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By Virtue of the Skies - John Prescott
The composers father, Jack Prescott, was born in 1922, and at the age of 17 became the youngest pilot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was somewhat of a daredevil, flying under drawbridges and doing snap rolls down deserted beaches at an altitude of 50 feet. During World War II he joined the Army Air Corps and flew C-47 transport planes from India to China over the Himalayan mountains. He flew 83 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by President Harry Truman. The heroism of these flights in the face of severe adversity is depicted by the dignified thematic material of the opening. Somewhat dissonant fanfares appear at times, reminding us of the constant dangers that were ever present, before the work concludes in ultimate triumph.
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£121.00
Ragtime Nightingale - Joseph Lamb
Joseph F. Lamb is rightfully regarded as one of the "Big Three" composers of classic ragtime music, the other two being Scott Joplin and James Scott. Lamb, who was of Irish descent, was the only non-African American of the group. Unlike Joplin and Scott, Joseph Lambs fame outlived the era of classic ragtime and he, along with Eubie Blake, were the only personalities from the original ragtime era that took part in the ragtime revival in the late 1950s. Ragtime Nightingale is a "heavy rag" and displays Lambs individual style, delightful syncopations. and jaunty spirit that appear so pleasingly throughout the piece. A new dimension to concert programming.
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£64.99
Highlights from Guys And Dolls - Frank Loesser
After forty years, one of Broadway's legendary shows has returned and is bigger than ever! Featuring the songs of Frank Loesser that made the show a classic, this medley is designed for maximim entertainment. Includes: If I Were A Bell, Luck Be A Lady, Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat, I've Never Been In Love Before, A Bushel And A Peck, and Guys And Dolls.
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£64.99
Oklahoma!, Highlights From - Oscar Hammerstein II
'Oklahoma!' remains as one of the most enduring of Broadway shows and many of its songs are regarded as timeless treasures. John Moss pays tribute to writers Rodgers and Hammerstein in his new young band medley that features: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'. Kansas City, People Will Say We're In Love. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, and Oklahoma!
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£53.50
Merry Music - Frigyes Hidas
Although Frigyes Hidas (1928 2007) composed in every genre, he gained international fame and recognition principally with his chamber music for brass instruments and his works written for wind ensembles and wind orchestras. In 1995 he was invited to WASBE, the international organization of wind ensembles, and in the final decades of his life, which were rich in commissions, he travelled the world as a competition jury member, guest of honour at festivals and visiting university professor. Full of humour and extremely effective, Merry Music is one of his best-known and most popular works.
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£89.99
Gold - Gary Kemp
At the beginning of the eighties trendy English boy band, Spandau Ballet, made it big with hits like True and Gold. Millions of records were sold worldwide, and the group became one of the most successful bands of the eighties. Why not bring a little 80?s pop magic to any concert with the zesty disco tempo and jazzy chords of this arrangement.
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£242.00
Hymn to the Sun - Satoshi Yagisawa
Commissioned by Tokai City Wind Music Band for their 40th anniversary celebration. The y gave the composer a difficult theme, that is: For 40 years we did our activity as if we were a family. We had new experiences, welcoming new members, supporting and help ing one another, sometimes having troubles. Through these experiences, the band became our Sun. With the piece, we would like to express our enthusiusm of progress, taking over the early members' will. The composer used to join in a school band, so he stron gly agreed with the theme, but composing is another hard thing to do. He decided to dr op on the band almost everytime he went to Nagoya, and promoted friendship with them, which led him copose this piece.
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£60.99
The Best Of Chicago
The early hits by supergroup Chicago were remarkable for their driving rock style combined with a distinctive and integral use of horns. Here's a fast-paced and dynamic medley for young players that includes the familiar tunesMake Me Smile, Saturday in the Park, and 25 or 6 to 4.
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£109.99
The Police on Stage
British rock band The Police enjoyed their greatest successes during the early 1980's. The group's members were Stewart Copeland, Andy Summer and Gordon Sumner, who went on to enjoy a massive solo career as Sting. Stefan Schwalgin's medley, The Police on Stage, brings together some of the trio's biggest hits: Roxanne, De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da, Every Breath You Take and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.
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£317.99
Music of the Spheres - Philip Sparke
The piece reflects the composer's fascination with the origins of the universe and deep space in general. The title comes from a theory, formulated by Pythagoras, that the cosmos was ruled by the same laws he had discovered that govern the ratios of note frequencies of the musical scale. ('Harmonia' in Ancient Greek, which means scale or tuning rather than harmony - Greek music was monophonic). He also believed that these ratios corresponded to the distances of the six known planets from the sun and that the planets each produced a musical note which combined to weave a continuous heavenly melody (which, unfortunately, we humans cannot hear). In this work, these six notesform the basis of the sections MUSIC OF THE SPHERES and HARMONIA. The pieces opens with a horn solo called t = 0, a name given by some scientists to the moment of the Big Bang when time and space were created, and this is followed by a depiction of the BIG BANG itself, as the entire universe bursts out from a single point. A slower section follows called THE LONELY PLANET which is a meditation on the incredible and unlikely set of circumstances which led to the creation of the Earth as a planet that can support life, and the constant search for other civilisations elsewhere in the universe. ASTEROIDS AND SHOOTING STARS depicts both the benign and dangerous objects that are flying through space and which constantly threaten our planet, and the piece ends with THE UNKNOWN, leaving in question whether our continually expanding exploration of the universe will eventually lead to enlightenment or destruction.
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