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£86.50Overture for Winds, Op. 24 - By Felix Mendelssohn / arr. John Boyd
Written for eleven winds when Mendelssohn was fifteen years old, it has been set for contemporary wind band (the saxophone parts are optional, staying with a desire for historical accuracy to the extent feasible), this is a shining jewel of music. With care towards balance, articulation, and musicality, this is a solid repertoire piece for advanced groups. This edition also preserves the instrumentation of the 1826 autograph should the conductor choose to reduce the number of players to the original eleven winds. A terrific recording is available on Kosei KOCD 31993566.
Estimated delivery 3-5 days
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£49.95Jump Start - By Steve Hodges
This catchy tune lets the band cut loose with a strong jump beat powered by an old school bass line and active percussion. A dynamic introduction leads to the melody presented by the trumpets and then repeated by the rest of the band. The solo tom-tom leads to the give-and-take middle section that builds into a repeat of the melody. A short coda section provides a big finish to this exciting piece. Careful attention to articulation markings will add even more energy to the rhythmic patterns throughout the piece. This title is available in SmartMusic.
Estimated delivery 3-5 days
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£27.95A Western Saga - Arr. Jack Bullock
This two-song medley can be used with any standard, recognized band method. "Red River Valley" is scored with simple contrapuntal lines, and "The Old Chisholm Trail" is a straightforward, rhythmical American folk song. This should be perfect for the beginning band to play for a school assembly when teaching a unit about the Wild West.
Estimated delivery 3-5 days
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£9.95Blazing Bones of the West! - Arr. Michael Story
Three gallant tunes are intertwined to create this rollicking medley of three western movie themes that features your trombone section. Have your trombones stand as they perform, or better yet, bring them up in front of the band to show them off! Including "The Magnificent Seven," "How the West Was Won (Main Title)," and "Blazing Saddles," this solidly scored arrangement will bring a bit of the old west into your concert program. (3:15) This title is available in SmartMusic.
Estimated delivery 3-5 days
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£89.10Goddess of Fire
A magnificent programmatic work for symphonic band that is an offering to Pele, the Goddess of Hawaii's volcanoes. The work opens with primordial, mysterious sounds representing the foreboding volcanoes of Hawaii. We are then introduced to Pele as a tall, beautiful young woman. This is one of the forms she can take and it represents her powers of creation and beauty. This gives way to the active and destructive Pele, often taking the form of an old woman, wrinkled and bent with age. The following lyrical section of the piece is the full statement of Pele's theme of creation and beauty. As this theme settles, we begin to hear the ground pop and crack letting us know that new lava is beginning to bubble and flow. Suddenly and violently, one of her volcanoes erupts, creating massive chaos and destruction. After the eruption subsides, Pele's theme of creation and beauty returns again. A wonderful addition to any concert or festival performance by mature bands. Exceptional in every respect!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£67.32
Hungarian Dance No. 6 - Brahms, Johannes
The old European charm of the Hungarian gypsy dance and folk music which inspired Brahms to write his most popular work is now available in this new transcription for concert band. Not simplified or abridged, this enjoyable piece is challenging, yet the music is so stimulating and exciting that it is sure to become a favorite of your students and audiences alike. May be programmed as either a stunning opener or the perfect encore. All students should have a chance to perform this great composition. Very highly recommended!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£64.35
The Last Rose Of Summer - Swearingen, James
Reminiscent of some of the great works by Grainger, this setting of an old Irish air is breathtakingly beautiful and sure to touch the hearts of both performers and audience members alike. This highly emotional setting features an occasional trumpet solo that is also cued for flute. Rich harmonies, soaring lines and a well-crafted score make this the kind of work that you'll certainly want your band to experience. Outstanding!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£75.24
Within These Hallowed Halls
For band with optional choir, strings, narrator and audience sing-a-long. This glorious setting of two of America's favorite hymns, "Amazing Grace" and "Battle Hymn of The Republic," is destined to be the work of choice when selecting that special number for your program's grand finale. Playable by band alone, this patriotic arrangement also offers the creative option of adding choir, strings, narrator, bagpiper and even a group sing-a-long. Musically appealing for bands of varied levels, this spectacular production number will offer grateful audiences, young and old alike, a wonderful opportunity to experience the ultimate in listening pleasure. A guaranteed winner!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£193.20CASTRVM - Lionel Beltrán-Cecilia
CASTRVM is a symphonic episode inspired by four of the main civilizations that have coexisted over time in Ulldecona's Castle. With its melodies and sound effects, the composer tries to transport the listener through a trip to four uninterrupted movements, from the beginnings of this small settlement, creating a natural atmosphere recreated by the voice and the singing of birds to take us into the history with the first inhabitants, the Iberians, giving strength to the introduction of the composition, to move on to the time of the Andalusians, which with a melody in the form of a dance marked by percussion will transport us to take a walk in the surroundings of its circular tower. Next, and with strength, we arrive at the medieval and Christian period, marked in the score by the brass instruments, in this fragment we find moments that take us into the church of "Santa Mara de los ngeles", with melodies that evoke resonance and pomposity, continuing until we find the immense square tower, symbol of the fortress and homage, finally used as a prison and arsenal of those times. Then, there is a small slow march that will move us to some measures of strong stridency to finish with the whole section of low brass having its great moment of prominence, down to we reach the last part, Qna, a name that is recited during the musical piece and one of the names given in the past to the area that could be seen from the castle, where the change of location of the new town is recreated leaving the castle site, but always looking at it with respect and admiration as at the beginning of what is now the current Ulldecona, in this part, the composer plays a bit with a very well-known and significant melody for the inhabitants of Ulldecona, the "Jota Vieja", first making a reflex effect of all its melody and then only with the first six notes of this one, which builds a bridge until reaching the march and, later, the grand finale of this symphonic episode. The work was commissioned by Ulldecona Town Council and the Ulldecona Music Band, led by its conductor Joan Nadal i Girona, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the donation of the Town Charter of Ulldecona "the old" (1222-2022), as part of the PATRIMONIUM 20.22 programme, "La Banda (Sonora) del Castell" (The soundtrack of the Castle).CASTRVM consists of: I.Iberians: stone and ironII.AndalusiansIII.The square tower: fortress and homageIV.Qna
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£124.99Shamadan Dance - Thomas Doss
This work has been written within the framework of the Obertne project by the Bezirksblasmusikverband Linz-Land (Austria). It was dedicated to Anton Forstner as a thank you for his years of support to wind music in the Linz-Land District. The Shamadan is an old oriental folk dance full of symbolism in which a female dancer - often on the occasion of a wedding - balances a candelabra on her head as a token of spiritual light. In this work, the euphonium takes up the role of the dancer. At the very beginning, the soloist already has the opportunity to shine in an unaccompanied recitative. Next, the soloist and band alternate, and in the course of the work the band also plays an important part with various technical highlights. More variation is created with a solo passage accompanied by percussion and hand claps, culminating beautifully in a grand tutti towards the end of the piece. Challenging music with much to enjoy!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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