SKU: AP.BD9807C
UPC: 029156907773. English.
The mind's eye envisions the history, the heritage . . . the times of war, the times of peace on an historic plain whose serene environment belies the richness of its past. Allow your audience the opportunity to musically see a vista where time records the doings of mankind. A marvelously dramatic work that is supremely atmospheric in final performance. Highly recommended. (3:28).
SKU: AP.BD9807
UPC: 029156907766. English.
SKU: AP.47261
UPC: 038081546063. English.
This lighthearted selection puts a warm musical spin on an activity so many find themselves doing every holiday season---shopping! A call bell in the percussion section mimics the cash register and signals each purchase in this fun, musical shopping trip. (Correlates with Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 1, Level 4).
SKU: AP.47261S
UPC: 038081546070. English.
This lighthearted selection puts a warm musical spin on an activity so many find themselves doing every holiday season---shopping! A call bell in the percussion section mimics the cash register and signals each purchase in this fun, musical shopping trip. Correlates with Sound Innovations for Concert Band, Book 1, Level 4).
SKU: AP.45975S
UPC: 038081526560. English.
This fun piece combines a fast jump beat with sections representing someone doing some big jumps on a trampoline. As they go higher and higher, onlookers watch and encourage through hand claps and foot stomps! (2:00).
SKU: CN.S11295
Greek Folk Dances captures the excitement of two dance styles the composer encountered while on holiday in the Greek Islands - the Hasapiko and the Syrto. The first is slow and dramatic dance that plods along showcasing the solo clarinet, while the second is a blazing fast fire dance that alternates between 4/4, 3/4 and 7/8.The inspiration for these dances came from my first proper cruise in 2007, when we traveled around Greek islands and spent a week on the island of Corfu. Traditional music was all around us and we had the chance to watch and take part in some dancing. I began to formulate mu own ideas into two of the dance styles I had encountered - the Hasapiko and the Syrto. The Hasapiko is a butcher dance where the dancers put their arms around each other's shoulders and move in a slow side to side motion, dragging the insides of their feet on the ground. The music often speeds up, but not necessarily. The Syrto is much faster, again with arms around shoulders. Often a solo dancer breaks away, doing acrobatic dance tricks in the middle of the circle. I observed solo fire dancing among flames sprayed onto the ground using some flammable liquid. I have tried to capture some of the excitement of this. The Syrto can be in 3/4 time or 7/8 time, or a mixture of the two. I have used all three options in a gradual speeding up process charging towards a hugely energetic ending.
SKU: P2.W0001
Grant writes, When I began composing Mark My Words, I told Mark to be prepared for something fun that sounded like Charlie Brown doing a funky bossa nova (think jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi's Linus and Lucy). I did not tell him that the middle section of Mark My Words would make overt references to all of the principal shapes, motives and themes from the Three Furies - my way of thanking Mark Nelson, specifically, for opening wide the door of composing for tuba and euphonium those many years ago and for so enthusiastically escorting me over that threshold. I am but one of many grateful composers whom Mark has supported over the years by commissioning, then recording their music. Mark My Words is my humble attempts at giving back to this devoted educator, consummate musician, fervent promoter of new music for tuba, and - yes - kickass player..
SKU: CL.012-4031-01
The Trumpeter of Krakow is a colorful programmatic piece which depicts the ancient legend of a trumpeter who saved Krakow from the Tartar invasion of 1241 by sounding a warning and, in doing so, sacrificed his own life. The music includes the Hejnal, an authentic Polish hymn which is played today in Krakow on every hour in memory of the ancient trumpeter.
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