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Scritto in memoria di Ahmir Joliff e Dan Marburger, questo Bolero da concerto incorpora elementi musicali delle culture latina e mediorientale per creare momenti di grande emozione che raffigurano l'i...

Composto utilizzando un unico tempo veloce per tutta la durata, questo lavoro dinamico per gli esecutori del secondo anno è pieno di immagini e di intensità che vanno al di là di ciò che normalmente s...

In ogni ecosistema, un predatore apicale è un animale che si trova al vertice della catena alimentare e che non è mai stato predato. L'opera programmatica di Michael Oare si apre con un ammaliante ass...

Nella valle del fiume Mississippi, porzioni del Minnesota, del Wisconsin, dell'Iowa e dell'Illinois si trovano in una regione priva di vegetazione, aggirata da antichi ghiacciai. La bellezza paesaggis...

Epic Journey ci porta in un'odissea eroica e cinematografica, utilizzando un improvviso cambiamento di dinamica e un inaspettato cambio di tonalità per creare dramma ed eccitazione. Con una raffinatez...

Wind Machines può riferirsi sia alle varie macchine che vengono azionate dal vento, sia al suono svettante di una banda di fiati. In stile cinematografico, questa composizione ci porta in alto nel cie...

Scritto con un'atmosfera festosa e una melodia intonata, ecco un meraviglioso brano natalizio per i principianti. Caratterizzato da intervalli modesti e ritmi facili, è veloce da imparare e divertente...

Performance time - ca. 3:30'

Performance time - ca. 3:30'

Instrumentation: 2 picc.2 fl.2 ob.ca.2 Ebcl.3 cl.2 bcl.cbcl.2 asax.tsax.bsax.2 bsn.cbsn - 4 hn.3 crt.2 tpt.2 trbn.btrbn.2 euph.2 tuba - timp - perc(4): glsp/2 susp.cym/cyms/tom-toms/vib/BD/tgl/mark tr...

Instrumentation: 2 picc.2 fl.2 ob.ca.2 Ebcl.3 cl.2 bcl.cbcl.2 asax.tsax.bsax.2 bsn.cbsn - 4 hn.3 crt.2 tpt.2 trbn.btrbn.2 euph.2 tuba - timp - perc(4): glsp/cyms/tom-toms/wood block/siren/flexatone/vi...

A 10-minute work which follows the journey of the Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets the open sea. Along the way, Hess draws upon many musical li...

A 10-minute work which follows the journey of the Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets the open sea. Along the way, Hess draws upon many musical li...

RPM stands for Revolutions per Minute. This piece seeks to capture the feeling of unrelenting speed, acceleration and momentum. The composer was influenced by heavy metal music, and describes the over...

The Gilded Theatre was commissioned by the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary. They gave the first performance on 10th August 2008, at St. John'...

Frank Bridge was one of the finest English composers of the first half of the 20th century. The Pageant of London is his only work for wind band, comprising of two marches, one scored from Bridge's be...

Frank Bridge was one of the finest English composers of the first half of the 20th century. The Pageant of London is his only work for wind band, comprising of two marches, one scored from Bridge's be...

Duration: 13 minutes

A sequence of dances which make up a vigorous rhythmic romp, brilliantly written for the instruments.' The Guardian (Edward Greenfield), 25th July 1991

This 4 minute, Grade 5 piece is based on 3 traditional Normandy folk songs: Les Metamorphoses, Le marchand de velours and Le corselet . An ideal concert opener, the work is a lively dance with suggest...

Chansons de Normandie was commissioned by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force and premiered on BBC Radio 2 as part of their D-Day broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall on June 6th, 2014. This 4 min...

Firefly' was composed by award-winning composer Simon Dobson (b.1981) to provide an entertaining up-tempo concert work for community and youth bands. Composed in funk-rock style, and is based on the g...

INSTRUMENTATION: Pic, fl1 (2), fl.2 (2), ob, bsn, Eflat cl., cl. 1 (2), cl.2 (2), cl. 3(2), bass cl. - alto sax (2), tenor sax, bar. Sax – 5 tpts in B flat (5), 4 horns in F (2 optional) (4), 3...

Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941) was one of the leading English composers of his time. In October 1922 he adapted his popular string quartet Sir Roger de Coverley for full symphony orchestra and Sir Henry W...