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£12.00The World Rejoicing (Brass Band - Study Score)
In searching for a common link between the brass band traditions of the various European countries that commissioned this work, I considered the fact that hymns have always played an important role in the relationship that brass bands have with their particular communities; and thus I turned to a well-known Lutheran chorale, Nun danket alle Gott (Now thank we all our God), written around 1636 by Martin Rinkart, with the melody attributed to Johann Crger. A number of composers have incorporated this chorale into their music, most famously J.S.Bach in his Cantatas no. 79 and 192, and Mendelssohn in the Lobsegang movement of his 2nd Symphony (the harmonization of which is usually used when this hymn is sung).It seemed fitting therefore for me to return to a compositional form I have used many times before (Variations) and to write a work based on this hymn. I have used it in a similar way to that which I employed in my Variations on Laudate Dominum of 1976 - that is, rather than writing a set of variations using elaborations of the complete tune, I have taken various phrases from the chorale and used them within the context of other musical material, applying an overall symphonic process of continuous variation and development. The structure, or sub-divisions of the work, which is through composed and plays without a break, is as follows: Prelude, Capriccio, La Danza 1, Processional, La Danza 2, Arias and Duets, Fuga Burlesca, Chorale, and Postlude.The work is also partly autobiographical - in the manner say of Strauss's Ein Heldenleben - in that I have incorporated into the score brief quotations from many of my other major works for brass band. In that respect, The World Rejoicing sums up a particular facet of my life as a composer, and reflects the admiration I have always had for what is surely one of the great amateur music-making traditions in the world.The World Rejoicing is dedicated 'in loving memory of my brother', Bramwell Logan Gregson, who sadly passed away in the Autumn of 2018.Edward Gregson
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£55.00Purcell Variations (Brass Band - Score and Parts)
Purcell Variations, composed in 1995, the year of the tercentenary of the death of the great English composer, was a watershed work in that it was Downie's first extended composition to be published independently of The Salvation Army and intended for wider use.For his theme, Downie has chosen what has come down to us as the hymn tune Westminster Abbey, which is in fact an adaptation made in 1842 by Ernest Hawkins, who was a Canon of Westminster Abbey where Purcell himself had been organist. Purcell's original is actually the closing section of an anthem, O God, Thou art my God, where it provides the final paean of praise, sung to repeated 'Hallelujahs'. Purcell's tune, particularly the opening triadic gesture, is used as a source of thematic and harmonic material - a quarry for ideas if you like: "I was obsessed with the intervals of thirds in Purcell's tune, rather like Brahms in his Third Symphony", the composer says.There are five variations, preceded by an extended introduction and theme. In the first variation, Purcell's lilting dance pulse has been transformed into a bright, playful sequence, in which each phrase of the melody is given its own transformation. In the second, Purcell's opening gambit is extended into a graceful, flowing waltz, featuring solo and first horn at the top of the register. The composer offers a range of metronome speeds in this movement, in which he is emulating the wistful elegance of Erik Satie's famous Gymnopedie. We enter the world of big band jazz in variation three, where Purcell's tune strides along with added syncopation and bluesy major/minor thirds to the fore. After the breathless energy and blazing brass of the big band, Downie moves into his 'home territory' for a beautifully worked lyrical variation. There is an enhanced urgency about the final variation, which opens with an extended reprise of the work's introduction. Purcell's second and third phrases provide the preparation for the exuberant return, in customary triumph of Purcell's 'Hallelujah'.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£75.90Los Hermanos de Bop - Mark Taylor
Los Hermanos De Bop is a composition by Mark Taylor (arr. Sandy Smith). In the Obrasso webshop are the Sheet Music for Brass Band with the article no. 16198 available. The sheet music is classified in Difficulty level C (medium). More Music for entertainment for Brass Band can be found using the flexible search function. Use the free trial score for Los Hermanos De Bop and get a musical impression from the audio samples and videos available for the Brass Band piece. With the user-friendly search function in the Obrasso webshop, you can find in just a few steps more sheet music from Mark Taylor for Brass Band. So that you can complete your concert program, show all music sheets can be displayed with one click on Music for entertainment in Difficulty level C (medium) . Los Hermanos De Bop is one of many brass music compositions that have been published by Musikverlag Obrasso. Next to Mark Taylor over 100 composers and arrangers work for the Swiss music publishing house. In addition to the notes for Brass Band you will also find literature in other formats such as Brass Band, Concert Band, Junior Band, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra as well as CDs and Music Education. A large part of the publisher's own literature from top brass bands such as the Black Dyke Band, Cory Band, Brighouse & Rastrick Band or the Oberaargauer Brass Band was recorded on Obrasso Records. All sound carriers are also available digitally on the popular portals of Apple, Amazon, Google, Spotify and other providers worldwide. All Obrasso sheet music is produced on high quality paper. The slightly yellowish note paper offers a good contrast and is easy on the eyes in difficult lighting conditions. Delivery to private customers worldwide is free of shipping costs. Order your sheet music now directly from Obrasso Verlag.
Estimated dispatch 5-14 working days
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£44.95Trombone Concerto (Trombone Solo with Brass Band - Score only)
My Trombone Concerto was commissioned by Brett Baker following an earlier piece I had written for him called Shout! It was composed in Spain in the summer of 2010. Once I started writing I realised that this concerto was inevitably going to draw on my own experiences as a trombone player. The first movement was really a matter of getting the right thematic ideas and balancing the tutti and solo passages so, for formal structure, I studied the Gordon Jacob Trombone Concerto. There is a lyrical section preceding the first Allegro that owes much in spirit (but not in the actual music) to The Eternal Quest, Ray Steadman-Allen's Salvation Army solo. The slow movement seemed determined to come out in the vein of a Richard Strauss song. I wanted to write something ineluctably 'cantabile' as we trombone players rarely get a chance to play the melody. There is a brief allusion to that wonderful moment when the trombone gets to sing above the orchestra in Sibelius' seventh symphony. Arthur Wilson, that great exponent of the singing style in trombone-playing and my teacher at college died in the summer of 2010 so it seemed appropriate to dedicate this movement to him. The last movement is the lightest of the three in style and is slightly jazz-inflected, hopefully providing some fun for the soloist. While wanting to test the instrument I did not set out with the intention of making the concerto difficult but there are undoubtedly challenges of technique, range and style to be met by the soloist.- Rob Wiffin
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.95
Trombone Concerto (Trombone Solo with Brass Band - Score and Parts)
My Trombone Concerto was commissioned by Brett Baker following an earlier piece I had written for him called Shout! It was composed in Spain in the summer of 2010. Once I started writing I realised that this concerto was inevitably going to draw on my own experiences as a trombone player.The first movement was really a matter of getting the right thematic ideas and balancing the tutti and solo passages so, for formal structure, I studied the Gordon Jacob Trombone Concerto. There is a lyrical section preceding the first Allegro that owes much in spirit (but not in the actual music) to The Eternal Quest, Ray Steadman-Allen's Salvation Army solo.The slow movement seemed determined to come out in the vein of a Richard Strauss song. I wanted to write something ineluctably 'cantabile' as we trombone players rarely get a chance to play the melody. There is a brief allusion to that wonderful moment when the trombone gets to sing above the orchestra in Sibelius' seventh symphony. Arthur Wilson, that great exponent of the singing style in trombone-playing and my teacher at college died in the summer of 2010 so it seemed appropriate to dedicate this movement to him.The last movement is the lightest of the three in style and is slightly jazz-inflected, hopefully providing some fun for the soloist.While wanting to test the instrument I did not set out with the intention of making the concerto difficult but there are undoubtedly challenges of technique, range and style to be met by the soloist.- Rob Wiffin
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£83.00
The Stars and Strips Forever - John Philip Sousa
The Stars And Stripes Forever is a composition by John Philip Sousa (arr. Keith M. Wilkinson). In the Obrasso webshop are the Sheet Music for Brass Band with the article no. 16535 available. The sheet music is classified in Difficulty level C (medium). More Marching music for Brass Band can be found using the flexible search function. Use the free trial score for The Stars And Stripes Forever and get a musical impression from the audio samples and videos available for the Brass Band piece. With the user-friendly search function in the Obrasso webshop, you can find in just a few steps more sheet music from John Philip Sousa for Brass Band. So that you can complete your concert program, show all music sheets can be displayed with one click on Marching music in Difficulty level C (medium) . The Stars And Stripes Forever is one of many brass music compositions that have been published by Musikverlag Obrasso. Next to John Philip Sousa over 100 composers and arrangers work for the Swiss music publishing house. In addition to the notes for Brass Band you will also find literature in other formats such as Brass Band, Concert Band, Junior Band, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra as well as CDs and Music Education. A large part of the publisher's own literature from top brass bands such as the Black Dyke Band, Cory Band, Brighouse & Rastrick Band or the Oberaargauer Brass Band was recorded on Obrasso Records. All sound carriers are also available digitally on the popular portals of Apple, Amazon, Google, Spotify and other providers worldwide.
Estimated dispatch 5-14 working days
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£75.90
Merry Christmas, Baby!
Merry Christmas, Baby! is an arrangement by Peter Ratnik. In the Obrasso webshop are the Sheet Music for Brass Band with the article no. 17629 available. The sheet music is classified in Difficulty level B (easy). More christmas music for Brass Band can be found using the flexible search function. Use the free trial score for Merry Christmas, Baby! and get a musical impression from the audio samples and videos available for the Brass Band piece. With the user-friendly search function in the Obrasso webshop, you can find in just a few steps more sheet music from Peter Ratnik for Brass Band. So that you can complete your concert program, show all music sheets can be displayed with one click on christmas music in Difficulty level B (easy) . Merry Christmas, Baby! is one of many brass music compositions that have been published by Musikverlag Obrasso. Next to Peter Ratnik over 100 composers and arrangers work for the Swiss music publishing house. In addition to the notes for Brass Band you will also find literature in other formats such as Brass Band, Concert Band, Junior Band, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra as well as CDs and Music Education. A large part of the publisher's own literature from top brass bands such as the Black Dyke Band, Cory Band, Brighouse & Rastrick Band or the Oberaargauer Brass Band was recorded on Obrasso Records. All sound carriers are also available digitally on the popular portals of Apple, Amazon, Google, Spotify and other providers worldwide.
Estimated dispatch 5-14 working days
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£55.79A Renaissance Christmas (Brass Band) Kevin Norbury
VIEW SCORE PDF This magnificent festive suite was written by Kevin Norbury for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Wind Symphony and features several well known carols set in a Renaissance style. Here it has been set for brass band. Three contrasting movements comprise the work: i. Processional (Personent hodie - On this day earth shall ring) This is a short piece imagining a torchlight Yuletide procession (perhaps bearing the traditional roasted wild boar), using a well-known Christmas melody from the large collection of music compiled in the 16th century called Piae Cantiones (1582). The tune is presented twice with accompanying, related melodic material. ii. Pastorale (Quem pastores laudavere - Shepherds sang their praises o'er him) This is a 14th-century melody which was originally collected by Michael Praetorius at the end of the 16th-century. The treatment throughout is very lyrical without overly complex harmonies. The melody is heard three times with brief linking episodes and a short coda. iii. Celebration! (In dulci jubilo - In sweet celebration - Ding-dong merrily on high)) This magnificent 13th-century melody was also a part of Michael Praetorius's collection. It is traditional associated with the words 'Good Christian men, rejoice!' The opening is a straight transcription of the great chorale prelude for organ by J.S.Bach. After the grandeur of the opening, the tune is heard in more of a 'folky' style. A lot of related melodic material is then presented before the tune Ding-dong merrily on high is heard. After another episode of previously used music In dulci jubilo reappears in a joyful conclusion to the piece. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 3rd Section + Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet Bb Repiano Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet Bb Flugel Horn Bb Solo Horn Eb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone Euphonium Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Percussion 1-4
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Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral | Wagner arr. Alwyn Green (10)
A superb arrangement for Brass Ensemble (10) of a timeless classic. Skill is required in this piece to maintain tone quality and a steady even pace throughout the expansive Wagnerian melodies.This piece is one seamless musical gesture, and performers must shape flowing melodies and counter-melodies while retaining proper ensemble balance.Patience and restraint are needed when allowing the music to build logically and cohesively to its magnificent climax. A demanding concert piece.Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, with its medieval colour and pageantry, prefaces her betrothal to Lohengrin, mystic Knight of the Holy Grail, who comes to deliver the people of (Antwerp) from the Hungarian invaders.The soundtrack is played by the Prince of Wales Brass, formed from members of the City of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraInstrumentation1st Trumpet in Eb2nd Trumpet in BbFlugelhorn / 3rd Trumpet in BbFlugelhorn 2 in BbHorn in F1st Trombone2nd Trombone3rd TromboneBass TromboneTubaOptional OrganPercussion Parts (2):1. Timpani2. CymbalISMN: 979-0-708127-14-7
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Fanfare Trionfale | Brass Ensemble (10) | Alwyn Green
A superb concert opener for 10 piece Brass ensemble, Fanfare Trionfale was commissioned by the International Convention Centre in Birmingham UK for the investiture of the Lord Mayor of Birmingham.As its name suggests, it is a majestic, triumphal piece of music to herald a major event.It is a great concert opener which demands accurate and expansive playing.It was first performed in September 1993 by the Prince of Wales Brass, a renowned Brass ensemble made up of members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Instrumentation1st Trumpet in Eb2nd Trumpet in Bb3rd Trumpet in Bb4th Trumpet in BbHorn in F1st Trombone2nd Trombone3rd TromboneBass TromboneTubaPercussion Parts (2):1. Timpani2. CymbalISMN: 979-0-708127-12-3
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