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£134.99The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Prokofiev, Sergei - Van der Beek, Wil
The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism following its first performance on account of its being "uncivilised". Prokofiev himself wrote after this first performance "...The timpani player beat the skin of the timpani to tatters, and the whole orchestra voiced a protest. A cellist complained that he only put up with the violence, created by the blaring brass, on account of his sick wife and three children...".Duration: 3:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.95Declaration and Dance (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Clark, Larry
Listen carefully to this work, look over the score, and you will find it difficult to believe that this 'real' music is built on just six notes commonly found in the first book of all band and instrument methods. The harmonic structure and the marvellous colours and timbres of the piece do not betray the ease of performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£154.99Symphonic Variations (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob
This composition is based on a passacaglia theme, in which artistic perfection, symphonic drama and oriental melody lines play a role. The passacaglia is originally a dance made up of a series of variations above a bass line constantly present as an ostinato. It is not in this sense that the "Symphonic Variations" are in the passacaglia form but in the sense of the open form of the variations. Jacob de Haan, himself originally an organist, took his inspiration for this piece from the famous passacaglia for organ in C-minor by J.S. Bach. Following the introduction of the passacaglia theme (in the bass) the entry by the trumpets and trombones forms the majestic start to a musical adventure, in which this theme (often fragmentary) returns in variations. Then there follow two faster movements with dramatic contrasts and virtuose passages. Particularly striking here is the use of two characteristic intervals from the beginning of the theme namely the minor second and the augmented fourth. An apause in the composition comes in the slow bridge where a syncopated bourdon (perfect fifth) is constantly repeated. The tension grows in dynamics and harmony, and the oriental-flavour becomes obvious in the melody. We arrive at a faster movement via an accelerando, in which a perpetuum mobile based on the passacaglia theme is central. Finally the whole flows into a martial theme, in which the ostinato accompaniment n the descant derives from the passacaglia theme.Duration: 11:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£114.99Rhythm Studies for Band (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James
Eight carefully crafted mini-compositions that begin with simple time signatures and rhythms and work up to mixed meters and complex rhythms. The exercises are musically rewarding and fun to play, and will give your students the practice they need to develop rhythmic accuracy.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Atlantic Avenue (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Hosay, James L.
On hot summer nights all along the east coast of America, the beach front strip comes alive with the sights and sounds of summer as nightclubs and bands crack out their sizzling music. Incorporating the funky-rock sounds of east coast beach music of the 60s and 70s, Atlantic Avenue takes a nostalgic step into the past whilst keeping a solid foothold in the present. With elements of doo-wop, soul and swing this piece is bursting with surf, sand and sunshine.Duration: 2.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.00Waterdance (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Strommen, Carl
Picture a lake before sunrise. With Dawn, the myriad varieties of life in and about the lake slowly awaken and, in the heat of the day, skip and skate across the water as if in a frantic ballet. Thus WATERDANCE begins and continues until it experiences Evening. Here is a beautifully crafted composition that brings us into the rhythms of life, the patterns of nature and an uplifting portrayal in sound. Stunning! Duration: 4.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Beauty and the Beast, Selections from (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ashman & Menken - Lavender, Paul
From Disney's classic 1991 animated film, and now a stunning live-action movie, here is a concise medley for young bands featuring the timeless melodies of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Includes: Belle, Be Our Guest, and Beauty and the Beast.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.00Derbyshire Cavalry Marches (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Haydn, Joseph - Hash & Walters
Haydn wrote these marches during his second trip to London in 1794-95. The original autograph is titled "Two Marches Composed by J. Haydn for Sir Henry Harpur... to the Volunteer Cavalry of Derbyshire, embodied in the year 1794". Scored for the typical military band of the time, the instrumentation included a trumpet, two horns, two clarinet, two bassoons and a serpent (a curved bass instrument played with a cupped mouthpiece). Percussion parts would have been added by the regimental drum major and played by soldiers, not regular musicians. Due to a lack of printed marching books at the time, selection had to be short to facilitate easier memorisation. In this arrangement for modern concert band, the marches have been transposed from the original keys to Bb and F Major. Percussion parts have also been added by the arrangers and can be used at the director's discretion. Though these marches have been scored with the intermediate level band in mind, the integrity of the originals have been maintained, making them of interest to musicians and music students alike, at all levels.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95March and Procession of Bacchus (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Delibes, Leo - Williams, Mark
Leo Delibes was a French composer of operettas, ballets and opera. His ballets were much admired by Tchaikovsky, and may have served as models for the famous Swan Lake and Nutcracker. March and Procession of Bacchus is taken from Act 2 of the ballet Sylvia.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£3.95First Chorales for Band (1st and 2nd F Horn) - Swearingen, James
This is a terrific collection of sixteen well-known chorales (8 major and 8 relative minor keys) in one book, each skillfully arranged by James Swearingen. Ideally suited for rehearsal warm-up, these chorales will help your students improve their aural skills, tone production, legato phrasing and intonation. Written in four-part harmony (SATB), these books are scored to accommodate a variety of large and small ensemble settings. Each book includes 16 chorales, 16 major and minor scales and a glossary of musical terms.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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