III. The Web-The Book of Urizen is Jacob de Haan his first Symphony for concert band solo soprano and a male narrator in which sound collages of expressions are used. The piece is inspired by the compelling visionary poem of the samename (which the poet illustrated himself) by the Englishman William Blake (1757-1827). The Vision first movement and The Creation second movement of The Book of Urizen are available by following editionnumber: DHP 1043551. The Web the third movement of The Book of Urizen is available by the following edition number: DHP 1125252. Download the audio samples here: track 4 track 5 track 6

Arr. Elliot Del Borgo. Par CURNOW / DOUGLAS COURT / STEPHEN BULLA / PAUL CURN. De Haske is pleased to introduce a new way for you to maximize your teaching materials, efficiently handle your library tasks and save money - all at the same time! THE YOUNG BAND CHRISTMAS COLLECTION is a compilation of some of our best Christmas Young Band selections published in a book format. Imagine being able to program your entire Christmas concert from one resource. All of these selections have proven to be winners, from a teaching viewpoint, in maintaining the interest of the students, and by the incredible response of the audience. Curnow Music Press in know for its quality Christmas music on the Young Band level, and the quality surely shines through in thispublication. The book format allows you to spend less of your valuable time sorting out music and it is easier for the students to keep track of as well. Purchase only the books you need for your ensemble's instrumentation! The value of this collection will be obvious in terms of money when it is compared to the cost of a single set of concert band music. / Niveau : 1.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Composer Alex Shapiro's piece “Paper Cut” is reminiscent of a movie soundtrack to which the musicians can imagine their own dramatic scene. The piece asks the performers to “play” paper like a percussioninstrument – ripping tearing tapping and crumpling along with the electronic track even before they pick up their instruments to play along. A very creative and evocative work sure to stir the imagination of players andaudience alike. Free interdisciplinary curriculum for the piece is available for download at http://www.BandQuest.org.To perform the piece you'll need an audio system capable of playing the prerecorded audio tracks from alaptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer. Download information is provided in the printed piece. (Grade 3)

Symphonic Band-Intensely descriptive from the very first note Cry Of The Last Unicorn portrays a fateful encounter of hunters tracking the last unicorn. The music is at times poignant and other times dramatic and exciting asthe chase is depicted. Sweeping themes and rich scoring help to make this a memorable work for the symphonic stage. Dur: 7:00 (Grade 4).

Concert Band ? Grade 3The music of Vince Guaraldi has become as much a part of the Peanuts? gang as Linus' blanket! Here is a delightful treat for your next concert featuring Charlie Brown Theme Linus andLucy Great Pumpkin Waltz Track Meet and just a taste of Christmas Time Is Here. Sure to bring a smile. (5:10)

Track Clear ~ Laisser passez !-Eduard Strauss the third son of Johann Strauss the Elder was born on March 15 1835 in Vienna. Originally Eduard looked for employment in the diplomatic service but he also studied music theory. He became a harpist in the Strauss orchestra in 1855. In 1862 he joined his two famous brothers Johann Jr. and Josef as a conductor of the family orchestra. Like that of his two brothers his musical output was prolific: he wrote over 320 separate dances and marches. Apart from the exuberant Bahn Frei (Track Clear) which he wrote in 1869 and a handful of other fast polkas (he excelled in this particular dance form) his music is not as well known as that of his brothers.

It's a Small World is the name of one of the most popular attractions atthe many different Disney Parks throughout the world. The ride featuresa multitude of electronically animated figures in the style of children ofthe world singing the ride's title track in many languages, depicting atheme of global peace. The message is simple, but just as convincingas the music - the world is small and everyone must work together! Anextremely catchy arrangement for concert band by Toshio Mashima.

Composed as a tribute to legendary thoroughbred racehorse/2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro this work for mature ensembles captures the excitement and pageantry of race day at the track. Rhythmically dynamic from start tofinish this is a perfectopener for festival or concert use. Dur: 2:05

Here are all your favorite Nutcracker themes rolled into a clever and lighthearted medley. For added excitement appoint an official time keeper and use a big hourglass-type egg timer or a projected digital stopwatch so theaudience can track your progress as the band frantically races to finish under 3 minutes. (An accelerando is built-in at the end in case you need to make up time!)

A metronome can drive you crazy particularly when the tempo is fairly quick. But what would you think of a metronome that goes crazy itself? From the very beginning of this fun piece the machine tries to put the band on the wrong track and it almost works. Composer Peter Martin created a charming piece of music but the question is does it all end well? Use your imagination and creativity in Manic Metronome!

French Horn-Festival Solos is a collection of solo Literature perfect for contests festivals concerts and private study. Each of the 15 instrumental part books comes with an instrument-specific CD containing ademonstration recording with piano accompaniment for each solo plus a play-along accompaniment only track. Program notes for each solo are included in each book and a Piano Accompaniment book is available separately forperformance or practice with a live accompanist. Since each instrumental part book includes the same titles all solos can be rehearsed in a group situation as well as individually saving valuable teaching time for classroom banddirectors!

This ?What a Feeling? from the famous American dance movie Flashdance (1983) is a must at every great party. This track is irresistible and guarantees that your audience will get up from their seats and make their way to the dance floor.

Recorded by Train-From the group Train this popular hit has stayed on the charts for more than a year and is on track to becoming a pop classic. This great-sounding arrangement includes plenty of variety in scoring and textures while being easy to learn and fun to perform.