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£157.50Composizione Prima - Flavio Vicentini
Many works are composed with the precise aim of describing landscapes, atmospheres or telling stories. "Composizione Prima", on the other hand, was composed with the sole intention of experimenting with some uses of modern musical language. The piece is formally structured in three movements: allegro, adagio and fanfare, without however complying with any standard pattern. The main theme, "fanfara", can be heard several times throughout the piece. It is the only feature of this work that in any way evokes an onomatopoeic sound, to indicate the gradual approach through three dimensional space of a Napoleonic band (fanfare).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Rivercrest Overture - David Gorham
This most playable grade three piece is scored to make the younger band sound full and solid in a highly attractive musical setting of contrasting styles and ideas. Ideal for the contest bound grade three band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Festive Sounds Of Christmas - Darren W. Jenkins
A medley of three favorite Christmas carols in a rich setting for developing bands. A bright opening fanfare introduces the piece and transitions into the lilting and tuneful The Wassail Song which then slows to a lyrical We Three Kings that features both woodwind and brass choirs. Good Wenceslas brings the piece to a triumphant close with a few quotes of additional carols that add to the festive and joyful atmosphere.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50A Children's Noel - Larry MacTaggart
The image of a twinkling star is always a part of any holiday celebration. A Childrens Noel combines portions of three familiar childrens songs about stars: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; The First Noel and We Three Kings. With flowing melodies and changing meters, this work will provide just the right challenge for a young band and will enhance any holiday concert program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£77.50
English Christmas - Clare Grundman
Based on the tunes of three old English carols: I Saw Three Ships, The Wassail Song, and What Child is This? Duration: ca. 3 minutes.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£218.95
Heart Songs - David Maslanka
Heart Songs, another stunning piece by one of the most important writers of music for wind ensemble and band, takes its title from the image of the tree of life being "watered" by the blood of the heart. Like all of Maslanka's music, it is deeply felt and reflective in nature. The three movements of this suite embrace a variety of serious moods, movements two and three use familiar Bach chorales as the basis for unusually rich and original band writing at the highest musical level. Duration: 16'
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£78.95Hey Man, Christmas Rocks!
Three different rock styles (Hard Rock, Shuffle and Latin Rock) are used to juice up three familiar popular Christmas tunes (Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Up On the Housetop, and Jingle Bells) in this fun-filled Christmas medley. The scoring is expert and the infectious verve of the piece will make it the highlight of any Christmas program. Duration: 3'40"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50
Niagara - Gregory B. Rudgers
Niagara Falls has held the fascination of human beings from the time the very first Native American heard the low thunder of the falls and followed the sound to the mighty cascade. Niagara captures three important elements of the history and legends surrounding the Falls, and takes the listener on a journey through time. It consists of three sections, with an ancient Iroquois melody serving as their musical foundation.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£179.99
The Golden Gryphon - Tom De Haes
The Golden Gryphon by Tom De Haes portrays three distinguished characteristics of this fascinating mythical beast: the gryphon as guardian of the divine mystery; the winged gryphon, pulling the chariot of the sun god Helios; and the gryphon as heroic, invincible creature. The composition begins mysteriously, before the appearance of the three themes - at _x005F_x001F_first individually, and then contrapuntally combined. A majestic chorale leads us _x005F_x001F_finally to a dignified ending.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£68.99Requiem Aeternam - Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini was commissioned to write a second opera after the resounding success of his first, Le Villi. However, the original four-act, grand opera Edgar, to a libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, received a rather lukewarm reception at its premire in La Scala in Milan in 1889 - initially, the work was only performed three times. Of all the planned performances in the subsequent two years, only one took place, in Lucca, Puccini's birthplace. There, the work was well received. Nevertheless, the composer decided to make drastic changes to Edgar the most radical being the reduction of the opera to three acts, as well as altering a few arias, charactersand instrumental parts. In its revised form, the work was even less popular than before. The discarded fourth act later provided material for Tosca (the duet Amoro sol' per te), but Puccini never felt the need to defend Edgar - as he did other less fortunate operas, such as La Rondine and Suor Angelica. On a piano excerpt for his female friend Sybil Seligman he even corrupted the title to 'E Dio ti GuARda da quest' opera' (may God preserve you from this opera). This did not prevent Arturo Toscanini performing the Requiem from the third act at Puccini's funeral in Milan Cathedral on 3 December 1924. The Requiem in the third act is being played when the long funeral procession carries the alleged body of Edgar - the confusedyoung man hesitating between the love of the virtuous Fidelia and the exotic Tigrana. The mass hails Edgar as a hero, but a monk claims that he has betrayed his country for a few gold pieces. When the soldiers try to desecrate the body, they discover that the armor contains none. The monk reveals himself as Edgar. He wants to leave with his faithful Fidelia, but the vengeful Tigrana stabs him and kills Fidelia. Edgar grieves over the lifeless body of his beloved, while Tigrana is arrested and the people submerge into prayer.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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