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£144.99Homeland - Otto M. Schwarz
In Homeland, Austrian composer Otto M. Schwarz has set to music the beauty of his own country in a musical monument. The work describes the area of Hohe Tauern (High Tauern) which in 1913, following the American model, was declared the firstnational park in Europe. In Schwarz's music it's easy to hear how the ancient mountains, glaciers, native wildlife and the famous Krimml waterfalls offer an impressive natural spectacle that needs to be protected.
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£56.99Folk Song Variants - Robert W. Smith
Based on an Appalachian melody, "Folk Song Variants" is welcome addition to the young band repertoire. Beginning with a lyrical melodic statement, the piece moves to a celebration of American folk songs featuring melodic interplay throughout sections of the band. Suitable for concert and festival performance, this work by Robert W. Smith is destined to be part of the young band standard repertoire.
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£74.99Theme from "Happy Days" - Charles Fox
Happy Days was originally the melody that accompanied the credits of the TV show of the same name during its first few seasons. They both became so popular that the song eventually became the show's main theme in the 1970s and 80s. Happy Days is an upbeat song that people can't help but tap their feet to whenever they hear it. It even reached the top five on the American charts. No one will be able to sit still when your band strikes up this tune!
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£118.99
Fiddle Tunes - James Curnow
Fiddle tunes have been an important part of American music since her earliest days. You'll enjoy James Curnow's new suite based on two fiddle tunes from the Revolutionary War period. The first movement uses the flowing melody Lovely Nancy, which is about a beautiful two-masted sailing ship. The second movement comes from a knee-slapping fast paced dance tune called Hay Makers.This will be a wonderful contrast piece to use for that lighter moment in your concert. It's always fun to explore band music that is a bit out of the ordinary! This one is great fun from beginning to end and carries a marvelous historic connection as well!
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£134.99Hunting Tower - Ottorino Respighi
Not much is known about the origin of Huntingtower, except for the fact that this ballad was composed in 1931 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936), commissioned by Edwin Franko Goldman and the American Bandmaster Association, and was premiered on 17 April 1932 at a concert in memory of John Philip Sousa in Washington D.C. It is not even certain whether Respighi arranged the work himself, or left this to someone else. Huntingtower is the name of a castle in Scotland, where Respighi spent some time. It is possible that this ballad contains his musical impressions of his stay there. The orchestration on this CD, made by Franco Cesarini in 1987, is an adaptation ofthe work to the demands of the contemporary concert band.
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£59.99Jamaica - Timothy Travis
Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean. In 1494 it was discovered by Christopher Columbus, who used it as private property until 1509. After some skirmishes it fell under British rule and the sugar trade on the island flourished. After the abolition of slavery in 1834 it was only granted Home Rule in 1944, but it remained a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Whereas the export of cane sugar used to be Jamaica's main export product for many years, nowadays music has taken over this role. At first American music used to be very popular on the island. Later, however, Jamaican musicians started to experiment and thus in the end created their ownmusical style called Reggae. Well-known Reggae musicians are Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The most important instruments used in Reggae are the bass and the drums. Together they form the base for the style: the riddim. A bass drum accent on the second and fourth beat are characteristic of a typically reggae drum beat. To this syncopic patterns are often added. The rhythm guitarist plays chords in a characteristic Reggae rhythm, not on, but between the beats.
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£104.99Ever so samba - Peter Martin
The rhythm of the samba was originally created in Africa and brought to Brazil by the slaves . Here it became the national dance. For every festive occasion and especially the carnival festivities (Rio de Janeiro) samba music is played. The World's Fair in New York (1939) was the reason to the biggest spread of the samba. The trumpet section gets an opportunity to feature in Ever so Samba. Together with the swinging percussion section they let you enjoy a South American party.
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£134.99Twilight In The Wilderness - Christopher Tucker
This intermediate band work shares its title with a painting by Frederic Edwin Church of surpassing magnificence and brilliance. Church lived around the time of the Civil War and became known particularly for his striking portrayals of sunsets in the American landscape. The form consists of two main sections connected by an interlude providing both a macro and micro soundscape which reflects and celebrates Church's masterful canvas. Recorded birdsong accompaniment is available from the publisher for this work by emailing [email protected]. Track 1 includes birdsong to be used at the beginning of the piece, track 2 includes 15 seconds of silence, and track 3 includes birdsong to be started at measure 72. The birdsong was recorded during many various wilderness walks, mixed with special panning effects, and produced with audio levels in mind. This means the birdsong will not require the use of outside volume adjustment during the performance. Grade 3. Duration ca. 9'.
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£60.99The Governor's march - Leroy Anderson
This wonderful march comes with a remarkable history. Originally titled Governor Bradford March, it was written for orchestra in 1948. 50 years later (1998) Tom Everett, director of the Harvard University Band, discovered Mr. Anderson's manuscript for band among some other old band arrangements! This band version was performed for the first time in 1999 and the recording was used by National Public Radio. This striking yet very playable cut-time march is an excellent addition to the repertoire of classic American marches.
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£204.99Star Wars (Main Theme) - John Williams
Voted "Top Soundtrack of All Time" by the American Film Institute, few musical themes are as instantly recognizable as this timeless classic by film score master John Williams. Here is an authentic transcription for band as performed by the United States Marine Band under the baton of John Williams himself.
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