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
Edward Elgar. Arranged by
Michael Brand. Score
only. Duration 2:00.
Published by G & M Brand
Music Publishers
(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.
Composed by
George Frideric Handel.
Arranged by Michael
Brand. Score and parts.
Duration 3:30. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (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.
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.
Composed by
George Frideric Handel.
Arranged by Michael
Brand. Score only.
Duration 3:30. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11289).
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.
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
The Willows of Winter Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Grand Mesa Music
By B.J. Brooks. For Concert Band. Approved contest/festival piece for the Univer...(+)
By B.J. Brooks. For
Concert Band. Approved
contest/festival piece
for the University
Interscholastic League
(UIL). Grade 3. Score and
set of parts. Published
by Grand Mesa Music
The Willows of Winter Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Grand Mesa Music
By B.J. Brooks. For Concert Band. Approved contest/festival piece for the Univer...(+)
By B.J. Brooks. For
Concert Band. Approved
contest/festival piece
for the University
Interscholastic League
(UIL). Grade 3. Score.
Published by Grand Mesa
Music
Adventure Land Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1175846-140 Composed by Thi...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1175846-140
Composed by Thierry
Deleruyelle. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2017. 22
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1175846-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1175846-140).
Adventure Land wurde
vom Gemeindeverband
Clermont (F) und der CREA
(Direktoren der lokalen
Musikschulen und
Konservatorien) in
Auftrag gegeben. Dieses
Werk war das
Eröffnungsstück
für eine Show mit
Orchester, Chor und
Schauspielern. Die
Geschichte spielt in
Clermont-Ferrand, wo ein
Abenteurer die Stadt
durch Rätsel und
Abenteuer entdeckt.
Adventure Land ist
in Form eines
sinfonischen Marschs
komponiert und zeichnet
sich durch eine langsame
und hübsche Passage im
Mittelteil aus. Das
Ergebnis ist ein
dynamisches und
verspieltes Stück in
einem Stil, den man auch
in Comics oder
Zeichentrick- und
Kinofilmen finden
könnte.
Adventure Land Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1175846-010 Composed by Thi...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1175846-010
Composed by Thierry
Deleruyelle. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2017.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1175846-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1175846-010).
Adventure Land wurde
vom Gemeindeverband
Clermont (F) und der CREA
(Direktoren der lokalen
Musikschulen und
Konservatorien) in
Auftrag gegeben. Dieses
Werk war das
Eröffnungsstück
für eine Show mit
Orchester, Chor und
Schauspielern. Die
Geschichte spielt in
Clermont-Ferrand, wo ein
Abenteurer die Stadt
durch Rätsel und
Abenteuer entdeckt.
Adventure Land ist
in Form eines
sinfonischen Marschs
komponiert und zeichnet
sich durch eine langsame
und hübsche Passage im
Mittelteil aus. Das
Ergebnis ist ein
dynamisches und
verspieltes Stück in
einem Stil, den man auch
in Comics oder
Zeichentrick- und
Kinofilmen finden
könnte.
Of Honor and Valor Eternal Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire C.L. Barnhouse
By Ayatey Shabazz. For concert band. Concert Band. Grade 4. Score and set of par...(+)
By Ayatey Shabazz. For
concert band. Concert
Band. Grade 4. Score and
set of parts. Composed
2005. Duration 4 minutes,
44 seconds. Published by
C.L. Barnhouse
Composed by Kees Vlak (1938-). Clarinet Solo and Band/Solo Concerts/Little Solo ...(+)
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).
By James Swearingen. Concert band. For tenor saxophone/3rd Bb clarinet. Band Boo...(+)
By James Swearingen.
Concert band. For tenor
saxophone/3rd Bb
clarinet. Band
Book/Method-Instruction.
Part book. Composed 2011.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
By James Swearingen. Concert band. For baritone saxophone/Eb alto clarinet. Band...(+)
By James Swearingen.
Concert band. For
baritone saxophone/Eb
alto clarinet. Band
Book/Method-Instruction.
Part book. Composed 2011.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
Composed by
Bruce Fraser. Arranged by
Geoffrey Brand. Band
Music. Score and parts.
Duration 4:30. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.R10183).
The music of
War, Women and Witchcraft
is a web with strands of
magic, a romantic
impression of the
Scottish landscape and
the sounds of battle
using fanfare-like
figures and drum effects,
and a lovely melody near
the end when everyone
lives happily ever
after.
The titles
comes from a book by the
Scottish poet, author and
composer James Hogg,
known as The Ettrick
Shepherd. It is the
subtitle to his wonderful
book The Three Perils of
Man. I was commissioned
to write a wind band work
of this title for the
Borders Festival in 1991.
The book weaves fact and
fantasy togethers around
the Scottish Borders in
the thirteenth century. I
have used a note row
based on some of Hogg's
melodies and also created
my own mixture
representing Master
Michael Scott, the Black
Magician, and his wild
adventures, the battle
for the castle at
Roxburgh and the prize of
the Princess' hand to the
winner of the battle. The
music is a web with
strands of magic, a
romantic impression of
the Scottish landscape
and the sounds of battle
using fanfare-like
figures and drum effects,
and a direct quote of a
Hogg Strathspey melody
near the end when
everyone lives happily
ever after. -BF.
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!
Rio Grande Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
For Symphonic Band. Composed by Michael Daugherty (1954-). Michael Daughe...(+)
For Symphonic
Band. Composed by
Michael Daugherty
(1954-). Michael
Daugherty Music.
Contemporary. Softcover.
96 pages. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4004651).
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!
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