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£76.99Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging - Traditional
Maria durch ein? Dornwald ging (Blest Mary Wanders Through the Thorn) is a traditional German Christmas song. The earliest known version is recorded in the Andernacher Gesangbuch from 1608. Halfway through the nineteenth century it was a regional pilgrimage song in Thringen, and at the beginning of the twentieth century, the current version was registered in the songbook Zupfgeigenhansl of the German youth movement. Michael Bilkes used the well-known melody to create this attractive arrangement for concert band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.99Domus - Jan van der Roost
When composing this work the brief from the commissioning band was for the composer to base the work on a chorale-like subject matter and this he has done with aplomb. In the very first bars a chorale melody is presented and gradually the samethematic material is more extensively orchestrated with the melodic themes becoming more varied. With afew surprising harmonic turns the piece comes to a majestic end. This is a well-structured work of extreme elegance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99Fortune - Kazys Daugela
Fortune is a light concert work from the pen of the contemporaryLithuanian composer and arranger Kazys Daugla. It wascommissioned for the opening ceremony of the World LithuanianOlympic Games in 1991, which took place in an independentLithuania for the first time. The piece is characterised by its highlycatchy melody and bright mood. If your repertoire is missing thatspectacular showpiece, then this work is definitely for you!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.99Apollo - Jan Van der Roost
Like previous marches by Jan Van der Roost (Mercury, Arsenal, Helios, Minerva, Artemis, Montana...) the overall character of Apollo is rather stately and noble. Broad themes and a lyrical trio melody offer the opportunity for variousregisters to shine and to display their qualities, making this concert march a captivating experience for players and audience alike! Starting in a minor key, the march soon turns towards the major, reflecting the festive character of a true'jubilee march'.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£69.99Teures Heimatland - Johann Scharf Jr.
Die Bergdiamanten had a massive hit in Germany with Teures Heimatland (expensive homeland). It's catchy melody, with pulsing accordion accompaniment and trumpet fanfares helped propelled them to the final of the Grand Prix of Folk Music in Vienna. 2010 also marks their 10th anniversary of the band. Plenty of reasons to celebrate with this catch item!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Allein Gott in der Hh' sei Ehr
Jacob de Haan begins his arrangement of the well-known hymn Allein Gott in der Hh' sei Ehr (All Glory Be to God on High) with a quotation from his own Missa Katharina, a mass for choir, soprano, and band. To this melody he sets the Latin text from the last part of the Gloria. The chorale is then heard after an interlude and can, at the director's discretion, be accompanied by the choir singing in either German or English. A perfect work for church concerts.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Psaltrada - Jan de Haan
The title of this piece gives a clue as to how it came about: Jan de Haan took the setting of psalm 149 from the Geneva Psalter of 1562 and created from this simple, beautiful melody a glorious, lively opening work for concert band. So it was that from a psalm and an intrada (prelude) a Psaltrada was born - for you to begin your next concert in splendid fashion.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£149.99Goddess of Jeju Island - Jacob de Haan
This work is based on an old folksong from Jeju, an island off the coast of South Korea. The song tells of the legend of the origins of the island through a volcano -- the embodiment of a goddess. Along with various treatments of the folksong melody Jacob de Haan weaves into his work a repeating majestic theme to honour the goddess and powerful robust passages symbolising the powerful forces of nature that brought forth the island.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Birthday Honours - Martin Ellerby
Birthday Honours was premiered in 2007 to celebrate the 70th birthday of British composer Guy Woolfenden. It makes a perfect piece to mark any anniversary or as a surprise on someone's actual birthday. The trio section of this march quotes the familiar tune, Happy Birthday, before melody, counter-melody and the initial theme all combine to create an extravagant musical celebration. The opening introduction forms a swift and conclusive coda at which point it is time to blow out the candles and serve up the cake!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.00Thames Journey. Wind band - Nigel Hess
A 10-minute work which follows the journey of the Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets the open sea. Along the way, Hess draws upon many musical links along the Thames, such asan old Wiltshire melody, morris dancing in Oxfordshire, boating songs from Berkshire.With such rich and diverse sources of music across several counties and centuries, this has quite understandably become one of Hess's mostpopular wind band works to date.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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