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£58.50A Festive Finale - Brian Balmages
After countless requests from directors everywhere, Balmages is thrilled to offer this closer that pairs perfectly with and brings your program full circle. Loosely based on the opening notes of the fanfare, this thrilling and energetic closer is a great way to tie your entire program together and end in a truly festive fashion. So. Much. Fun.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£45.95
Whispering Winds - Brian Balmages
This well-developed lyrical selection hardly sounds like a grade 1.5 and is very appropriate for upper-level ensembles as well. Brian uses some innovative effects as he portrays the sound of a gentle breeze that almost seems to be whispering. Limited range and technical demands move all focus to musicality. Strongly consider this captivating work.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
Chesapeake Serenade - Brian Balmages
Not very often are we treated to such a beautiful chorale at the grade 1 level. Brian has scored this to work well with your beginning band instrumentation while providing opportunities to work on musicianship and intonation bothat the elementary and middle school levels. Excellent for concert situations and also effective in developing a rich sound. Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50Wings to the Mind - Brian Balmages
This fanfare-style work celebrates the famous quote by Plato in which he states "Music... gives wings to the mind [and] flight to the imagination..." Despite using only six notes and basic rhythms, the work sounds shockingly mature and powerful. A strong, celebratory work for your youngest musicians!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£87.50Arabian Dances - Brian Balmages
Explore Middle Eastern sounds with this work that combines authentic traditional melodies and rhythms with original music. After a haunting opening, authentic Middle Eastern percussion instruments create the groove that accompanies the folk song Ala Dal'ona. As the orchestration builds, original themes are intertwined before the percussion ensemble becomes the focus of the third section. The final melody, Tafta Hindi, develops until it morphs into an ostinato over a magnificent presentation of the original theme that is found throughout the work. A riveting ending brings this thrilling work to a dynamic close!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£58.50Moscow, 1941 - Brian Balmages
This powerful and inspiring work will surely motivate your students! Based on the famous Russian song Meadowlands, this work also uses original material to tell the story of the Red Army successfully defending Moscow against the German invasion of WWII. Exploring various sounds, colors, and harmonies, this captivating work is an easy choice for your next program!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£50.50The Fire's Fury - Brian Balmages
An event so powerful that it is hard to control, seemingly unpredictable, aggressive, fast moving, and unstable. All these thoughts are explored as powerful percussion elements combine with dissonant intervals in the winds. Complex sounds for a work that is very approachable!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£66.95Sparks - Brian Balmages
Your group will shine in this magical work depicting how incredible things happen with just a small spark - whether it is a spark of the imagination or a tiny spark that becomes a magnificent fire. A tapestry of sounds is woven throughout the woodwinds and percussion as brass enters with bold fanfares to open the work. A lyrical middle section at the same tempo keeps the energy moving as the piece eventually drives toward a riveting finish. Spectacular!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£58.50Falcon Fanfare - Brian Balmages
Open your concert in dramatic fashion with this powerful and bold fanfare! The opening blocked chords continue to build in harmonic complexity until a flurry of rhythmic activity catapults the piece ever forward. Modest ranges and rhythms make this an ideal opener that leaves your students fresh enough to tackle the rest of the program. Superb!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£53.95Comet Ride - Brian Balmages
Based on the Deep Impact mission in which scientists crashed a probe into a comet at approximately 23,000 mph, the composer writes, "So what would it be like if someone could actually grab on to one of these comets and take a ride through the solar system?" Conveying that very feeling, the work begins with a sighting of the comet, then takes off on a wild roller-coaster ride, including glimpses of the sheer beauty of outer space. Hold on for the ride of your life!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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