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£174.99Le Lion de Belfort - Jan de Haan
Le Lion de Belfort was composed for the official inauguration of the sculpture Le Lion de Belfort: an enormous red sandstone lion that dominates the landscape of the French city of Belfort. This 22 metre long and 11 metre high lion symbolises the heroic French resistance during the Prussian siege of Belfort in 1870-1871. The composer added a narrator and three-part choir to the concert band instrumentation, who utilise texts written specially for the occasion by Jean Ehret.The work's premire took place at the inauguration of Le Lion de Belfort on 28 November 2010, 130 years after sculptor Frdric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) completed the statue.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£104.99Song of Hope - Jan Van der Roost
2011 was a disastrous year for Japan: on March 11 the northeast of the country suffered a violent earthquake, which triggered a huge tsunami and caused massive damage to people and the environment. The ensuing problems with the nuclear reactor atFukushima only increased the misery: a black day in the country's history...One almost inevitable consequence of such dramatic circumstances is the particular damage suffered by the cultural arts. And so it was in Japan: various high school wind orchestras in the effected areas lost their practice rooms and/or instruments.It will take a long time before the damage suffered is repaired - and it will take great effort to overcome the psychological effects, too. Focusing on the latter, Yutada Nishida (director of The Bandwagon radio program) asked a few composers fora simple work that could be played by many orchestras. It just so happened that the Osakan Philharmonic Winds (with whom Jan Van der Roost had conducted a concert exclusively of his own works on September 25th) had had a similar idea. This concert saw the baptism of Song of Hope. This pieceimmediately struck a chord with musicians and audience alike: it begins bleakly in the low register and evolves to a more open, optimistic close. There really is hope for better times!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£104.99Sa Musica - Jacob de Haan
Sa Msica - 'Our Music' - is the music from Mallorca, an island with a long and difficult past. The work tells of the Greeks, who once erected a temple on the island; of the Romans who occupied the island; and of traditional processions that continue to take place. A Spanish fiesta and a lyrical section, which is inspired by a famous pirate poem, bring this work to a close with Spanish flair.This theme can also be sung in the original Spanish with one or more singers or choir (available separately: DHP 1125313-050).
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£84.99Bottle Dance - Antal Farkas
The forerunner of the Bottle Dance was written for the Blue Danube Harmonica Band in the early 1960s. Later, at the instigation of the excellent folk dance choreographer Mikls Manninger, an arrangement for wind band was prepared, in order to widen the ensemble's repertoire of German national pieces by the addition of a Hungarian dance. The production scored a resounding success not only with the audience but also with the musicians who performed in it, with the result that before long the composer prepared from the Bottle Dance an independent work for wind ensemble - a showy piece, virtuosic in its effect yet easily playable. The youth orchestra arrangement is a simplified andshortened version of the work for full-scale orchestra.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£71.50
Beginning Anew - John M. Pasternak
John's harmonic palette is practically refreshing in this overture-like piece that sounds like it's from a time long past. This work has just the right amount of drama and excitement to make it a perfect addition to the festival repertoire list.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£71.50The Day Transcending Night - Joshua Hobbs
Dedicated to the composer's Uncle, composer Joshua Hobbs has crafted a sophisticated and serious work that will stretch the musicianship of your young band. It is one of the most musical pieces we have heard in a very long time at this grade level.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£71.50
Forging Destiny - Matthew R. Putnam
Composer Matthew R. Putnam has a way of making a melody stick with you long after the performance is done and the tunes within Forging Destiny are no different. Wonderful writing will have your band sounding its best in any setting.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£82.50Warwick Castle - Gene Milford
Now a popular tourist attraction, Warwick Castle has had a long and colorful history. Composer Gene Milford brings this timeless monument to life with his Warwick Castle. Perfect for contest or adjudicated festival.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£150.00East Coast Pictures - Nigel Hess
These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area which provides great extremes in the geography and the people.'Shelter Island' is a small island situated almost atthe end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap but in the winter it is gloriously deserted, and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in seamists and driving rain. In upstate New York lie 'The Catskills' Mountains, an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again.New York - or to be moreprecise,Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, this 'picture' needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked, here is a small foretaste of things to come!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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Flying Colors - Chris Sharp
Marches have long been a staple of the concert band repertoire, and FJH is proud to offer this exciting new concert march by Chris Sharp. Bright and spirited throughout, this piece utilizes the rhythmic contrast between duple and triple meters in the tradition of the 'March King' himself. An exciting contest opener.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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