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Specto Leviosa - Stephen Bulla
Move over, Harry! Your band members are the sorcerers this time as they take the audience to mystical realms. A captivating spell is cast as the music conjures up the drama and mystery of ancient magic. The foreboding opening will appeal to the young musician's sense of adventure, and as the piece progresses every listener will be mesmerized by the unfolding prestidigitation. The runes are cast! There is no escape! If you don't choose this piece for your concert beware - you may turn into a frog!Abracadabra! Poof!
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£57.50Charm - Kevin Puts
Composed by 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts, Charm is a short, joyful piece written in the meter 7/8. Of the title, Puts writes, I decided to call it Charm because, for me, the music conjures up magic, good-luck charms and such, and I was also thinking of the other meaning of the word, that intangible quality possessed by certain people and places that truly can cast a spell. Free interdisciplinary curriculum for the piece is available for download at www.BandQuest.org. Learn more on YouTube! BandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for band, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. The heart of this program is new works written by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Every BandQuest project includes a residency component in which the composer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece.Many BandQuest pieces are accompanied by an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students as they learn the music and to integrate each piece with non-music studies. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email bandquest@composersforum.org to request a free downloadable audio catalog.
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£76.99Legend of BAFE
Legend of BAFE is a dramatic work by John Fannin. It's driven by the musical letters that spell BAFE - B-flat, A, F, and E. Even a casual listening will reveal many of the ways the composer utilizes this four-note motif. All that aside, this is an enormously exciting piece.
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£295.00Enduring City (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Glyn, Gareth - Noble, Paul
Enduring City was composed to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Bern, the first permanent seat of the colonial government of the state of North Carolina. It was first settled in 1710 by Swiss and German immigrants under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried and and John Lawson. The 2010 composition was commissioned by the New Bern 300th Anniversary Committee and the City of New Bern, to portray the city in terms of its history, its present and its optimism for the future; the North Carolina Symphony gave its first performances, in venues throughout the state. Its one continuous movement is in well-defined sections. Most of the musical themes derive from names of people and places connected with New Bern, using letters that are also note-names, omitting those which are not. For example, the opening trumpets spell out E-B-E-D for New Bern ('R' standing for Re, which is D in fixed-doh sol-fa notation) and B-C-G for Baron Christoph von Graffenried. They are answered by the orchestra's "John Lawson, Gent.", the name on the cover of the co-founder's A New Voyage to Carolina. Lawson's questing and adventurous character is then suggested, accompanied by a "Carolina" note-name theme; and, after the Graffenried theme on solo horn, the music of both men combines for their voyage, culminating (on trumpets and trombones) in the founding of New Bern. The story of Tryon Palace, central to the city's history, is represented by echoes of the various kinds of music heard at the Governor's residence - fife and drum bands, minuets and the slaves' "Jonkonnu" festivals from Africa, celebratory fanfares and fireworks; the section reaches a climactic ending when all are combined. After a peremptory interruption by the snare drum, the perky fife theme is transformed to portray the conflicts that visited New Bern over the centuries, alternating with a new "grief" theme, which - when sounded by strings alone - leads to music of reconciliation and then of the natural beauty of the city's surroundings. A steady, lively rhythm underpins the final section, confidence - in the present and for the future. Echoes of previous themes are heard, but the closing peroration is reserved for a majestic and joyous statement of the name of New Bern itself.
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£59.00Dr. Mayhem! (and His No-Good, Nefarious Plot to Destroy L.A.) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bell, Jeremy
Chaos! Destruction! Mayhem! What more could an evil genius ask for? "Dr. Mayhem! and his No-good Nefarious Plot to Destroy L.A." is a rambunctious, fun, and bombastic work for young bands, ripped from the pages of your favorite super-villain comic book! A quirky and entertaining work that will challenge your young musicians, with changing time signatures, variation of styles requiring performers to switch between playing with heavy accents and a more legato feel. The piece is written with varying sections that feature the low brass and woodwinds, and alternate focus between the treble and bass instruments. Guaranteed to spell doom for boredom in band class! Duration: 2.15
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£66.95La Tregenda (Witches' Dance from Le Villi) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Puccini, Giacomo - Beck, Brian
Enchant everyone at your next concert with this colourful and dramatic arrangement of Puccini's "La Tregenda." This intermezzo from the opera, Le Villi, depicts the evildoings of the ghost maidens deserted by their lovers. According to the legend of Le Villi, when a woman dies of a broken heart, the fairies disguised as beautiful women cast a spell over the heart breaker and force him to dance until death.Duration: 2:45
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£45.95It's My Party (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ford, Ralph
This very contemporary arrangement of the rock-and-roll classic is embellished with modern chords to make the smallest young band sound full. Great driving rhythms combined with the familiar melody are sure to spell success.
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£72.00At Sunrise
Inspired by a sunrise over the water in the composer's home state of Florida, "At Sunrise" includes a beautiful and memorable melody moving amid changing textures and harmonies, leading to a magnificent full ensemble. It begins gently, with a transparent quality to portray the first signs of light. Breathtaking colors then unfold with the rich, lyric sounds presented here with uncommon sensitivity, leading to a dramatic final climax. From here, the work subsides, ending as it began, leaving a spell not soon forgotten. Ideal for concert and festival use, this is lyric music of the highest quality!
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£48.50October Sky - Rob Romeyn
An impressive lyrical selection for beginning band, "October Sky" has sophistication and musicality uncommon at this grade level. A beautiful and memorable melody is presented amid varied textures with wonderful sensitivity. The melody develops into a glorious full ensemble and then to a climax invoking images of a breathtaking fall sunset. It then subsides, ending with a heartwarming, soft touch creating a spell to be long remembered. An outstanding lyrical selection!
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October Sky (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
An impressive lyrical selection for beginning band, "October Sky" has sophistication and musicality uncommon at this grade level. A beautiful and memorable melody is presented amid varied textures with wonderful sensitivity. The melody develops into a glorious full ensemble and then to a climax invoking images of a breathtaking fall sunset. It then subsides, ending with a heartwarming, soft touch creating a spell to be long remembered. An outstanding lyrical selection!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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