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£59.95War, Women and Witchcraft (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Fraser, Bruce
The music of "War, Women and Witchcraft" is a web with strands of magic, a romantic impression of the Scottish landscape and the sounds of battle using fanfare-like figures and drum effects, and a lovely melody near the end when everyone lives happily ever after.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Conzensus (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Van der Roost, Jan
This stately concert opener was originally written by Jan Van der Roost for a special event in which six respected wind orchestras (two Belgian and four Dutch) of different composition (two symphonic bands, two fanfare bands and two brass bands) were featured during six concerts. Each evening brought forth a performance by a symphonic band, a fanfare, and brass band, so that the audience could experience all three types of ensembles. This was indeed an original concept. The name, ConZEnSus, comes from a combination of the words, 'Concert Cyclus' (concert series) and 'zes' (Dutch for 'six'). This leads to a new word, which refers to 'consensus'. The general tenor of the cycle is thus immediately indicated. The richness of colour of the various ensembles is revealed through an open and friendly atmosphere. During all six concerts (over a span of three years), ConZEnSus functioned as a permanent opening number for each orchestra. Thus the same musical story was portrayed in three different packages.Duration: 2:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50Ireland: Of Legend and Lore (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.
Robert W. Smith has chosen three castles and several colorful characters known for legendary deeds from Irish history and folklore to put to music. The use of tinwhistle, the Irish drum bodran and hints of traditional Irish melodies add ethnic authenticity and fascination to the performance of this work. As we have come to expect from this highly inventive composer, the arena of sounds is expanded at every turn of the page. Musical imagery at its finest! Duration: 7.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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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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£79.99Atlantic 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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