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£57.50Steps Ahead - Michael Gandolfi
Steps Ahead is a work by Michael Gandolfi that takes young players on a journey! Along the way, there are musical elements that are intended to educate the performers about basic compositional techniques that are intended to educate the performers about basic compositional techniques. Steps Ahead is a delightful piece with something interesting for every instrument in the ensemble. Each of its three sections addresses a kind of compositional technique - transposition, tutti (a 2-part homophonic section) and developing tutti (parts of the band enter to build to a 2-part homophonic tutti). Less experienced players might enjoy the challenges of easy syncopation and musical lines constructed with larger intervals. -Tom Duffy, series editor. BandQuest, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for band, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. The heart of this program is new works written by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email [email protected] request a free downloadable audio catalog.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£250.40Le Petit Prince - Angelo Sormani
Musical tale for Narrator and Concert Band. "What is essential is invisible to the eye," tells the fox, and the little prince will repeat those words, which emphasize how anything can hide a treasure, a mystery to be unraveled. One must uncover the essence beyond appearances using the heart. The musical story The Little Prince, based on the famous work by Saint-Exupry, addresses both children and adults. Various levels of meanings make the story enjoyable for everyone and offer themes for reflection to people of any age. In the present work, the relationship between words and music creates the magic that accompanies the journey of the little prince among asteroids and planets. Wind band, narrator, and projection of images combine to make the performance a unique experience, which intimately ties narrative, expressive, and communicative aspects. Offered for Concert Band, the musical story The Little Prince, with its evocative and passionate features, will turn the concert into an unforgettable and emotional experience.People who buy this item, will receive a link to download for free the images to be projected during the show. Please contact us on [email protected] for more information.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£77.90La matita di leonardo - Luciano Feliciani
2019 coincided with the 500-year anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the greatest men of genius in history, a universal genius who was a scientist, philosopher, architect, painter, musician, engineer, anatomist, botanist, designer, and planner. This composition entitled La Matita di Leonardo (Leonardo's Pencil), represents an ideal journey into the mind of the Tuscan genius: in the first part of the piece, percussion instruments underline the ticking of the passage of time that anticipates the birth of the idea, while short thematic cells in various instruments alternate, drawing the rhythmic melodic line. On this background, we hear the main theme entrusted to the dark tones of trombone and euphonium. The music proceeds with a growing pace and an adventurous character to represent the genesis of Leonardo's machines, which are in fact the result of the drawings of his pencil. In the second, more animated part, a new theme is introduced, varied, and elaborated, thus giving life to a vigorous movement meant to describe the drawings that come to life, leaving the pages of Leonardo's codes. In the coda the two themes overlap, transporting the listener towards a resolute and rhythmically energetic conclusion in an enthralling and engaging finale.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£85.50Eiger - James Swearingen
Heroic themes abound as noted composer James Swearingen weaves a tapestry of musical styles to depict the emotional story of John Harlin. At the age of nine, John lost his father when he tragically fell 4000 ft. to his death while attempting to climb the mountain known as Eiger (pronounced eye-ger). The Eiger North Face is considered to be the most treacherous climb in all of Europe. Yet, forty years later John, with a burning desire to reconnect with his father, began the perilous journey of climbing the mountain with the nearly impossible goal of reaching the summit. Brilliantly scored, simply stunning and beautifully breathtaking!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£73.50Proxima B - Steven J. Pyter
Where in the galaxy, other than Earth, could human life survive? Proxima B may be the answer to this cosmic question. The planet orbits the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Sun. First discovered in 2016, NASA says, "The exoplanet is at a distance from its star that allows temperatures mild enough for liquid water to pool on its surface." Journey over four light years to the twin star system of Alpha Centauri in , by Steven J. Pyter. Hear and feel the excitement and danger of traveling beyond our solar system in this sci-fi-inspired, cinematic-style concert work that is sure to capture the imagination of performers and audiences! This piece was the 2022 winner of the National Band Association Young Band Composition Contest. (4:05)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£62.95Astronomica - Michael Story
This version of by Michael Story is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 5 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. Musically depicting the earliest recorded writings on astrology, Story's original composition begins with a hauntingly beautiful introduction transitioning to a forceful exploration with a dynamic conclusion. Enjoy this astrological journey that reinforces fermatas, caesuras, and contrasting articulations. (2:30)Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: . .This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£52.95Silk Road - Robert Sheldon
Take a journey on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route that linked the Far East with the Western world in this imaginative piece by Robert Sheldon. Exotic harmonies combine with driving rhythms and colorful percussion to create a soundscape of shifting sands and faraway lands. A solo alto saxophone references the sound of a Turkish to open the piece, leading to the persistent rhythm and modal melodies. Finger cymbals, shakers, and hand drums help to represent the culture of this remote part of the world. (2:19) Correlated to Level 3.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£87.50Kensington Celebration - David Marlatt
by David Marlatt is an overture depicting the anticipation and excitement about a journey. This traveling could be to a holiday destination, meeting a friend or family member, or to a specific event. This kind of adventure has so much to look forward to with many unexpected twists and turns along the way. This piece provides the opportunity to showcase all sections of the band as well as some solo moments for alto sax, trumpet, flute, oboe, and baritone. Energetic outer sections surround a reflective and calm middle. (6:00)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£66.95Silver Winds - Victor López
Inspired by the official Command Exhibition Parachute Demonstration Team from Fort Benning, Georgia, your performers and the audience will enjoy Victor Lpez's musical journey from the haunting beginning to the dark heroic melody with the ostinato skillfully written in a seamless fashion. Beautiful color is brought to the melody with the joining of the baritones, flutes, and clarinets. The lyrical section involves a chorale-like clarinet choir accompanying a beautiful oboe solo. The rousing finale brings built upon a driving pulse carried by the low voices as this work races to a close. "Silver Winds" is exciting to conduct and to prepare.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£59.95Wheels (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Holmes, Chris
A four movement work based on wheels! Includes:Big Dipper - the little carriage slowly climbs before hurtling off on its journey. Then another climb takes it even higher and off it goes again, even faster - the high woodwind instruments hint at the screams and shouts of the the passengers, before the carriage comes to a rest and everybody gives a sigh of relief.London Eye - the giant white wheel turns slowly and silently, taking the passengers high above London's River Thames, with views over the Houses of Parliament and the whole of the capital's skyline - breathtaking!Wagon Train - horses are pulling the heavy wooden wagons, slowly trundling across the American plains, taking the settlers to their new homes in the West.The No. 57 Bus - the bell sounds, and off the bus goes - the music changes when the bus comes to a stop to let passengers on and off - "ting ting" and off it goes again - another change in the music, another stop - a run home, and two final rings on the bell - a good trip!Duration: 9.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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