Categories: New & Recent Titles, MUSIC from the MOVIES - Grade 3.0 Composer: John Williams Arranger: Michael Brown
Grade 3.0
From the blockbuster movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi, John Williams continues to display his mastery of music for film. This dynamic medley includes poignant new themes along with familiar older melodies as some of our favorite characters return for this episode.
Soundtrack Highlights from Star Wars:The Last Jedi
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer / arranger: Gareth Wood
From Three Mexican Pictures for Wind Orchestra
The uproarious Carnival finale from Three Mexican Pictures, an intoxicating mixture of brilliant colours, vibrant rhythms and one of those tunes you can never get out of your head once you’ve heard it.
Categories: New & Recent Titles, FINISHER - Grade 4.0 Composers: Jo Hermans, Wietse Meys Arranger: Richard Johnson
Grade 4.00
If you are looking for a musical introduction with overwhelming energetic character, lots of rhythms and a pumping bass and drum part, this is the piece you are looking for. Sparks of Fire originated from a piece of music for pop band and strings for the Belgian entertainment concept ‘Christiano and his Magical Orchestra’. Not many people sit still when listening to this energetic piece of music! It is perfect for opening or closing your concert.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: Mario Burki
Grade 4
Duration 9:00
This publisher rates grade difficulty as follows:
1 = very easy 2 = easy 3 = easy/medium 4 = medium/difficult 5 = difficult 6 = very difficult
The designation spheres was the geocentric (Earth-centric) idea that describes the firmament of concentric transparent shells at different distances which rotate at different rates and attached to which are the sun, moon and the stars.
The work, "Spheres", in German "cases," tries to describe this in music.
In the beginning the earth (earth's crust) is described with a powerful fanfare.
This is followed, after a tumultuous transition, the description of the emptiness of the individual spheres.
Tempo now rises, according to Pythagoras' theory that rotating spheres produce a "heavenly" music, a pulse and a melody.
The construction ends in a brilliant Allegro, which symbolizes that the although the spheres are independent individuals, from them the whole universe is a unit.
The work was dedicated by the Youth Music Ostermundigen the company Ziswiler Recycling Ltd in gratitude for the extremely generous financial support.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: Rob Wiffin
Grade 3.5
Spider Legs is a vibrant Latin dance number. Stylistically Spider Legs can best be described as ‘Merengue House’ but perhaps it is better without any description! It was composed in 2014, shortly after the birth of the composer's granddaughter who was nicknamed ‘Spider Legs’ - the name fit the music so well!
Category: New & Recent Titles Arranger: Paul Murtha
FROM THE SIMPSON'S MOVIE
Grade 1.5
One of the memorable sequences from The Simpsons Movie features Homer and his favored swine. Here's a tongue-in-cheek musical moment for the ages based on the familiar “Spider Man” theme.
Categories: New & Recent Titles, FINISHER Grade 3.0 Composer: Brian Balmages
Grade 3 Duration 4:45
Inspired by a trip to Honolulu, this music embodies the “aloha spirit” that so many discover when visiting the islands of Hawaii. Making use of a wealth of authentic percussion instruments (along with many options for substitutions), the piece truly captures the bright spirit of Hawaii. An optional ukulele part is cued in other instruments, and the piece concludes with a powerful rendition of Hawaii Aloha, an anthem of great pride to those who live in Hawaii. Magical! (4:45)
Categories: New & Recent Titles, BIGGIES - Grade 4.5, FINISHERS - Grade 5.0 Composer: Philip Sparke
Grade 5.0 Duration 7.20
Spirit of Andalusia was commissioned by The Glasgow Wind Band. The brief was to create a fascinating 5-minute opener, however, during the compositional process, the piece started to take the form of a Spanish influenced composition. The composer decided to stick to this involuntary development and started producing a tribute to Spanish music, in particular, Flamenco - which originates from the region of Andalusia. He uses exciting rhythms and colours from the musical culture.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: Philip Sparke
Grade 5
Duration 9m20s
Spirit of Endeavour is a virtuosic piece of music with a positive musical message. It tells the story of a wind band embracing hard work, friendship, musical excellence, love, marriage and birth, as well as the sad loss of cherished members. Composer Philip Sparke decided to salute the history of the Canadian concert band ‘Harmonie de Charlesbourg’ with a work that falls into two contrasted sections. One Vision deals with forming the band and the subsequent united desire to create an ensemble espousing the idea of musical perfection. The Pursuit of Excellence salutes the 20 years of hard work of the wind band. This concert work ends with a chorale of the full band, symbolising the fulfilment of a united dream!
Categories: New & Recent Titles, MARCHES - Grade 3.0, HERALD MUSIC Composer: Terence Creswick
March Card A5 Size music
Please note that there is no full score published with this work. Traditionally, conductors have used a cued Solo Cornet part to rehearse and perform with.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: John Philip Sousa Arranger: Philip Sparke
Grade 3.0
This collection provides a practical edition that can be used for marching as well as in the concert hall for 15 Sousa classics:
The Beau Ideal The Black Horse Troop • El Capitan • The Fairest of the Fair • Hands Across the Sea • The High School Cadets • The Invincible Eagle • King Cotton • The Liberty Bell • Manhattan Beach • Nobles of the Mystic Shrine • Semper Fidelis • The Stars and Stripes Forever • The Thunderer • The Washington Post
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