SKU: BT.AMP-485-130

The Greatest Showman is definitely one of the most popular movie musicals of recent years. The film’s stunning lead performance by Hugh Jackman and its touching score have made this picture an instant classic. The mind-blowing theme song ‘The Greatest Show’ is here arranged for brass band by Philip Sparke.

The Greatest Showman is verreweg de populairste musicalfilm van de afgelopen jaren. Niet alleen het geweldige acteerwerk van Hugh Jackman maar ook de treffende muziek maakt deze film een blijvertje. De meeslepende titelsong ‘The Greatest Show’ is door Philip Sparke gearrangeerd voor brassband.

The Greatest Showman gehört eindeutig zu den beliebtesten Musicalfilmen der letzten Jahre. Die fantastische Leistung von Hugh Jackman in der Hauptrolle und die berührende Musik machten aus diesem Film innerhalb kürzester Zeit einen Klassiker. Philip Sparke hat die unglaublich tolle Titelmelodie The Greatest Show“ für Brass Band arrangiert.

The Greatest Showman est certainement l’une des comédies musicales les plus populaires de ces dernières années. La performance époustouflante de Hugh Jackman dans rôle principal et la musique émouvante ont fait très rapidement de ce film un Classique. L’arrangement du titre « The Greatest Show » par Philip Sparke pour brass band est tout simplement époustouflante.

SKU: BT.GOB-000401-130

The composition the Lonesome Knight was based on a fairytale. The piece was written by Saskia Apon for the National Brass Band Championships 2001.

Once upon a time there was a knight who went to fight and defeat the dragon that had beenkilling the people of his town.
There is a short but intense battle between the two and the knight is triumphant. However whilst persuing the dragon the knight has travelled far away from his home and now is lost. He roames around trying to findhis way home, but exhausted and weary he falls to the ground. He awakens startled by a Giant and a group of Goblins who are celebrating the death of the dragon.
The knight joins in the festivities but after a long evening is once more leftalone.
The sun rises the following morning and he sees a castle on the horizon. He enthousiastcally ventures towards the castle in the hope of meeting other people.
However he becomes greatly disillusioned when there is none to be found. Inhis desperation the knight climbs the tower ready to jump off.
Suddenly he hears a heavenly voice. Right before him is the most beautiful princess he has ever seen. She graciously thanks him for killing the dragon, a spark ingnites between themand they build a life together and.... live happily ever after!

Saskia Apon studied harp at Rotterdam School of music. With this instrument she rounded of her studies by passing with credit, however it was her love of composition thatremained her focus.
Self-taught, she began composing at the age of nine. Since then she has written pieces for The Dutch Brass Quintet, The Dutch Brass Ensemble, The Rotterdam Trombone Quartet and the brass band quintet Brass Ability.
Atpresent she is the in-house arranger for The Rotterdam Philarmonic Brass Ensemble.
Besides the customary attention for the real splashworks she endeavours to add value to the melodic function of the brass wind instruments in her music. Hercompositions and arrangements can be found on many diverse Cds.The composition the Lonesome Knight was based on a fairytale. The piece was written by Saskia Apon for the National Brass Band Championships 2001.

Once upon a time there was aknight who went to fight and defeat the dragon that had been killing the people of his town.
There is a short but intense battle between the two and the knight is triumphant. However whilst persuing the dragon the knight has travelled far awayfrom his home and now is lost. He roames around trying to find his way home, but exhausted and weary he falls to the ground. He awakens startled by a Giant and a group of Goblins who are celebrating the death of the dragon.
The knight joins inthe festivities but after a long evening is once more left alone.
The sun rises the following morning and he sees a castle on the horizon. He enthousiastcally ventures towards the castle in the hope of meeting other people.
However he becomesgreatly disillusioned when there is none to be found. In his desperation the knight climbs the tower ready to jump off.
Suddenly he hears a heavenly voice. Right before him is the most beautiful princess he has ever seen. She graciously thankshim for killing the dragon, a spark ingnites between them and they build a life together and.... live happily ever after!

Saskia Apon studied harp at Rotterdam School of music. With this instrument she rounded of her studies by passing withcredit, however it was her love of composition that remained her focus.
Self-taught, she began composing at the age of nine. Since then she has written pieces for The Dutch Brass Quintet, The Dutch Brass Ensemble, The Rotterdam Trombone Quartetand the brass band quintet Brass Ability.
At present she is the in-house arranger for The Rotterdam Philarmonic Brass Ensemble.
Besides the customary attention for the real splashworks she endeavours to add value to the melodic functionof the brass wind instruments in her music. Her compositions and arrangements can be found on many diverse Cds.

Gobelin Music Publications.

SKU: BT.GOB-000381-130

‘Circus Delight’ is a five-part suite which is set, how could it be otherwise, in a big circus tent.

The suite starts with a part called ‘Entrance’. The orchestra, positioned above the entrance of the ring asks for the attention of the audience and then the ring announcer enters. The show can begin!
The elephants play a central role in the first act. These colossal grey animals are rather slow and perform their tricks in a moderate tempo. (‘Elephant Blues’)
How different are ‘The Acrobats’. At high speed they run, jump and fly through the ring, until ....... It gets very exciting. Fortunately, all’s well that ends well and they take their leave of the audienceat a trot.
Everyone knows, and yet it is mostly not spoken about, that when a clown has taken off his red nose and rubbed off his make-up, his face off-stage is not always a happy one. (‘Tears of the Clown’)
The piece ends on a cheerful note with ‘The Parade’, in which all the artists make their entrance in the ring once again to gratefully acknowledge the audience’s overwhelming applause.

‘Circus Delight’ is een vijfdelige suite die zich afspeelt in, hoe kan het ook anders, een grote circustent.

De suite begint met ‘Entrance’. Het orkest dat boven de ingang van de piste zit vraagt de aandacht van het publieken de spreekstalmeester komt binnen. De voorstelling kan beginnen.
De olifanten staan centraal in de eerste act. De grote grijze kolossen zijn niet de snelste dieren en vertonen hun kunsten in een rustig tempo. (‘ElephantBlues’)
Bij ‘The Acrobats’ is dat wel even anders. In rap tempo hollen, springen en vliegen ze door de piste totdat ... het heel spannend wordt. Maar het gaat gelukkig goed en in snel tempo nemen ze afscheid van het publiek.
Iedereen weet het en toch, er wordt meestal niet over gesproken dat wanneer de clown na de voorstelling zijn rode neus en schmink afdoet, we zien dat het gezicht van de clown niet altijd lacht. (‘Tears of the Clown’)
We sluiten vrolijk af met ‘The Parade’ waarin alle artiesten nog een keer in de piste voorbijkomen, om het overweldigende applaus dankbaar in ontvangst te nemen.

SKU: BT.GOB-000452-030

In a four-part composition Rieks van der Velde takes us to the richly varied area surrounding the university city of Cambridge.
The Dutch composer was especially inspired by the atmosphere of Cambridgeshire, the county which lies north ofLondon.

1. The Journey.
Although on arrival the area looks peaceful and friendly, the ruggedness of its inhabitants and landscape have an unmistakable influence on the music.
In the course of the tour, which starts with an Allegromovement, we are shown the vitality, energy and freshness of the Cambridgeshire countryside.
Short themes, swift and sudden motifs and rhythmical patterns supported by the drive of percussion instruments give expression to this image.
Thefirst part is concluded by two Calmo movements in which the music expresses how the cathedral in the city of Ely comes into sight and is gradually approached.

2. Visit to Ely Cathedral.
The famous Norman cathedral church of Ely, whichwas built in 1109, has attracted tourists from all over the world apart from being a place of worship and heritage site.
A cornet solo introduces the contemplative mood of the composition at this point.
The mystical atmosphere of thecathedral runs through this lyrical part like a continuous thread.

3. The Pub.
The thirst caused by this intensive journey makes a visit to the local pub a definite must.
These “public houses”, which may be open until the earlyhours of the morning, offer all kinds of entertainment.
Drinks are served liberally and the atmosphere is lively.

4. The Journey Back.
Time has flown: In other words, the moment of departure has come sooner than one would havewished.
In a flashback which recaptures elements of the first part of the composition we say goodbye to Cambridgeshire in a fitting manner.
Two scintillating final measures bring us abruptly back to the present.

In een viertal delen neemt Rieks van der Velde ons mee door de zeer gevarieerde streek rond de universiteitsstad Cambridge.
De Nederlandse componist liet zich inspireren door vooral de sfeer in het graafschap Cambridgeshire ten noorden vanLonden.

1. The Journey.
De aankomst in de streek is vriendelijk te noemen doch de grilligheid van de mensen en het landschap heeft een onmiskenbare invloed op de muziek.
De rondreis welke start op het Allegro laat Cambridgeshire zienals een streek van vitaliteit, energie en frisheid.
Korte themas, flitsende motiefjes en ritmische patroontjes gesteund door stuwend slagwerk bevestigen dit beeld.
Het eerste gedeelte besluit met twee Calmo gedeelten waarbij het zicht op dekathedraal van de stad Ely en het naderen ervan wordt aangegeven.

2. Visit to Ely Cathedral.
In 1109 werd de beroemde kathedraal van Ely gebouwd die tot op de dag van vandaag een grote aantrekkingskracht geniet van niet alleentoeristen.
Het rustpunt van de compositie wordt ingeleid door een cornetsolo.
De mystieke sfeer van de kathedraal is de rode draad in dit lyrische gedeelte.

3. The Pub.
Een intensieve rondreis maakt dorstig en een bezoek aan depub is uiteraard een must.
Tot 11 uur s avonds kan men er terecht voor alle vormen van vertier. De drank vloeit rijkelijk en de sfeer is feestelijk.

4. The Journey Back.
Er is een tijd van komen en gaan, en dat moment komt eerder danje zou willen met andere woorden de tijd is omgevlogen.
Met een flash back naar het eerste deel wordt op passende wijze afscheid genomen van Cambridgeshire.
Twee flitsende slotmaten zetten ons in één klap weer in het hier en nu.

Gobelin Music Publications.

SKU: BT.GOB-001012-030

Composer of Groningen Egbert composed the march Hellender in response to the opening of the bandroom of the Hellendoornse Harmonie (NL). The joyfull sounds of the march let you hear how well the total refurbished building now looks again: fresh, bright and spacious!

The name Hellender was chosen from historical awareness. The village Hellendoorn is an ancient village as shown by archaeological finds. In 1078 the name Hellender can be found in the archives. Hellender changed into Hellendoorn later

Componist Egbert van Groningen schreef de mars 'Hellender' naar aanleiding van de opening van het clubgebouw van de 'Hellendoornse Harmonie'. De vrolijke klanken van de mars laten goed horen hoe het totaal opgeknapte gebouw er nuweer uitziet: fris, licht en ruim!

De naam Hellender is gekozen vanuit een stuk historisch besef. Het dorp Hellendoorn is een eeuwenoud dorp zoals blijkt uit archeologische vondsten. Pas in 1078 duikt de naam Hellenderop in de archieven. Hellender veranderde later in Hellendoorn.

SKU: BT.DHP-1053844-030

English-German-French-Dutch.

Marching Blues was written in the blues and swing-jazz style of the great big bands. It is an ideal show march that can be used for encores, popular performances, family concerts and much more. As an added entertaining feature why not get your Eb bass player to stand for his/her 28-bar solo! From small ensembles to large bands, Marching Blues will bring great joy to all generations of performers and audiences on many occasions.

Marching Blues is geschreven in de blues- en swingjazzstijl van de grote bigbands. Deze ideale showmars is perfect voor toegiften, optredens voor een breed publiek, familieconcerten, enzovoort. Het bevat een solo van 28 matenvoor tuba, tenorsaxofoon of baritonsaxofoon. Van kleine ensembles tot grote bands zal Marching Blues bij elke gelegenheid veel plezier opleveren voor alle generaties muzikanten en toehoorders.

Marching Blues wurde in einem Blues- und Swing-Jazz- Stil geschrieben, der gut zur Big Band passt. Das Stück ist ein idealer Show-Marsch, der als Zugabe, in Unterhaltungsmusikprogrammen, Familienkonzerten und vielem mehr eingesetzt werden kann. Es enthält ein 28 Takte langes Solo für Tuba, Tenorsaxophon oder Baritonsaxophon. Ob kleine oder große Ensembles - Marching Blues bringt zu vielen Anlässen jungen wie älteren Spielern und Zuhörern Spaß.

Marching Blues est écrit dans un style où se croisent les influences blues et résolument swing-jazz des grands Big Bands. Idéale pour exploiter le talent des musiciens, cette marche développe un solo de vingt-huit mesures, confié au tuba, saxophone ténor ou saxophone baryton. Quelle que soit la taille de votre formation (d’un petit ensemble instrumental la formation complète), cette marche séduira aussi bien les musiciens que les auditeurs, toutes générations confondues.

Marching Blues è scritta in uno stile nel quale si incrociano influssi di blues e swing-jazz delle grandi big band. Ideale per sfruttare il talento dei musicisti, questa marcia sviluppa un assolo di 28 misure, affidato alla tuba, sax tenore o sax baritono. Indipendentemente dal tipo d’organico (piccolo ensemble strumentale o organico completo), questa marcia incanter esecutori e pubblico.

SKU: BT.GOB-000912-030

The young have the future. This is the statement made at the beginning of ‘Like a Child’ by Andreas Ludwig Schulte.
The opening radiates strength and ambition, but one is also made to wonder which direction will be chosen, which choices will have to be made.
After the introduction the first steps on the path of life are taken, still somewhat unsteadily (the 3/4th time used illustrates this uncertainty). However, the child has now set off and will meet the future with an open mind, unafraid, even though experience will teach it how easily it can be hurt.
Fortunately, it is sometimes allowed to be vulnerable and it discovers there will always be someone to offer shelter,support and love. (Adagio)
The last part breathes a far greater independence. Youth is able to face the future, it can even take on the whole world!

Wie de jeugd heeft, heeft de toekomst. Met dit statement begint deze compositie van Andreas Ludwig Schulte.
Het begin straalt kracht en ambitie uit. Maar welke kant gaat het op, welke keuzes moeten gemaakt worden?
Na de inleidingworden de eerste schreden op het levenspad gezet, het is nog wat onzeker (de driekwarts maat voelt een beetje wankel). Toch gaan we daarna op pad, onbevangen, met open vizier de toekomst tegemoet al blijken er toch noch kwetsbaremomenten te bestaan.
Gelukkig mogen we dat soms ook zijn en dan is er altijd wel iemand bij wie we geborgenheid, steun en liefde ontvangen. (Adagio)
Het laatste deel straalt al veel meer zelfstandigheid uit. Laat maarkomen die toekomst, we kunnen de wereld aan!