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£104.99Il Presidente - Thomas Doss
Il Presidente is a humorous march depicting a president's appearance before his people! The president's convoy is accompanied by a grand fanfare as he pulls up in his car. The people cheer and wave as the president starts to deliver his speech. Slowly their mood begins to shift and they become restless. Finally bored, the people begin to drift away. The finale accompanies people as they return to the city in search of more interesting ways in which to spend their time. An amusing tongue-in-cheek piece that will add a little joy to any concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Sweet Home Chicago - T. Colley
This classic song by songwriter Woody Payne performed by the Blues Brothers achieved world fame. In this song, a man tries to convince his wife to return to the American city of Chicago: "Baby don't you wanna go, back to that same old place: Oh sweet home Chicago".This transparent blues arrangement can be played by almost any orchestra to enhance your concert.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Highland Overture - Robert E. Foster
This exciting original overture for young band opens with a bold, majestic fanfare followed by a sudden increase in tempo and changes of texture. A quiet interlude and a return to the majestic fanfare leads to a stirring ending. (4:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.00Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Using the concept of the summits, this piece explores the rush of adrenaline, the pounding of the heart, and the sheer joy of being one with nature. The middle slower section represents the pitfalls and difficulties of climbing the mountains, demonstrated by the several accidentals and mature chordal progressions. Finally, the end brings the climber's triumphant return to base camp! 1st trumpet's highest note is G.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£71.00Cherry Tree
This beautiful ballad was composed to capture the wondrous feeling of cherry blossoms. It also relays elation or hope for a brightening future. The lyrical piece helps players learn the importance of inner melodies, a lighter playing style, staccato figures, and balancing of long phrases. A contrasting middle section includes tempo variations and a delicate balance of harmonic patterns. A return to the calm opening theme ends the composition on a hopeful note. This lovely work will challenge, but also reward your performers.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£64.00Proclamation
Proclamation is a musical representation of an official announcement, starting with a bold statement and followed by a repeated, ornamented version of the theme. A chorale section provides contrast, and a percussion fanfare leads back to the return of the main statement. This piece is a great way to teach contrast, phrasing, and rhythmic precision, making it a perfect choice for both festival and contest settings.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£71.00Scrimshaw Tales
Scrimshaw is the technique of whalebone and ivory carving that was started by sailors centuries ago. Inspired by the composer's stay in Utqiagvik, Alaska, this composition musically illustrates scenes from these carvings thatdepict a day of Alaskan fishing. Starting broadly and majestically, the music quickly moves to a lively and energetic section that features syncopation and introduces the concept of canonic entrances. A return to the initial thematic material brings the piece to an excitingconclusion. Although challenging in many ways, this composition fully rewards all performers and listeners with a thrilling musical journey.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£41.00Badlands
Peter Terry's Badlands represents the dramatic terrain created bysedimentthat iseroded over millions of years. This creates stark but beautifulstructures in a harsh and alien landscape.This piece opens with a first theme that depicts the stark emptiness of the Badland terrain. This moves to a brooding, mysterious second theme followed by variations.The piece ends with a return of the first theme for a dramatic finish.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£38.00Amber Moon
Amber moons are beautiful and rare full moons, created when the sun is high in the sky and directly opposite the moon. Amber Moonbegins with an opening fanfare, then moves into the first theme based on this fanfare. A second statement of the theme is repeated softly, followed by a lyrical secondary theme in the woodwinds. Variations follow this statement, and cyclically, like the comings and goings of the Moon and Sun, the piece concludes with a return to the initial theme.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£64.00Live On
Taking its title from a poem about grief and loss by Chrissie Pinney,Live On honors the life of band director Linda Mann, to whom the piece is dedicated. The piece begins with a pensive intro before shifting to a whimsical theme that brings about happy thoughts of a life well-lived. After a return to the poignant opening material, the music surges to a triumphant conclusion based on an augmented version of the whimsical theme.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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