Concert band (Piccolo, 1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe*, English Horn, Eb Clarinet, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Tenor Saxopho) - grade 5

SKU: CN.R10177

Composed by Geoffrey Brand. Arranged by Geoffrey Brand. Band Music. Maestro Band Series. Score and parts. Duration 12:30. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10177).

Much of the thematic material for this lovely work by Holst is derived from the opening legato melodies provided by soli horns. The themes morph into several different dance feels throughout the remainder of the piece always keeping you guessing what will come next. Geoffrey Brand has done a masterful job of adapting the score for the modern concert band.

Holst's original version of 'The Morning of the Year' was written in 1926-27 as a choral ballet. It was the first work to be commissioned by the music department of the BBC. The first concert performance was on 17 March 1927 at the Royal Albert Hall, London conducted by the composer. In 1979 Colin Matthews and Imogen Holst edited this concert version with the approval of the publisher and G&I Holst Ltd. The chorus has been left out and several of the dances have been shortened. Some additional percussion was introduced to suggest the sounds the dancers would have provided in a stage performance. Geoffrey Brand arranged the work for concert band in 1995 with permission from G&I Holst Ltd.

Orchestra

SKU: AP.12-0571539440

Composed by Colin Matthews. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Faber Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score. Faber Music #12-0571539440. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571539440).

ISBN 9780571539444. English.

Colin Matthews's Turning Point (2006) represents a bold stylistic breakthrough for its composer. Out of a whirring, motoric scherzo comes a jolting sea change: an austere, glacial string chorale of searing intensity that, with gritty resilience, gradually comes to overwhelm everything else. Commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, this 25-minute journey from complex momentum to expressive simplicity displays all the ingenious craft we have come to expect from Matthews, together with a new-found emotional directness.

Orchestra

SKU: AP.12-0571530125

Prelude 13. Composed by Claude Debussy. Full Orchestra (Study Score); Larger Works; Performance Music Ensemble. Faber Edition: Claude Debussy - Preludes. Form: Prelude. Impressionistic; Masterwork Arrangement. Score. Duration 3:00. Faber Music #12-0571530125. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571530125).

ISBN 9780571530120. English. Orchestrated by Colin Matthews.

This work was commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society and was written for full orchestra. Instrumentation: 2.afl.2.ca.2.bcl.2.cbsn - 4331 - perc(3): glsp/tgl/susp.cym/siz.cym/BD - 2 harp - cel - strings. (3:00).

Orchestra

SKU: AP.12-0571510612

Composed by Colin Matthews. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Faber Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score. 108 pages. Faber Music #12-0571510612. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571510612).

ISBN 9780571510610. English.

Orchestra

SKU: AP.12-0571505341

Composed by Colin Matthews. Full Orchestra; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Faber Edition. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score. Faber Music #12-0571505341. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571505341).

ISBN 9780571505340. English.