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£47.56Finale from Symphony No.3 (Organ Symphony) (Brass Band) Saint-Saens arr. Norbury
Saint-Saens' magnificent Finale from Symphony No.3 (widely known as the 'Organ Symphony') has here been arranged for brass band with optional organ by Kevin Norbury. It was recorded by The International Staff Band on its CD Manuscripts, although this version has been revised in places. Saint-Saens decided to add the organ and piano to his 3rd symphony as a pragmatic orchestration innovation. The composition of this symphony was probably started in 1885 and a first draft was completed in Prague in 1886. Saint-Saens later recalled its eventful genesis: 'The Symphony in C was three-quarters sketched out when I found it impossible to write the finale. I did not know how to resolve this situation, until one night I suddenly woke up and, in a sort of hallucination, I heard the whole finale, which I hastily wrote down in outline, knowing that if I went back to sleep without having put anything on paper, I would have forgotten it all the next day.' The symphony was first performed under the composer's direction at Saint James's Hall in London on May 19, 1886. This arrangement by Kevin Norbury can both function as a stand-alone brass band piece, and be performed with an organ by omitting the notes found in square brackets in the parts and score. To view a rolling score video please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlUd_FppBY8 PDF download includes score and parts. Additional parts (Horn in F and Baritone, Trombone, Euphonium & Tuba in Bass Clef) available here. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.cimarronmusic.com Difficulty Level: 1st Section + Length: 8.30 minutes 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 Timpani Glockenspiel Percussion Organ (optional)
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£58.54Horizon: The Promise of the Lord (Brass Band) Andrew Wainwright
Horizon: The Promise of the Lord was written at the request of Bandmaster Stephen Cobb for The International Staff Band. It is based on the much loved hymn of the church, Cwm Rhondda (Guide me O thou great Jehovah). The work was recorded on the ISB's CD Manuscripts II (released 2023). This highly descriptive piece will be an excellent addition to concert programs, as well as being appropriate as a test piece. The inspiration for the work comes from the book of Exodus. Whilst the music is not intended to be directly programmatic, like the hymn Cwm Rhondda, the work takes the listener through the Exodus from Egypt to the promised land of Israel as a metaphor of the spiritual pilgrimage of the individual Christian through his or her earthly life. The music aims to evoke a sense of God's guidance through strife and affirm the reality that God provides for us and redeems all the wrong in the world. This God who provided for the Hebrew people wandering amidst 'barren lands' with 'bread of heaven' is still and ever will be a God of provisional grace. Through listening to the music, it is the composer's intention that we are reminded of God's promise of Deliverance as set out in Exodus 6 v7-8: 'I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.' Like the hymn, Horizon: The Promise of the Lord is intended as a prayer for guidance. The Christian is a pilgrim through 'this barren land'. The music is often chromatic and in large parts verging on atonality, as a reflection of the strife that the Israelites endured in their 40 years in the wilderness. However, it ends in climactic fashion with the Hebrew people finally reaching their destination after many years of wandering in the desert - as they approach the 'Horizon' promised by the Lord. To view a performance of the work by the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjOHf7QEw1g PDF download includes score and parts. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.cimarronmusic.com Difficulty Level: 1st Section + Length: c11.00 minutes 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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£32.93Fanfare Prelude - Now thank we all our God (Brass Band & Organ) arr. Downie
This rousing fanfare prelude for Brass Band and optional Organ by Kenneth Downie is based on the monumental hymn Now thank we all our God, which dates from 17th century Germany. The arrangement is featured on the CD Classic Hymns for Orchestra - The Symphonic Music of Kenneth Downie (available here) as a symphonic brass setting. The arranger writes: 'The depth of the words is underpinned by the grandeur of the music, so I have tried to reflect the same regal approach in my setting for brass band.' This arrangement will be an ideal opener or prelude for concerts or church services. To view a rolling score video of the work please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=olrdFskDfac PDF download includes score and parts. Additional parts for Horns in F, and Baritone, Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba in bass clef are available here. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.cimarronmusic.com Difficulty Level: 2nd Section + Length: 3.15 minutes Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet Bb 1st Cornet Bb 2nd 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 Timpani Percussion 1-3 Organ (optional)
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£7.32Fanfare Prelude - Now thank we all our God arr. Downie (Additional Parts)
This rousing fanfare prelude for Brass Band and optional Organ by Kenneth Downie is based on the monumental hymn Now thank we all our God, which dates from 17th century Germany. The arrangement is featured on the CD Classic Hymns for Orchestra - The Symphonic Music of Kenneth Downie (available here) as a symphonic brass setting. The arranger writes: 'The depth of the words is underpinned by the grandeur of the music, so I have tried to reflect the same regal approach in my setting for brass band.' This arrangement will be an ideal opener or prelude for concerts or church services. To view a rolling score video of the work please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olrdFskDfac PDF download includes score and parts. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.cimarronmusic.com Difficulty Level: 2nd Section + Length: 3.15 minutes PDF download includes additional parts as listed below. Full set including score available here. Alternative Parts included in this download: Solo Horn F 1st Horn F 2nd Horn F 1st Baritone B.C. 2nd Baritone B.C. 1st Trombone B.C. 2nd Trombone B.C. Euphonium B.C. Tuba 1 B.C. Tuba 2 B.C.
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£8.73Classic Hymns for Orchestra - The Music of Kenneth Downie - Full Album (MP3)
This unique and innovative album features 15 magnificent arrangements of classic hymns for orchestra by Kenneth Downie. All hymns have been given imaginative and highly creative treatments, being both contemplative music for personal listening as well as 'pre-service' church music. Most of the 15 tracks can also be used as congregational accompaniment music, thus breathing new life into these timeless classics. Ranging from soothing to majestic and from bold to sprightly, each hymn has been mixed using state-of-the-art sample libraries as well as using the actual sounds of some of the finest musicians around. These include the BBC Symphony Orchestra, a number of London and Berlin's most sought after session musicians, the renowned Estonian Chamber Choir, the dulcet tones of a Yamaha CFX 9' grand piano, and the iconic sounds of the Royal Albert Hall organ. In enhancing the album, Cory band's Principal Cornet Tom Hutchinson and London-based mezzo soprano Susanne Dymott add their own touch with specially recorded tracks. To view a promotional video please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLFnPPYVl78 "This new collection of traditional Classic Hymns will become a welcome resource with beautiful orchestral settings for listening and worship. Kenneth Downie's imaginative arrangements are enhanced by a track each from Tom Hutchinson's lyrical cornet and the rich sound of mezzo soprano Susanne Dymott. This recording is one to savour." Stephen Bulla - Composer & Conductor"Kenneth's brass band music has been part of my musical experience for 50 years. His prolific writing for brass band displays sincerity, imagination and skill in equal measure. I admire especially the way his subtle harmonic sensibility reaches to the heart of familiar hymns and sacred songs. To experience this for the first time in full orchestral colour is a revelation." Paul Hindmarsh - Music Critic, Journalist & Author Tracklist: Fanfare on 'Now thank we all our God' All your Anxiety Come Home! Featuring Cornet Soloist Tom Hutchinson Regent Square He Hideth my Soul Lathbury Cwm Rhondda It is well Welcome Home To walk with God Featuring Vocal Soloist Susanne Dymott Ring the Bells of Heaven! Just as I am Count your Blessings Sweet hour of Prayer Bonus track - Softly and tenderly Please note this download includes digital MP3 files. A hard copy of the CD can be ordered here. For bank transfer or cheque payments please contact Kenneth Downie at [email protected]
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Classic Hymns for Orchestra - The Music of Kenneth Downie - Full Album (WAV)
This unique and innovative album features 15 magnificent arrangements of classic hymns for orchestra by Kenneth Downie. All hymns have been given imaginative and highly creative treatments, being both contemplative music for personal listening as well as 'pre-service' church music. Most of the 15 tracks can also be used as congregational accompaniment music, thus breathing new life into these timeless classics. Ranging from soothing to majestic and from bold to sprightly, each hymn has been mixed using state-of-the-art sample libraries as well as using the actual sounds of some of the finest musicians around. These include the BBC Symphony Orchestra, a number of London and Berlin's most sought after session musicians, the renowned Estonian Chamber Choir, the dulcet tones of a Yamaha CFX 9' grand piano, and the iconic sounds of the Royal Albert Hall organ. In enhancing the album, Cory band's Principal Cornet Tom Hutchinson and London-based mezzo soprano Susanne Dymott add their own touch with specially recorded tracks. To view a promotional video please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLFnPPYVl78 "This new collection of traditional Classic Hymns will become a welcome resource with beautiful orchestral settings for listening and worship. Kenneth Downie's imaginative arrangements are enhanced by a track each from Tom Hutchinson's lyrical cornet and the rich sound of mezzo soprano Susanne Dymott. This recording is one to savour." Stephen Bulla - Composer & Conductor"Kenneth's brass band music has been part of my musical experience for 50 years. His prolific writing for brass band displays sincerity, imagination and skill in equal measure. I admire especially the way his subtle harmonic sensibility reaches to the heart of familiar hymns and sacred songs. To experience this for the first time in full orchestral colour is a revelation." Paul Hindmarsh - Music Critic, Journalist & Author Tracklist: Fanfare on 'Now thank we all our God' All your Anxiety Come Home! Featuring Cornet Soloist Tom Hutchinson Regent Square He Hideth my Soul Lathbury Cwm Rhondda It is well Welcome Home To walk with God Featuring Vocal Soloist Susanne Dymott Ring the Bells of Heaven! Just as I am Count your Blessings Sweet hour of Prayer Bonus track - Softly and tenderly Please note this download includes digital WAV files. A hard copy of the CD can be ordered here. For bank transfer or cheque payments please contact Kenneth Downie at [email protected]
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£36.40Jazz Suite for Brass Quintet (Gregory Fritze)
Jazz Suite for Brass Quintet was composed in 2021 expressly for the Spanish Brass. The four movements are composed in different styles and eras of Jazz. i. Cool Bop is of the 'Cool' era of jazz played in clubs of New York City in the 1950s. ii. Corona Blues is in the style of jazz played in the streets of New Orleans in the 1920s. iii. Brass Bossa is of the Bossa Nova era played in Brazil in the 1960s. iv. Up is of the Big Band 'Swing' era of the 1940s. In the third movement, Brass Bossa, the 2nd trumpet player plays claves and the horn player plays triangle. In the fourth movemen, Up, the horn plays triangle and the first trumpet player plays a percussion solo on instrument cases or 'gig bags'. Every jazz suite needs to end with a drum solo! Jazz Suite for Brass Quintet was recorded Spanish Brass and is on the CD Music for Brass Quintet by Gregory Fritze on the Spanish Brass label. It also was the First Prize Winner of the American Prize in Composition - Pops/ Light Music division in 2022. In addition, the first movement Cool Bop was the winner of the inaugural BrookWright International Brass Ensemble Composition Competition 2021. Duration of the entire suite is 15 minutes. To view a video of Spanish Brass performing the work please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAcQ7xBMF7g Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: Advanced Instrumentation Part 1 - Trumpet Bb Part 2 - Flugelhorn Bb Part 3 - Horn (includes parts in Eb & F) Part 4 - Trombone (includes bass clef and Bb treble clef parts) Part 5 - Tuba (includes bass clef and Eb & Bb treble clef parts)
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£47.56Angel Voices (Rhapsody for Soprano Cornet & Band) Brian Bowen
This solo for soprano cornet and brass band was written by the late Brian Bowen for the New York Staff Band in 1989 when Gordon Ward was its very fine soprano cornetist. The title comes from a song by Ernest Rance (music) and Reginald Woods (lyrics) published by The Salvation Army in 1955. In this rhapsody Rance's melody is first alluded to by the horns at the pick-up to bars 19-21, then more fully with the soloist's entry to bar 51 (but in minor mode until bar 55). Much of the original music is ethereal in nature, maybe reflecting the angelic hosts. Published by BrookWright Music in 2023, the score now carries the inscription 'To the memory of Linda Ward' - Gordon Ward's wife who very sadly died in November 2021. The first commercial recording of the rhapsody was released in 1990, performed by Gordon Ward and the New York Staff Band on its Music Makers CD (TRCD 1049), available to listen to here: https://on.soundcloud.com/nHch1 PDF download includes score and parts. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 2nd Section + Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Soloist 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
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£25.61The Three Kings (Euphonium Solo with Brass Band) Cornelius arr. Wainwright
This beautiful arrangement of the much loved tenor solo The Three Kings was made for the GUS Band and euphonium soloist Mark Giles, for the CD recording Christmas Fantasia - The Music of Andrew Wainwright (2013). The Three Kings, or Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar, is a Christmas carol by the German composer Peter Cornelius. He set Die Konige for a vocal soloist, accompanied by Philip Nicolai's hymn Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern ('How Brightly Shines the Morning Star'), which he erroneously thought was an Epiphany hymn. In fact, it is an Advent hymn in which the morning star is an allegory for the arrival of Jesus, not the Star of Bethlehem. In Cornelius' original second setting, the accompaniment was played on a piano but the English organist Ivor Atkins later arranged the accompaniment for choir, with the choir singing the words of the original hymn. The carol describes the visit of the Biblical Magi to the Infant Jesus during the Nativity and is also used as an Epiphany anthem. To view a rolling score video of Mark Giles performing the solo with GUS Band, please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLVNknim7w PDF download includes score and parts. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk/sheet-music/the-three-kings-euphonium-solo-with-brass-band-cornelius-arr-wainwright-brookwright USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 4th Section + Instrumentation: Euphonium Soloist Bb Soprano Cornet Eb 1st Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet & Flugel Bb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone 2nd Euphonium Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb
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£36.59Drink to me only (Flugel Solo with Brass Band) Trad. English Melody arr. Bowen
The title of this flugel horn solo derives from a 17th century English poem by Ben Johnson that begins 'Drink to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine'. Its familiar melody is attributed to Colonel R. Mellish (1777-1817). This solo setting was written for the New York Staff Band in 1991. Within The Salvation Army church, the melody is associated with a religious lyric by William Drake Pennick (1884-1944) that begins 'There is a holy hill of God, its heights by faith I see'. (The Song Book of The Salvation Army, No. 627). The New York Staff Band recorded the solo on its 1992 CD, Under Three Flags (Triumphonic TRCD 1050). To view a follow-the-score video featuring Donald Spencer (Flugel Horn Soloist) with the New York Staff Band please visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRocgjTrli4 Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 4th Section + Instrumentation: Flugel Horn Soloist Bb Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet Bb Repiano Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet 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 Timpani Glockenspiel
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