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£252.10Holberg Suite - Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folkmusic in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping to develop a national identity. Grieg is regarded as simultaneously nationalistic and cosmopolitan in his orientation, for although born in Bergenand buried there, he traveled widely throughout Europe, and considered his music to express both the beauty of Norwegian rural life and the culture of Europe as awhole.1884 was the bicentenary year of the birth of Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754)and as a part of the celebrations various Scandinavian composers were commissioned to write commemorative pieces. From Holbergs Time was one of Griegs contributions. It was first written for piano but in 1885 the composer transcribed it for stringorchestra. For his suite Grieg went back to some of the musical forms used by Holbergs contemporaries but although the forms and style may be rococo the contents are unmistakably characteristic of Grieg himself. Grieg gave the first performance ofthe piano version in Bergen, Holbergs birthplace, in December 1884.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£109.99Rubies (After Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear) - John Harbison
Composer John Harbison writes: 'Rubies is a version of Thelonious Monk's 'Ruby, My Dear', which he composed while still in his teens. When I was invited by the Seattle Symphony to make a short piecereflecting my first musical passions, my thoughts were of Bach and Monk. Since I had recently made some Bach-like chorale preludes, I chose to make a version of Monk's tune, first in a chamber-musical, contrapuntal manner, then inthe grand orchestral style I had always heard lurking there.' Dur: 5:30 (Recorded live by the Rutgers Symphony Band - Peter Stanley Martin, guest conductor).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Elfin Waltz
Military bands of the Civil War era were called upon to serve in a variety of functions, including impromptu concerts and formal dances. During particularly long and tedious inspections, dance music (such as Elfin Waltz) was oftenperformed to relieve tensions and provide variety. Here is a creative and delightful setting from those early bands of the 1860s.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50The Battle Cry of Freedom/Kingdom Coming
The sights and sounds of a Civil War era band come alive in this authentically recreated medley for the contemporary concert band. Set in the style of the uptempo quickstep march, this music was meant for instilling pride andbravery as the troops were on the move.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£149.40Chanson D'Amour - Wayne Shanklin
Chanson DAmour ("Song of love") is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. It became a Top Ten hit in 1958 performed by Art and Dotty Todd. The married couple were the resident act at the Chapman Park Hotel in Los Angeles at the moment.A1977 recording by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit, reaching no 1 in the UK Singles Chart and in Australia. The recording sold 1,8 million albums in Europe alone. Many artists worldwide has recorded Chanson d'amour in Englishand in native languages.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.70The Old Mill on the Brook - Geirr Tveitt
This character piece was composed for a competition held in 1962 by the Norwegian Band Federation. Three prices were awarded and Geirr Tveitt won all of them. "The Old Mill on the Brook" was awarded second price after the three-movement work "Sinfonietta de Soffiatori". After this competition, ""The Old Mill on the Brook" is the most performed of all pieces Tveitt wrote for band. It has a special fullness, portraying nature in rich colours, with grass, water, stone, forest and the darkness of traditional Norwegian timber. This new editon for modern instrumentation is written by Stig Nordhagen.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Whirligigs - James Curnow
This attractive suite of three concise movements depicts various types of whirligig contraptions, or wind-toys which were popular in Europe as early as the 16th century. Marching Soldier features an optional marching machinecreating the effect of soldiers on parade, while Flower Lady depicts a figure in constant fluid motion moving up and down while picking flowers. The concluding movement, The Flying Horse, describes a very active whirligig withmoving feet and flapping wings. A unique and descriptive programming option for young players. Dur: 4:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch - Marvin Hamlisch
The musical world celebrates the multi-faceted life achievements of Marvin Hamlisch as composer for stage and film, conductor, arranger, and entertainer. This well-paced tribute features some of his best-known works. Includes:They're Playing My Song, What I Did For Love, The Entertainer, The Way We Were, and One.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50One Direction - In Concert
The English-Irish pop group One Direction is largely responsible for the resurgence of the boy band genre. This upbeat medley is sure to be a hit with young audiences and includes What Makes You Beautiful, Live While We're Young,and One Way or Another.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£209.99Dunamis - AndrĂ© Waignein
Major Yvon Ducene wanted a new lush and colourful composition for his Guides military band, with Andr Waignein as its composer. Early in 1979 the composer began his assignement and in October of the same year, the finished full score was on the music stands of this prestigious military band of the Belgian Army.The introduction (Grave) mirrors an atmosphere full of serenity in which the theme, played by the oboes and the English horn is predominant and immediately holds the listener spell-bound. It is taken up again as central element of the slow movement.The Allegro breaks away from the quiet passion of the introduction. Here, the band can really show its capabilities to thefull. Based on a very precise rythm, an idiom of sudden desperation and adversity develops which, fused with a crushing agression, culminates in a kind of eruption, soom calmed down by a Lento : peace and quiet has returned thanks to a melody by the horns and soon taken over by the clarinets. In the meantime, the saxophone - an instrument full of human emotion - express the main spatial dimension in contemporary psyche. Following a harmonic transition the brass-players take up the theme again in forte whilst the basses and the woodwinds interwine in technical arabesques.The movings of the mind and the heart get an audible and almost touchable shape in the ensuing Allegro, a movement characterized by a rhythmic dialogue in which the whole orchestra participates and where the exposition contains a wealth of sound and technical contrasts. The Lento finally uses the central theme of the slow movement again, with some occasional references to the two allegros. The last page is of unprecedented grandeur. All the instruments display their most beautiful sound which were named by Jacques Ferschotte, when speaking about Honneger, "harmonies d'intensits" harmonies of the unmeasurable.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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