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£183.99The Painted Bird - Johan de Meij
The Painted Bird, the controversial novel by Jerzy Kosinski (1933-1991), tells the story of a Jewish boy during World War II. For his safety, the child was sent to the Polish countryside by his parents. The title refers to a barbaric tradition among Polish farmers. The wings of a captured bird were painted in bright colors, after which the animal was released. Almost immediately, the bird was attacked and pecked to death by its peers. The boy underwent the same fate. Wherever he wandered, the local rural people cruelly mistreated him because of his distinctly different appearance. However, he survives the horrors and is reunited with his parents after the war. To escape the yoke of the Soviet occupation in his country, the Polish-Jewish Kosinski emigrated with counterfeit papers to the United States in 1957, where he became an American citizen in 1965. His landmark novel The Painted Bird was translated into thirty languages and sold millions of copies. Plagued by illness and accusations of betraying his country and plagiarism the writer ended his life in 1991.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99To Seek the Glorious - Paul Murtha
This expansive overture for band takes the listener and performer on a varied path of moods and styles. The opening portrays the start of a new day, full of wonder and promise. The second section represents curiosity in the world and paraphrases the hymn On Eagle's Wings. A lyric section follows featuring a solo for trumpet. The next section (The Glorious) is dynamic and powerful in nature before the piece winds down to a quiet closing section with a setting of Bach's Sleepers Wake. Dur: c. 7:40 (MusicWorks)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£106.95
If I Could Fly - James Meredith
Who hasn't entertained the idea of flying? In this accessible grade 3 work, the performer, along with the audience, will enjoy the fantasy of spreading their wings and soaring over meadows and farms, streets and schoolyards, malls and churches, wherever their imagination wants to take them. It is a lush, flowing composition with a lot of opportunities for whimsical expression.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£52.99Barbeque Ribs - Mike Carubia
Another winner to follow the success of Mike's "Barbeque Wings" and "Barbeque Sauce." Based on slightly altered blues changes, a funky intro sets up this great chart but strays occasionally with some creative transitional material. Features solo space with cued backgrounds. Includes an optional flute part. A really hot big band funk chart!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.00
Chant of the Phoenix - Fisher Tull
Chant of the Phoenix is based on the legend of the sacred bird in Egyptian religion. After living for 500 years, the Phoenix would build a nest of herbs, fan the nest with its wings to set it afire, and burn itself to death. Fromthe ashes would emerge a new bird which, after maturing and testing its strength in flight, would soar off to the sun. (9:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.95
Flight of the Griffin - Brian Balmages
This exciting new work is based on the griffin, a mythological creature native to India, having the head, legs, and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion. Starting with open 5ths in the clarinets, slight elements of Indian music are introduced as the work builds to its opening theme. A powerful middle section combines elements of chamber playing and full ensemble. The closing section represents the actual flight of the griffin, bringing the whole piece to a dramatic ending. Strongly consider this highly energetic composition!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£118.99Sleep, My Child - Eric Whitacre
Sleep, My Child comes from Eric Whitacre's work for musical theater, Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings. Originally written for two sopranos and mezzo (portrayed as three angels), it was adapted for band in 2012 by Jeffrey Gershmanat the request of the composer and is the latest title in a growing catalog of Whitacre's compositions (October, Sleep, Lux Aurumque and The Seal Lullaby) that illustrate his sincere commitment to creating lush, beautiful musicfor winds.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£187.99Highlights from Riverdance - Bill Whelan
The premiere of Riverdance took place on April 30, 1994 during a seven-minute pause in the Eurovision Song Contest at the Point Theatre, Dublin. Thanks to 10,000 performances on four continents, TV audiences in the millions and sales of CDs and videos by the bucket-load, Riverdance has since become one of the most successful shows on Earth. This new Riverdance arrangement for concert band is, after The Seville Suite, the second collaboration between Bill Whelan and Johan de Meij.Medley from: "Cloudsong", "Firedance", "Lift The Wings", "Dance Of The River Woman", and "Riverdance".
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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