Composed by Kees Vlak (1938-). Clarinet Solo and Band/Solo Concerts/Little Solo concerts. Solo and Band Series. Recorded on Kees Vlak, Composer and Arranger (ML.311035720). Score only. Duration 20 minutes, 30 seconds. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.011872110-S).

Concert Band (2.2.2.2-3.2.3.1)

SKU: HL.49002523

Study Score. Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. This edition: ED10792. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Study Score. Composed 1957. Op. 6. 64 pages. Duration 17'. Schott Music #ED 10792. Published by Schott Music (HL.49002523).

ISBN 9790220105005. UPC: 073999696370. 6.0x9.0x0.205 inches.

17 Wind Instruments (2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B flat, 2 Bassoons, 3 Horns in F, 1 Trumpet in D, 1 Trumpets in B flat, 2 Tenor-Trombones, 1 Tuba).

Concert band (Flute 1/Piccolo, Flute 2, Oboe 1/2, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2*, Alto Saxophone 1, Alto Saxophone 2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone*, Bb Cornet 1, Bb Cornet 2, Bb Cornet 3, B) - grade 4.5

SKU: CN.S11214

Composed by Derek Bourgeois. Band Music. Score only. Duration 4:30. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.S11214).

Adapted from the slow movement of Bourgeois' own Sonata for Brass Quintet, Northern Lament is a powerful work with a fiery climax in the middle and thematic material derived from a simple & memorable melody.

This piece originated in the slow movement of Sonata for Brass Quintet, which I wrote in 1965 whilst still a pupil of Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music, London. It had been commissioned by the Halle Brass Quintet, although they never performed the work. In 1997, Timothy Reynish suggested that I should arrange the work for wind orchestra. I decided to expand the movement into something more than double its original length, adding a fiery climax to its central section. The whole movement derives from the simple melody stated at the beginning. Because of Timothy Reynish's association with the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England and because the original sonata was never played by the northern-based Halle Brass Quintet who invited me to write it, I decided to call the new piece Northern Lament..

Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1/2, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3, Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1/2, Alto Saxophone 1/2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bb Cornet 1, Bb Cornet 2/3, Bb Trumpet 1/2, Horn in F ) - grade 5.5

SKU: CN.R10193

Composed by Derek Bourgeois. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 17:40. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10193).

With inspiration taken from composers Maurice Ravel, Arthur Benjamin and Charles Ives, Bourgeois take s a tongue-in-cheek approach to this challenging 3-movement work. While the work is infused with humor throughout, it still showcases his mastery of the wind band idiom.

In 1972, I wrote a Sonata for Two Pianos for two friends who were piano teachers at Wellington College. When in 1995 I was asked to write a work for wind band, I returned to this Sonata and have re-arranged and in the new version renamed it Fantasy Triptych. There are three movements: 1. Le Tombeau d'Arthur Benjamin Ravel wrote 'Le Tombeau de Couperin,' Arthur Benjamin wrote 'Le Tombeau de Ravel' and so the temptation to write 'Le Tombeau d'Arthur Benjamin' was overwhelming. At the end of the movement there is an oblique reference to Benjamin's own 'Jamaican Rumba' which accompanies a quote from an old Spanish folk song 'Loro, enciende el hervidor de agua.' 2. Mr. Bolt goes for a ride in his motor car, and Monsieur Ravel turns in his grave. The movement is dedicated to an old friend, Geoffrey Bolt, who adores the music of Ravel. but at the time of writing was learning to drive. He always described his vehicle as a motor car. To describe him as an impatient motorist would be a gross understatement. The refined suavity of Ravel's music was in complete contrast to these early manifestations of road rage, hence the central angry outburst. 3. The War March of the Ostriches The music of Charles Ives was fascinating me at the time of writing this movement and some of the influence has rubbed off in this rondo-like march. At the end there is a quote from the very beginning of the first movement. The title was inspired by the amusing antics of a group of ostriches during a visit to Bristol Zoo.

Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2, Bassoon 1/2, Bb Soprano Clarinet 1-3, Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone 1/2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Cornet (in Bb) 1-3, Trumpet (in Bb) 1/2, French Horn 1-4 , Trombone 1-3, Euphonium, Tuba, Stri) - grade 4

SKU: CN.S11242

Composed by Adam Gorb. Arranged by Michael Brand. Band Music. Score only. Duration 4:20. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.S11242).

Scenes from an English Landscape is a brief nostalgic tone poem taking its inspiration from visions of rural England as depicted in the paintings of John Constable, the novels of Thomas Hard, and the music of Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams. A chorale-like theme is stated in the brass and then taken up at three times the tempo in the woodwinds. At the end of the work, both versions of the theme are stated together to bring the piece to a triumphant climax.

This is a brief nostalgic tone poem taking its inspiration from visions of rural England as depicted in the paintings of John Constable, the novels of Thomas Hard, and the music of Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams. I imagined a community of villagers coming out of church and filling a village square with their vibrant presence. A chorale-like theme is stated in the brass and then taken up at three times the tempo in the woodwinds. At the end o the work, both versions of the theme are stated together to bring the piece to a triumphant climax. Adam Gorb was born in Cardiff and started composing at the age of ten. His first work broadcast on national radio was written when he was fifteen. He studied at Cambridge University (1977-1980) and the Royal Academy of Music (1991-1993) where he graduated with the highest honours including the Principal's Prize. He has been on the staff at the London College of Music and Media, the junior Academy of the Royal Academy of Music and, since 2000 he has been the Head of School of Composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester . International recognition came in 1994 with the US Walter Beeler Prize for his work Metropolis . With it began what has developed into probably the most important wind ensemble catalogue by a contemporary composer, ranging from extremely challenging to the most accessible, at all technical levels, seized on by players internationally, widely recorded and now absolutely central to the world's wind repertoire. Equally important though are his works for dance, and concert pieces like the chamber orchestral Weimar , the Violin Sonata , a Clarinet Concerto for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Diaspora for strings (for the Goldberg Ensemble). Deceptively mainstream at first glance, they display the same inventive brilliance, pulsating sound world, striking use of rhythm and an undogmatic absence of stylistic hang-ups to embrace jazz and serialism in works where power, poetry, irony and pathos, often underlaid by a theatrical and deeply subversive element, coalesce in an integrated, highly individual musical voice. Gorb is also not afraid to draw on the vivid musical heritage of his Jewish roots, sometimes directly, often in a more subsumed or radically creative way. The crucial and consistent feature of Gorb's work though is that it communicates strongly without patronizing players or audiences. He firmly believes that if contemporary music - any music - does not impact on listeners then its message is irrelevant; it is lost.

Concert band (Full Score, 1st Flute (Piccolo) , 2nd flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe (opt), Bb Clarinet 1/2/3, Eb Alto Clarinet (opt), Bb Bass Clarinet (opt), 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon (opt), 1st Also Sax, 2nd Alto Sax (opt), Bb Tenor Sax, Eb Baritone Sax (opt), Bb Cornet 1/2,) - grade 4

SKU: CN.R10190

Composed by Derek Bourgeois. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 10:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10190).

In 1969 I was teaching music at Cranleigh School in Surrey. I was asked to write a work for the orchestra and produced a four-movement piece entitled Concerto for School Orchestra. I have now reworked the music for wind band and re-titled it Perchance to Dream. the piece has a slow introduction followed by a loose sonata form movement in which the introductory material is reintroduced.

Concert band (Piccolo, Flute 1, Flute 2, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, English Horn, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Contra Bassoon, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, Eb Alto Saxophone 2, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone,) - grade 5.5

SKU: CN.R10307

Composed by Derek Bourgeois. Arranged by Mikkelson. Score and parts. Duration 15:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10307).

Sea Dreams was written in memory of the composer's wife, Jean. After an introduction, which is not heard again until the end of the piece, the music becomes a rondo allegro, and gradually builds to a big climax. At the very end there is an oblique reference to the Liebestod of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.

Sea Dreams was originally a commission, in 2007, from an American University who wanted me to write a piece in memory of my first wife, Jean, who died in 2006. I set about writing the music and quickly completed the score early in 2008, but, unfortunately, because of the sudden collapse in the worldwide financial markets the commission itself fell through. The music draws on three of the pieces that I had written for Jean in the early days before we were married, namely two violin sonatas (she was a violinist) and the 'Serenade' Opus 22 one of my most popular pieces. However the bulk of the music is new, and the quotes from these early pieces are subtle and merely passing references, not at all like the originals. After an introduction, which is not heard again until the end of the piece, the music becomes a rondo allegro, and gradually builds to a big climax. At the very end there is an oblique reference to the Liebestod of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Sea Dreams was premiered by Birmingham Symphonic Winds, conducted by Keith Allen, on Saturday March 20th 2010 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham, England.