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£37.95Harrison's Dream (Brass Band - Score only) - Graham, Peter
At 8.00pm on the 22nd of October 1707, the Association, flagship of the Royal Navy, struck rocks off the Scilly Isles with the loss of the entire crew. Throughout the rest of the evening the remaining three ships in the fleet suffered the same fate. Only 26 of the original 1,647 crew members survived. This disaster was a direct result of an inability to calculate longitude, the most pressing scientific problem of the time. It pushed the longitude question to the forefront of the national consciousness and precipitated the Longitude Act. Parliament funded a prize of �20,000 to anyone whose method or device would solve the dilemma.For carpenter and self-taught clockmaker John Harrison, this was the beginning of a 40 year obsession. To calculate longitude it is necessary to know the time aboard ship and at the home port or place of known longitude, at precisely the same moment. Harrison's dream was to build a clock so accurate that this calculation could be made, an audacious feat of engineering.This work reflects on aspects of this epic tale, brilliantly brought to life in Dava Sobel's book Longitude. Much of the music is mechanistic in tone and is constructed along precise mathematical and metrical lines. The heart of the work however is human - the attraction of the �20,000 prize is often cited as Harrison's motivation. However, the realisation that countless lives depended on a solution was one which haunted Harrison. The emotional core of the music reflects on this, and in particular the evening of 22ndOctober 1707.- Peter GrahamJuly 2000 Recorded on Polyphonic QPRL219D Master Brass (Volume Fifteen). Duration: 14'30"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£37.95Pantomime (Euphonium Solo with Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip
Pantomime was commissioned by euphonium virtuoso Nick Childs in 1986. Designed to show off both the lyrical and technical prowess of the instrument, the piece draws on the varied characters of the Italian Commedia dell'Arte tradition for its wide emotional range.Recorded on Polyphonic QPRL056D National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain and Gala Concert - 1992Recorded on Polyphonic QPRL045D Making Tracks
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£56.00Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Crewe & Gaudio - Stephens, Denzil
Slightly reduced Brass Band instrumentation (no rep cornet, no 2nd horn, no 2nd trombone part)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£30.00SHE'S LEAVING HOME (Low Brass and Percussion feature/Brass Band) - Duncan, Andrew
An ideal concert item to show off the lower band sections, whilst giving the cornet players a little rest! The wonderful Beatles 'sounds' have been cleverly arranged for this feature piece to bring out the real beauty of the music
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£30.00
SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE (Flugel Horn Solo with Brass Band) - Bennett, Jon
The Michael Jackson favourites, arranged as a flugel solo with brass band accompaniment. An ideal piece that shows off the warm, lyrical sounds of the flugel.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£40.00Typewriter (Cornet or Xylophone Solo with Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Anderson, Leroy - Duncan, Andrew
A great chance to show off your Cornet or Xylophone soloist an this Leroy Anderson classic.Leroy Anderson has provided a collosal number of popular pieces. The Typewriter, arranged for brass band by Andrew Duncan as a cornet or xylophone solo, is probably most recognised now as the theme tune to the long-running BBC Radio 4 show "The News Quiz".Suitable for Advanced Youth/3rd Section Bands and aboveDuration: 4.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.95Partita (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Gregson, Edward
Selected as the Section 4 test piece for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2025Partita dates from 1971, when it was commissioned by the Redbridge Youth Band. The musical thread that runs through the work is the 13th century plainsong Dies Irae from the Requiem Mass. This gives the work a rather sombre tone which is audible right from the start of its first movement Intrada. The initial hammer-like chords of the opening and conclusion are only interrupted momentarily by a more lyrical modal tune. Even here, on its repetition, it is surrounded by more insistent textural patterns.The second movement, Chorale and Variations, uses the Dies Irae as the basis for an extended melody in the manner of a baroque sarabande. The five variations that follow are varied in texture, tempi, and dynamics. The final March is more optimistic in mood and presents as its main idea a rather jaunty theme which gets developed throughout the movement. However, the ominous presence of the Dies Irae has the last say with a final statement to round off the work.Duration: 11.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£32.50
Partita (Brass Band - Score only) - Gregson, Edward
Selected as the Section 4 test piece for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2025Partita dates from 1971, when it was commissioned by the Redbridge Youth Band. The musical thread that runs through the work is the 13th century plainsong Dies Irae from the Requiem Mass. This gives the work a rather sombre tone which is audible right from the start of its first movement Intrada. The initial hammer-like chords of the opening and conclusion are only interrupted momentarily by a more lyrical modal tune. Even here, on its repetition, it is surrounded by more insistent textural patterns.The second movement, Chorale and Variations, uses the Dies Irae as the basis for an extended melody in the manner of a baroque sarabande. The five variations that follow are varied in texture, tempi, and dynamics. The final March is more optimistic in mood and presents as its main idea a rather jaunty theme which gets developed throughout the movement. However, the ominous presence of the Dies Irae has the last say with a final statement to round off the work.Duration: 11.00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£25.00Folk Dance and Carol (brass band) - Tim Paton
A festive, musical cocktail by Tim Paton for brass band, bringing together a folk-feel dance motif and a familiar carol, to create the atmosphere of a village celebration.Opening with a lively Jig, where the music joyfully dances around the band, the piece then settles to offer the tranquility of Gustav Holst's beautiful melody In the Bleak Mid-Winter.This peacefulness is soon overtaken by the reintroduction of the dance motif, finishing off the musical celebration with the dance and the carol mingling together.A very nice addition to Christmas repertoire, presenting a little bit of tradition amidst some lovely, imaginative scoring.Also available for concert band.
In Stock: Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£34.95
JINGLE BELLS (Brass Band Set) - Norman Bearcroft
Norman Bearcroft gives us a very 'different' treatment of this Christmas favourite, in which he depicts an imaginary sleigh ride - including falling off at the end!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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