The Commander (Bra) - Robert Browne Hall - Neville Buxton

American composer Robert Browne Hall, nicknamed the 'March King of Maine', is known for his various handsome marches including 'The Commander'. Besides being a successful composer, he also was a cornet virtuoso and conductor.

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The Devil in I (Bra) - Corey Taylor & James Root - Paul Saggers

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray. Slipknot is well known for its attention-grabbing image, aggressive style of music, and energetic and chaotic live shows. The band rapidly rose to fame following the release of their eponymous debut album in 1999. "The Devil in I" is from their fifth album, The Gray Chapter. It is the second single for the album and the first to be released to radio and music channels, with the previous single "The Negative One" being a digital only single.

The Final Frontier (Bra) - Geert Jan Kroon

In The Final Frontier, the composer explores different associations with the universe. Inspired by Stephen Hawking's (1942-2018) book Brief Answers to the Big Questions, the piece describes the wonders and dangers of the universe, the big questions about the smallest elements, and the possibility of space travel.

The Flying L-1 (Bra) - Lode Violet

'The Flying L-1' is dedicated to Leen Vandenhende, former solo baritone of Brassband Willebroek. The title was inspired on her name's Dutch abbreviation L1. The 'Flying' refers to the virtuoso 2nd movement, which explores the full range of the instrument, and is based on a motif of the lyrical 1st movement.

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The girl who sat on the hill (Bra) - Norwegian Traditional - Fredrick Schjelderup

A lovely arrangement of the Norwegian folktune 'Vetlejento sat i lauetotuska' which originates from the area around Bergen.

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The Honored Dead (Bra) - John Philip Sousa - Bert Van Thienen

Sousa wrote this march for Miskatonic University in 1876. When the ill fated 1930-31 Antarctic Expedition returned with only two survivors, the march was renamed "The Honored Dead" and played for the lost souls of the expedition.

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The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Bra) - Irish Traditional

Lovely arrangement of this traditional Irish hymn with a lovely text by Henry W. Baxter. The text paraphrases Psalm 23. It has found recent fame at as result being sung at the funeral of Diana Princess of Wales in 1997. Dedicated to the transcribers mothers in law and grandfather in law whom both passed away during a 4 week period in the summer of 2013. I, Mike Kilmartin, found by writing this piece it has helped me to come terms with what has happened to my family. My hope is that for anyone whom has lost someone can get the same comfort from this piece as I do.

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The Last of the Mohicans - Trevor Jones - Mike Kilmartin

Main theme from the movie from 1992.

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The Milkmaids Tune (Bra) - Norwegian Traditional - Fredrick Schjelderup

Lovely arrangement of the traditional tune 'Budei(e)slatt', used by Kleppe Musikklag as part of their Siddis Brass programme in 2014.

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The Old Circus Band (Bra) - Fred Jewell - Bert Van Thienen

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