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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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£121.50Passages - Stephen Jones
The title Passages refers to music's ability to convey people through sonic worlds and interior spaces. Meditative and elusive, yet constantly in motion, this sophisticated selection creates a luminous sound-world from its ensemble of 16 winds and percussion.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£101.50Blue Devil Dancing - William G. Harbinson
This brilliant concert opener or closer featuring colorful changes in key centers and harmonic structures is based on the Mooresville High School, North Carolina,"Blue Devils" alma mater. Several percussion solos let your percussionist shine, while syncopation, short sixteenth note runs, and accidentals develop the rest of your ensemble's technical abilities. A vibrant and triumphant choice for contest, festival or concert performances.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50Many Moons - Peter Sciaino
A poignant balladic description of a memory of a New Mexico night sky, this lyrical piece encapsulates the feeling of wonder and humility felt when we stare out at a sky seemingly filled with hundreds of little moons. Beginning with subtle percussion and a cross-cued euphonium solo, a wistful theme is developed and passed throughout the ensemble. Multiple expressive demands related to phrasing, balance, listening, and tone let you teach these in a composition that sounds harder than it is. Use this ballad as a contrast to your opener in concert or as a second selection in festival or contest performances.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£95.95On Wings of Flight - Michael Boo
This jubilant overture conveys the wonder of soaring high above the ground. Used as a concert opener, contest or festival selection, this composition offers opportunities for the development of dynamic contrast, accents, and articulations in your ensemble. Doubling of multiple parts, lets bands with more limited instrumentation successfully perform this piece while there are enough percussion parts to keep your players actively engaged. Program this for your young band and see them take flight!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£140.50Fantasy on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Patrick Glenn Harper
This fresh interpretation of the Christmas standard will develop your player's expressive and technical abilities while still engaging and delighting audiences. Not your usual holiday selection, this fantasy also works well as a concert, contest or festival opener or closer. Beginning with a chorale statement of the original hymn, the ensemble soon encounters an expanded percussion section, changing time and key signatures, unique rhythmic patterns and various musical styles, while individual players are challenged with syncopation and dynamic demands. A truly inspiring and rewarding composition for holiday concerts, contest or festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.95Calypso Isle - Carl Strommen
Feature your percussion section on maracas, claves, and bongo drums with this light, breezy Latin-inspired composition. At the same time, you can work on the important ensemble concept of attacks after an eighth note rest and vital listening skills. A light selection for concerts that audiences and students alike will enjoy!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£168.50The Bones of Mr. Fortune - Adolphus Hailstork
THE BONES OF MR. FORTUNE (FREE AT LAST!) is an 11-minute concerto-like work for solo flute accompanied by symphonic winds and percussion - perfect to play with band or with orchestra, as well as with the composer's own piano reduction (114-42424). The work features lengthy cadenzas, and exhilarating dance-like sections with the ensemble. Hailstork describes the historical inspiration: abused in life and death, an enslaved man (Mr. Fortune) was owned by a surgeon who preserved his skeleton to study anatomy. The bones remained with the doctor's family for generations, and were given a proper burial that made national news in 2013, 215 years after Mr. Fortune's death.
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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£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