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£60.00La Valiente
La Valiente is a rousing Spanish piece that combines flamenco, tango, and just plain fun that's sure to be a bright spot on any group's next concert. Written in d minor, it modulates approximately halfway through to a happier sounding F major, but as the piece concludes, students find themselves back in d minor. While there are quite a few accidentals, there are none within the piece by which students playing grade 3 music should be surprised, and they lend a nice authenticity to the sound. 1st trumpet's highest note is G. 1st and 2nd clarinets, only, cross the break.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Silent Midwinter's Noel
This fantasia on three traditional Christmas carol uses Bleak Midwinter, Silent Night and The First Noel as its foundation. Written in accessible keys to help students achieve excellent intonation, the arrangement also helps players perform with their instrument's characteristic sound. Careful attention to the harmonic cadences will also teach performers about tension and resolution and its place in musical expression. A perfect complement to a faster holiday selection, this carol-based arrangement with a modern setting will be a favorite with all.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Homeward
This lyrical ballad in ABA form musically depicts the desire to be home. Presenting minimal rhythmic challenges, the ensemble can concentrate on beauty of sound, balance, dynamics, phrasing, and expressive performance. Developing the nuances of expressive playing will make the musical reward well worth the effort. A great contrasting selection in concert or contest programs.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£41.00Dance of the Crows
Composed with Renaissance style dances in mind, the composer imagined attending a dance where everything is beautiful, but the dancers are actually crows! With a melody that is simple and primarily on the beat, the compositions starts calmly but gradually becomes more aggressive. Use this to develop the characteristic low clarinet sound, counting and listening skills, easy dynamic contrasts, and independent percussion playing. A fun opportunity for beginning bands to stretch their wings!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£68.00Passacaglia and Interlude - Gerald Sebesky
Gerald Sebesky brings us back to an era for style and form of the past, but with a modern sound. Not dissonant, but changing time meters, and counterpoint all within the Grade 4 performance level.First trumpet's highest note is B flat.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£60.00Gayle Force
This spirited and exciting composition lets performers work on accents, articulations, dynamics, and the development of a controlled sound in a contemporary-feeling work. Use of ostinato rhythm, interesting percussion parts, and the usual Quincy Hilliard compositional surprises make this a great choice for concert or contest performances.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Floating Clouds
This hauntingly beautiful piece introduces performers to intentional dissonance and other characteristics of impressionistic music. Performed at a relaxed tempo opportunities abound for technical development of a lighter sound, listening for balance, sixteenth note runs, and advanced dynamic shadings. With delicate percussion throughout, this composition will develop many of the musical shading techniques your performers will need before tackling more advanced compositions.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£64.00Of Kings and Kingdoms
Thunder, lightening, storms, castles - what an exciting work! Amy has done it again. Your band members will love paying this and your audience will be so impressed. A sound of the Renaissance, of kings, anticipation of war, defending the castle, a religious moment before the battle. This has everything.Only the 1st and 2nd clarinets cross the break. 1st trumpet's highest notes is G.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£45.00Forest of Tranquility - Randy Navarre
Forest of Tranquility is our newest work in our very beginning band series. Like all of our compositions in this performance level, your students can play this within the first few months of study. Thus, getting in a very early concert and keeps kids in the band program. This is a gentle sounding song starting in a minor mode, moving to its relative major and back to minor, a sound not often heard for a beginning band at this level.Clarinets do not cross the break. The 1st trumpet's highest note is Bb.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Carol of the Bells - Mykola Leontovich
This fun, fresh, and flexible arrangement of the beloved holiday classic Carol of the Bells, from Carol Brittin Chambers, can be played with as few as five wind or string players! The various recognizable motifs are passed around the ensemble, giving everyone something interesting to play. Chambers incorporates energetic grooves with the bass line and percussion, as well as a new B melody that adds extra technique and a fresh sound. Students and audiences will love this fresh take on the classic in your next holiday concert, and educators will love Chambers' attention to the pedagogical details. Use this piece to introduce or reinforce the following musical concepts: Steady pulse in a driving 3/4 meter, definition of ostinato, accidentals (minimal), and syncopated feel (minimal)
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days