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£72.99Blue Mambo - Michael Sweeney
Opening with a lyric section featuring a solo for flugelhorn (or trumpet), this appealing work includes sensuous melodies surrounded by lush and bluesy harmonies. The uptempo mambo kicks in with an infectious percussion groove that accompanies the melodies and riffs from the full ensemble. A marvelous and entertaining change of pace. Dur: 4:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Port O' Call - Michael Sweeney
Need a lighter, yet well-scored change of pace? Michael Sweeney has styled this Latin flavored composition that fits right in the pocket for young bands. It features plenty of percussion to keep your players busy along with appealing Latin rhythms for the entire ensemble. Dur: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£91.99Fanfare for Tokyo - Philip Sparke
Fanfare for Tokyo is a flamboyant and extrovert concert opener designed to celebrate the virtuosic character of the talented Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra. A central theme over persistent percussion is first given by bassoons and taken up by the full ensemble. Either side of this horns and euphoniums lead an acrobatic fanfare under woodwind flourishes.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.99Arabesque - Samuel R. Hazo
Commissioned by the Indiana Bandmasters Association for the 2008 All-State High School Honor Band, this stunning work from the pen of Samuel Hazo is a tour de force of Middle Eastern sounds for the contemporary wind band. Fromdelicate and sensual soloistic writing to full-blown ensemble passages with rapid fire tutti rhythms and frenzied percussion, here is a rewarding piece with drama and depth that will be the high point of any concert or festivalprogram. Period! Dur: 6:00 (Grade 5) Audio recorded live by the 2008 North Carolina 11-12 All-State Honor Band - Samuel R. Hazo, conductor
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£42.50Front and Centre! - Paul Murtha
Here's a marvelous and appealing first march for any young group. Carefully scored so that every section of the band has interesting parts, Paul uses a nice mix of full ensemble playing, counter lines, a percussion interlude and woodwind melodies.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Walking to the Sky - Robert Buckley
Walking to the Sky takes an epic, cinematic approach to celebrate humankind's collective quest for wisdom and transcendence. It was inspired by a 100-foot Jonathan Borofsky sculpture, which creates the illusion of a group ofpeople walking skyward into infinity. With pulsing percussion, heroic brass, haunting melodies, sudden shifts in dynamics and dramatic key changes, everyone in the ensemble gets a chance to star in this exciting mini-movie score.To add even more grandeur, there is an optional choir part (that could be played on a synthesizer). Dur: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.99Intermezzo - Satoshi Yagisawa
Intermezzo is the second movement of Satoshi Yagisawa's Clarinet Concerto. The concerto was first performed by Higashi-Hiroshima Wind Ensemble in Hiroshima, Japan in 2010 with guest performer Shinsuke Hashimoto, clarinettist with the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra and was conducted by Atsushi Kageyama. Inspiration for this work came from the fact that both Satoshi Yagisawa and Shinsuke Hashimoto graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae.Clarinet Concerto>/I> is the pinnacle of Satoshi Yagisawa's "Concerto Series" which also features his Suite Concertante for Piano and WindOrchestra, Trumpet Concerto, Trombone Concerto, Saxophone Concertino, andConcertino for Solo Percussion and Wind Orchestra.Yagisawa's characteristic heartfelt theme in the second movement is especially popular and consequently--entitled Intermezzo--it is often performed independently.Soloist: Grade 4
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.00Slumber Song (On a theme by Johannes Brahms) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Brahms, Johannes - Glover, Andrew
One of the most universally beloved and recognized melodies, Johannes Brahms' "Lullaby" has been arranged for first year bands by Andrew Glover as "Slumber Song." This flowing melody is passed throughout the ensemble, and mallet percussion provide a gentle accompaniment to this timeless melody. An excellent vehicle for phrasing, tone development, blend, and balance. Lyrical music for beginning band at its very best! Duration: 2.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Variations on a Celtic Tune (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Oare, Michael
The poignant lament "Mo Chile Mear" (My Gallant Hero) was authored after the defeat of the Scots and their Celtic allies at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, ending dreams of independence from English rule. Michael's emotional setting opens with a flute solo then builds gradually as layers of instrumental groups are added. The piece shifts to a lilting 6/8 style, propelled by the percussion section, and culminates in a majestic statement by the entire ensemble.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99On to the Next Frontier (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Saucedo, Richard L.
Richard's exciting overture captures feelings of adventure and daring as we look towards a new frontier and flourishing future. The percussion section is featured at the start, as layers of patterns build up to a vibrant full band statement of the main theme. The lyric middle section features short solos for clarinet and trumpet accompanied by lush background harmonies from the ensemble. The fast pace returns introduced by a playful baritone sax solo followed by a full band recap of the opening theme and a rousing finish.Duration: 5.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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