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£50.50
Star Above, Shine Brightly - Brian Balmages
This beautiful ballad for concert band is based on a melody written by the composer's father. Skillfully scored to expose students to more complex harmonies reminiscent of Percy Grainger, this wonderful piece explores chorales, chamber music, and full ensemble writing. An excellent choice for your contest warm-up or change-of-pace concert selection
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.50
View of the World, A - Brian Balmages
This substantive single-movement work explores a view of the world through the eyes of a child. Captions appear in both the score and parts to indicate each emotional episode as this extensive and powerful work unfolds through many transformations in texture and style. Skillfully conceived and written for the mature band, this is an excellent festival choice.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£66.95
Legacy - Brian Balmages
This processional is ideal for concerts, graduations, or other special ceremonies. Stately fanfares in the brass and woodwinds move into a middle section with more motion and pulse, while switching to a more legato style. The opening figure returns with a final brilliant fanfare in the brass.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
Legend - Brian Balmages
Written in 3/4 , this piece is very appropriate for your concert or festival needs. Its medieval quality with enhanced percussion gives the work an intriguing sound, reminiscent of a film score.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.50
Winter Dances - Brian Balmages
This vibrant work opens with a brilliant fanfare highlighted by woodwind embellishments, followed by an exciting and spirited dancelike movement. In the tradition of festival-winner Summer Dances, this composition evolves from a simple theme and develops throughout. A slow, lyrical section provides opportunities for chamber ensemble work before the opening fanfare is reintroduced in a new and refreshing form.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
Parade of the Jesters - Brian Balmages
Perfect for getting away from the usual march sound without excluding one from your program, this creative work adds several interesting twists to the familiar formula. Written primarily in the lydian mode, the piece opens with a soft and playful dance-like melody. A strong trio and surprise ending compliment this exciting composition. An ideal festival work.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.50
Sound Prisms - Brian Balmages
This exciting, new fanfare combines traditional, triadic harmonies with splashes of mild and harsh dissonance, especially in the woodwind voices, in a driving 6/8 panorama of sound. The patterns and phrases are heard echoing throughout the full ensemble in an avalanche of changing timbres. The piece builds to a powerful and memorable conclusion. Premiered at the CBDNA Southern Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, 2002.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50
In Nature's Glory - Brian Balmages
Opening with a stately rhythm in the low brass, the main theme moves into a slightly slower and more lyrical section with cascading triplets moving throughout the woodwinds. Moving into a faster section, the piece echoes motives from earlier in the work while introducing a few new ideas. An excellent choice for contest and festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50
Shenandoah Triptych - Brian Balmages
This three-part fantasy opens with a brisk, light style. The piece moves quickly into a lyrical treatment of Shenandoah. A restatement of the opening motif leads into a slower section in which the original theme is presented both backward and forward in a beautiful harmonic setting. A final section utilizes additional melodic variations and a chorale setting under a woodwind ostinato before coming to a dynamic conclusion. An ideal festival piece!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£62.95
Through Courageous Eyes - Brian Balmages
This innovative work makes use of an optional piano part that is most likely playable by someone already in the band. It was written in honor of Matt Rhodes, a student at John T. Baker Middle (Damascus, MD), who passed away during a battle with spina bifida. It represents his kindness, courage, and determination despite his confinement to a wheelchair. An opening ethereal section and chorale moves into an exciting portrayal of life which concludes with a humorous ending that was very characteristic of Matt. A very musical new composition which teaches much more than notes.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days