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Fanfares in Remembrance - Peadar Townsend
Fanfares in Remembrance was commissioned by Nick Jarvis, Principal conductor of the Band of the Royal British Legion, Christchurch, Dorset, UK to be premiered during the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium on May 27th, 2017. The work is a short reflection two World War One bugle calls, 'The General Salute' and 'Retreat' or 'Sunset' as it is also known. The significance and symbolism of bugle calls from this era are well known and they are still used in Barracks across the world. I have used sections of these famous British bugle calls on two trumpets either side of the band playing in two different musical keys. The band then plays an intermittent low drone like chord, again in a different musical key to the two trumpets. In my mind this opening depicts two buglers at dawn at either end of a misty field directly after a brutal slaughter. The two buglers are almost calling out for their missing comrades only to realise they are gone...... The work moves into a haunting oboe melody signifying loss. The oboe is joined by the full band in a tune of strength, solidarity, yet profound sadness. The work concludes with a recap of the opening idea; however, the two buglers are now united in musical key sounding 'The General Salute'. The music ends as the wind blows gently. The memories live on forever......
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£267.99Five Elizabethan Dances from 'Romeo & Juliet' - Don Freund
Five Elizabethan Dances is drawn from the music that sets the scene and provides the accompaniment for the Ballroom Scene from Don Freund's Romeo and Juliet: A Shakespearean Music Drama for singing actors and piano. The style of the dances is freely drawn from dances found in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (music from ca. 1562 to 1612), spiced up with changing meters and chromatic twists of melody and harmony reflecting a more recent musical language. Each of the dances represents a pivotal scene-within-a-scene. Excludes part doubling: 2+1.2+EH(opt).3+EbCl+BCl+CltoCl(opt).2+Cbsn(opt): AATB Saxes: 3.4.3.2Euph.2 Tuba: Perc(5)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Millennium: A Reflection - John Higgins
Here is an accessible contemporary band work which reflects upon the 1,000 years of western musical culture, and explores the mysterious emotions of the changing Millennium. Recurring throughout the work is a plainsong melody written near the dawn of music notation deep in the middle ages. Sure to be an intriguing work to concert audiences and students, it also represents a refreshing choice for festival use.
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£53.50Variants on an American Hymn - Michael Sweeney
Based on the familiar hymn Abide With Me, this unique composition develops variations based on fragments of the original melody. Elements of the hymn are skillfully incorporated into a variety of styles, from slow flowing phrases to lively and rhythmic themes, before the hymn is gloriously presented near the end of the piece.
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£69.99Swedish Folk Rhapsody
Here's a marvelous arrangement featuring the engaging sounds of folk music from Sweden. It opens with a brief fanfare followed by In The Summer The Sun Shines So Clearly. After the lovely 3/4 melody Flowers Of Joy, Eric alternateswoodwind and brass choirs on the dignified O Varmland. The lively song My Love Like A Dainty Shepherdess is written in 3/4 for ease of reading, and the medley concludes with a majestic setting of The King. Well scored with plentyof variety.
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£76.99Salute to Richard Rodgers
Best-known for his innovations in musical theatre, celebrated American composer Richard Rodgers would have been 100 years old in the year 2002. To celebrate his centennial, this adventurous work includes a varied cross-section ofhis compositions from the collaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II to his Emmy award-winning film score Victory At Sea. Includes: Song of the High Seas, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Bewitched, The Carousel Waltzand Climb Ev'ry Mountain. A marvelous tribute to one of the masters of melody.
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£233.99Suite Dreams - Steven Bryant
For the second year in a row, composer Steven Bryant took home top prize in the prestigious NBA/Revelli Composition Contest. The winner for 2008, Suite Dreams, draws primarily from the inverted chaconne melody in Holst's First Suite in E-Flat, recasting it in a dreamlike atmosphere, almost as if (sometimes warped) memories of the original are drifting across the stage. Dur: 8:45 (Grade 5)
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£64.99Jubilee (Variations on Saints Bound for Heaven) - James Curnow
Based on the shaped note melody Saints Bound for Heaven, Jubilee by James Curnow captures a feeling of joyful celebration through a series of unique and skillfully adapted variations. The opening strains are actually fragments ofthe first variation and occur before the main tune is introduced by low brass and woodwinds. The second variation features a euphonium solo and builds to a glorious climax with the full ensemble. The final variation is joyful andfilled with energy, using flourishes in the woodwinds and fanfares in the brass for a grand conclusion to this marvelous work. (Grade 3.5) Dur: 5:30
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£53.50Hogan's Heroes March - Jerry Fielding
One of the most enduring TV theme songs ever written is this catchy march from the hit series Hogan's Heroes. Eric's easy version starts with the trademark drum introduction, then follows with the familiar flute melody and finallythe full band. Solid writing for beginning groups.
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£57.50Nicaea - William Himes
We always look forward to the new composition from the creative mind of William Himes. This rich, modern interpretation of the age-old melody Holy, Holy, Holy is another fine example of Mr. Himes genius for finding beautiful newways to express enduring ideas through the composer's art. (Grade 3)
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