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£39.99Caroling - Timothy Johnson
Fragments of eight different well-known Christmas carols go into this enjoyable arrangement. See if your audience can name them all. The carols are conveniently arranged so that they can be played at one consistent tempo throughout, which helps you make the most out of your young band's limited rehearsal time. A variety of articulations and dynamics help to make the piece a teaching tool as well as an enjoyable performance piece. Interesting Percussion colors, with easy substitution suggestions, also help to make the piece sound harder than it is. Effective!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95River Poem - Tyler S. Grant
Rivers have often served as a metaphor for life's journey - starting in one place and traveling to somewhere unknown. This metaphor is depicted in a serene and contemplative work that uses a variety of colors and harmonies unique to young bands. Opulent mallet parts interact with optional piano to depict water gracefully cascading downwards. Gorgeous!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Disney at the Movies
(Includes: The Bare Necessitie; Be Our Guest; Beauty and the Beast; Can You Feel the Love Tonight; Circle of Life; Colors of the Wind; A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes; Friend Like Me; Never Smile at a Crocodile; Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious; This Land; Under the Sea; A Whole New World; Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Beyond the Horizon
New to the MusicWorks series, Ted Ricketts brings a fresh and exhilarating style to the concert band medium. Displaying a mastery of tone colors and scoring techniques, this overture begins with a tuneful melody in a lush setting. This is followed by a dynamic fast section featuring strong percussion writing. The piece returns to the opening strains for a very effective ending.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£118.99
TranZendental Danse of Joi - James Bonney
This energetic new work fuses the percussion of street musicians, the wind and brass colors of modern jazz, and the form and structure of classical music. Percussionists play everything from plastic buckets to clay flowerpots while laying down a heavily syncopated groove. There is an open section that allows any instrument you desire the unique opportunity to show off their improvisational skills in a wind ensemble setting. This piece is as rhythmically and melodically infectious as it is soulfully uplifting - a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. (Grade 4)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Palestrina Suite - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Hymns by Giovanni de Palestrina pre-date those of Bach by over a century and incorporate the great polyphonic tradition of Renaissance writing. The compositions used in this suite are from a collection published in 1589 titled Hymns of the Entire Year, and incorporate antiphonal choral effects that lend themselves particularly well to instrumental settings. John Moss uses richly contrasting tone colors and textures as well as characteristic modal tonalities in this wonderful setting for band. Dur: 3:30 (Includes Full Performance CD)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£118.99Lux Aurumque - Eric Whitacre
Commissioned by the Texas Music Educators Association for their 2005 All-State Band, Lux Aurumque is an extraordinarily lush and poignant adaptation of one of Eric Whitacre's most popular choral works. Gorgeous, simple triads melt from one beautiful chord to the next, creating a slowly evolving wash of colors and light. Elegantly orchestrated by the composer, Lux Aurumque is a profoundly moving experience for players and audiences alike. (Grade 4) (5:30)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£42.50The Legend of Castle Armagh - Paul Murtha
Commissioned by the Cabarrus All-County Middle School Band (Concord, North Carolina), this work was inspired by the composer's Irish heritage and the rich history of Ireland. With three main themes, this programmatic work openswith a peaceful sunrise with mist rising from the bog. The second theme describes the great hall of a majestic medieval castle, complete with vibrant colors and pageantry. The exciting battle theme follows and ultimately resolvesto a return of the earlier themes. A wonderfully effective setting for beginning players! Dur: 3:10
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Hennepin County Dawn - Samuel R. Hazo
This sensitive and beautifully scored work showcases delicate woodwind scoring and poignant melodies along with carefully paced emotional builds and full ensemble chorale-like passages. Mallet percussion colors and shimmering effects lend support in this impressive work. Dur: 3:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99O Nata Lux - Guy Forbes
The opening section of this beautiful lyric piece is meant to depict light breaking upon a darkened world. Filled with vibrant instrumental colors and textures, this piece expands to a climax followed by a serene closing passage.Originally conceived as a choral work by Guy Forbes, this has been skillfully transcribed for winds by Preston Hazzard. Dur: 3:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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