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£363.99Ostinati (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Van der Roost, Jan
Ostinati was written as a commission from Senzoku Gakuen, one of the most renowned conservatories in Japan. Jan Van der Roost has imbued it with such a broad palette of ensemble colours that it puts the entire range of instruments of the orchestra in the spotlight. The ostinato element, which characterises each of the three movements in this work, is sure to catch the ear of any audience.Duration: 19.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£102.99Tinkerbell (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Suzuki, Eiji
Titled New Sounds for Concert Band, De Haske Publications BV introduces a unique series with arrangements of traditional and contemporary compositions for wind band. These publications have been enormously successful in Japan for a long time, and many of the pieces from this series are already being included in the standard repertoire of wind bands throughout Europe and America.Duration: 5:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£77.50One Thousand Cranes (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sheldon, Robert
An ancient Japanese legend promises that folding 1,000 origami cranes will make your wish come true. If those cranes are folded in honour of someone, it shows that person is held in high esteem.The composition is an elegy that begins with a four-note theme. This motive is used in various ways throughout the piece as a unifying factor. Although its initial appearance is somewhat haunting, the motive becomes quite comforting by the end of the piece. References to cranes in flight are frequent and the use of pentatonic scales and tam-tam provides a nod to the music of Japan.Duration: 6.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£144.99Shichi-Go-San (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sakai, Itaru
In Japan, a traditional festival called "Shichi-Go-San" (Seven-Five-Three) is held on November 15th every year to wish for the wholesome growth of girls aged seven, boys aged five and children aged three. The composer imagined how a seven-year-old sister with five and three-year-old brothers would go through various happenings, have fun visiting a shrine and strengthen their bonds. Reflecting the meaning of its title, Shichi-Go-San uses a lot of irregular time signatures to form a witty and resplendent concert piece.Duration: 7:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£159.99Alpine Flowers' Party! (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sakai, Itaru
The Hida High School is in a highland city called Takayama in Gifu Prefecture. Takayama City has some of the highest mountains in Japan, atmospheric rows of houses and streets, and a beautiful landscape. The magnificent views from these mountains can be described as a paradise above the clouds. When the composer visited there in the summer of 2001, the lovely flowers spreading through the valley and the refreshing air welcomed him. The flowers looked as if they were fashionably dressed and fully enjoying conversation and a short summer at a reunion party. The composer was inspired by this scenery to compose this piece. The musical party opens with happy greetings of a reunion and joyful themes follow one after another. A light xylophone solo, a waltz and an adagio featuring alternate solos by alto saxophone, euphonium and trumpet lead to a brilliant finale featuring brass and percussion played in irregular time. A beautiful musical picture that your band will enjoy performing for many years.Duration: 10:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£94.99March-Bou-Shu (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Yagisawa, Satoshi
This work was commissioned by the All Japan Band Association (Chiba Prefecture) to commemorate their 45th anniversary. The composer, Satoshi Yagisawa, was requested to write a march that was easy enough for junior high school students to play, and was based on the folk songs in Chiba Prefecture. After several months of research the composer finally discovered Boushu Oiwake, a lyrical folk song sung with the Japanese bamboo flute and shamisen (three-stringed Japanese instrument). After the composition process has been completed we have here a fantastic triumphant march sure to 'raise the roof' at any performance.Duration: 3:45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£84.99Applause! (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sakai, Takamasa
This piece was inspired by a variety of music such as Broadway musicals, French cancan, and circus marches. A special rhythm pattern called "Ipponjime" (or "Sanbonjime") is played by the percussion (3 + 3 + 3 + 1) in the first four measures. This is how people freely clap their hands when ceremonies or parties end in Japan. This custom of clapping hands reflects Japanese people's spirit to readily move on to the next step. As the infectious work comes to its exciting conclusion every player shouts "yeah!" ensuring you will definitely hear rapturous applause!Duration: 2:15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£404.99Fifth Symphony (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Barnes, James
Commissioned in 2000 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band in 1951 at the conclusion of Allied occupation. Scored for a very large band, including six antiphonal trumpets, the work is in four movements: I. Eulogy, II. Scherzo, III. Reverie, and IV. Jubilation. Subtitled Phoenix, the composer writes: Like the legendary Phoenix bird, which self-immolates, then arises from its own ashes more resplendent than ever, Japan has recovered from the massive devastation of World War II to become a greater and more respected nation than ever before. Duration: 43.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£131.00Seventh Suite for Band (A Century of Flight) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Reed, Alfred
Commissioned for the 2003 opening of the new Noto Airport in Wajima, Japan, Alfred Reed brings us another significant work for the concert band repertoire. Since the year 2003 is also the centenary of the Wright brothers' first flights, this work commemorates "A Century of Flight" as well. Composed in 3 movements: I. Prologue: Look to the Skies!, II. Intermezzo: The Winds and Waves of Wajima and III. March: With the Wings of Eagles.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£137.99Flying the Breeze (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
The Breeze Brass Band, based in Osaka, Japan, is a professional ensemble, which was founded in 1990 to encourage the growth of brass bands there. They have invited many leading British conductors, composers and soloists to share their expertise and without doubt have been responsible, through concerts and recordings, for a huge increase in interest in brass bands in their country.In November 2000 they reached their 10th anniversary and commissioned Philip Sparke, a frequent visitor, to write a piece to celebrate the occasion. Flying the Breeze was the result and the composer made the concert band transcription in 2004.The piece opens with three repeated notes (in the brass band version these were written Bs - BBB being the band's initials) and a short introduction leads to a robust theme from the clarinets, horns and trombones, which is then taken up by trumpets. A restless bridge passage leads to a syncopated tune from the alto saxophone and then to a third theme from a solo euphonium. A graceful second subject, initially on a solo clarinet, leads back to a recall of the introductory material before a full-scale recapitulation. An intense allargando leads to a full-band version of the second subject under a running woodwind passage, which leads to a short coda.Duration: 6:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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