SKU: AP.32475S

UPC: 038081389509. English.

I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande) was written for the motion picture Rhythm on the Range by veteran songwriter Johnny Mercer. The song was sung by Bing Crosby and became a big hit. Many other singers and singing groups have recorded this song.

SKU: BT.DHP-1094759-140

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

Y.M.C.A. is without a doubt the biggest hit of the outlandish pop group The Village People. In their own unique way this band stood out with its colourful, American, clichee-referencing costumes, mixed with the disco fever that swept the 70’s away. Y.M.C.A. is a song for all ages. Your audience will dance along to this fun and energetic arrangement!

Y.M.C.A. ist der größte Hit der vom Produzentenduo Morali und Belolo ins Leben gerufenen Gruppe The Village People. Wie kaum eine andere Band steht diese Formation mit ihren bunten, amerikanischen Klischees reflektierenden Kostümen, für die Discobewegung der siebziger Jahre. Mit Y.M.C.A bringen Sie Ihr Publikum dazu, aufzustehen und mitzufeiern!

Formé en 1977 par deux auteurs et producteurs français (Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo), le groupe Village People se distingue par l'originalité presque politique de son concept artistique qui se voulait dénonciateur et parodique de la non-reconnaissance des minorités. Avec des chansons comme In the Navy, Macho Man et l’incontournable Y.M.C.A., le groupe connaît un succès mondial et devient emblématique de la musique disco.

Fondato nel 1977 da Jacques Morali e Henri Belolo, il gruppo Village People si contraddistinse per l’originalit quasi politica del suo concetto artistico che intendeva denunciare il non-riconoscimento delle minoranze. Con canzoni come In the Navy, Macho Man e l’indimenticabile Y.M.C.A., il gruppo conobbe un successo mondiale.

SKU: CN.S11292

Perfect for graduation ceremonies. Known to many as Pomp and Circumstance, Land of Hope and Glory is from the G&M Brand Compact Band Series.

Perfect for graduation ceremonies. Known to many as Pomp and Circumstance, Land of Hope and Glory is from the G&M Brand Compact Band Series. Playable by as few as four players provided each of the four parts is covered, each 'choir' within the band - woodwinds, saxophones, Bb clarinets and brass - is complete so you may use contrasting choirs for different sections for variety.

SKU: CN.R10299

Holst's masterful military band orchestration of J.S. Bach's Organ Fugue in G Major BWV 577. Michael Brand's new edition expands/doubles some of Holst's original parts to make the piece playable by today's modern concert band.

When Holst was commissioned to write 'Hammersmith' for the BBC Wireless Military Band in 1928 he felt rather out of practice in orchestrating for the medium. For some years he had had the idea of arranging some Bach fugues for brass and military band so he set himself the task of scoring the Organ Fugue in G Major BWV 577 (from Preludes, Fugues and Fantasias). He, rather than Bach, called it 'Fugue a la Gigue.' The piece made an ideal exercise and Holst's brilliant dovetailing of the counterpoint between different instruments shows his mastery. The piece is technically demanding and the characteristic unison clarinet writing suggests the orchestral conception of a large wind ensemble rather than a band. It was this conception which the composer carried forward into 'Hammersmith.' 'Fugue a la Gigue' was published for military band in 1928 by Boosey & Hawkes and shortly afterwards for orchestra, but with only short scores, as was customary at the time. This edition has the full score of Holst's original orchestration with optional added parts for full concert band.

SKU: CN.S11035

This work portrays the reflections of the composer during his life as an undergraduate. All the elements of student life are featured; walks along the river, the organist lending his fugue a touch of bravura, leading to a reverie with changing meter, even a gentle hint of romance. This tuneful overture is certainly not too serious and allows all the members of the band to enjoy themselves.

Bridges Over the River Cam was commissioned by Cambridge Youth Concert Band with the help of Eastern Arts Association. The first performance of this work was given by the Cambridge Youth Concert Band, conducted by the composer, at the Concert Hall of Cambridge University Music School, May 13, 1990.

SKU: BT.EMBZ14737

9x12 inches.

The title of the suite Early Hungarian Dances from Gömör suggests the arrangement and harmonization of dance tunes, but this three-movement cycle is far more than that: in fact, the old court dances that provide the thematic material have been freely thought through and brought to completion. The composer has breathed new life into the 18th-century melodies, as Zoltán Kodály did with the Galanta and Marosszék dances, Antonin Dvo ák with Slav dances, and Johannes Brahms with those of Hungary. The chief virtues of the work are its colourful, varied instrumentation, the tasteful combination of its archaic style with the musical language of our day, and not least the fact thatits every bar is enjoyable to play and easy to listen to.

Der Titel der Suite Alte ungarische Tänze aus Gömör lässt die Bearbeitung und Harmonisierung von Tanzmelodien erahnen, doch der dreisätzige Zyklus ist viel mehr als das: Es ist die freie Weiterentwicklung und Vollentfaltung alter höfischer Tanzmelodien, die den Themenstoff geben. Der Komponist erweckt die Melodien aus dem 18. Jahrhundert in einer Art und Weise, wie das von Zoltán Kodály mit jenen aus Galánta und Marosszék oder von Antonin Dvo ak mit den slawischen oder von Johannes Brahms mit den ungarischen Tänzen gemacht wurde. Die Hauptvorzüge des Werkes sind die bunte und abwechslungsreiche Instrumentierung, die geschmackvolle Verknüpfung des archaisierenden Tons mit derSprache der zeitgenössischen Musik und nicht zuletzt, dass alle Takte gut zu spielen und leicht aufzunehmen sind.

SKU: CN.S11267

This arrangement of the entire March from A Moorside Suite brings this refreshing music to concert bands of all levels. It should be played with full appreciation of its splendid sense of purpose and direction, from the bold fanfare-like opening, based on a pair uplifting leaps of the interval of a fourth, in which every instrument takes part, right through to the exaltant flourish in the final bars marked Allegro vivace. Truly, a March to lift the spirits!

Gustav Holst (1874-1934) can claim a distinction shared with a relatively small number of composers in that his music is more performed now than it was during his lifetime. A Moorside Suite, Holst's only work for brass band, is in three movements, Scherzo; Nocturne; March; and was written as the set work for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in 1928. It has become recognized as one of the truly great original works for brass band. This arrangement of the entire March brings this refreshing music to concert bands of all levels. It should be played with full appreciation of its splendid sense of purpose and direction, from the bold fanfare-like opening, based on a pair uplifting leaps of the interval of a fourth, in which every instrument takes part, right through to the exaltant flourish in the final bars marked Allegro vivace. Truly, a March to lift the spirits!

SKU: BT.1552-08-140-MS

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

De discogroep Boney M, opgericht door de Duitse platenproducer Frank Farian, was een groot internationaal succes in de jaren zeventig, met name in Europa. De drie exotische dames en de bijzondere verschijning Bobby Farrell, met zijnopvallende dansstijl, hadden een geheel eigen, aanstekelijke sound. Deze medley voor harmonieorkest, waarin Stefan Schwalgin de hits Sunny, Daddy Cool en Ma Baker verwerkte, is een feest der herkenning.

Die Magie von Boney M“ breitete sich in den 70er Jahren wie ein Lauffeuer über Deutschland und Europa hinweg aus. Ganz oben auf der Discowelle schwimmend, brachte die von Frank Farian produzierte Formation mit unzähligen Hits - davon acht auf Nr. 1 in Deutschland - die Tanzböden zum Beben und noch heute erkennt jeder nach ein paar Tönen die Songs. Stefan Schwalgin verarbeitete drei Nr. 1-Hits in seinem Blasorchestermedley.

Quatuor jama co-antillais formé en 1976 Munich par le producteur allemand Frank Farian, Boney M. s’est imposé comme un pilier du phénomène disco des années 70. L’excellence des mélodies et des orchestrations ont assuré le triomphe phénoménal que remporta la formation en Europe avec des titres comme Rasputin, Rivers of Babylon, El Lute ou encore Daddy Cool, Sunny, Ma Baker rassemblés dans ce medley. Le groupe se sépare en 1985. Boney M. a vendu près de 150 millions de disques.

SKU: CN.S11192

Hear the sounds of marching bands, choirs, and the music of Broadway in this exciting concert march. Inspired by an actual parade in New York, Michael Brand brings us this spectacular original march. Perfect in any setting throughout the year.

In June 1997 I was in New York and had a free weekend. On Sunday morning I was awoken early by a great deal of banging and saw that barriers and roadblocks had been erected throughout Central Park. Why? I soon heard the answer: a great parade. When the Americans put together a parade they really mean it! This one lasted 3 hours and brought the center of New York to a standstill. Bands, dancers and choirs marched past in celebration of the Jewish faith. New York Parade is completely original but its starting point in my imagination was a marching band, a choir and Broadway. The marching band starts in the distance, passes by and as it moves away we hear the next block of performers singing, almost chanting, a hymn (called Jewish Song). The groups suddenly turn into Broadway, as a song from an imaginary show intervenes but then the band and choir return in counterpoint and all three themes come together.

SKU: CN.R10289

Full of lush harmonies and long sweeping melodic lines, Handel's Largo is from the G&M Brand Compact Band Series. Playable by as few as four players provided each of the four parts is covered, each 'choir' within the band - woodwinds, saxophones, Bb clarinets and brass - is complete so you may use contrasting choirs for different sections for variety.

SKU: CN.R10004

A slow introduction gives way to the chirpy theme which is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. Restlessness leads to a tranquillo presented by the flute and clarinet, weaving a flowing counterpoint around the melody until the original slow introduction returns. A triumphant recapitulation of the main theme brings this wonderful piece to an end.

Originally composed for Brass Band in 1934 Comedy Overture is, despite its name, a serious piece of writing. The term Overture does not imply that there is anything else to follow; it is used in the 19th century sense of Concert Overture (like Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave - in other words, a miniature Tone Poem). The 1930's was a period of Ireland's mature writing - yielding the Piano Concerto (1930), the Legend for piano and orchestra (1933), and the choral work These Things Shall Be (1936-1937). We are fortunate therefore to have both Comedy Overture and A Downland Suite (1932) written for band medium at this time. As with Maritime Overture (written in 1944 for military band) Ireland approaches his material symphonically. The opening three notes state immediately the two seminal intervals of a semitone and a third. These are brooding and dark in Bb minor. It is these intervals which make up much of the thematic content of Comedy, sometimes appearing in inverted form, and sometimes in major forms as well. The concept that some musical intervals are consonant , some dissonant, and some perfect is perhaps useful in understanding the nature of the tension and resolution of this work. The third is inherently unstable, and by bar 4, the interval is expanded to a fourth - with an ascending sem-quaver triplet - and then expanded to a fifth. The instability of the third pushes it towards a perfect resolution in the fourth or the fifth. The slow introduction is built entirely around these intervals in Bb minor and leads through an oboe cadenza, to an Allegro moderato brillante in Bb major. Once again, the semi-tone (inverted) and a third (major) comprise the main, chirpy, theme-inspired by a London bus-conductor's cry of Piccadilly. (Much of the material in Comedy was re-conceived by Ireland for orchestra and published two years later under the title A London Overture.) The expansion of the interval of a third through a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh now takes place quickly before our very ears at the outset of this quicker section. Immediately the theme is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. But this restlessness leads to a tranquillo built around an arpeggio figure and presented by flute and clarinet. Ireland weaves his flowing counterpoint around this melody until the original slow introduction returns leading to a stretto effect as the rising bass motifs become more urgent, requesting a resolution of the tension of that original semitone and minor third. Yet resolution is withheld at this point as the music becomes almost becalmed in a further, unrelated tranquillo section marked pianissimo. It is almost as if another side of Ireland's nature is briefly allowed to shine through the stern counterpoint and disciplined structure. This leads to virtually a full recapitulation of the chirpy brilliante, with small additional touches of counterpoint, followed by the first tranquillo section-this time in the tonic of Bb major. But the instability of the third re-asserts itself, this time demanding a resolution. And a triumphant resolution it receives, for it finally becomes fully fledged and reiterates the octave in a closing vivace. The opening tension has at last resolved itself into the most perfect interval of all.