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£63.00The Directorate
Written by John Philip Sousa in appreciation of an honor awarded him by the Board of Directors of the 1893 St. Louis Exposition, The Directorate was one of the first pieces Sousa composed for his newly formed Sousa Band. Featuring lively wind parts, contrasting dynamics, interesting harmonic twists in the trio, and a rousing final strain, this march is ideal for teaching the classic march style. Rescored for the contemporary concert band's instrumentation from Sousa's original Carl Fischer composition, this march is now ready to be discovered by a new generation of performers.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£71.00The Fencing Master
Originally published by Carl Fischer in 1932, this rediscovered treasure of the concert march world has been rescored for the modern concert band. Written in traditional march form, all sections are featured. A pleasant opening strain moves into an interesting trio with a legato trumpet melody set against high woodwind arpeggios before a more strident presentation of the same theme. With multiple dynamic contrasts and interesting countermelodies for all sections, this march is a great opportunity to teach traditional march form while also presenting a gem of the march repertoire that is unknown to many audiences.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£49.00Camelia City March
Written to celebrate the "Camelia City" (Quitman, Georgia), this traditional style march is written in the style of Henry Fillmore. Starting with a light, happy woodwind melody with simple flourishes in the low brass, the march then moves through dynamic changes before a trio that features low clarinets and euphonium with a unique woodblock percussion accompaniment. Ending with a return to brass flourishes, this classic march is perfect for learning the traditional musical form.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£49.00Jingle Wish March - James Pierpont
What would a concert be without a march? This holiday toe-tapper has a familiar melody, tuneful harmonies, an easy-to-play countermelody, and a typical march bass line. A trio spells out the words "Jingle Bells" before the band transitions into "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". Use this arrangement to teach all the march-style elements while also entertaining audiences at holiday concerts.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Wiregrass March
Celebrating the southern portion of Georgia and Alabama known as Wiregrass County, this march written in the style of Henry Filmore is a great choice for concert, contest or festival performances. With a catchy first strain melody, punchy low brass countermelodies, memorable trio, and interesting percussion parts, this march ticks all the boxes needed for an outstanding march performance!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£67.00Bandology - Eric Osterling
Using rich, full dance band chords and interesting rhythms, this standard of school and community bands for over 50 years, has been re-edited and corrected with the modern concert band in mind. A stop-time section for brass and percussion and a pleasingly lyrical trio have made this light concert march a perennial audience and performer favorite. This new edition will be a valuable addition to any band's library.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£41.00Wolverine Trail - Matthew Putnam
Matthew Putnam'sWolverine Trailis a concert march for beginning bands and is perfect for introducing beginners to the march form and style. This piece is based in the key of E flat major and uses only the first seven notes taught in most method books. It is also rhythmically accessible to beginners, with eighth-note combinations being the most difficult rhythms. This piece follows standard march form except that is does not modulate at the trio section.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£71.00Western Reserve - John Pasternak
Western Reserve is an exciting original march in the classic American march form and style. Composer John Paternak captures the essence of the great Sousa and Fillmore marches in a tuneful and fresh sound. Featuring a fun, catchy trio melody, Western Reserveis well suited for advancing level concert bands and would be a great warm-up march for festivals.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£37.00Achieve
The march style is important to the heritage of the modern concert band. Why not get beginners off to a great start by teaching them this essential band style as early as possible?Achieveuses only the first six notes of the Bb-major scale and utilizes two repeated eighth notes as the most difficult rhythm. It is written in traditional march form and style, but without modulation in the trio.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£41.00The Company Bugler
The Company Bugler is a march featuring the trumpet section of a 1st year band. It has all of the traditional trappings of a standard American march, aside from the modulation at the trio. Composed with the youngest of band students in mind, this simple march is the perfect introduction to the style.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days