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£53.95Battle Command - William Owens
Take the battle to the gate with this tenacious, take-no-prisoners work for beginning bands! Your students will sound mature beyond their years with this strategically scored work that uses only six notes. The military, cadence-like percussion parts add to the drama. Intense and exciting!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£53.95Great Wall - William Owens
Experience the fire and ferocity of the Chinese Ming Dynasty military through this bold, explosive work! Boisterous war drums and an imposing melodic statement are at the forefront of the Mongol Attack. The mystery of the Aftermath and the beauty of Peacetime gently precede The Empire Victorious, juggernauting to a smashing conclusion. Epic!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£98.50The Royal Hawaiian - Robert W. Smith
A march composed in a classic American style, The Royal Hawaiian is based on the famous "Aloha Oe" composed by Queen Lili'uokalani in 1878. Featuring American military percussion as well as traditional Hawaiian instruments including optional conch shell, the blend of musical textures creates an unusual yet familiar march setting. If Sousa had surfed, we believe this is what he would have heard!Original Item#: RWS-2306-00
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£45.95Each Time You Tell Their Story - Samuel R. Hazo
Sam Hazo, composer of In Heaven's Air, offers this new beautiful work based on a poem written by his father, poet laureate of Pennsylvania. After a sensitive introduction, the poem is read under a haunting military cadence in the percussion. The material in the introduction is then developed and presented in a lush and beautiful setting. Chimes, wind chimes, and bells conclude the work which fades to silence. Very compelling.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£58.50In Honor of the Fallen - Barry Milner
was written to honor all those who have died in service to our great country while protecting the freedom of our citizens through their military service or domestic heroism. The composer wanted to write a piece that reflected his feelings about those who put their lives on the line on a daily basis. A most uplifting and stirring composition! (4:47) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£211.80Karneval i Paris - Johan S. Svendsen
Johan Svendsen (1840-1911) composed "Carnival in Paris" in 1872, inspired by the energy and vibrancy of the Parisian carnival celebrations. The piece showcases a variety of moods and orchestral colours, ranging from jubilant and playful sections to more lyrical and elegant passages. It is a lively and colourful work that reflects Svendsen's skill in orchestration and his ability to capture vivid, festive atmospheres in music. In "Carnival in Paris", his Nordic musical roots meet the cosmopolitan influences he encountered while living and working in major European cities. The work has become one of Svendsen's most popular and is frequently performed in concert halls and festivals. About My Transcriptions for Wind Bands Ever since I started playing the clarinet at 8 or 9 years old in the school band "Blveisene" in my hometown of Gjvik, playing transcriptions of orchestral music has been a natural part of the repertoire. In regional bands, Norway's National Youth Band, and during my 10 years in a Military band, I played many such transcriptions. These transcriptions often included handwritten parts, masterfully crafted by colleagues in a time when music notation software didn't exist. Similarly, the scores were often incomplete, typically featuring just a solo clarinet part and condensed score in Bb. The transcriptions also contained parts for instruments like the Eb cornet and multiple tenor horns, but no saxophones, which made them less suitable for modern wind bands. The rise of many skilled Concert Bands and the increasing demands for scores and accessibility made me realize that someone needed to preserve this tradition. The reason I've transcribed these works is to ensure that you can play or conduct a repertoire that I believe has a rightful place in Norwegian Wind Band tradition. These transcriptions are my contribution to preserving some of the unique works in Norwegian music literature. Creating a transcription is a complex task, and I believe the score of "Carnival in Paris" is one of the most intricate I've undertaken. The first part of the process involves entering the entire orchestral score into music notation software. This is time-consuming and requires meticulous work. The next step is to check several editions to see if there are any discrepancies. Mistakes are often found in orchestral material, which can lead to further errors in the transcription. After that, I listen to many different recordings while following along with the score, paying attention to how different conductors emphasize balance and timbre. Gradually, I begin to note down passages I believe will work well for wind bands. One particular challenge in this piece is that the woodwinds and strings operate in the same register. In the original, the tonal difference between the strings and winds helps to clarify the individual musical lines. In the transcription, I've tried to address this by separating the lines, for example through octave adjustments, and highlighting them without compromising other aspects. I've also used some mallet percussion to broaden the tonal palette. There are countless decisions to be made to create a product that will hopefully allow future generations of wind band musicians to play this repertoire. - Stig Nordhagen -
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£225.99Los Libros Olvidados - Johan de Meij
1. Barcelona 19452. Los Libros Olvidados - El Cementerio3. Las Ramblas - Els Quatre Gats4. Coubert - El Hombre sin Rostro5. Bea (Beatriz)6. El Inspector Fumero7. La Ciudad de las SombrasThis is a story wrapped within a story that unfolds in Barcelona 1945, following World War II. The protagonist, Daniel Sempere, is the teenage son of an antiquarian book dealer, who one day takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a mysterious place with labyrinthine corridors where rare and banned books are stacked in massive dusty piles. His father tells Daniel to select a book, but it will be his responsibility to protect it. Daniel picks La Sombra del Viento (The Shadow of the Wind), a novel by a forgotten author Julin Carax. Daniel immediately starts reading the book, and the story unwinds itself into a compelling and complicated plot. As he reads, Daniel finds himself and his own life merging into the story's plot. It transpires that there is a mysterious man named Lan Coubert ('the man without a face') who is determined to destroy all copies of Carax's books. Daniel is threatened by Coubert and is determined to find out what happened to Carax, who fled to Paris and subsequently disappeared. Daniel finds that his own life has much in common with the author's. The book mixes magic realism, page-turning mystery, and Daniel's own real life. Daniel's once ordinary teenage existence is now filled with larger-than-life colorful and at times, terrifying characters. Among them are Fermn Romero de Torres, a beggar who Daniel and his father befriend and employ in the family bookstore; the evil police inspector Javier Fumero, who could be compared to Scarpia in Puccini's opera Tosca or Javert in Les Misrables. The corrupt Fumero uses the war as an excuse to practice his sadism and is widely feared in Barcelona. He is represented in the music by a fascist military march. The city of Barcelona becomes a character in the book and in the music. The Ramblas, the boulevard running through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and the famous caf Els Quatre Gats (the four cats) come alive in the score through a Cobla, the traditional wind ensemble playing a sardana, typical Catalan folk music. Two parallel love stories turn up the heat: Julin Carax's passionate, forbidden love for Penlope, and Daniel's equally passionate and forbidden love for Beatriz (Bea). Bea's sultry love theme is based on the first three letters of her name, with the ascending intervals B-E-A. Johan de Meij New York, October 17th, 2023
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Battlefield 1942 Theme - Joel Eriksson
One of the best-known video game themes of all time, Battlefield 1942 Theme features a driving military pulse and a memorable soaring melody. Paul Murtha's powerful version stays true to the original and brings all of the heart-pounding excitement to the concert stage.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£128.60og min elskede - Terje Nilsen
Along with "Mjelle," this is one of Terje Nilsen's very best and most well-known songs. And together with Halvdan Sivertsen, he is regarded as Northern Norway's greatest singer/songwriter.Nilsen, a native of Bod, was soloist with the Military Band in Harstad on several occasions, and this arrangement was made for one of these.In more recent times, other Norwegian artists like Maria Haukaas Mittet and Eva Trones have performed excellent renditions of the same song, both on record and on stage.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£128.60Det e min snn - Lars Bremnes
The composer's sister, Kari Bremnes, has had great success with this song through her album "Det vi har" from 2017. Subsequently, Elisabeth Andreassen has also performed it on the TV program "Hver gang vi mtes".The lyrics are about the thoughts one has when their son has to leave for military service and the new life it brings in an increasingly uncertain world.Lars Bremnes has been a soloist with the bands of the Norwegian Armed Forces several times, and this arrangement is written for such an occasion.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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