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Feste Romane - Ottorino Respighi
Ottorino Respighi was one of the most well known Italian composersfrom the beginning of the twentieth century. His style is influencedby the French impressionists, Rimsky-Korsakov and Richard Strauss,but with his very own touch. Respighi's fame is mostly based on hisinstrumental works, especially the orchestral triptych of symphonicpoems, which included Feste Romane. This skilful adaptation forconcert band retains all the excitement of the original.
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£109.99
Verdi's Triumphs - Giuseppe Verdi
This piece, as the title might suggest, brings together Verdi's greatest operatic triumphs. Amongst his best hits are Nabucco from 1842, which signified a turn-around after the flop of a previous opera, as well as Rigoletto, which in 1851 propelled him to international fame. Verdi's Triumphs features: Triumphmarch and Su! Del nilo al sacro lido from Aida, the Prisoners' Freedom Choir from Nabucco and La donna mobile from Rigoletto.
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£53.50
Merry Music - Frigyes Hidas
Although Frigyes Hidas (1928-2007) composed in every genre, he gained international fame and recognition principally with his chamber music for brass instruments and his works written for wind ensembles and wind orchestras. In 1995 he was invited to WASBE, the international organization of wind ensembles, and in the final decades of his life, which were rich in commissions, he travelled the world as a competition jury member, guest of honour at festivals and visiting university professor. Full of humour and extremely effective, Merry Music is one of his best-known and most popular works.
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£84.99
Bread and Games - William Vean
'Panem et Circenses', Bread and Games were essential for keeping the citizens of ancient Rome in check. While the bread was meant for the poorest among the Romans, the Games were Popular Pastime Number One for everybody.There were different kinds of games, such as chariot races (especially popular with female spectators), or wild-beast fights, where lions, tigers, bulls or bears were set on one another or even on human beings. Most popular, however, were the Gladiator fights. In 'Bread and Games' William Vean depicts one of the many fights in the antique Colosseum. 1. Entrance of the Gladiators: By powerful bugle-calls the attention of the peoplewas asked for, after which the Gladiators entered the Arena at the sound of heroic marching-music.2.Swordfight: We can hear that the fights were not mere child's play in this part.On the contrary, they were a matter of life and death and were fought accordingly.3.Mercy of the Emperor: Sometimes a wounded gladiator could be fortunate, depending on the mercy of the audience. Waving one's handkerchief meant mercy, a turned-down thumb meant no pardon. The Emperor had the right to take the final decision, but he usually complied with the wish of the majority of the public. 4.Lap of Honour: Gladiators were mainly selected among slaves, convicted criminals, or prisoners of war. Consequently, winning was very important, as it would mean fame, honour and sometimes even wealth. A lap of honour, therefore, was the winner's due reward.
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£57.50
Music From Cars - Randy Newman
Already on the fast track to fame and popularity, Cars is the latest Disney/Pixar animation blockbuster and features a driving score by Randy Newman, plus the popular hits Life Is a Highway, Real Gone, and Route 66.
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£53.50
Respect - Otis Redding
This R&B favorite was vaulted to fame thanks to the classic recording by Aretha Franklin in 1967. This is one the parents are sure to remember and your students are sure to enjoy.
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£38.50
Tijuana Taxi - Ervan Coleman
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass made their fame in the mid-'60s, and this was one of their biggest hits. With its lively feel and familiar melody, this is one your students are sure to enjoy.
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£64.60
Love is a many splendoured thing - Sammy Fain
The film "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" (1955) owes its fame to this Oscar-winning song, written by Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain. Sung by many other artists, it is surely a classic movie song.
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£274.99
Symphony No. 1 - Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov
Jan Cober is famed worldwide as a conductor for wind orchestras of renown. He also produces transcriptions for carefully selected works from the classical repertoire. The Russian composer Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (1866-1901) has never enjoyed great fame, probably due to his short life. Jan Cober discovered this work through intensive research and his transcription has given it a second life on the concert stage.
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£74.99
I'm So Excited
The sisters Ruth, Anita and June Pointer from West Oakland in California learned how to sing in the sixties in church where their father was a minister. At the beginning of the 1970s they entered the music business, where they proved to have a mastery of many styles - including rhythm & blues, jazz, and country. However, the Pointer Sisters acquired international fame at the beginning of the eighties with their soul-like pop music. A great hit was the up-tempo number I'm So Excited, which is still a success on every dance floor. This sparkling arrangement by Peter Kleine Schaars certainly provides the excitement that is suggested in the title.
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