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£72.99Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - John Philip Sousa
Sousa composed this march at the request of his nephew, who was sponsoring his uncle's entrance into the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in 1922. The following year, the march received its premiere in Washington D.C., under the largest band ever led by Sousa, comprised of no fewer than 6,200 Shriners. This medium-level arrangement by Charles L. Booker, Jr. makes this classic march more accessible to bands, with scoring for modern instrumental forces and transposition to an easier key.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Scalin' and Wailin' - Thomas C. Duffy
Scalin' and Wailin' is a flexible, fun piece written with a differentiated instruction model. Three different difficulty levels meet students where they're at in their development and allows space for each to grow. This piece is also ideal for educators and conductors looking for side by side programming - younger ensembles can all play within the easiest group and more advanced ensembles can play within the more difficult groups, all fitting together in one energetic piece. Celebrate BandQuest's 20th anniversary with this special release, and find what works for your ensemble! BandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for band, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. The heart of this program is new works written by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Every BandQuest project includes a residency component in which the composer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece. Many BandQuest pieces are accompanied by an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students as they learn the music and to integrate each piece with non-music studies. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email [email protected] to request a free downloadable audio catalog.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£149.99Da Vinci - Johan de Meij
The fascinating life of Leonardo da Vinci and his enormous curiosity spurred Johan de Meij to experiment with musical material, by using only the ivory keys of the piano during the composition process. DA VINCI opens with a grand, massive chord over five octaves throughout the orchestra. This chord, the Da Vinci Chord, is the connective tissue between the various sections, and it leads to a radiant C major chord, as an ode to one of the greatest geniuses of all time.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95Attack of the Zombies - Chris Bernotas
This is such a fun composition for beginning students. It is easy with an introduction to some chromatics, but very easily done. They will love shouting out, "Look Out! Zombies!" while learning about music and playing their instruments. The clarinets do not cross the break. 1st trumpet's highest note is C.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95In the Pocket - Larry McKenna
Kids love to sound cool. At the Grade 1 level, though there are often jazz titles, seldom do they get to play real jazz harmonies. Larry McKenna is a master at composing a song that is very easy with great voice leadings using real jazz style chords. The flutes get to play trills in a couple of places. The melody is just very nice and easy to play. 1st trumpet's highest note is C. Clarinets do not cross the break.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95Ragtime Toe Tapper - Gerald Sebesky
This jazzy ragtime song has only whole, half, and quarter notes. It is a great song to hand out early on. It is easy and sounds great. Introduce easy syncopation with quarter/half/quarter note rhythms. Clarinets do not cross the break. 1st trumpet's highest note is C. Students have a great time stomping their feet at designated times.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£67.95Waltzing Matilda - Randy Navarre
This is the unofficial National Anthem of Australia. You hear it in movies, documentaries, and any time there is a mention of the land Down Under. It is a great song on its own, telling the story of the traveling migrant through the Outback. This is a very easy version that may be played along with the Grade 3 version by Randy Navarre (N300161). If you have an event to combine young musicians with a community or more advanced band, they may play together in this ideal composition. 1st trumpet's highest note is C. Only the 1st clarinets cross the break.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Barnum and Bailey's Fractured Favorite - Karl L. King
When Karl King was conducting circus bands, he would frequently edit his marches so the same composition could be used for contrasting acts (for example a lion act one time, and a trapeze act the next). In the same spirit, Thomas Leslie has creatively repurposed this familiar march to suit an imaginary clown act; complete with novelty percussion sounds and a few surprises sprinkled in. A bit outrageous, but definitely fun! Dur: c. 2:20
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Beyond the Stars - James Curnow
Based on the traditional American shaped-note melody The Promised Land (first published in the 1800s), Beyond the Stars captures the spirit of the early American church musicians who voiced their enthusiasm for life and thefreedom of worship through both vocal and instrumental music. The music features several mini-variations wrapped up in four large variations (Fast, Fast, Slow, Fast-recapitulation). The composer has created new thematic materialfor each variation by excerpting motifs from three separate phrases of the original shaped-note melody. A stunning and powerful work for winds. Dur: c. 6:20
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.99The Gates of Troy - Filip Ceunen
The Gates of Troy tells the story of the 1184 B.C. Trojan War in Ancient Greek times.This historic conflict featuring the heroes Achilles, Odysseus, Hector and the beautiful Helena, lasted 10 years and was settled by the famous ruse of the Greeks, the 'Trojan Horse'.This exciting work is all about the battle between Greece and Troy. It's full of heroic sounding themes with beautiful melodic material but yet playable for any type of band due to its well thought out instrumentation.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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