SKU: BT.AMP-125-120

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

In The Pioneers Philip Sparke salutes the bicentenary of an expedition by two all time American heroes - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were commissioned by US President Thomas Jefferson to find the headwaters of the Missouri and a route to the Pacific following the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the USA. They set out as the ‘Corps of Discovery’ from Louisville, Kentucky, in May 1804 and not only did they succeed in reaching the Pacific through hostile territory, but also found their way back - in 3 years! The piece is not descriptive of the journey but gives the composer the opportunity to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this amazing feat. Add a touchof the wild-west to any concert with this exciting work.

De titel van dit werk verwijst naar het begin van het avontuur van de ‘National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain’, maar The Pioneers is ook een eerbewijs aan twee helden van de componist: Meriwether Lewis en William Clark,die twee eeuwen geleden op expeditie gingen in opdracht van de Amerikaanse president Thomas Jefferson. Ze vertrokken vanuit Louisville, Kentucky in mei 1804. Ze slaagden er niet alleen in om de Grote Oceaan te bereiken doorvijandig gebied, maar ze vonden ook hun weg terug - in drie jaar! Het werk beschrijft deze reis niet, maar geeft de componist de mogelijkheid om deze geweldige prestatie te memoreren.

Der Titel ist ein Salut an die Zweihundertjahrfeier einer Expedition von zwei Heldenfiguren des Komponisten - Meriwether Lewis und William Clark. Ihre Expeditionstruppe, bekannt als das ‘Corps of Discovery’, erforschte das Quellgebiet des Missouri und fand eine Route zum Pazifik durch feindliches Gebiet. Der Komponist ergriff die Gelegenheit, den 200. Jahrestag dieser Meisterleistung zu feiern, mit diesem Werk, das sich auch wunderbar zur Umrahmung Ihres nächsten festlichen Anlasses eignet.

Le 30 avril 1803, le Traité de cession de la Louisiane entre la France et les États-Unis était signé. L’acquisition de ces terres permet aux États-Unis de doubler la superficie de leur territoire de l’époque. Meriwether Lewis et William Clark sont alors mandatés par le président Thomas Jefferson, pour cartographier les sources du Missouri et tracer une voie vers le Pacifique. Parti de Louisville dans le Kentucky, en mai 1804, le corps expéditionnaire (‘Corps of Discovery’) traverse d’interminables territoires hostiles, réussit atteindre le Pacifique et rentre au terme d’un périple de deux ans ! Cette composition ne fait pas le récit du voyage, mais permet au compositeur decommémorer les deux cents ans de cette fabuleuse expédition.

Il 30 aprile 1803 fu firmato il trattato di cessione della Louisiana tra la Francia e gli Stati Uniti. L’acquisizione di queste terre permise agli Stati Uniti di raddoppiare la superficie del proprio territorio. L’allora presidente Thomas Jefferson incaricò Meriwether Lewis e William Clark di cartografare le sorgenti del fiume Missouri e tracciare la strada verso il Pacifico. Partita da Louisville (Kentucky), nel maggio del 1804, la spedizione attraversò interminabili territori ostili, riuscendo a raggiungere il Pacifico per poi tornare alla base di partenza al termine di un periplo durato due anni. Questo brano non è un racconto del viaggio, ma permette al compositoredi commemorare i duecento anni di questa favolosa spedizione.

SKU: BT.AMP-200-010

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

The Camelot Chronicles is a series of contrasting musical tableaux,each describing the famous characters from the Arthurian legend. Noone knows exactly where Camelot was situated (favourite choices areTintagel and Glastonbury) but the story has passed into legend and isthe subject of many poems and novels, each of which have cloudedthe truth and added to the mystery. Let Philip Sparke?s music inspireyour band with this magical tale.

Rondom het thema Camelot creëerde Philip Sparke een serie contrasterende tableaus die de figuren uit de Arthur-legenden beschrijven. At the Castle Gates is een muzikale weergave van Camelot. King Arthur beschrijft demajestueuze aankomst van de koning bij het kasteel. Merlin the Wizard is spookachtig van sfeer en weerspiegelt een van Merlijns toverkunsten. Lancelot and Guinevere is een romantisch duet dat de edele liefde van deridder voor de koningin verklankt. Knights of the Round Table geeft een indruk van hoe de ridders vol vuur de strijd aangaan, het werk eindigt glorierijk.

The Camelot Chronicles besteht aus einer Reihe von musikalischen Bildern, von denen jedes eine Figur aus der Artussage beschreibt. Niemand weiß genau, wo die Burg Camelot einst stand, in der König Artus seine Ritter um die Tafelrunde versammelte, aber die Legende fasziniert die Menschen bis heute. Lassen Sie mit Philip Sparkes Musik Ihr Publikum die Atmosphäre der sagenumwobenen Burg und der Geschichte derer, die darin ein und aus gingen, nacherleben!

The Camelot Chronicles (“Chroniques de Camelot”) est une œuvre de commande pour l’Orchestre d’Harmonie du Collège Canarelli [Canarelli Middle School] de Clark County (Nevada, États-Unis). L’œuvre fut donnée en première par la formation dédicataire (Rick McEnaney, dir.), le 13 mars 2007. Le choix de la composition s’est porté sur la ville légendaire de Camelot. Philip Sparke a composé une série de tableaux contrastants et contrastés qui illustrent quelques célèbres personnages de la légende arthurienne. Personne ne sait avec certitude où se situait Camelot. On l'identifie souvent Tintagel et Glastonbury, deux villes situées dans l’ouest de l’Angleterre.Quoiqu’il en soit, son histoire est entrée dans la légende et de nombreux poèmes et romans lui ont été consacrés, chacun contribuant obscurcir la vérité et nourrir le mystère.1. At the Castle Gates (“Aux portes du Ch teau”) est un portrait de Camelot.2. King Arthur (Le roi Arthur) illustre l’arrivée majestueuse du roi au ch teau de Camelot.3. Merlin the Wizard (Merlin l’Enchanteur) met en scène un des mauvais tours du magicien. L’atmosphère est sinistre.4. Lancelot and Guinevere (Lancelot et Guenièvre) : la musique chante l’amour courtois qui s’est tissé entre le chevalier et la reine travers un duo romantique.5. Knights of the Round Table (Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde) : les Chevaliers partent au galop pour livrer bataille. Le finale est triomphal.

SKU: BT.MUSDU10804

English.

Internationally renowned minimalist Philip Glass composed this Piano concerto in the traditional three-movement form. The first movement, titled ‘The Vision’ is classic Glass, with a steamroller quality that suggests theimmensedrive and ambition the two explorers needed to draw on for their journey into the wilderness. At the beginning of the second movement, the theme in the solo Indian Flute musically represents the name ‘Sacajawea’, theShoshoneIndian mother and guide who assisted the explorers on their way, for whom the movement is named.The final movement, entitled ‘The Land’, is an exploration of expansiveness, both of the land that was being explored, butalso of thegeologically expanded time over which the landscape has evolved, and the great changes that followed Lewis and Clark’s journey.This concerto is designated as part of The Concerto Project recording series started byGlass in theyear 2000, currently in four volumes and including eight concerti.American composer Philip Glass is widely known as one of the most celebrated, influential and prolific of the modern composers. He is frequentlyreferred to as aminimalist, though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music with repetitive structures.’ His operas, among them the renowned Einstein On The Beach, are performed across the globe, and he has created workfor small andlarge ensembles, film and experimental theatre, and founded his own performing group, The Philip Glass Ensemble.

SKU: CF.JB37

ISBN 9780825852404. UPC: 798408052409. 9 X 12 inches.

A collection from master arranger Andrew Balent, this compilation of classic marches contains some all-time favorites. These exciting, playable versions can be used as a wonderful teaching tool for the young band.

About The New Bennett Band Book Series

The Bennett Band Books published in four volumes starting in 1923 were used to teach the march form and style to millions of young band musicians in the middle of the twentieth century. Twelve of the legendary Henry Fillmore's tuneful band gems (written using the pseudonym Harold Bennett) have been collected together by Larry Clark to form the first volume of The New Bennett Band Books. This volume concentrates on 2/4 time and the keys of Bb major, Eb major, and Ab major. In addition, a helpful march warm-up section, composed by Larry Clark, is included to help you teach the march form and style to young students. There is also the added benefit of a full recording of each march performed by a professional band on the CD that is included in the full score. This is a valuable collection for any level band to use for marches at contest/festival performance or for sight-reading purposes.

SKU: BT.AMP-297-400

ISBN 9789043138048. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Part of the Anglo Music Play-along Series, Philip Sparkes 15 Easy Classical Solos is aimed at the young instrumentalist who can play just over an octave. Specifically tailored to suit the individual instrument, this book introduces thebeginning player to the world of the classics by using simple yet attractive melodies that fit their limited range.

The carefully selected pieces include music from the 16th to the 20th century and cover a wide variety of styles, from Bach to Grieg and from Purcell to Satie.

This book will provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method and includes both piano accompaniment and a demo/play-along CD.

Philip Sparkeâ??s 15 Easy Classical Solos, onderdeel van de Anglo Music Play-Along Series, is bedoeld voor de jonge instrumentalist die iets meer dan een octaaf kan spelen. Het boek sluit qua instrumentaal bereik en gebruikte toonsoortenaan bij het Artist Level van Hal Leonards Essential Elements ®, maar kan ook los daarvan worden gebruikt.De zorgvuldig geselecteerde melodieën, die specifiek zijn toegesneden op elk instrument, beslaan een breed scala van klassieke stijlen:van Bach tot Grieg en van Purcell tot Satie.Het boek bevat waardevol materiaal ter aanvulling op elke lesmethode en wordt geleverd met pianobegeleiding en een cd met demo- en meespeeltracks.

15 Easy Classical Solos ist als Ergänzung zur bewährten Anglo Music Play-Along Reihe gedacht und richtet sich an Schüler, die ungefähr einen Tonumfang von einer Oktave beherrschen. Das Niveau entspricht dem des Artist Levels der Essential Elements ®Methode von Hal Leonard, kann aber auch unabhängig davon verwendet werden.Genau auf jedes Instrument zugeschnitten, ermöglicht die wohlüberlegte Stückeauswahl ein erstes Kennenlernen von Melodien aus verschiedenen Epochen der Klassik von Grieg über Purcell bis Satie.Jeder Band bietet wertvolles Ergänzungsmaterial, das zu jeder Instrumentalschule passt und enthält sowohl Klavier- als auch CD-Begleitungen.

15 Easy Classical Solos, de Philip Sparke, est un ouvrage qui sâ??adresse aux jeunes musiciens, maîtrisant un peu plus dâ??une octave.

Spécifiquement adapté chaque instrument, ce volume rassemble quinze mélodies écrites par des compositeurs aussi variés que Bach, Purcell, Grieg et Satie.

Comprenant les parties dâ??accompagnement de piano et une version dâ??accompagnement sur compact disc, ces ouvrages représentent une source complémentaire inestimable toute méthode pédagogique.

Sommaire : Waltz (Moritz Vogel) â?¢ Chorale Now Praise, My Soul, the Lord (J. S. Bach) â?¢ Humming Song from Album for the Young (Robert Schumann) â?¢ Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie) â?¢ Iâ??m Called Little Buttercup from HMS Pianoforte (Sir Arthur SeymourSullivan) â?¢ Study, op. 37 No.3 (Henry Lemoine) â?¢ Minuet Z649 (Henry Purcell) â?¢ Theme and Variation from Sonata No. 3 (Thomas Attwood) â?¢ Northern Song from Album for the Young (Robert Schumann) â?¢ Two German Dances from Twelve German Dances D 420(Franz Schubert) â?¢ Watchmanâ??s Song from Lyric Pieces op. 12 (Edvard Grieg) â?¢ Gavotte (Jan Dussek) â?¢ Vien qu , Dorina Bella, op. 7 (Antonio Bianchi, arr. Von Weber) â?¢ Minuet from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Christian Petzold) â?¢ The Prince ofDenmarkâ??s March from Choice Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinet ( Jeremiah Clarke)

Il concetto della collana Anglo Music Play-Along Series è quello di integrare al più presto nel processo di apprendimento dei giovani strumentisti la possibilit di poter suonare accompagnati al piano o con lâ??ausilio di unâ??incisione su CD. Ilchiaro vantaggio di questo metodo è che gli allievi imparano da subito lâ??aspetto fondamentale del suonare insieme, vale a dire tenere il tempo in modo costante. 15 Easy Classical Solos consente agli allievi che hanno una conoscenza limitatadelle note di suonare brani di Bach, Schubert, Purcell, Grieg e altri, grazie alle versioni facilitate. Il livello di 15 Intermediate Classical Solos permette invece agli allievi che padroneggiano lâ??estensione superiore a unâ??ottava dicimentarsi nei â??primi concertiâ? con brani di Haendel, Clementi, Rameau, Glueck, Beethoven e altri. Il CD propone una traccia con lâ??incisione completa e una con il solo accompagnamento.

SKU: HL.4006900

UPC: 840126945539.

Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, just southeast of Las Vegas and surrounded by desert: this was the inspiration for the title. Desert Dances opens with a lively introduction, mostly in 3/4, which pervades the faster sections of the piece. This subsides to introduce a slower dance which expands to a full-band climax. The introduction soon returns and leads to the main theme of the piece, a waltz-like melody played by the full ensemble. A short bridge passage follows, which leads to a legato central theme. This is played twice and heralds the return of the main theme and a short coda which closes the work. An imaginative work for concert or contest with nice features throughout all groups of the band.