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£79.99The Painted Desert (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
The south-western US state of Arizona has more than its fair share of stunning landscapes, natural phenomena and National Monuments. Best known is the Grand Canyon, but there are also numerous deserts, a petrified forest, extinct volcanoes and the huge Sunset Crater. Not surprisingly, it has featured as the backdrop to many Western movies. The Painted Desert is a narrow, crescent-shaped arc about 160 miles long which begins near the Grand Canyon and varies in width from 10 to 35 miles. It is largely void of vegetation and years of erosion by wind and rain have exposed sedimentary layers of rock up to 250 million years old. Chemical differences in the various layers result in an effect not unlike a multicoloured layer cake with contrasting hues of red, orange and pink, blue, grey and lavender creating a silent and barren landscape which looks like it has been hand-painted. As with much of the planet's stunning landscapes all the observer can do is stand and stare.Duration: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£110.99The Pioneers (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
In The Pioneers Philip Sparke salutes the bicentenary of an expedition by two all time American heroes - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were commissioned by US President Thomas Jefferson to find the headwaters of the Missouri and a route to the Pacific following the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the USA. They set out as the 'Corps of Discovery' from Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1804 and not only did they succeed in reaching the Pacific through hostile territory, but also found their way back - in 3 years! The piece is not descriptive of the journey but gives the composer the opportunity to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this amazing feat. Add a touch of the wild-west to any concert with this exciting work.Duration: 5:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.95The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Symphonic Suite from (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Shore, Howard - Lopez, Victor
All the familiar melodies from the Academy Award-winning final movie in the trilogy are woven into this stunning medley.Titles include:The Steward Of GondorMinas TirithThe End of All ThingsInto the WestThe Return of the KingIncredibly true to Howard Shore's original film score manuscript, this is a vibrant transcription every library should contain.Duration: 11:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Selections from (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Shore, Howard - Story, Michael
The movie was a blockbuster and the award-winning film score by Howard Shore dramatically enhanced the screenplay of this timeless film. This dynamic medley includes all the familiar selections and concludes with the endeared title "Into the West." Other titles include: "A Storm Is Coming," "Minas Morgul," "Minas Tirith," and "Return of the King."Duration: 5.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.99Largo (from Winter, The Four Seasons) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Vivaldi, Antonio - Sparke, Philip
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) stands, with Handel and J.S. Bach, as one of the titanic figures of late Baroque composition. Not only was he lauded as a composer of vocal and instrumental works both sacred and secular, he was without serious competition, the most prolific composer of his age. In addition to hundreds of vocal works, including forty-nine operas, he composed five hundred concertos. The Four Seasons are probably the best known of his concerti with the second movement, Largo, portraying time spent by a roaring fire listening to the rain pounding against the window. This arrangement for concert band retains all the warmth of the original.Duration: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£51.95Children of the World (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Barnes & Smith - Smith, Robert W.
Inspired by the creation of this moving song written especially for the Expressions Music Curriculum, Robert W. Smith has created the most dynamic full pyramid concert. There are optional string parts as well as an optional children's choir. The concert band serves as the foundation for the programming of this work with the entire pyramid or any combination of the parts. Virtually any wind player can perform the solo in the absence of the choir. Just read the words, a spectacular closer for any program. Duration: 3.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50The Sleeping Place of the Stars (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ford, Ralph
Musically depicting the legend of the mysterious Shades Valley in central Alabama, this work draws its inspiration from the poem of the same name written by Ethel Armes. The percussion section sets the stage for the development of the thematic material by building on the aggressive opening musical statement. The melody builds to a glorious conclusion with a fervent end. Duration: 4.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£421.99The Book of Urizen (Movements I: The Vision and II: The Creation) (Soprano, Narrator and Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob
The Book of Urizen is a work for concert band, solo soprano, and a male narrator in which sound collages of religious expressions are used. The piece is inspired by the compelling visionary poem of the same name (which the poet illustrated himself) by the Englishman William Blake (1757-1827), who occupies a unique position in western literature and the visual arts. He was not just a poet and a writer, but he was also a graphic artist, a painter, an illustrator, a spiritualist, a religious visionary, and a mystic philosopher. For the performance of this work, a professional sound system, including two microphones and a CD player, is needed. The three sound collages are three separate tracks on the enclosed CD and can be played easily at the right moment.The Book of Urizen bears resemblance to Genesis and Exodus, of which the contents form the basis of the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic faith. Blake adhered to the principle that all religions are in fact one, and that deities reside in human beings. In The Book of Urizen this is represented in "The Net of Religion," which is spanned over the earth by Urizen. The sound collages, compiled by Jacob de Haan in the studio, find their origin in Jerusalem, the Holy City, where the afore-mentioned faiths come together.In the first movement of this composition, The Vision, Urizen prepares his vision of the world, and he presents this to the "Eternals." His vision is rejected, and Urizen locks himself up in his own abstract world. When he does emerge again, he is confronted with rage by the gathered Eternals. Urizen flees the wrath of the Eternals, "the flames of eternal fury," and enwombs himself in his own world. When the Eternals see Urizen in his "stony sleep," they wonder if this is death. The blacksmith Los is torn by grief because of the isolation of Urizen. It brings him to rouse his fires, prepare his forge, and to give Urizen's world concrete form.In the second movement, The Creation, Urizen's world, but also man, woman, and child are created. Los is horrified with the appearance of Urizen's body. He mourns and pities Urizen, and from his blood a female form comes into being, with the name Enitharmon. The Eternals, fearful of the female form, decide to erect a tent to obstruct their view to eternity. Enitharmon and Los beget a son, called Orc. Los baptizes him as a child of the "fallen world." Orc is fed at Enitharmon's breast, which makes a girdle of jealousy restrict Los' chest. He takes the child to the top of the mountain and chains him down. The cries of Orc awaken Urizen, who explores his world creating instruments of scientific measurement to do so. Los encircles the face of Enitharmon from the sight of Urizen and Orc. She then populates the earth by giving birth to an enormous race.The Web, the third movement of The Book of Urizen, is available in a separate set.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95Into the West (from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Shore, Howard - Wagner, Douglas E.
Into the West, from the Academy Award-winning film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Best Song category at the 2004 Academy Awards. Since the film's release this beautiful ballad has received unending global acclaim. Now arranged for your concert band, this title is sure to garner a standing ovation.Duration: 4.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£62.95The Message on the Rock (Narrator with Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sheldon, Robert
The musical inspiration for this piece came from the scenes and speeches on a rock emblazoned with battle scenes from our nation's history. The piece opens with a military-sounding march that leads to a solemn section over which a narrator reads the speeches seen on the rock while a muted trumpet plays "Taps" in the background. The initial march then returns, with fragments of numerous patriotic melodies juxtaposed with the original melody, coming to an exciting ending. Duration: 4.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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