SKU: BT.WH2915133

Composed by Finn Savery. Choral Score. Composed 2005. Edition Wilhelm Hansen #WH2915133. Published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen (BT.WH2915133).

Danish.

Piano (Piano)

SKU: HL.50582289

Composed by Jens Bodewalt-Lampe. Salabert. Score Only. Composed 2002. Editions Salabert #SLB343. Published by Editions Salabert (HL.50582289).

Piano Quintet

SKU: BR.EB-9399

Hommage a Schubert. Composed by Christian Mason. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. Music post-1945; New music (post-2000). Score and parts. Composed 2020. 72 pages. Duration 15'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9399. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9399).

ISBN 9790004188736. 9 x 12 inches.

One of my favourite pieces of music as a child - and I still love it - was Schubert's Trout Quintet. It was partly the wonderful music, of course, so light-hearted and joyful on the surface, yet with twists and turns and murky depths of feeling too. But I also liked the picture of a trout on the album sleeve - such beautiful creatures! Last year, while resident at the Villa Concordia in Bamberg, as I took daily walks along the Regnitz river, I observed the trout as they calmly hovered and swayed in the shallows... But if they felt my shadow they were gone in a split second! If you ever get a chance to look closely at brown trout you see that they are covered in myriad brown/red spots of varied sizes; camouflage I suppose. Now those patterns seem to be mixing in my mind with the shifting colours of the spectral arpeggios that flow through this little piece. It's a watery piece, with rippling waves, shimmering surfaces and textural veils around the melodies which flow through it. But it also takes inspiration (and it's title) from a Pablo Neruda poem: the third stanza of Every Day You Play includes the line The sky is a net crammed with shadowy fish. There's no singer, but I imagine an invisible or imaginary voice somewhere behind (or beyond) the music, and so the score includes a melodic setting of the text. Even though this is not performed by a voice, the melody is always played by the ensemble - especially high register cello - making the piece something like the inverse of a song without words. (Christian Mason)

World premiere: Aix-en-Provence, October 16, 2020 Commissioned by the Grand Theatre de Provence - Aix-en-Provence.

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-3581-01

March. Composed by Fillmore. Arranged by Shaffer. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR350 & CL.WFR366). Extra full score. Composed 2007. Duration 2 minutes, 8 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3581-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3581-01).

This long-lost Fillmore march was written as a bet with fellow composer John Klohr in an attempt to prove that music sold because of its merit rather than because of the composer’s popularity. To camouflage its origins, Fillmore wrote the march under the fictitious name, Gus Beans and called it Mt. Healthy by selecting the title at random from a list of Cincinnati, Ohio suburbs. An exceptional march for mid-level bands, Mt. Healthy is pure Henry Fillmore at his very best.

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Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style

Concert Band - Grade 1

SKU: AP.48162

Composed by Michael Story. Concert Band; MakeMusic Cloud; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Beginning Band. Score and Part(s). 140 pages. Duration 2:00. Belwin Music #00-48162. Published by Belwin Music (AP.48162).

UPC: 038081555140. English.

This perilous island just off the coast of Brazil is infested with so many deadly reptiles that humans are prohibited. An ominous introduction leads to a rhythmic musical exploration completely surrounded by water and camouflaged snakes that make their presence known. Slitheringly fun! (2:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

Grade 3

SKU: CL.032-0368-00

Jazz Ensemble. Score and set of parts. Composed 1987. C.L. Barnhouse #032-0368-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.032-0368-00).

Mantooth lends his special touch to this classy Latin chart. Alto sax is featured over the same tune in shifting keys, and the ensemble writing makes it a ball to play.