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£104.50Appalachian Overture - James Barnes
This energetic piece appears on many state required lists and is among the prestigious All-Japan Top 100 band pieces. Based on folk-like melodies and featuring playable solo passages, the work is safely scored and deftly cross-cued so as to enablealmost any high school band to perform it effectively.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Mountain Dance - Ed Kiefer
Mountain Dance contains three Appalachian folk songs: "Cluck Old Hen," "Sourwood Mountain," and "Poor Polly." It was written to depict the Appalachian region of the country and its heritage of bluegrass music and fine musicianship. Hints offerish music can be heard, as many of the folk songs from this area were developed by the Irish immigrants who settled in this part of the country. These inluences are beautifully embedded in a truly symphonic setting by composer Ed Keifer.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95The Cuckoo (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Stalter, Todd
The Cuckoo is a traditional English folk song that is also common in Canada, Ireland, and Scotland. In the United States, it is most often associated with Appalachian folk tradition, and features the familiar bird's call, which is clearly heard throughout the piece. Duration: 2:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£42.50Cumberland Gap Overture (A Wilderness Adventure) (MusicWorks Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James
Featuring mini-variations on the folk tune Cumberland Gap, this easy overture provides a musical portrait of travel through the Appalachian Mountains. Composed in a single tempo, there is still plenty of contrast in dynamics and scoring, plus fun effects. Duration: 2:20
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Kirkpatrick's Music (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bocook, Jay
Commissioned by the McDaniel College Summer Music Camp in Westminster, Maryland,Kirkpatrick's Muse celebrates 30 years of excellence and is dedicated to camp founder, Dr. Linda Kirkpatrick. The piece opens with a plaintive Irish style flute solo, then moves seamlessly to the fast-paced section loosely based around the Appalachian fiddle tune "Glory in the Meeting House" introduced by the bodhran (Irish frame drum). Highlighting the simple charm of traditional Irish music, Kirkpatrick's Muse also features some wild excursions in colour, texture and harmony.Duration: 5:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Jefferson Forest Sketches (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Oare, Michael
Jefferson Forest Sketches is a programmatic work depicting the beauty and grandeur of the Jefferson National Forest along the Appalachian Mountains. From dawn breaking over the mountains, to breathtaking panoramas, to a seemingly endless expanse of wilderness, composer Michael Oare takes us through a variety of scenes and moods. The piece concludes with a lively tribute to the reels and dance tunes common to the area in the colonial period.Duration: 3:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£46.95Shady Grove (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Stalter, Todd
"Shady Grove" is an Appalachian folk song that bears some resemblance to the English ballad "Matty Groves." Although its verses have hundreds of variations, its origin is most likely as a courting song.Duration: 2.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50River of Hope (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sweeney, Michael
The centre-piece of this work for band is the memorable Appalachian folk hymn "Down to the River to Pray," which was featured in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Interspersed with this melody is a faster original theme that provides a complementary yet contrasting tone to the emotional statements of the folk hymn. Richly scored and flowingly beautiful.Duration: 4:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99He's Gone Away (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Hazo, Samuel R.
One of the most distinctive characteristics of this traditional Appalachian folk song is the jazz-like use of occasional blue notes in the melody and harmony. This setting effectively explores the many instrumental colours and textures of the modern concert band, yet it maintains the simplicity and beauty of the original melody.Duration: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£52.95Black Is the Color... (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sheldon, Robert
Black Is the colour (of My True Love's Hair) is a traditional folk song first known in the Appalachian Mountains region of United States in 1915, but most probably originated from Scotland. It is about a girl who is waiting for her lover to return from sea.Duration: 3.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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