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£72.99Big Band Signatures
Here's a delightful collection of some of the most memorable icons of the fabulous Big Band era. John Higgins' arrangement weaves through great musical memories, each closely identified with a legendary artist and the unique sound of his band. Includes: Peanut Vendor (Stan Kenton), Caravan (Duke Ellington), Woodchopper's Ball (Woody Herman), and Leap Frog (Les Brown).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Sounds of Christmas
Here's a delightful collage to kick off a holiday concert. John Wasson has combined five fabulous standards into a medley that will make your band sound like the Boston Pops. Includes: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, Silver Bells, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire), It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas, and I'll Be Home For Christmas.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99Salute to Richard Rodgers
Best-known for his innovations in musical theatre, celebrated American composer Richard Rodgers would have been 100 years old in the year 2002. To celebrate his centennial, this adventurous work includes a varied cross-section ofhis compositions from the collaborations with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II to his Emmy award-winning film score Victory At Sea. Includes: Song of the High Seas, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Bewitched, The Carousel Waltzand Climb Ev'ry Mountain. A marvelous tribute to one of the masters of melody.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Awakening Hills - Richard L. Saucedo
MusicWorks - Grade 3 Commissioned for the All Iowa Middle School Honor Band, here is an exuberant work that features dynamic ensemble passages, layering effects, and extensive percussion scoring. Richard's masterful development of repetitive rhythmic motives makes this sound more difficult than it really is. A contrasting middle section uses brief solos for alto sax and flute over a rich harmonic texture. A powerful statement for band. (5:10)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Ascend - Samuel R. Hazo
Composed for Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, GA and premiered at the 2005 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Ascend is a driving and energetic work designed to sound great with younger bands. The combination of mixed meters and syncopation gives the main theme a unique edge, and there is a brief 3-part fugue woven into the texture of the piece. Sure to provide a rewarding and varied musical experience for your players. Dur: 3:05 (Includes Full Performance CD)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£47.50Gateway March - Eric Osterling
Easy marches that sound authentic and still work with beginners are hard to find. Here is a gem from Eric Osterling that works great even with small bands with incomplete instrumentation. With catchy melodies and repetitive rhythmic patterns, this one is easy to learn and is perfect for contest or concert use. Dur: 1:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Highwood Overture - John Tatgenhorst
This exciting overture opens with a fanfare section that emphasizes the brass and is active rhythmically as well as harmonically. A strong, full sound will result from the richly scored chromatic parallel triads. For musicalcontrast, the middle section is quasi-rubato and very lyrical, relying mainly on the woodwinds with low brass added later. The transition back to the original rhythmic fanfare is smoothly written and effectively brings the work toa close. This overture is a fine choice for concert, contest and festival. (Grade 3)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Lost Mountain - Jay Bocook
Composed in two stylistically contrasting sections, here is a unique and dynamic work that is definitely something out of the ordinary. The first section opens with dark sonorities and mysterious effects. The faster second section is propelled by a driving, yet easy percussion undercurrent and features strong themes scored to sound full with young bands. Your students will love the dramatic effects and musical depth of this exciting work. Dur: 4:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99The Golden Age of Broadway - Oscar Hammerstein II
Showcasing the grand musicals created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, here is a marvelous setting of some of the best-known songs ever to hit the Broadway stage.Includes: Bali Ha'i (South Pacific), Oklahoma (Oklahoma), Getting to Know You (The King and I), The Carousel Waltz (Carousel), and Climb Ev'ry Mountain (The Sound of Music). Relive this golden age of songwriting with this terrific arrangement.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£57.50Paper Cut - Alex Shapiro
Composer Alex Shapiro's piece Paper Cut is reminiscent of a movie soundtrack to which the musicians can imagine their own dramatic scene. Paper Cut is written to make the players themselves part of the action with choreographed maneuvers that look as compelling as they sound. In fact, the band members don't even play their instruments until halfway into the piece - instead they play paper along with a prerecorded track! The unusual element of paper and the myriad sounds that can emerge from something so simple offers a fresh view of what music-making can be and opens everyone's ears to the sonic possibilities found among everyday objects. Although Paper Cut was composed with middle schoolers in mind, it's also suited to more advanced musicians, since the paper techniques and the skill of playing against a prerecorded track are interesting for all ages. To perform the piece, you'll need an audio system capable of playing the prerecorded audio tracks from a laptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer. Download information is provided in the printed piece. A free downloadable interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching Paper Cut is also available for download at www.BandQuest.org. Learn more on YouTube!. 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. Every BandQuest project includes a residency component in which the composer works collaboratively with a middle school as they create their new piece.Many BandQuest pieces are accompanied by an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students as they learn the music and to integrate each piece with non-music studies. Visit www.bandquest.org to learn more about this innovative series, and email [email protected] to request a free downloadable audio catalog.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days