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£50.50Holiday Bells Are Ringing - Robert W. Smith
The perfect opening fanfare or closing statement for your next holiday concert. The spirit of the season comes alive with the bell tone effects in both percussion and winds. Based on the traditional "Ding Dong Merrily On High", Robert W. Smith has carefully woven the classic melody with the bells creating a powerful and unique setting for your developing band. The result is a mature musical effect that will delight your students and holiday audience. An excellent programming choice!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50Sanctus - Robert W. Smith
Simple, elegant and beautiful, this setting of the traditional African-American hymn is a welcome addition to the beginning band repertoire. Lyrical, flowing lines provide a welcome opportunity to teach phrasing. Full band statements combined with both woodwind and brass choir features create a unique teaching opportunity for the very beginning band. Although the original melody and this arrangement use only six notes in their construction, this setting is suitable for performance by bands at multiple levels. Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£48.50Serengeti Sunrise - Wasson
"Serengeti Sunrise" was conceived as a musical portrait of an early morning safari across the Serengeti in Africa. Beginning with a bold fanfare, a low ominous ostinato pattern supports a graceful melody, signifying a traveling caravan. In the middle of the work a brief interlude appears which combines various percussion sounds with the woodwinds playing a musical effect of a flowing stream. A recap of the earlier section ends the work with a large ensemble sound.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£48.50Going Home
This beautiful melody is well known as a movement of Dvorak's New World Symphony. Originally sung for Dvorak by Harry T. Burleigh, a talented African-American music student at the famed National Conservatory of Music in New York City, this spiritual has become an American classic. Robert W. Smith has arranged "Going Home" for the beginning band using limited ranges and technical challenges allowing the teaching focus on musically sensitive performance. An invaluable teaching tool suitable for performance at any concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.99Reign - Robert W. Smith
Majestic and regal, this fanfare statement by Robert W. Smith is inspired by the monarchs of European history. The stately melody will highlight strengths throughout the band and make them sound very mature. Using only the first six notes introduced in most band methods, "Reign" is a perfect selection to open your young band's next performance!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£48.50Aura Lea
This classic American folk song has inspired generations of musicians throughout the last two centuries. Arranged by composer/music educator Robert W. Smith, this setting of "Aura Lea" features melody throughout the band as they explore the lyrical theme and performance style. Suitable for concert and festival performance, this will become a staple in your repertoire.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£48.50Upon A Midnight Clear - Robert W. Smith
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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£45.99On Parade - Andrew Glover
Start your very first beginning band concert with "On Parade." Using just the first six notes learned in band instruction, your students will feel confident performing this solid and melodic march. After and introduction and opening theme, a "trumpet and drum" melody is presented, followed by a woodwind accompaniment and then a countermelody in the lower voices. Audiences love marches, and you won't find a more solid way to begin that first concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50March A Doodle Dandy - Shaffer
This title says it all. A clever melody punctuated by interesting percussion solo moments introduces your young musicians to march performance style. The well-known American folk tune, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is presented as the "trio" of this march allowing for an interesting independence of high and low voices. Written using only the first six notes learned in band instruction, "March A Doodle Dandy" is an exceptional teaching tool for introducing a unique musical style, and a great programing piece for any concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Soft Kitty - Edith Newlin
Your beginning band students will love Andy Clark's arrangement of this favorite lullaby, recently featured in many episodes of two very popular television series. Using only the first five notes students learned in beginning band instruction, every section of the band gets a chance to shine. The variations demonstrate how a melody can be played in different styles, providing excellent teaching opportunities. The brief introduction can be performed as a solo, duet or full section of trumpets, clarinets or saxophones. Fun for everyone at your beginners' first concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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