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The Airships
The Airships floats just like the aircrafts the piece is named After, inspired by composer George Sweet's childhood love of fantasy and adventure novels. Bold and strident, the dramatic ending of The Airships will inspire great confidence in your students.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£126.50
North Bridge Portrait - Stephen Bulla
Contrasting colors and stylistic shifts trace the historic events surrounding "the shot heard 'round the world" in this challenging and significant new concert band work by Stephen Bulla. A rhapsodic adventure, NORTH BRIDGE PORTRAIT takes us from the merry atmosphere of the pre-revolutionary town through foreboding militant sounds. The fife-and-drum melody, "Washington's March", leads inexorably to the historic beginning of the American colonies' struggle for freedom.Vivid images combine to make this descriptive audience-pleasing composition a memorable experience for all that attend your performance. Historic and unique!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£94.99
Silver Ribbon Chanteys - James Curnow
The title, SILVER RIBBON CHANTEYS, comes from the fascinating history of Ohio and the collections of great old folk songs that came into existence because of the Ohio-Erie Canal. There are three distinctly different movements, each featuring one historic canal folk song. The diverse folksongs call for a wide range of playing styles and make a well-balanced and interesting combination.SILVER RIBBON CHANTEYS is yet another exciting adventure in music for you and your band. These hearty, old canal folk songs are real diamonds in the rough! You are sure to enjoy this delightful arrangement!LOW BRIDGE! EVERYBODY DOWN!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Home on the Range
This thoughtful and creative arrangement of the classic song of the American West is a rich and sonorous treatment infused with exquisite and unexpected harmonies. You've never heard it like this before! Bryan Kidd has managed to bring a true musical adventure to the developing band in his own unmistakably personal way.This is a wonderful chance for your musicians to show that they can be truly expressive. This piece is the perfect tool for a cross-curricular unit with U.S. history. Surprising!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50The Legend of Tizona - Rick Kirby
Ancient history is filled with tales of magical swords used to further the cause of noble warriors and heroes. El Cid, the national hero of Spain, had his sword Tizona by his side during the Siege of Valencia in 1099. Withstriking use of dissonances, layers of sound, clapping effects and a dynamic percussion score. The Legend of Tizona takes the listener on an exciting musical adventure. Dur: 3:40
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£68.99
Specto Leviosa - Stephen Bulla
Move over, Harry! Your band members are the sorcerers this time as they take the audience to mystical realms. A captivating spell is cast as the music conjures up the drama and mystery of ancient magic. The foreboding opening will appeal to the young musician's sense of adventure, and as the piece progresses every listener will be mesmerized by the unfolding prestidigitation. The runes are cast! There is no escape! If you don't choose this piece for your concert beware - you may turn into a frog!Abracadabra! Poof!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Half Moon on the Hudson - Michael Sweeney
Nearly 400 years ago (in 1609) Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, explored the majestic river that was later to bear his name. Half Moon on the Hudson pays tribute to this area of New York and the spirit of exploration and adventure. A regal fanfare announces the beginning of the work, followed by an energetic and rhythmic section that features various sections of the band answering one another. An emotional and chorale-like middle section provides a calmer mood along with lush harmonizations. The brass and percussion sections herald the final segment, driving to a dramatic conclusion of this rewarding work for winds. Dur: 6:30 (Includes full performance CD)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Black Wolf Run - John Higgins
Always known for his skilled writing for instrumental ensembles, particularly at the younger level, John Higgins' Black Wolf Run is an exciting musical adventure for young players. A bold, aggressive main theme serves as the anchor to this piece, coupled with easy special effects and musical nuances that give it great teaching and programming appeal.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£105.80Copplia - Léo Delibes
Copplia, a ballet in two acts and three scenes, was premiered at the Opra National in Paris on 25 May 1870. Despite its early success, performances were interrupted because of the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of Paris in 1870-1871, and also because of the death from smallpox of the young principal ballerina, Giuseppina Bozzacchi, on her 17th birthday. This ballet represented a courageous break with references to supernatural and ethereal spirits so dear to the Romantic esthetic, to address instead a world of adventure. Swanhilde sees, on the balcony of Dr. Copplius, a beautiful girl: is she the daughter of Copplius that no one has ever seen? So, with a series of adventures, Swanhilde and her girlfriends, taking advantage of his absence, manage to enter into the house of Dr. Copplius, a toy manufacturer and a magician. Here, they discover that Copplia, the beautiful daughter, is nothing else but a mechanical doll. Meanwhile Franz, the boyfriend of Swanhilde, sneaks into the house through the balcony. The sudden return of Copplius scares away the kids: only Swanhilde (hidden behind a curtain) and Franz remain. Copplius is able to sedate Franz, who has since declared his love for Copplia and, laying him close to the mechanical doll he tries, thanks to his magic, to take Franz's spirit and transfer it to Copplia. Swanhilde is able to intervene and wakes Franz; she tells him about the deception and escapes with him, while Copplius disconsolately embraces his mechanical doll. The ballet ends with the marriage of Swanhilde and Franz. Lo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was a student of Adolphe Adam at the Paris Conservatoire. The composer of several operettas, he reached success with the ballet Copplia. He wrote other ballets, among which the best known are Sylvia and La Source, and several operas including Lakm.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£107.50Sancho and the Windmills (Symphony No. 3, Mvt. 3) - Robert W. Smith
The third of four movements in Robert W. Smith's epic work Don Quixote, the listener is treated to the comic relief that permeates the entire literary story line. Beginning with the opening bassoon solo characterizing Sancho Panza on his donkey, the composer uses unique percussion effects to convey the hapless hero and his never-ending battle to stay up on his horse Rocinante. The listener can hear the rusty suit of armor as Don Quixote continually falls from his horse in one adventure after another. Perhaps the most memorable imagery in the entire literary epic is Don Quixote's battle with the windmills. Using harmonic effects combined with unique percussion scoring, the composer has brought this tale to life through the unfocused eyes of the knight. Funny, yet with a sense of sadness, Sancho and the Windmills will be a favorite moment in the performance of Symphony No. 3 "Don Quixote".
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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