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50Sea Hawk (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Korngold, Wolfgang - Brubaker, Jerry
Erich Korngold's score to the Sea Hawk, written in 1940, plays more like a symphony than a soundtrack. Jerry Brubaker has created a picturesque suite for symphonic band of several of the majestic themes from this marvellous score.Duration: 4.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Jesus Christ Superstar (Medley) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Lloyd Webber, Andrew - Mancini & Moss
Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical from the early 1970's ushered in a new era of powerful rock-oriented music for the Broadway stage (and subsequent movie). The orchestral suite by Henry Mancini has long been a standout, and John Moss has adapted this version creating a wonderful setting for symphonic band.Includes:SuperstarEverything's AlrightKing Herod's SongI Don't Know How to Love Him
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.99Slavonic Dances (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Dvorak, Antonin - Curnow, James
This monumental suite is one of the most impressive transcriptions ever published. Every note comes from the original Dvorak work, including the transitions from one dance to the next. Written for Dr. Harry Begian's last tour with the University of Illinois Symphonic Band, this powerful concert work lets every section of the band shine ... a must for mature groups.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£69.99Christmas Tidings (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Del Borgo, Elliot
A bright and sparkling suite using the carols As With Gladness, Away in an Manger and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, treated in a symphonic manner to capture the joy and warmth of the Holiday Season.Duration: 2.45
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£44.95The Kings Go Forth (Concert Band - Score only) - Gregson, Edward
This work was commissioned jointly by the Royal Air Force Music Service and an American Universities Consortium and received its world premiere during the 1996 RAF British Tour. It is scored for large symphonic wind band, with the addition of voices.The work is a sequel to the highly successful The Sword and the Crown which was premiered in 1991 by the mass bands of the RAF (and also was an RAF commission). That work was based on music written for the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of The Plantagenets and Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 (for productions between 1988 and 1991).The Kings go Forth is similarly based on musical material for those productions. It uses different thematic elements and incorporates them into a three-movement suite entitled: The Church; The People; The State.This reflects the fact that in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Shakespeare introduces The People as an important element in the dramatic structure. The Church and The State are, of course, both leitmotivs throughout the entire plays. An Agnus Dei is heard at the outset from a solo voice. The ensuing Dies Irae is a fast and, at times, quite violent dance. The two sections which form the basis of the second movement, The People, concentrate on popular elements and reflect to some extent the tavern scenes in the plays. The two ideas presented are a harvest hymn reflecting the country scenes set in Gloucestershire, and a jazzy, 'up-tempo' dance based on the medieval song, Sumer is icumen in. The third movement, The State, deals with the Kings theme in the title of the piece. The juxtaposition of battle music with funeral music for Henry IV and Henry VI leads to a reworking of the leitmotif from the beginning of the work. The final section is Coronation music for Henry V, eventually leading to a triumphant climax. - Edward GregsonDuration: 17.15Recorded on QPRM 125D Festival of Music 1996, Massed Bands of the Royal Air ForceRecorded on QPRM 134D The Kings Go Forth, Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra
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