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£54.99Lightly Latin - Howard Rowe
A very playable and contemporary Latin styled ballad to feature your special student or a guest soloist with your concert band from the Jazz For Developing Concert Bands Series. There are optional backgrounds, accessible chord changes and even suggested solos to inspire any soloist. Perfect!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£63.99Ain't No Stoppin'Us! - Robert W. Smith
A driving rock chart that will be a favorite of your entire concert band. As part of the Barnhouse Jazz For Young Concert Band Series, this tune by Robert W. Smith gives all sections of the band an opportunity to "rock". Accompanied by a rhythm section, Ain't No Stoppin' Us features a scorching melody complete with woodwind fills and soaring counterlines. An open solo section gives all students an opportunity to improvise in a very comfortable setting. This is a perfect choice for the spring concert or any school assembly. Be careful, this may be the one that students want to play year after year!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£63.99Groovin' Down Cool Street - Robert W. Smith
Based on a blues progression, this simple, yet memorable melody will provides a comfortable setting to begin teaching improvisation to your developing band students. The flute melodic lead takes the listener back in time to the sound of "cool." Combined with the vibes, it's the 1960's jazz scene all over again. Your students will be playing this melody all day long as you develop teaching strategies on many different levels. Groovin' Down Cool Street is a perfect addition to any light concert where smiles are appreciated!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99Themes from the Nutcracker - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Adapted for the Barnhouse Build-A-Band Series from the original band arrangement of the same title, "Themes from the Nutcracker" is a perfect selection for any holiday concert. This splendid arrangement includes an introduction based on the Overture and the main themes from the March, the Arabian Dance and the Russian Dance. Playable by any instrumentation as long as the five basic parts are covered, it's very playable and sure to be the hit of any holiday concert!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99Pevensey Castle - Robert Sheldon
Robert Sheldon's "Pevensey Castle" has been one of the top selling contest pieces in the C.L. Barnhouse catalog for many years, and this adaptation for the Build-A-Band Series makes it a perfect choice for any concert or festival performance for smaller bands with limited instrumentation. Outstanding!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99Chaconne (Build-A-Band Edition) - Gustav Holst
The opening movement from the Holst First Suite is now available in the Build-A-Band format. This work is contrapuntal in nature and teaches the importance of independent playing. The flashy 16th note runs are scored for the mallets and snare drum, bringing the technical challenges within your students' abilities. A perfect selection to make your small band with limited instrumentation sound great! Optional parts for guitar, piano, bass and percussion fill out the band. Choose the best classic contest literature for your students!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99Intermezzo - Holst
Gustav Holst's "First Suite in Eb For Military Band" is universally considered a band masterwork. This "Build-A-Band" edition places it within reach of those bands with severely limited or awkward instrumentation, making it the perfect selection for your small band with good players to sound great! This fast middle movement from the suite teaches young musicians to articulate contrasting staccato and legato passages. Optional parts for guitar, piano, bass and percussion can fill some missing holes in the band. (Also available in the Build-A-Band series: the first and third movements of this suite.)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99Explorations - Huckeby
An impressive piece at this grade level featuring syncopation and mixed meters. The lush and beautiful slow section adds contrast to the exciting rhythmic drive. Skillfully arranged for bands with less than ideal instrumentation, this outstanding piece is perfect for concert and festival use and is sure to make your band sound its best! Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Christmas Bells And Brass - Larry Neeck
Get your band into the holiday spirit with this unique and very playable work! Carols included are "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Deck The Halls," "Silent Night," and "Jingle Bells". You will find this unique arrangement musically and educationally satisfying, and this Build-A-Band edition is perfect for those ensembles with incomplete or awkward instrumentations. An excellent choice for your next holiday concert, "Christmas Bells and Brass" will appeal to audience and band members alike, and your band will sound like gold!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.99
Tailspin - Rob Romeyn
Inspired by a memorable commuter jet trip taken by the composer, "Tailspin" is an aggressive and hard hitting composition capturing the peril of an airliner in rapid descent. Contemporary harmonies and driving rhythms contribute to the unique and fresh sound of this work. Varied dynamics and textures add to the drama and make this the perfect concert or festival work for young bands. This arrangement for the "Build A Band" series ensures success with even the most awkward of instrumentations. An optional keyboard/piano part is included. "Tailspin" Has the excitement and power that students love!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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