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£164.99
To Bind the Nation's Wounds - James Curnow
This work has been dedicated to the victims and survivors of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, on April 19, 1995. To Bind the Nation's Wounds seeks to portray, through music, some of the emotions and thoughts associated with the hours and days surrounding this terrible act. In writing this piece James Curnow sought to emphasize the inspiring courage and faith shown by the people of Oklahoma as they bonded together and responded to the stark cowardice and terror that confronted them.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£61.99
The Nutcracker Suite - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The immense popularity of this ballet seems to be without limit. Now your Grade 1 band can experience the joy of playing the themes they know so well. The flexibility of this suite is one of its best qualities: Play it all, orleave out selected movements. Use the optional tag ending, or skip it. Play it early in the school year while you're still discovering the capabilities of your group. And finally, the suggested changes in the Notes to the Directormake this arrangement more flexible yet.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£122.50
Down From The Shimmering Sky - James Curnow
A concert "centerpiece", this major work from James Curnow explores the spiritual perspectives of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest in North America. The five movements investigate the "Cosmos" and its four "Worlds". With such complete contrasts as "The Undersea World" and the ceremonial dance in "The Mortal World", an authentic First Nations melody in "The Spirit World" and the ethos of "The Sky World", the wonders are many. Your performance of "Down From The Shimmering Sky" will be meaningful and memorable for musicians and audience alike. This is a landmark piece for concert band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99
The Rising Storm - Douglas Court
Watching a storm approaching is always an exciting experience. The power and majesty of the wind and rain as they surge through the trees and sweep across the land is an amazing sight and a reminder of the power of nature. An eerie calm happens after the storm that causes us to reflect on the nobility and power of this event. The music seeks to portray both the power and the nobility of 'The Rising Storm'.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.99
Swords against the Sea - James L. Hosay
Blackbeard and his crew of ruffian freebooters, aboard the ship Queen Anne's Revenge, were the terrors of the Atlantic and the Caribbean in the early 18th century. Composer James L. Hosay captures those turbulent times in music with his vivid and exciting new tone poem, SWORDS AGAINST THE SEA. This presents an excellent opportunity for cross-curriculum teaching with history.SWORDS AGAINST THE SEA carves out new territory all its own. A rollicking sea chantey and the emotions of impending battle are described in the first two movements. Your audience will thrill to the sound and fury of battle in the final movement, as the most feared Pirate of his day finally meets his match. Go ahead! Raise your spyglass! Look ahead, look astern, look a'weather and a'lee!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99
Andante from the Surprise Symphony - Franz Joseph Haydn
"He alone has the secret of making me smile, and touching me to the bottom of my soul," said Mozart about "Papa" Haydn and his music. The "Surprise" Symphony (No.94), incidentally written during the final year of Mozart's short life, has become one of Haydn's most memorable works.Since this symphony was written during the zenith of the Classical period, Timothy Johnson's skillful arrangement gives you a perfect opportunity to teach your young band "lightness" and control as essentials of Classical style playing. You can introduce the concept of making the staccato notes "separated" instead of just "short" in order to best approximate the sound of the times. It's a naturalselection for your next festival or concert! Why not give your young band a chance to meet "Papa" Haydn through this charming arrangement?
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£141.99Inventions from the Sacred Harp - James Curnow
We urge you to look at this important new composition by James Curnow. This symphonic variant style treatment of themes based on the shape-note tune Resignation is a magnificent compositional exploration. Once your group has achieved the ability to perform at this level of difficulty, they deserve to play music with the challenge and masterful quality that Inventions from the Sacred Harp presents. Even a brief analysis of the score reveals composition and development techniques that are reserved for pieces on an impressive scale. A more thorough analysis lets you appreciate the complexity of the compositional processes found in the very fabric of this major work.The historical significance of The Sacred Harp provides the opportunity for some cross-curricular work as well.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Swingin' at the Riverside - Stephen Bulla
Feature anywhere from one Saxophone up to the entire Sax section in Stephen Bulla's jazzy new arrangement titled Swingin' at the Riverside. The quick, rhythmic swing-style music is catchy to say the least! It's the perfect opportunity to "lighten up" during the next concert performance. In addition, it's a good piece to program just before or after that large work that's taxing for the Brass players. It's lots of fun for Brasses to play but gives them plenty of short rests throughout so they can refresh their chops. Now's the time to let the Saxes shine!Light-hearted and fun!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£99.99The Nutty Nutcracker - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Imagine Tchaikovsky on a vacation trip that was arranged by a really, really bad travel agent. That, in a "nutshell", describesThe Nutty Nutcracker. This humorous style parody of what may arguably be some of the best-known melodies on the planetis a certain crowd pleaser. Everybody knows the tunes, but not like THIS! The Arabian Tango; The Chinese Hoedown; TheWaltz of the Mariachi Flowers; The Dance of the Klezmer Clarinets and MORE. You get the idea! Great fun for everyone.You'llwant to use Mike Hannickel's A Nutty Nutcracker again and again.Whoops! Where are we?
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£134.99
The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits - Sergei Prokofiev
The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916, from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works, and received negative criticism following its first performance on account of its being "uncivilised". Prokofiev himself wrote after this first performance ". . . The timpani player beat the skin of the timpani to tatters, and the whole orchestra voiced a protest. A cellist complained that he only put up with the violence, createdby the blaring brass, on account of his sick wife and three children . . .".
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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