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£44.99The Dreaded Groove and Hook (Brass Band - Score and Parts)
The Dreaded Groove and Hook is an up-tempo acid-jazz number that draws inspiration from bands like Jamiroquai and The Youngblood Brass Band. The groove in question is the main tune that is shared round the band, whilst the hook, in 'pop' terms, is the catchy bit of the song. The whole band joins in to play a huge 'riff' that acts as a chorus to the jazz-like verses.The piece was commissioned by Jason Katsikaris and The Leyland Band, who gave the first performance as part of their programme for the Brass in Concert Championships, held at The Sage, Gateshead on the 16th November 2008. It has been recorded by the same band and conductor on the CD entitled Penlee.Suitable for 1st Section Bands and aboveDuration: 4.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£34.95Pound the Streets
This piece was commissioned for the National Youth Band of Scotland by the Scottish Brass Band Association for the Tartan Heart Festival 2010.The Tartan Heart Festival is a huge musical festival that took place in the picturesque Belladrum Estate in Inverness-shire. It features many famous pop and rock artists including Feeder, Amy MacDonald, The Levellers, Divine Comedy and Badly Drawn Boy to name but a few.Special guests to open the festival were the National Youth Band of Scotland who performed a programme of music that started with this piece Pound The Streets. As they were playing at a rock festival I wanted to compose a piece that didn't follow the more traditional types of concert openers I have written in the past. So instead I opted for a fast paced piece that has a pounding rock rhythm from the drum kit and relentless riffs and ostinati from the brass ensemble.I had lots of fun composing this piece as it is so different to a lot of music I have composed in the past. It gave me the opportunity to incorporate musical styles that I enjoy listening to when I am away from brass bands and to write in a pop/rock style.So the end product is a brass rock piece that has lots of energy, a feel-good factor and is lots of fun to play and listen to. I hope you enjoy, Pound The Streets.Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.00A Celebration of Youth (Score and Parts)
A Celebration of Youth was written in 2001 for the Worcester County Youth Brass Band conducted by Nicky Daw. It's a lively four minute concert piece suitable for opening or closing a programme, in turn heraldic, then romantic, and always rhythmic. Playable by most levels of bands.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£35.00Under The Boardwalk (Score and Parts)
Arranged as a flugel horn solo and played by Cory Band as part of its 2015 Brass in Concert winning programme, this piece is as simple as it gets. Playable by all levels of band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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Under The Boardwalk (Score Only)
Arranged as a flugel horn solo and played by Cory Band as part of its 2015 Brass in Concert winning programme, this piece is as simple as it gets. Playable by all levels of band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£30.00Beneath The River Severn - Brass Band - LM283
COMPOSER: Chris CobonBeneath The River SevernProgramme NotesBeneath The River Severn follows on, chronologically,from three pieces about steam engines;LMR600 Gordon, Tornado (LNER Peppercorn Class A160163),The Lady Armaghdale and also 'Moments in Brass' Sets 1+2Living 3 miles from the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain,I regularly cross it on the way to conduct Highley Colliery Brass Band.Beneath The River Severn aims to capture not only the beauty of the river but also the dangerous undercurrents that lie under the calm surface.The length of the complete piece is 4 minutes 11 secondsMusical Traits:Attempting to avoid stereotype water music,I started with sketches based on quartal harmony but inverted (so 5ths)For example, the first run onEuphonium starts on concert pitch G, Hrns = D, Bari=A, 1st Hrn=E etc."A" represents the undercurrent,which has claimed many lives over the years.An 11-note salute to the greatest river piece,Smetana's Vltava, is worked into this sectionSuitable Section 4 Upwards
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£25.00Eloise (Paul Ryan arr. David Beal) - Brass Band Sheet Music Full Score & Parts - LM368
COMPOSER: Paul RyanARRANGER: David BealISMN : 9790570003686UK SALES ONLYSuperb Opener or closer for your next Concert!A great brass band title suitable for most bandsPROGRAMME NOTESBarry Ryan - 1968"Eloise" is a song first released in 1968 on theMGMlabel.It was sung byBarry Ryan, and written by histwinbrotherPaul Ryan.Running for over five minutes, it features strongorchestration,melodramaticvocals, and a brief slowinterlude.It sold three million copies worldwide,and reached No. 2 in theUK Singles Chartas published byRecord Retailer,but hit No. 1 in theNMEandMelody Makercharts.It topped the chart in 17 countries,including Italy,the Netherlandsand Australia.The single was released as "Barry Ryan with the Majority".The Majority were a pop band, who for a period, were the backing band for Ryanand who, after renaming to Majority One, had some success in Europe.Ryan also released an Italian-language version of the song,"Eloise (Versione Italiana)", in 1968.After not being able to cope with the success of some of his hits as a duo with Barry,Paul decided to take a step away from the limelight and to concentrate on songwriting."Eloise" was the second song he wrote and was influenced byRichard Harris'arrangement of "MacArthur Park"after listening to a rough mix of it at a party at Harris' house.After listening to it, Paul locked himself away and wrote "Eloise" in three days.The Damned - 1986In January 1986, the non-album single "Eloise",a cover version of the 1968 hit byBarry Ryan,was a No.3 chart success in the UK,the band's highest chart placing to date.LM368 - ISMN : ISMN : 9790570003686
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£55.00Teens At The Junkyard - Brass Band Full Score & Parts - LM995
COMPOSER: Chris AllenProgramme NotesWriting about beautiful rural scenes and seascapes seems to be a very British thing to do. The themes of the English Pastoral School seem especially alive and well in the brass band musical repertoire, featuring in popular works such as John McCabe's Cloudcatcher Fells and Ray Steadman-Allen's Seascapes among many others. McCabe's engrossing depictions of place in Cloudcatcher, Maunsell Forts and Scenes in America Deserta conviced me that music really can transport the listener to a different environment, but rather than describing a landmark or a pastoral scene, I decided to give some attention to an ugly, neglected place.In Square Enix's Life is Strange, an episodic adventure game released in 2015, two teens use the local junkyard as a place of escape from the drama of their lives, unbeknowst to the fact that their friend, recently missing, was murdered and buried in that very place. Inspired by these dark images, I sought to write music that reflected the strewn broken glass, the piles of trash, the stories left behind in the waste of the junkyard. In keeping with this theme of buried history, I unearthed a musical relic from the brass band repertoire, cannibalising themes from Eric Ball's Journey into Freedom. In fragmenting and distorting such a treasured work I hope to make the listener feel a process of wasting away of precious memories.The first movement should be spiky, clinical and bleak, with a similar character to that of Harrison Birtwistle's Grimethorpe Aria, and the second, an intense, reminiscing, lyrical slow section. The final movement is in a similar vein to Elgar Howarth's Songs for B.L., ending with a blazing finish as if standing upon the tallest pile of trash in the junkyard and looking down upon the chaos below.Chris Allen (2021)About the Composer:Chris Allen, 22, studied Music at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a 1st in his Bachelor's degree in 2020 and achieving a Distinction in his Master's in Composition in 2021. Chris won the University of Birmingham Music Society's Composition Competition in 2019 with his piece for brass band, The Sirens, and was published for the first time by Modrana Music after winning the Durham University Brass Band's inaugural composition competition with his suite, Three Images of North-East England. Both pieces have been performed in concert and recorded recently and Chris continues to write new, original works for brass band.Chris started playing the tenor horn at the age of 7 under the tutelage of Don Blakeson, first joining the Melton Band and then moving onto Hathern Band,conducted by David Newman. Upon moving to university in Birmingham,Chris studied performance on the tenor horn with Owen Farr for a year,started playing with the University of Birmingham Brass Band, under thebaton of Stuart Birnie, and began writing and occasionally conducting his ownworks for brass band. However, his work is not confined to this ensemble,and as part of his studies, he has written for the Ligeti Quartet and theBirmingham Contemporary Music Group.
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