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£52.99Sakura - D'Alicandro
SAKURA is an exciting piece for percussion ensemble and concert band based on the Japanese folk song Sakura. The piece features exciting percussion writing that will surely arouse interest in all of your young percussionists. Features sensational scoring where every section gets a chance to play the melody and the percussion parts feature motific elements will be both fun and challenging. A stirring addition to any concert performance!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50The Promise of Hope - Naoya Wada
Young Japanese composer Naoya Wada's composition, The Promise of Hope, is an uplifting work that young students will enjoy rehearsing and performing. Full of wonderful teaching materials, the infectious melodies and vibrant rhythms combine to produce a sound that sounds much more difficult than it really is. Exceptional music for this grade level.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£85.50As Spring Arrives - Naoya Wada
An outstanding work for band by Japanese composer Naoya Wada, "As Spring Arrives" is the perfect selection for contest and festival use. Dramatic, lyrical and playful, it is based on a single melodic theme that appears in variations. Sure to be one of your performers' and audience's favorites!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50The Distant Castle - James Swearingen
A musical portrait of the famous Black Castle, located in the city of Matsumoto, Japan, is vividly brought to life through themes that are both dramatic and bold. Featuring the percussion section throughout, "The Distant Castle" is educationally sound programming for any concert setting and your percussionists may enjoy the optional opportunity to perform on traditional Japanese Taiko drums. The culture, beauty and history of Japan come to life in this work for the beginning band by James Swearingen. Very effective!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
As I Gaze From The High Mountain - Patrick J. Burns
Based on the 19th century Japanese folk song, "Takai-Yama." Lots of melodic and rhythmic vitality for young band. Excellent for multicultural programming.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99
The Hawks Revenge - Patrick J. Burns
Lots of energy in this piece from the very beginning where players are invited to stomp their feet. Plenty of excitement and contrast as a boisterous little melody is tossed around the band, accompanied by a variety of colorful points of light, and highly active percussion. Based on an ancient Japanese song, "Moko Yokocho." A treat for the young band and their audience!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50Shadow Of The Samurai - Bankston
Take your band to the mystical world of the Japanese Samurai with this exciting work by Brian Bankston. Featuring the percussion section, exotic pentatonic sounds combined with unique rhythmic interplay evoke images of the far east. A rich multicultural experience for your students and audience.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£144.99
Gloriosa - Symphonic Poem for Band Mvt 2 & 3 - Yasuhide Ito
A new acquisition by Bravo Music, this fresh printing of the 1990 masterwork by Yasuhide Ito features a newly engraved score, improved parts, good availability and value. This stirring and powerful homage to early Christianity in Japan profoundly andeloquently states the case of cross-cultural conflict and resolution.I. OratioII. CantusThe second movement, Cantus showcases a brilliant blend of Gregorian chant and Japanese elements by opening with a solo passage for the ryuteki, a type of flute. The theme is based on San Juan-sama no Uta (The Song of Saint John), a 17th-century songcommemorating the "Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki" where a number of Kyushu Christians were killed in 1622.III. Dies FestusThe third and final movement, Dies Festus, takes as its theme the Nagasaki folk song, Nagasaki Bura Bura Bushi, where many Crypto-Christians lived.Commissioned in 1989 and premiered in 1990 by the Sasebo Band of the Maritime Self-Defense Force of Kyushu, southern Japan.Gloriosa is inspired by the songs of the Kakure-Kirishitan (Crypto-Christians) of Kyushu who continued to practice their faith surreptitiously after the ban of Christianity, which had been introduced to that southern region in the mid-16th century byRoman Catholic missionary Francisco Xavier. The worship brought with it a variety of western music.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£80.99On Wings of Magic - Naoya Wada
Japanese composer Naoya Wada's engaging composition is full of rhythmic energy and vitality. Scored to help mid-level bands perform at their highest level, the technical demands are reasonable, but the musical rewards will be great. All sections have interesting parts and a large number of parts will keep even the largest percussion section involved and interested. Exceptional choice for concert or contest performances. Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£80.99To A New Journey - Naoya Wada
"To A New Journey" from the pen of noted Japanese composer Naoya Wada is a bright showcase for concert band. This upbeat concert work is characterized by the composer's creative use of soaring melodies and exciting rhythms, with interesting and engaging parts for all musicians. A great choice as a concert opener, closer, or contest piece. Truly impressive!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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