PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Suite For Orchestra Mv. 3

Picc. (G Tr.) 4 Fl. Afl. Bfl. (Ca Fl). (CbFl). (Picc. (G Tr.) 4 Fl. Afl. Bfl. (Ca Fl). (CbFl).) - Intermediate

SKU: FT.FM863

Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Robert Rainford. Beautifully contrasted 3 mvmt Suite. Classical. Score and Parts. Forton Music #FM863. Published by Forton Music (FT.FM863).

ISBN 9790570487622. 21 x 30 cm inches.

The Brook Green Suite was written in 1933 during Holst's stay in the hospital (where he was to die in May 1934). It was written for his pupils, the junior orchestra at St Paul's Girls School; He wanted to write a piece in a contemporary, mature style that was easy enough for his pupils to perform; he felt they deserved better than simple orchestrations from keyboard originals or 'watered down' pieces. It was probably named after Brook Green because that was the location of his wedding to his wife, Isobel, in 1901. it could have also been named after the Brook because of it's proximity to the school.
The Prelude is based on the descending C major scale; while the Air sounds as if it was based on English folk song, but most likely it was not. Holst had become so acquainted with folk song during his life that a lot of his melodies were very similar to them. The structure of the Air is reminiscent of the counterpoint of The Lyric Movement, full of enharmonic relations and somewhat austere. This is a trait of most of his later works. The Dance is based on a melody heard in a puppet show while he was on holiday in Sicily.
This arrangement has been crafted so that flute 1 has the hardest part and flute 4 the easiest. All parts contribute to the piece, with solos for everyone.

(Over 850 Classical Themes and Melodies in the Original Keys) For C instrument. Format: fakebook (spiral bound). With vocal melody (excerpts) and chord names. Lassical. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 646 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

With Piano Accompaniment. By Various. Arranged by Jeanne Baxtresser. For Flute, Piano Accompaniment. Published by Theodore Presser Company.

Soloist(s) with Concert Band (Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3/Piccolo, Oboe, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet*, Bassoon, Eb Alto Saxophone 1, Eb Alto Saxophone 2*, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone*, Bb Cornet 1, Bb Cornet) - grade 4

SKU: CN.S11284

Percussion Section Feature. Composed by Stuart Johnson. Band Music. Score only. Duration 4:10. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.S11284).

Give the band a workout with this challenging composition. Subtle percussion used in unique scoring that features the entire band. Very accessible yet dramatic piece.

Though not without opportunities for displays of virtuosity, this work is not a concerto. In fact, Percussion Perspectives I is the first movement of a three-movement suite for wind orchestra which features percussion, although it stands on its own as a concert piece. However, unlike many percussion pieces, which tend to be lightweight in style, I have tried to provide a serious repertoire piece which happens to contain prominent parts for percussion instruments. When composing the piece I reversed my usual process of writing the music and then adding percussion parts to provide extra colour and reinforcement of rhythmic ideas. In this composition the ideas were conceived first for percussion and then translated into melody and harmony by the other instruments. In face there are several places in the score where this process is transparent, with the percussion expounding the ideas before they are taken up by the wind instruments. The leading roles are taken by timpani and side drum with a significant contribution from glockenspiel and xylophone. In addition to these major players a panoply of other percussion instruments are used ranging from agogos to vibraslap.

Mvt. I: Lonely Planet. By Johan De Meij. (SSA). Amstel Concert Bands. Published by Amstel Music.