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£72.95Okefenokee - R. Alan Carter
Named Land of the Trembling Earth because the peat bog, which floats on water, moves when walked upon, the Okefenokee Swamp is a natural wonder. Starting mysteriously with a full-band sound, moving through a middle section with a flute or recorder solo that depicts the life of the early inhabitants, and ending with a spirited dance that features woodwind runs, brass countermelodies and thunderous timpani and bass drum parts, this unique composition offers performers the chance to perform a programmatic work that will challenge and entertain at the same time.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£106.95
Spirals Of Light - Sean O'Loughlin
From the brilliant fanfare figures of its opening through the various transformations of the 6/8 melody introduced by the alto saxophone, Spirals of Light charts an invigorating course that expertly exploits the kaleidoscope of colors available from the modern concert band. In addition, this dazzling selection makes striking use of the contrast between simple and compound time and is sophisticated in its use of syncopation and modern harmony.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Amberwood Overture - Anne McGinty
Composed in ABA form, Amberwood Overture contains no key changes and the rhythms throughout are simple, allowing extra rehearsal time for tone development as well as attacks and releases. With a mixture of full band scoring alongwith thinner textures, the characteristic sound of each section is allowed to come through. Dur: 3:20
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.00A Bernstein Tribute - Leonard Bernstein
A musical bouquet to one of the legends of our time, A Bernstein Tribute offers musicians of moderately advanced ability the opportunity to enter the world of Bernstein through some of his most notable compositions. Clare Grundmanhas captured the spirit of each work in his adaptation which includes excerpts from the following Broadway musicals: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Excerpts from Overture to inch.Candide inch.. (7:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£37.95
The Tamiami Trail - Les Taylor
After a slow and mysterious opening, the tom-toms blaze the way through part of the Florida Everglades on The Tamiami Trail. Only two-part harmony is used throughout, so it will be full and powerful regardless of your ensemble's size. You may wish to coordinate a study of the Seminole Indians or another tribe in the American heritage with your social studies teacher at the same time.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£45.95
The Happy Hungarian - David Shaffer
Popular cartoons have made Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2 and Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Rhapsody #5 instantly recognizable. This arrangement cleverly combines several themes from both compositions into one fun-filled frolic through classical cartoon capers. Whistles, bird whistles, and ratchets all add to the charm of this novel tune. This is one "Happy Hungarian" that will keep you smiling for a long time!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.50
When Spirits Soar - Brian Balmages
Let the emotion pour off your stage with this powerful new composition by Brian Balmages. Combining the undeniable spirit of youth along with the emotional passing of a spirit, this work will carry your audience through an arrayof emotions. Opening with exciting woodwind flourishes and contrasting fanfares, the piece eventually moves into a sensitive passage featuring beautiful chamber writing. Special effects are employed (including tuned wine glassesand singing) in an ethereal presentation of the melody using piano, bells, and vibraphone. As the piece builds one final time, the beautiful sweeping lines of the lyrical section return under soaring woodwind ostinatos. Thisworktruly soars! (6:12)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£75.50The Dream of Tiberius - David Campo
The Roman Emperor Tiberius was born in 42 BCE to Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, both descendants of prestigious political families, at a time when Rome was undergoing significant political upheaval. Julius Caesar had begun a brutal civil war in 49 BCE to end Rome's rule as a Republic and consolidate his power as supreme ruler. Following Caeser's assassination in 44 BCE, Tiberius' father backed the forces wishing to return Rome to a Republic, but they were defeated by Caesarian loyalists led by Caeser's heir Octavian. As a result, Tiberius' early life was spent on the run and in political exile with his parents. In 27 BCE, Octavian would become the first Emporer of Rome and assume the name Augustus. Augustus forced Tiberius' parents to divorce and took Tiberius' mother as his new bride, separating the family and forcing Tiberius to live with his father. Upon his father's death, Tiberius went to live with his mother and Emporer Augustus, a situation Tiberius found extremely uncomfortable but one over which he had no control. Having been adopted by the Emperor, Tiberius assumed the military and political life thrust upon him. He proved to be an outstanding military and political leader, and with his marriage to Vipsania Agrippina his life took on a heretofore unknown stability. However, Augustus would intervene in Tiberius' life once more, forcing him to abandon his happy marriage and take Augustus' daughter Julia (Tiberius' step sister) as his new wife. This arrangement, while securing Tiberius' place as Augustus' heir and ensuring he would one day be Emperor of Rome, was disastrous. Julia's drunken licentiousness was a constant source of scandal and embarrassment for Tiberius (and her father, the Emperor) and she was eventually exiled by her father Augustus. Tiberius was named Emperor of Rome upon the death of Augustus in AD 14, assuming his position as the most powerful man on Earth. However, no matter how powerful he had become, Tiberius never felt as if he had ever had any control over his life, having been manipulated from childhood through adulthood by the whims of Augustus. As Emperor, he soon became disgusted with the political intrigue of the Roman Senate and by AD 26 left Rome and took up residence on the island of Capri, where he lived out the rest of his life. History does not regard Tiberius fondly and by all accounts towards the end of his reclusive life on Capri, he had become a miserable, sick and mentally unstable old man reveling in debauchery and cruelty. It is also informative to note that he was Emperor of Rome when Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, and while there is no indication that Tiberius was even aware of the existence of Jesus, as Emperor he was responsible for the appointment of Pontius Pilate as Governor of Judea. Even considering this, it is difficult to look on the life of the Emperor Tiberius and not feel some sympathy and pity. It's in this spirit that I composed "The Dream of Tiberius." I imagine the man sitting in thoughtful seclusion on the beautiful island of Capri imagining what his life might have happily been had not power been thrust upon him: husband, father and humble servant of the people.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Storm Front - Darren W. Jenkins
Unpredictable and foreboding, the opening sounds reflect dark and ominous skies, full of mystery and suspense as a gathering storm approaches. Soon you hear the front hit, with the wild and furious wind howling through the trees which in turn is followed with the soft "pitter-patter" of gentle raindrops. Full of unexpected twists and turns that can happen at any time, Storm Front is a work that musically captures the ebb and flow, as well as the fury and bluster, of a powerful storm.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£121.00Always With Grace - Gary P. Gilroy
Always With Grace, commissioned by the Lloyd C. Bird High School band, includes references to Amazing Grace. Not meant to be an arrangement of this wonderful melody, it is instead a tribute to this favorite hymn. From the opening bars of driving eighth-note rhythms through the solemn and lyric middle section, the concept of "time moving forward" is represented by numerous musical devices. As the composition concludes, the full hymn is heard while an off-stage saxophone quartet and metallic percussion sounds "tick away" to an intriguing, unique conclusion.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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