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£51.50Project Mars - Michael Story
Reflecting on the new data arriving from the red planet, this original work contains a tip of the hat to Gustav Holst's revered melody. Opening and closing with a distinct fanfare, the solidly scored overture will spotlight your beginners with this bold work suitable for concert or contest. Interstellar! (2:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£51.50The Jaws of Fenris - Roland Barrett
As the title implies, this stunning overture opens with an ominous initial statement and erupts to a driving musical force to the end. Inspired by an Antarctic mountain, the story is based on the Norse mythology story about a monstrous wolf. Engaging and charismatic, this composition sounds more difficult than it plays and will serve equally well on concerts or contest programs. (1:45)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.50Autumn Roads - Patrick Roszell
Inspired by an Emily Dickenson poem and combined with the thrill of an autumn drive, this overture is energetic and fast-paced, with a mood-setting introduction. Perfect for contest or concert performance, it's certain to seize the attention of your students and audience alike. (2:45)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.95Windward Overture - Robert Sheldon
This original concert overture is manageable by young musicians, yet it has elements that are relevant to much more challenging literature. Written in a standard overture form, the catchy melodies and rhythms will be sure to delight audiences while keeping the players fully engaged. A brief lyrical interlude adds variety and a moment of repose before returning to the more energized main theme. This is an outstanding choice for a spring concert or a first band festival/contest experience.(2:40)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£56.50Race Car - Scott Watson
The skill and thrill of auto racing is captured musically in this piece via its infectious groove and exciting syncopations. Written in one continuous movement, its sections will help you imagine sitting behind the wheel of a powerful and agile racing machine over the course of a breathtaking speed contest. Students performing this piece will enjoy discovering that the palindromic nature of the piece, including the title, Race Car (which reads the same forwards and backwards), a pervasive syncopated ostinato rhythm, A-B-A form, and a fugato section at the center of the work (Pit Stop), in which virtually each instrumental part is a palindrome! (3:25)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£55.50Vivo! - Douglas E. Wagner
Written in the style of a Broadway overture, here's a colorfully scored original work in A-B-A form. Spirited rhythms, soaring melodies, and delightful tonality shifts provide the joyfully musical materials for a most satisfying and happy-sounding program offering that sounds more difficult than it plays. Perfect for contest or concert as well as an uplifting opener or closer for any program. (2:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.50They Walked in the Valley of Fire - Roland Barrett
Inspired by the Valley of Fire state park in the southwest United States that boasts stunning red sandstone formations created more than 150 million years ago. Located in Nevada's oldest state park in the Mojave Desert, at certain times of the day, when reflecting the sun's rays, these brilliant sandstone formations create the visual illusion of actually being on fire. An emotional composition that is a perfect for concert and contest performances alike. Juxtaposing bold and peaceful musical statements, this compelling composition concludes with burning intensity. (4:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£154.99The Last Giant - Otto M. Schwarz
On the Wildon Mountain, deep inside Austria, there once lived generations of giants, terrorizing the inhabitants of the valley. However, the people of the valley were determined to put an end to the barbaric invaders. This programmatic piece tells the story of the events step by step, or rather bar by bar. A spectacular and variegated piece for concert or contest, with lots of action in the different registers, as well as beautiful thematic materials throughout the piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£154.99The Glenmasan Manuscript - Marc Jeanbourquin
The Glenmasan Manuscript is an historic Scottish manuscript from the fifteenth century that contains legendary Celtic texts from the Ulster region. In his composition, Marc Jeanbourquin has evoked the atmospheres and illustrated thelandscapes, as well as legendary heroes from this country, through music. The extraordinary spectacular finale is certainly one of the reasons this piece is both suitable as a challenging contest piece as well as a concert piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£123.95Bagatelles for Band - Vincent Persichetti
Since its premiere on May 21, 1961 by the Dartmouth College Band (composer conducting), Bagetelles for Band has become a fixture on state contest and festival repertoire lists. We are pleased to produce a new printing, now including the condensed score as well as a standard 9" x 12" full score. Additionally, a large (11" x 14") conductor score is now available.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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