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£64.95Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Rodgers, Richard - Duthoit, W. J.
Recorded on:QPRM125D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 1996, Massed Bands of the Royal Air ForceQPRM126D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 1997, Massed Band of the Royal Air ForceQPRM128D THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£124.95SWORD AND THE CROWN, The (Prestige Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Gregson, Edward
In 1988 I was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to write the music for The Plantagenets trilogy, directed by Adrian Noble in Stratford-upon-Avon. These plays take us from the death of Henry V to the death of Richard III. Later, in 1991, I wrote the music for Henry IV parts 1 and 2, again in Stratford. All of these plays are concerned with the struggle for power (the crown) through the use of force (the sword) and they portray one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the British monarchy.This work quickly became established in the mainstream repertoire and has received performances worldwide as well as five commercial recordings and many broadcasts. In 2002 I was approached by the Parc and Dare Band regarding their summer festival and commissioned to do a version for brass band. This was given its first performance in Treorchy Hall by the combined bands of Black Dyke and Parc and Dare conducted by Nicholas Childs.When the Royal Air Force Music Services commissioned me to write a work especially for their British tour in 1991 I immediately thought of turning to this music and transforming some of it into a three-movement suite for symphonic band.The first movement opens with a brief fanfare for two antiphonal trumpets (off-stage), but this only acts as a preface to a Requiem aeternam (the death of Henry V) before changing mood to the English army on the march to France; this subsides into a French victory march, but the English army music returns in counterpoint. Finally, a brief reminder of the Requiem music leads to the triumphal music for Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, father of Edward IV and Richard III (the opening fanfare transformed).The second movement takes music from the Welsh Court in Henry IV (part 1) which is tranquil in mood; distant fanfares foreboding battles to come are heard, but the folktune is heard three times in different variations and the movement ends as it began with alto flute and gentle percussion.The final movement starts with two sets of antiphonally placed timpani, drums and tam-tam, portraying the 'war machine' and savagery of battle. Trumpet fanfares and horn calls herald an heroic battle theme which, by the end of the movement, transforms itself into a triumphant hymn for Henry IV's defeat of the rebellious forces.- Edward GregsonPerformance time 13'54"Recorded on QPRM117D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 1991, Massed Bands of the Royal Air ForceRecorded on QPRM120D THE SWORD AND THE CROWN, Central Band of the Royal Air Force'Finale' recorded on QPRM142D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2002, Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£24.95
SWORD AND THE CROWN, The (Prestige Concert Band - Score only) - Gregson, Edward
Extra Score. Commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services and based on the composer's music for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Written for large forces, the score includes harp, piano, alto flute, hand bells, descant and treble recorders, rauschpfeifen (a medieval antecedent of the oboe) and a huge battery of percussion on top of the usual wind band instrumentation (please note: no saxophones). Performance time 13'54" (Recorded on QPRM117D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 1991, Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force - Recorded on QPRM120D THE SWORD AND THE CROWN, Central Band of the Royal Air Force - 'Finale' recorded on QPRM142D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2002, Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£179.99Up in the Sky - Otto M. Schwarz
One of man's great dreams has always been to fly high through the air like a bird, free as a bird.There are ancient Greek legends such of those of Daedalus and Icarus, and indeed as early as the 9th century attempts at flight are reputed to have taken place in Arabia. It wasn't until 1783, however, that the invention of hot air ballooning by the Montgolfier brothers in France propelled man through the air for the first time.This colourful work depicts every step of this adventurous ballooning story.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£179.99Up in the Sky (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Schwarz, Otto M.
One of man's great dreams has always been to fly high through the air like a bird, free as a bird. There are ancient Greek legends such of those of Daedalus and Icarus, and indeed as early as the 9th century attempts at flight are reputed to have taken place in Arabia. It wasn't until 1783, however, that the invention of hot air ballooning by the Montgolfier brothers in France propelled man through the air for the first time. This colourful work depicts every step of this adventurous ballooning story.Duration: 13.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£214.95
Dance Movements (Prestige Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Dance Movements was commissioned by the United States Air Force Band and first performed by them in February 1996. A tour-de-force for a large band, the work is in four continuous movements which have dance rhythms and moods as their basis. The second movement features the woodwinds and the third is for brass.Winner of the prestigious "Sudler Award" for new music for wind band 1997.Performance time 20'30"Recorded on QPRM129D VENETIAN SPELLS, Central Band of the Royal Air Force - 'Molto Ritmico'Recorded on QPRM130D FIESTA!, Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.95
Dance Movements (Prestige Concert Band - Score only) - Sparke, Philip
Score only.Dance Movements was commissioned by the United States Air Force Band and first performed by them in February 1996. A tour-de-force for a large band, the work is in four continuous movements which have dance rhythms and moods as their basis. The second movement features the woodwinds and the third is for brass. Winner of the prestigious "Sudler Award" for new music for wind band 1997.Performance time 20'30"Recorded on QPRM129D VENETIAN SPELLS, Central Band of the Royal Air Force - 'Molto Ritmico'Recorded on QPRM130D FIESTA!, Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£13.95MARCHES (Concert Band CD)
The Grand Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force. Seventeen famous marches recorded in concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London.Includes: The Dambusters (Coates); Colditz March (Farnon); Crown Imperial (Walton); Marching with Sousa (Sousa/Langofrd); March of Friendship (Hingley); The Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa); Pathfinders' March (Lockyer/Fenhoulet); Out of the Blue (Bath); The Jaguar (Richards); Air Crew on Parade (Haywood); March from The Battle of Britain (Walton); Seventy-Six Trombones (Willson); March from Things to Come (Bliss); 633 Squadron (Goodwin); Knightsbridge March (Coates); Royal Air Force March Past (Davies and Dyson); Pomp & Circumstnace March No.1 (Elgar)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.00Polar Vortex
The Polar Vortex is the mass of extremely cold air situated over each of the earth's poles. Occasionally the vortex slips away from the polar region bringing unusually cold air to areas away from the pole. Polar Vortex is a depiction of a winter storm inspired by the poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Snow-Storm." It is a rhapsodic piece with many contrasting moments, styles, tempos, and colors of sound. A sophisticated new work from composer Gene Milford.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£106.99The Way to Heaven - Philip Sparke
The Way to Heaven was commissioned by the Royal Air Force Music Services. 2015 was the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which took place between July and October 1940, when the courageous fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force thwarted Hitler's ambitions to launch an invasion on the UK.The Way to Heaven opens with fluttering woodwind figures and brass fanfares, which build to a climax before a change of key introduces a short quotation for the Polish National Anthem - Mazurek Dbrowskiego. This fades and you can hear the signal to scramble and the throaty sounds of the squadron's Merlin engines bursting into life before theyline up to take off. This leads to the main thematic material of the work, which depicts the heaven-bound flight of 303 Squadron as it climbs to intercept the incoming Messerschmitt 109s. A brief allusion to the Polish national anthem brings the piece to a triumphant close.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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