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£38.006-Note Folk Song Suite
6-Note Folk Song Suite is intended for a young band with at least six weeks training. The suite is comprised of four familiar melodies:Mary Had a Little Lamb, Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Hot Cross Buns, and When the Saints Go Marching In. Every instrument is showcased with an opportunity to play the melody. Using only 6 notes of the B-flat scale, each tune can be performed as an independent melody, without repeats if needed.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£57.00...for Spacious Skies - Samuel Ward
"...for Spacious Skies" is a dynamic and stirring concert band piece, drawing inspiration from the iconic American patriotic song composed by Samuel A. Ward. This composition takes the familiar melody of "America the Beautiful" and transforms it into a captivating fanfare, marked by unique harmonies and dynamic shifts in mood and texture. A fresh perspective on a well-known melody that not only pays homage to the beauty of the American landscape, but also provides a platform for young musicians to showcase their developing skills in a vibrant and expressive setting.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£65.00Deep Winter's Night
Beginning with percussion and dissonant chords, this setting of The First Noel quickly moves to a beautiful flute duet. With a freely adapted melody using rhythmic motives, tone clusters, and creative alterations of the main thematic material, this piece although holiday oriented will work well in many performance situations. Every section plays the melody at some point and with modern compositional styles mixed with traditional chorale will engage performers and audiences alike. A great choice for holiday and Christmas concerts.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£53.00Chips, and Salsa Too
Written in an upbeat Latin rhythmic form, Chips, and Salsa, Too begins with percussion under a nice rhythmic motif in the winds. A tuneful minor melody in the clarinets, well below the break, continues above this Latin groove after the intro. The tubas (and cross-cued for euphoniums and bass clarinets) and flutes have a melody together, and the rest of the band is gradually layered in the mix until everybody is contributing to the mix. Latin rhythms, featured percussion, and lots of nice melodies for the winds makes this a piece your students and audiences will love!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£42.00Embolden
Emboldenis a dramatic work for the developing ensemble that embodies the definition of the word: to give someone courage or confidence. The piece begins with a melody of long, broad strokes. As the melody develops, lots of imitation encourages each section to play independent lines. The piece is a strong choice for the developing band's concert or festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£72.00Invocation and Dance
Starting from a lovely and haunting melody introduced by the clarinets, Carl Strommen's Invocation and Dance, in two contrasting sections, is an object lesson in how to write memorably for young musicians using simple, straightforward and appealing material. The fast second section begins with some wonderful quiet percussion writing and the phrase and meter shifting versions of the original tune cleverly vary it before leading to the fully-scored return of the melody in its original form. This selection is contest and festival material of the highest quality. Duration: 4'40"
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£57.00Jubilant Festival - Bill Calhoun
Jubilant Festival is a joyous piece that begins with a fanfare-like gesture and then leads to an uplifting melody in the woodwinds. This is followed by excellent counter-melodies melody in the woodwinds. This is followed by excellent counter-melodies in the middle voices and well-scored lyrical lines. A showcase piece for the young band that can be used at contest or festival performance, Jubilant Festival will impress the judges for sure!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£127.30Mitt hjerte er ditt - Geir Holmsen
"Mitt hjerte er ditt" ("My Heart is Yours") is primarily known with this Norwegian lyrics and melody from Maj Britt Andersen's recording of the song, first released in 1992. Andersen's husband, Geir Holmsen, composed the new music for this recording, a version that has since been performed by numerous other artists, including Anna of the North on "Hver gang vi mtes" in 2022.The lyrics are Alf Prysen's Norwegian translation of Nils Ferlin's Swedish text, originally written to a Swedish folk tune.This is an arrangement written for a vocal soloist and wind orchestra, but it can also be played with instrumental soloists or purely instrumentally. The song has only two verses, so the middle section of this arrangement is an orchestral verse where the melody begins in the lower instruments.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Pat-a-Pan - Bernard de la Monnoye
Using limited ranges and easy rhythms, Robert Longfield has skillfully arranged this classic French carol for second year players. With a captivating underlying pulse the woodwinds are featured on the melody with trumpet figures echoing. Then later the brass take their turn with the melody. Effectively arranged for all sections of the band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£115.60Our Last Summer - Benny Andersson
An exciting arrangement where almost all players have a bit of the melody line. There are many opportunities to give individual musicians soloistic challenges. Any bandmember should find something interesting in this piece. It will be possible to add vocals to the arrangement. A lovely melody with great expressions.Our Last Summer" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA from their seventh studio album, "Super Trouper," released in 1980. The song is indeed featured in the musical "Mamma Mia!", a little bit shortened and with small changes in the lyrics. The musical premiered in London's West End in 1999 and is a duet performed by the characters Harry Bright and Donna Sheridan, reflecting on their past romance during a summer spent in Paris.The song is primarily sung by Bjrn Ulvaeus, with backing vocals provided by Agnetha Fltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, the female members of ABBA. Their harmonies contribute to the song's nostalgic and wistful atmosphere. The lyrics vividly describe the memories of the summer spent together, including scenes of walking along the Seine River in Paris and listening to French songs. The song also touches on the passage of time and the realization that the summer romance has ended.While not released as an official single in most countries, "Our Last Summer" still received considerable airplay and became a fan favorite. It charted in some European countries and has remained popular among ABBA fans over the years.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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