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£55.50Manhattan Beach (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sousa, John Philip - Story, Michael
Although John Philip Sousa is stereotyped as a march writer, he composed music in many forms. But, of course, it's his marches that have brought his name to millions of performers and listeners the world over. Of the hundreds of marches he wrote, many are still among the most performed of the medium. Michael Story has chosen this classic Sousa work and removed the technical difficulties so it can be enjoyed by even the youngest ensemble or band. Relish this music of the "March King"! Duration: 1.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Story, Michael
This doo-wop classic, made famous in severalmotion pictures is arranged for concert band by Michael Story. A winner! Duration: 1.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£70.50Outback Fantasy (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Story, Michael
The land 'down under' is hot! Australia holds a powerful fascination for many of us. Using folk material including Waltzing Matilda and Click Go the Shears, Michael Story crafts an entertaining and tuneful concert work guaranteed to make all of us think of koalas and kangaroos. This is good music, mate! Duration: 3.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95The Great Gate of Kiev (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Mussorgsky, Modest - Story, Mike
This famous work, the finale from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, has gone from the keyboard Medium to an orchestral version arranged by Ravel, and now to a very easy concert band arrangement by Mike Story. The power and drama is all here in an easy-play form.Duration: 2.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£73.50The Magic of Harry Potter - Alexandre Desplat and John Williams / arr. Michael Story
Relive the magic of all eight films! This composite medley represents each of the exciting film scores. The themes included are "Hedwig's Theme" and "Nimbus 2000" from , "Fawkes the Phoenix" from , "Double Trouble" from , "Hogwarts' Hymn" from , "Dumbledore's Army" from , "Harry and Hermione" from , "Ministry of Magic" from , "Showdown" from , and "Leaving Hogwarts," which appeared at the end of both the first and last movies. Charismatically scored and arranged by Michael Story, featuring a variety of solo/soli segments to feature your best players and provide ample rests, this medley will ensure that Harry's conjuring enchantment lives on for generations to come. (6:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£58.50The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini / arr. Michael Story
Henry Mancini's is undoubtedly one of the most unique and memorable TV/Movie themes ever written. This arrangement by Michael Story, written at a grade 1.5 level, offers an excellent opportunity to teach swing style to your ensemble. (1:55)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£70.50Scenes from - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky / arr. Michael Story
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the ballet The Nutcracker in 1891--1892. Based on Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King." Before the premiere, Tchaikovsky selected eight pieces from the ballet and created The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, which became an immediate success and contains some of the most recognizable and best-loved holiday music. "Scenes from The Nutcracker" contains four numbers from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£84.99
Animal Kingdom Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)
In this composition William Vean takes you on a journey through the fascinating and exciting world of animals. Apart from it being a composition filled with "special effects", Animal Kingdom contains many educational elements, such as playing in swing (triplets feeling), chromatics, flutter tonguing, gypsy tuning, varying keys, and, of course, dynamics and articulation. The melodic lines occur in all four voices, as well as in all percussion parts, providing each musician with the opportunity to play a solo or to accompany. Highly recommended for your youth band! William Vean is an educational composer. He knows how to musically shape the special elements from our daily lives. His music is therefore very expressive, containing creative solutions to possible problems. Special ways of playing make his music particularly interesting for the winds, but the percussion section is also featured in his special effects. The world of the animals always plays on ones imagination. In Animal Kingdom, William Vean has portrayed a number of animals in a special manner: Kevin Kangaroo - The jumping character of this animal can be heard in different voices. The swing style also emphasizes the characteristic movements of the kangaroo. Playing in swing style can be practised by using scales. Eddy Elephant - For some of his smaller fellow fauna friends this can be quite an ordeal, but for Eduard (Eddy for friends and intimates) it is his daily walk. Baldrick Bat - Baldrick the Bat is a mysterious character. This can be heard in the fast moving valves and keys, accompanied by special effects in the percussion section. Curtis Camel - Curtis the Camel trudges across the desert, feeling bored. The idea that the horizon will never change does not affect him anymore. He has accepted his fate. The distinctive tones from the gypsy scale provide the suitable oriental sounds. Betty Butterfly - Butterfly Betty elegantly, and without worries, flutters from flower to flower in the garden. Her motto: Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). Betty is a one-day butterfly. Marvin Monkey - A "swing" monkey stirs up the feelings. Even members of the orchestra will look like real monkeys. How about your audience? Each part has its own difficulties and challenges. Important in the first part is playing "in swing" (triplets feeling). This can be practised using scales. In the second part ensemble playing and balance are important. In Baldrick additional information on the effects that have to be played might be useful. "New" sounds are, of course, welcome. Curtis the Camel introduces the gypsy scale. Additional explanation of the use of the scale might be useful. Key changes are interesting in this part. A slight accent on the first beat of the bar will add to the charm of this part. Marvin the Monkey brings back the swing rhythm that was introduced in the first part, alternated by a "straight" part with attention to chromatics and articulation. A story teller will definitely be an asset when performing this composition. 07:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.70Den store dagen - Benny Borg
This beautiful song contains a huge contrast between the hopeful and the disappointing. A mother has her birthday and is waiting her children to celebrate it. Each verse starts optimistically, but the short chorus is characterized by the disappointment, that everyone calls, and cannot come. This has been tried recreated musically, mostly in the last two choruses, as it dawns on her that she will not receive a visit. It's a beautiful tune, but with a serious message that it's easy to take someone for granted.One of the elements the musicians came up with after rehearsal, was that they really liked the change between the ballad parts with even eights and the swing parts. This also gives the piece a sense of "parlando" character, which tells a story, and is therefore important to focus. It is not quite simple, as the melody also in those parts with even eights has some triplet rhythms. Therefore, this is a topic you can work on.Regarding instrumentation, Flugelhorn, Alto Saxophone and Euphonium have important roles, in addition to the rest of the first parts in the Band. The arrangement is written so you are not depending on "special" instruments. Important details are also often duplicated so you can use the arrangement for a smaller Wind Band.It is also possible to use a vocal soloist, but then you must soften the instruments that holds the melody.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£159.99
Fantasia Per La Vita E La Morte - Bert Appermont
The mystique surrounding life and death formed the starting point of this composition. I wanted to write a work without a story, mixed up in a kind of musical quest for a new world of sound, original rhythm sequences, melodies filled with suspenseand distinct orchestral tones.The indirect cause was the birth of my first child which took place during this time, followed by the death of a close family member. At such a moment you experience just how close life and death are to each other, anddespite one being the antithesis of the other, they are incredibly similar. Both radical events are passages into new worlds and have great emotional impact. Moreover, the work was commissioned by "New Life", an orchestra that lost one of itsmusician in a plane crash, which also led me to believe that this approach would be appropriate.I would prefer not to comment on which passages in the composition concern life (birth) and which refer to death. It seems to me that it is moreinteresting to question traditional conceptions and leave it open for the listener. If you think that a passage is about birth, and this idea then shifts, it is this that raises fascinating questions, on both a musical and metaphysical level.Music isin an indirect but incredibly persuasive way in which to express the endless striving and seeking of mankind. Music can even touch eternity, as it were, and give us the feeling that we can transcend death. This endless search (and also longing) canbe heard throughout the work; as much in the sound fields and accent shifts in the first part as in the enormous tension curves and compelling themes of the second part. The semi-tone functions in this way as a guide or something to hold on to,running through the whole work and upon which much of the musical material is based. Traces of profound love resound with quiet simplicity in the slow section's melodious solos, after which the work contemplates life and death one last time, musesupon joy and sadness, on the possibilities and limitations of people and on the why of all things.I would like to dedicate this work to my dearest daughter Paulientje, to Meterke and to Johan de Jong of the "New Life" orchestra. May it fare themwell, here or in another dimension...
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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