Volcano (Score only) - Robert Simpson

One of the composer's most enduring works, Volcano was written for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in 1979. The composer writes: "While it is, of course, possible to listen to this piece with the erruption of a volcano in mind, it is also possible to interpret the title in a figurative sense - that is to say, as one might refer to a 'volcanic temperament'. Alternatively, some may prefer to listen to is simply as a piece of music. I would recommend the latter." Duration: 12:00

Vortex (Parts only) - Robert SImpson

Vortex - a mass of swirling fluid; the centre of the vortex is static whereas the swirling mass becomes faster as it is sucked inexorably towards the centre. This is reflected in the structure of Robert Simpson's final work for brass band. It is cast in a single fast tempo movement made up of three sections. Each section begins softly but actively and grows in volume and intensity to a great discharge of energy on a unison note. Each section is longer than then the last and each unison discharge is a semitone lower than the last. The effect is cumulative and the closing pages witness an explosion of energy from the full band gradually rbeing drawn into the unison final note. Vortex was commissioned by the IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band and first performed at the Leeds Music Festival on 6 July 1990.

Vortex (Score only) - Robert Simpson

Vortex - a mass of swirling fluid; the centre of the vortex is static whereas the swirling mass becomes faster as it is sucked inexorably towards the centre. This is reflected in the structure of Robert Simpson's final work for brass band. It is cast in a single fast tempo movement made up of three sections. Each section begins softly but actively and grows in volume and intensity to a great discharge of energy on a unison note. Each section is longer than then the last and each unison discharge is a semitone lower than the last. The effect is cumulative and the closing pages witness an explosion of energy from the full band gradually rbeing drawn into the unison final note. Vortex was commissioned by the IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band and first performed at the Leeds Music Festival on 6 July 1990.

When Children Rule the World (Score and Parts) - Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Ray Steadman-Allen

From the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Whistle Down the Wind, this song is sung by a group of children who dream of the time when they will rule the world.

Whirlwind Polka - Jules Levy

Jules Levy was one of the most prominent cornet soloists of his day and wrote this polka to show off his triple-tongueing technique. Bill Geldard's arrangement captures the spirit of Levy's time allowing present-day soloists to show off their skills.

Whistle Down the Wind (Score and Parts) - Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Ray Farr

The title song from the Lloyd Webber/Jim Steinman musical Whistle Down The Wind which was reset in the American south.

Who Is He? (Score and Parts) - Benjamin Hanby arr. Richard Phillips

Widdicombe Fair (Score and Parts) - Stephen Bulla

An imaginative fantasy of the traditional folk-song.

Wild Horses (Score and Parts) - William Rimmer Realised by Elgar Howarth

Taken from William Rimmer's The Artistic Soloist - a volume of character melodies for solo cornet - Elgar Howarth has furnished four of the tunes with full accompaniment for brass band. Wind Horses demands a firm straight delivery of the tongue and a steady tempo with a full sound throughout, although the trio section is more flexible.

Wishing you were somehow here again (Score and Parts) - Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Stephen Bulla

The official authorized brass band arrangement one of the hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.