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£56.99
Into The Dragon's Keep - S. Smith
Here's an engaging and imaginative work for developing musicians that has the added benefit of providing great teaching opportunities! "Into The Dragon's Keep" opens and closes with a haunting flute/optional piccolo solo that will leave your students feeling like they just stepped into a story. Utilizing an open drone in the low brass throughout, giving it a very medieval and Celtic sound, your students will be engaged as they learn about playing in contrasting meters of 3/4 and 6/8, and in Dorian mode. Highly recommended!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
A Child's Lullaby - Johannes Brahms
A gentle and sensitive setting of the famous Brahms melody which features a trumpet solo (cued in flute and oboe). Swearingen's lush harmonization makes this a superior piece for developing tone quality and expressive phrasing concepts while providing an appealing and popular concert piece.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£83.50
Portrait of Freedom - Reineke
A dynamic and impressive original composition, this Steven Reineke creation features solo spots for Trumpet, Flute, Piccolo, Bassoon, Horn and a host of percussion instruments. Uplifting in nature, it's an incredible showcase for the entire band and a wonderful choice for any performance by mature bands.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£83.50
Across the Great Divide - Rob Romeyn
A delightful programmatic work depicting the day in the life of a cowboy in the American northwest. From the glorious mountain sunrise, to the exciting rodeo, and finally to the beautiful sunset, the themes are very memorable and enjoyable. Includes solo opportunities for trumpet, flute and clarinet. Contrasting moods, styles, and engaging themes make this piece a winner. Don't miss this one!!"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.99
Barbarossa - Charles L. Barnhouse
Note: This is a reprint from a vintage publication of 1897. No conductor score is published for this work. The Solo Cornet part serves as a conductor guide.Due to the era of this work, saxophone and double-reed parts are not published. Parts for Eb Horns are included; no F Horn parts are published for this work. If a C Piccolo/C Flute part was not published originally, one has been subsequently added by our editorial staff.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£93.50
Fanfare, Ballad and Jubilee - Claude T. Smith
Fine high school and college ensembles will appreciate the drama and beauty of this exceptional piece. The ballad section features the clarinet section with solo opportunities for the oboe, trumpet, flute, bassoon and baritone. The alla breve allegro vivace section calls on the resources of the entire ensemble for a stimulating and satisfying finale. Superb!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£267.50
Gloriosa - Symphonic Poem for Band (Complete) - Yasuhide Ito
A new acquisition by Bravo Music, this fresh printing of the 1990 masterwork by Yasuhide Ito features a newly engraved score, improved parts, good availability and value. This stirring and powerful homage to early Christianity in Japan profoundly andeloquently states the case of cross-cultural conflict and resolution.Commissioned in 1989 and premiered in 1990 by the Sasebo Band of the Maritime Self-Defense Force of Kyushu, southern Japan.Gloriosa is inspired by the songs of the Kakure-Kirishitan (Crypto-Christians) of Kyushu who continued to practice their faith surreptitiously after the ban of Christianity, which had been introduced to that southern region in the mid-16th century byRoman Catholic missionary Francisco Xavier. The worship brought with it a variety of western music.Though Christianity was proscribed in 1612 by authority of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo (today Tokyo), Kakure-Kirishitan continued advocating sermons and disguised songs. Melodies and lyrics such as Gregorian chant were obliged to be "Japanized".For example, the Latin word "Gloriosa" was changed to "Gururiyoza." This adaptation of liturgy for survival inspired Ito to write this piece in order to reveal and solve this unique cultural mystery.The composer explains:"Nagasaki district in Kyushu region continued to accept foreign culture even during the seclusion period, as Japan's only window to the outer world. After the proscription of Christianity, the faith was preserved and handed down in secret in theNagasaki and Shimabara areas of Kyushu region. My interest was piqued by the way in which the Latin words of Gregorian chants were gradually 'Japanized' during the 200 years of hidden practice of the Christian faith. That music forms the basis ofGloriosa."I. OratioThe Gregorian chant "Gloriosa" begins with the words, "O gloriosa Domina excelsa super sidera que te creavit provide lactasti sacro ubere." The first movement Oratio opens with bells sounding the hymn's initial phrases. The movement as a whole evokesthe fervent prayers and suffering of the Crypto-Christians.II. CantusThe second movement, Cantus showcases a brilliant blend of Gregorian chant and Japanese elements by opening with a solo passage for the ryuteki, a type of flute. The theme is based on San Juan-sama no Uta (The Song of Saint John), a 17th-century songcommemorating the "Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki" where a number of Kyushu Christians were killed in 1622.II. Dies FestusThe third and final movement, Dies Festus, takes as its theme the Nagasaki folk song, Nagasaki Bura Bura Bushi, where many Crypto-Christians lived.Gloriosa, fusing Gregorian chant and Japanese folk music, displays the most sophisticated counterpoint yet found in any Japanese composition for wind orchestra.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.50
Orion's Sword - Alan Lee Silva
An evocative and mysterious opening, heroic themes and cinematic scoring characterize this varied and musically rich piece by the well-known television and film composer, Alan Lee Silva. The band writing is fresh and the tune from the slow middle section, which is divided among solo flute, oboe and clarinet, is particularly appealing. This piece will be a great choice for contest and concert use.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£65.50
Nordic Vision - Bill Calhoun
As the title implies, the piece depicts the sounds of the Nordic people. The piece opens with a mysterious flute or recorder solo to set the tone, followed by a more dance-like second section. Nordic Vision is lush and rich, full of mystery and wonder. A suitable choice for contest or festival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£168.50
The Bones of Mr. Fortune - Adolphus Hailstork
THE BONES OF MR. FORTUNE (FREE AT LAST!) is an 11-minute concerto-like work for solo flute accompanied by symphonic winds and percussion - perfect to play with band or with orchestra, as well as with the composer's own piano reduction (114-42424). The work features lengthy cadenzas, and exhilarating dance-like sections with the ensemble. Hailstork describes the historical inspiration: abused in life and death, an enslaved man (Mr. Fortune) was owned by a surgeon who preserved his skeleton to study anatomy. The bones remained with the doctor's family for generations, and were given a proper burial that made national news in 2013, 215 years after Mr. Fortune's death.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days