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£168.50Music of the Spheres (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Music of the Spheres was commissioned by the Yorkshire Building Society Band and first performed by them at the European Brass Band Championships in Glasgow, May 2004. The piece reflects the composers 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 thatthe 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 notes form 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.Duration: 18:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.95Diversions, Op.97 (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Bourgeois, Derek
This work was commissioned in1985 by Skellerup, Christchurch, New ZealandMovements:Allegro VivaceAndante Con Moto Molto ExpressivoAllegro VivaceDerek Bourgeois wrote Diversions in the summer of 1985 to a commissioned from the Skellerup Brass Band.Bourgeois previous test piece, Blitz, was aggressive and forceful, therefore the composer decided to write a work of a completely different character, which although technically very demanding, is light-hearted in style, and easy on the ear, as the title suggests.The first and third movements share the same tempo, but are rather different in character. The first movement is a sonata allegro contrasting two main themes. The first is bold and jaunty and is heavily scored, the second announced by the solo horn is more lyrical in character. The development section and recapitulation are merged into a continuous interplay of the two themes.The second movement is an expressive andante in free rondo form. It is lightly scored for the most part with a lot of solo passages that make demands on the musicianship of the players and conductor alike. The very simplicity of its textures and the breadth of its melodic writing demand firm control of vibrato, phrasing and rubato.The brief finale is nothing short of a romp. Its ternary structure is highly rhythmic in character and only rarely do the performers enjoy the luxury of two consecutive bars in the same time signature!Duration: 11.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£44.95
Diversions, Op.97 (Brass Band - Score only) - Bourgeois, Derek
This work was commissioned in1985 by Skellerup, Christchurch, New ZealandMovements:Allegro VivaceAndante Con Moto Molto ExpressivoAllegro VivaceDerek Bourgeois wrote Diversions in the summer of 1985 to a commissioned from the Skellerup Brass Band.Bourgeois previous test piece, Blitz, was aggressive and forceful, therefore the composer decided to write a work of a completely different character, which although technically very demanding, is light-hearted in style, and easy on the ear, as the title suggests.The first and third movements share the same tempo, but are rather different in character. The first movement is a sonata allegro contrasting two main themes. The first is bold and jaunty and is heavily scored, the second announced by the solo horn is more lyrical in character. The development section and recapitulation are merged into a continuous interplay of the two themes.The second movement is an expressive andante in free rondo form. It is lightly scored for the most part with a lot of solo passages that make demands on the musicianship of the players and conductor alike. The very simplicity of its textures and the breadth of its melodic writing demand firm control of vibrato, phrasing and rubato.The brief finale is nothing short of a romp. Its ternary structure is highly rhythmic in character and only rarely do the performers enjoy the luxury of two consecutive bars in the same time signature!Duration: 11.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.9012th Street Rag (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Bowman, Euday L. - Fernie, Alan
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£47.60500 Miles (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Reid & Reid - Hume, Rob J.
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.90A Christmas Medley (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Ridgley, Thomas
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.60A Festival of Hymns (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Fernie, Alan
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.90A Groovy Kind of Love (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Fernie, Alan
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£34.95A Little Wish (Eb Soprano Cornet or Tenor Horn Solo with Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Graham, Peter
Also available as an Bb Solo with Brass Band, this lyrical solo is also available with piano accompaniment
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£54.20A Northumbrian Folk Song Suite (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Hume, Rob J.
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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