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£121.00Mekong - Robert W. Smith
Mekong is a river that flows through the heart of Vietnam. Robert W. Smith has created this composition for band based on the Mekong River delta's historic significance during the Vietnam War of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful and haunting melodies, lush and dissonant harmonies and acoustically created sound effects combine to provide a concert performance experience that will not be forgotten by performer or audience. This piece completes a compositional journey the composer began in Korea to honor his father and those who served in Southeast Asia. "Mekong" is highly recommended as a concert showcase and is an emotionally moving tribute to the military veterans of the Vietnam War.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£48.50Serengeti Sunrise - Wasson
"Serengeti Sunrise" was conceived as a musical portrait of an early morning safari across the Serengeti in Africa. Beginning with a bold fanfare, a low ominous ostinato pattern supports a graceful melody, signifying a traveling caravan. In the middle of the work a brief interlude appears which combines various percussion sounds with the woodwinds playing a musical effect of a flowing stream. A recap of the earlier section ends the work with a large ensemble sound.
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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£7.99Malkauns - Lindsay Boyd
While teaching in India, composer Lindsay Boyd became acquainted with the fundamentals of Northern Hindustani music. The result is this intriguingly unique work for wind band that incorporates distinctive sounds of India. The "drone" sound of the tambura is available as a free download online, or may be substituted with a marimba. The vocal chanting in the piece is a representation of the syllables used by a tabla player when learning to play this exotic drum.This is a wonderful piece for expanding the musical horizons of your players and audience!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£61.95Zululand - Kevin Mixon
Zululand, written to honor the Zulu people of South Africa, employs an original melody and orchestration based loosely on the Zulu call-and-response song, Shaka Mamba, also making use of a partial setting of Nikosi Sikelel Afrika in the middle section. The percussion plays a prominent role in the piece, giving it a sound authentic to the music of the Zulu people.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Antagonist - Larry Clark
In every great story there is always an antagonist, the character of opposing force who is central to the success of the story. Larry Clark has applied this concept to music in a new beginning band piece, fascinating in sound and an excellent cross-curricular tie with English classes, musically illustrating the structure of a good story. This piece is aggressive and at times, purposely antagonizing. Designed with the youngest of players in mind, it works on simple repeated eighth note patterns as the foundation for the melodic material. As is typical in a Larry Clark piece, interesting parts are provided for all instruments, and everyone gets to play the melody.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£106.95
New Frontiers - Aaron Blakely
This new concert overture by young composer Aaron Blakely is reminiscent of the great Western movie score genre. It has the bold open intervals of the American sound made famous by Aaron Copland along with a very memorable melody and driving rhythms. The main theme of the piece is contrasted by a lush and lyrical middle section that builds to a wonderful climax before the return of the driving main theme. New Frontiers is a perfect showcase piece for your band to play at contest or festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50
Cherokee Morning - Kevin Mixon
The Cherokee nation had a vibrant culture for many centuries in what is now the southeastern United States. The beginning and ending sections of this piece are based on a folk song that is commonly referred to as Cherokee Morning Song. Kevin Mixon's piece is beautiful, lush, and reverent to the original Cherokee song while using all of the colors of the modern concert band to full effect. This piece will make your developing band sound wonderful.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£157.50Canzona - Peter Mennin
Harmonically rich and contrapuntally challenging, Canzona has long been considered one of the cornerstones of the wind band repertoire. Its brilliant scoring makes it one of the pieces from the 1950's that defined the American contemporary band sound. This corrected edition will re-introduce this classic to a new generation of musicians. Duration: 5'30"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£78.95
Castlebay - Gene Milford
This fresh new setting of two traditional Scottish folk songs, Will Ye No Come Back Again and Keel Row, was written in honor of its namesake, the Scottish village Castlebay. Composer Gene Milford has crafted a well-scored offering for contest/festival performance that is reminiscent of English-style band pieces. After the striking opening, the piece moves to the more fiddle-like Keel Row in a lilting 6/8. All of the sections of the ensemble get to shine and the band will sound formidable with this piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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