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£53.50Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing - J. Rosamond Johnson
James Weldon Johnson's 1900 poem was set to music by his brother in 1905, and has since become known as the Black National Anthem. With a theme of thanksgiving and affirmation, this is a stirring anthem for our times.
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£344.30Goldberg 2012 - Svein H. Giske
The first time I heard Bach's Goldberg Variations was in the movie Silence of the lambs, in the early 1990s. I noticed the beautiful background music in one of the scenes, but at that time I didn't know what it was. A few years later, when I was studiying at the Grieg Academy, I got to know the entire piece. For me, this is a piece of music which I can listen to countless times. I think it sounds as fresh today as it did more than 15 years ago and it never ceases to inspire me. Both Bach's composition and Glenn Gould's famous 1955 recording (which was the first one I heard) still makes a great impression on me. Before Gould recorded it at age 22, it wasn't a highly ranked piece amongst pianists and Bach was by many viewed as a bit old-fashioned. The young Canadian turned all this around. He managed to portray Bach in a reformed way, producing fine nuances in phrasing and making the many layers in Bach's music more transparent than anyone before him. Thus he plunged both himself and Bach (back) onto the international music scene. When The Norwegian Band Federation (NMF) asked me to write the test piece for NM in 2012, it was only natural for me to use the Goldberg Variations as a starting point and inspiration for my work. Since I was a teenager at NMF's summer courses in the mid eighties I've always listened to many different styles of music. Growing up in Sunnmre with the Brazz Brothers as teachers and mentors, jazz-, pop/rock- and folk music were early on a natural part of my musical background. I also have my classical education from the Grieg Academy on trumpet. As the title of my piece implies, I've wanted to bring Bach to the present and put his music into various modern musical landscapes. I think you can bring about a special kind of energy when music from different genres are mixed and I've tried to do this by mixing Bach with artists and musical styles from the present. In Goldberg 2012, the music is often constructed by several layers, which in a way are living parallel musical lives. They are seemingly moving or floating freely, almost unaware of each other, but bound together by the same basic pulse. The rythms, however, are often notated on a different rythmic subdivision level than the usual 8th- or 16th note levels. By doing this, I hope to achieve transparent sounds that rythmically are perceived as more free and detached from each other. In large sections of the piece, pop/jazz is fusioned with elements from Bach. I guess you could have this little scene as a synopsis for the piece: picture a group of musicians meeting: some are classical performers, some are jazz. They start to improvise together, each in their own voice or musical dialect and I'm sort of in the middle, trying to write down what they are playing. This is what I feel much of Goldberg 2012 is about. The foundation of the piece, in addition to Bach and references from pop/jazz music, lies also in my own material. This material, basically two chords, is heard in it's purest form in the 1st movement. I use these chords to create scales, new chords and different motifs which contribute to blend together the different moods of the piece. It has not been my intention to copy Bach's form (theme and 30 variations), but rather to use the bits and pieces that I like the most as an inspiration for my own variations. The 1st movement, Aria 2, is for my 3rd son, Olav, who was born on the 21st of April 2011, and the 5th movement, From long ago, is dedicated to the memory of my father, Svein J. Giske, who passed away on the 6th of June 2011. -Svein H. Giske, January 2012-
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£149.99Ancalagon the Black - Johan de Meij
After 30 years, Johan de Meij revisits Middle-Earth, the enchanting mythological world of J.R.R. Tolkien, with his spectacular Symphony No. 5 Return to Middle Earth. Although there are thematic reminiscences of his monumental first Symphony The Lord of the Rings from 1988, De Meij is putting a completely different musical vibe into his new symphony. This instrumental movement vividly describes the black dragon Ancalagon, the largest creature in Tolkiens mythological world.
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Of Pride And Power - Paul J. Caliendo
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£59.95Salamander Eyes - James Newton Howard
The second installment of the Fantastic Beasts series from J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World features the adventures of Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore as they battle the evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald. This compelling JamesNewton Howard theme is a perfect fit and will have your beginners fired up. (2:30)
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£64.50Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald - James Newton Howard
J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World is awakened again in this emotionally charged, action-packed medley that includes six musical moments drawn from the stunning James Newton Howard soundtrack of the second film in the FantasticBeasts trilogy. (4:00)
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£60.99Fanfare for Justice - Richard L. Saucedo
Commissioned by the Owen J. Roberts Middle School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the piece honors the school's namesake, Supreme Court Justice Roberts who served from 1930-1945. Composed using a single tempo Fanfare for Justiceprovides a nice feature spot for the entire percussion section along with variety in scoring from chamber-like passages to dynamic full band statements. Dur: 2:40
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Newt Says Goodbye to Tina - James Newton Howard
Bringing J. K. Rowling's fascinating book to film with the vibrant score from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by American composer James Newton Howard, this charming ballad depicts the adventures of Newt Salamander and Portentia "Tina" Goldstein in the wizarding world. Many teachable moments are found in this tender soon-to-be familiar musical farewell, "Newt Says Goodbye to Tina." (2:15)
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£49.95See Amid The Winters Snow - J. Goss
See Amid the Winter's Snow is the best-know carol by English composer Sir John Goss. The emotional scope of this nativity hymn is mirrored in the dynamics of Scott Watson's musical setting. With its quintessentially English melody, flowing inner voices, and sturdy bass lines, this is the perfect change of pace piece for your winter program. (3:00)
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£64.95Fantasia In C - J. Back
This arrangement of the baroque organ work by Johann Sebastian Bach preserves all of the rhythms and style of the original, but transposes to the key of B-flat for more accessibility. (2:30)
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