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    The Green Hills of Tyrol (Euphonium Solo with Brass Band - Score and Parts)

    The Green Hills of Tyrol was commissioned by Jrena and Beat Knusel for their son, Swiss euphonium player Joel Knusel, to celebrate his 20th birthday in 2019. The request was for a piece suitable for use in a solo competition, possibly using a Scottish or Irish melody, and composer Philip Sparke suggested an old-fashioned air varie might be a suitable idea. The piece follows the well-established formula of a theme followed by four variations. The history of the original melody is fascinating and, although it is now well-known as a bagpipe tune, its background is Austrian or Italian, rather than Scottish. The tune appears as a chorus of Swiss soldiers in Rossini's 1829 opera William Tell but was possibly an existing Tyrolean folk tune. In 1854, during the Crimean War, Pipe Major John MacLeod of the 93rd Highlanders heard a band of the Sardinian contingent playing selections from the opera in camp before the Siege of Sebastopol. He was struck by the melody and arranged it for his pipers, calling it The Green Hills of Tyrol, referring to Tell's visit to that corner of Austria in the opera. It has since become universally popular among pipe bands who usually refer to it as A Scottish Soldier, following the addition of new lyrics in a 1961 hit by Andy Stewart.Duration: 5.45

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    Carol of the Bells (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Leontovych, Mykola Dmytrovich - Hannevik, John Philip

    Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontyovich composed this famous Christmas Carol in 1914. The carol is based on a folk chant called Shchedryk. The composer was a supporter of the independence movement in Ukraina, and was assassinated by a Soviet agent in 1921.The carol was made famous after the adaption by Peter J. Wilhousky in 1936. Wilhousky worked as an arranger for the NBC symphony orchestra. It is also well known from popular culture, like the film Home Alone (1990), and a version by the vocal group Pentatonix.Duration: 2.30

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    The Holly and the Ivy (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - McKenzie, Jock

    This traditional folk carol was collected by Cecil Sharp and was published in his collection 'English Folk-Carols' in 1911. Sharp states that he heard the tune sung by Mrs Mary Clayton at Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. Variants of the carol's lyrics appeared in various publications around the English Midlands, most notably in Birmingham in the early 19th century. This arrangement focuses' on the line from the carol's refrain "and the running of the deer" - influencing both choice pace and the 'hurdles' to be jumped over. Duration: 2.00

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    Die Besenbinder von Leissigen (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Ringgenberg, Rudolf - Ringgenberg, Jorg

    The Broom-Makers of Leissigen. A Swiss Folk Tune Polka. This set is Marchcard size.

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    The Dashing White Sergeant (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Wiffin, Rob

    This light programme piece is a creative and lateral tilt at the popular Scottish folk tune The Dashing White Sergeant. No composer is credited with the tune although, as early as 1884, it was thought to have been written by Henry Bishop, and there is a theory that there was a certain unwillingness to acknowledge that such a popular Scottish tune was written by an Englishman. The lyrics were written by Sir Hugh Roberton and include the line Dance away the hours together. There are many allusions to different types of dance in this piece, some traditional and others popular, and we travel around from Scotland to Siam and Spain.Duration: 3.00

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    The Witch of the Westmerlands (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Fisher, Archie - Harper, Philip

    Arranged for the Leyland Band's 2010 Brass in Concert programme. This is a sumptuous, lyrical setting of Scottish folk singer-songwriter Archie Fischer's originally up-beat song, with solos for baritone and cornet. The words tell the story of an ancient knight wounded in battle and dying on the battlefield who is healed by a mysterious old lady appearing from across the moors and swiftly vanishing again.The original version was sung by, amongst others, Barbara Dickson who has said she is a big fan of Philip's sensitive arrangement.Duration: 4.15

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    Skye Boat Song - Flugel Horn Solo (Brass Band - Score and Parts)

    This wistful Scottish folk song tells the story of the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Uist to Skye after the battle of Culloden in 1746. His defeat effectively ended the Jacobite movement as a political threat in Britain. The gentle tune has great charm and is often used as a lullaby.

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    Skye Boat Song - Flugel Horn Solo (Brass Band - Score Only)

    This wistful Scottish folk song tells the story of the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Uist to Skye after the battle of Culloden in 1746. His defeat effectively ended the Jacobite movement as a political threat in Britain. The gentle tune has great charm and is often used as a lullaby.

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    The Sally Gardens - Euphonium Solo (Brass Band - Score and Parts)

    Based on an Irish folk song, Kenneth Downie first encountered this in an arrangement by Benjamin Britten, sung by Peter Pears. It has a poignant quality which is rather haunting, reflecting the tone of regret in the last lines of each stanza.

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    The Sally Gardens - Euphonium Solo (Brass Band - Score Only)

    Based on an Irish folk song, Kenneth Downie first encountered this in an arrangement by Benjamin Britten, sung by Peter Pears. It has a poignant quality which is rather haunting, reflecting the tone of regret in the last lines of each stanza.

    Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days