Composed by
Philip Sparke. Arranged
by Geoffrey Brand. Band
Music. Score only.
Duration 14:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11175).
From majestic
to pastoral to
dance-like, Land of the
Long White Cloud is
Philip Sparke's
representation of New
Zealand. This piece is a
wonderful addition to the
concert band
repetoire.
Long
before Europeans ventured
out of sight of land, the
bold and restless
ancestors of the Maori
people were making
voyages of thousands of
miles across the world's
greatest oceans. It was
around 1000 AD that they
landed in New Zealand.
The discovery of New
Zealand is attributed in
Maori tradition to Kupe
and the circumstances of
the landfall gave the
country its Maori name.
As land was approached, a
long, flat volcanic cloud
could be seen. Kupe's
wife Hine-te-aparangi,
looked to the horizon and
cried out, He ao! He ao!
A cloud! A cloud! The
name of Aotearoa was
given to the islands -
The Land of the Long
White Cloud. Land of the
Long White Cloud was
originally conceived as a
brass band work as a
result of a commission by
the New Zealand Brass
Band Association for
their National
Championships held in
1980 in Christchurch.
This transcription by the
composer was commissioned
by Keith Allen and
Birmingham Schools' Wind
Orchestra who gave the
first performance in the
Adrian Boult Hall,
Birmingham, England on
Sunday 15 May 1988.
Composed by John Ireland.
Band Music. Score and
parts. Duration 10:30.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(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.
A Shaker Gift Song Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands...(+)
By Frank Ticheli. Concert
band. Suitable for middle
school and high school
bands. Grade 2. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 2:15. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
Sacred Solos for Flute and Oboe. Composed by Ed Hogan. Book and CD. Lille...(+)
Sacred Solos for Flute
and Oboe. Composed by
Ed Hogan. Book and CD.
Lillenas Publishing
Company #765762066304.
Published by Lillenas
Publishing Company
(LO.765762066304).
Composed by
Michael Brand. Arranged
by Michael Brand. Band
Music. Score and parts.
Duration 3:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.R10099).
This lovely
tune is arranged to give
nearly everyone chance to
shine: flute, oboe,
trumpet, horns, saxes,
tuba and percussion. Each
variation is scored with
new colours and textures,
ending with a chromatic
version of which Percy
Grainger might have been
proud!
17 Solos, Duets and a play- along audio on Christmas favorites. Arranged by Kar...(+)
17 Solos, Duets and a
play-
along audio on Christmas
favorites. Arranged by
Karen
Khanagov. Squareback
saddle
stitch. My Very Best
Christmas. Book and
online
audio/PDF. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
Composed by
Michael Brand. Band
Music. Score and parts.
Duration 10:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.R10194).
The story of a
sleepless night, Dreams
and Fancies uses musical
episodes to depict
definite pictures: the
three accented pulses of
the main theme signifying
a kind of fate, a
demented waltz which
breaks down, a love theme
in the middle, then a
wild jazz party. The end
is a huge climax - a
grand ceremony in which
the lovers marry, but
haunted by the three
accented pulses of the
first theme, representing
a dark fate.
This
is a story of a sleepless
night: fancy is the old
English word for a
musical fantasy. There
are musical episodes,
some of which are
associated with definite
pictures: the three
accented pulses of the
main theme signifying a
kind of fate, a demented
waltz which breaks down,
a love theme in the
middle, then a wild jazz
party. The themes all
come together as the
music becomes more
exciting towards the end
with thematic
interjections appearing
as flashbacks. The end is
a huge climax - a grand
ceremony in which the
lovers marry, but haunted
by the three accented
pulses of the first
theme, representing a
dark fate. Musically the
piece is unifying in two
ways. Firstly, all the
themes are built from the
opening 15 bars.
Secondly, the pulse of
the music remains
virtually constant with
each beat around 76 per
minute. This means that
the tempi need to relate
to each other: a
difficult task for the
conductor!
Composed by
Michael Brand. Band
Music. Score only.
Duration 10:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11194).
The story of a
sleepless night, Dreams
and Fancies uses musical
episodes to depict
definite pictures: the
three accented pulses of
the main theme signifying
a kind of fate, a
demented waltz which
breaks down, a love theme
in the middle, then a
wild jazz party. The end
is a huge climax - a
grand ceremony in which
the lovers marry, but
haunted by the three
accented pulses of the
first theme, representing
a dark fate.
This
is a story of a sleepless
night: fancy is the old
English word for a
musical fantasy. There
are musical episodes,
some of which are
associated with definite
pictures: the three
accented pulses of the
main theme signifying a
kind of fate, a demented
waltz which breaks down,
a love theme in the
middle, then a wild jazz
party. The themes all
come together as the
music becomes more
exciting towards the end
with thematic
interjections appearing
as flashbacks. The end is
a huge climax - a grand
ceremony in which the
lovers marry, but haunted
by the three accented
pulses of the first
theme, representing a
dark fate. Musically the
piece is unifying in two
ways. Firstly, all the
themes are built from the
opening 15 bars.
Secondly, the pulse of
the music remains
virtually constant with
each beat around 76 per
minute. This means that
the tempi need to relate
to each other: a
difficult task for the
conductor!
Composed by
Stuart Johnson. Band
Music. Score only.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.S11075).
Although not
written as a pair for
Bandstand Boogie, this
Blues would make a fine
contrast in any concert,
but also stands on its
own equally well. Plenty
of Blues feel from a
minimum combination
too!
11 Duets for Flute 2 Flûtes traversières (duo) [Partition + CD] - Intermédiaire Mel Bay
For 2 Flutes or Clarinet and Flute. Composed by Matthias Petzold. Clarinet, ...(+)
For 2 Flutes or Clarinet
and
Flute. Composed by
Matthias
Petzold. Clarinet, Flute,
Fife and Oboe, Music
Styles and
Regions, Classical, Jazz,
Solos and Duets. Book and
Insert with CD. 52 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
Flute and Piano - Easy SKU: FP.FPD07 Composed by Dorothy Pilling. Sheet M...(+)
Flute and Piano - Easy
SKU: FP.FPD07
Composed by Dorothy
Pilling. Sheet Music and
Books. Short pieces with
piano accompaniment
intended for young
flautists who have been
playing for around a
year, with two short
trios for an first
experience of ensemble
playing. Suggested Grade
1. Classical. Collection.
Forsyths Publications
#FPD07. Published by
Forsyths Publications
(FP.FPD07).
ISBN
9790570503957.
Thes
e little pieces are
intended for flautists of
about a year's standing.
It is hoped that this
small album will also
help to foster in young
players a taste for
ensemble playing: the two
simple trios also include
oboe and clarinet, but if
these instruments are not
available the parts may
be played on a
violin.
Composed by
John Ireland. Band Music.
Score and parts. Duration
10:00. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.R10011).
Cast your self
into a storm at sea with
this fantastic piece from
John Ireland. Turbulent
rhythmic motives launch
the work to blend into a
more lyrical melody
contrasting the opening.
Don't be fooled though;
the first rhythmic motive
provides the underlay, a
reminder that the calm
surface of the sea is
only masking the swirling
water
underneath!
A
Maritime Overture was
written in 1944 and
published in 1946. This
edition was published in
1988. The score was
prepared from the
composer's full draft by
Norman Richardson, and
uses the same material as
Tritons - a Symphonic
Prelude for orchestra
dating from the early
1900s. The development of
the material however is
different in each piece.
The work is conceived in
F major - but it is 24
bars before Ireland
establishes this
tonality. Fortissimo
chords of B-flat major
open the work, and the
Overture hovers between G
minor and B-flat as a
restless rhythmic motif
is introduced. As soon as
F major is finally
established it is
contradicted as the music
fragments, but the key is
allowed a further 4 bars
to consolidate before
more lyrical interplay
leads to a second idea,
introduced by flutes and
oboes in C major. Marked
'espressivo e ben
cantando' this is a
complete contrast to the
opening, although the
first rhythmic motif
provides the underlay - a
reminder after the
opening storms that the
calm surface of the sea
is only masking the
swirling water
underneath. A Maritime
Overture has a freer
approach to form than say
the first movement of a
symphony might allow,
enabling Ireland to
introduce a totally new
central section marked
'poco meno mosso' in F
minor. A bold cornet (not
trumpet) heralds this new
idea, in a passage marked
'with freedom' and
perhaps for the only time
there is a true
tranquility in the
sextuplet accompaniment.
Thus the restlessness is
suspended, but not for
long, as the opening
storm returns and a
recapitulation allows the
F major theme and the
second theme - this time
in the sub-dominant
(B-flat) - to reassert
themselves.
Composed by
Stuart Johnson. Band
Music. Score and parts.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.R10074).
This is one of
a series of pieces by
Stuart Johnson in the
hugely popular Bandstand
series. As always, it is
tuneful, rhythmic, and
based on a song or dance
style. The others in the
series are Boogie, Blues,
and Ragtime, and all of
them offer the
unmistakable Johnson
touch.
Composed by
Stuart Johnson. Band
Music. Score and parts.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(CN.R10078).
This Samba has
an infectious rhythm and
this addition to the
Stuart Johnson Bandstand
series will certainly
make your audience want
to get up and dance. At
the same time, it is good
practice for achieving a
style which is
disciplined but
relaxed!
Portrait of a Clown Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands...(+)
By Frank Ticheli. Concert
band. Suitable for middle
school and high school
bands. Level: Grade 2.
Conductor score and set
of parts. Duration 2:45.
Published by Manhattan
Beach Music.
Portrait of a Clown Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Manhattan Beach Music
By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands...(+)
By Frank Ticheli. Concert
band. Suitable for middle
school and high school
bands. Level: Grade 2.
Conductor Full Score.
Duration 2:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music.