Each year in July in the city of Pamplona, Spain, hundreds of people participate in the running of the bulls, which precedes the daily bullfights during the Fiesta de San Fermin. 'El Toro' (The Bull) is an exciting piece with a Spanish flair that has moments of harmonic tension and drama with strong melodies and countermelodies. An exciting way to explore 3/4 time, tension-and-release, and hemiola…

from The Four Noble Truths. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. They concern themselves with Dukkha, which has no exact translation but can mean suffering, stress or sadness etc. Magga is The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha - the Fourth Noble Tr…

The Trout. Par VAN BERINGEN ROBERT. We proudly bring you another one of Robert van Berigen’s spectacular arrangements of popular classical works, based on Franz Schubert’s famous song, The Trout, Op. 32, composed in 1817. Schubert liked the melody so much he used it again in his Trout Quintet in 1819. This arrangement will both charm and delight your audience. / Niveau : 2 / Date parution : 1905…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Exotic! Mysterious Middle-Eastern modalities, colorful orchestration, and a stunning 'chase' combine to make James Hosay's PERSIS (the Greek word for Persia) a very special offering for your next concert. An enchanting and poignant Oboe solo love theme (cued for Flute) is surely one of the most beautiful passages written for concert band in quite some time. PERSIS will be one o…

Arrangement: Harris Richard. Par HARRIS RICHARD. Snowmen, reindeer and roasting chestnuts - few things capture the spirit of Christmas quite so memorably as a good old festive song. Play Christmas features 10 all-time favourites from across the decades, from the classic Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! and Frosty The Snowman to Wham's Last Christmas and Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas…

This exclusive instructional book and DVD set includes guitar lessons taught by young Nashville phenom Daniel Donato. The 'New Master of the Telecaster? shows you his unique 'pathways? concept, opening your mind and fingers to uninhibited fretboard freedom, increased music theory comprehension, and more dynamic solos! The DVD features Daniel Donato himself providing full-band performances and a fu…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Volcano is a work commissioned by the Municipal Wind Orchestra of Endingen in Germany. The three creative impulses which provided the basis for this symphonic poem are inspired by outside sources. They are closed linked with the history of the Orchestra and the region in which it performs. In this region is the Kaiserstuhl, an enormous rock situated on the edge of the Black …

Par BULLA STEPHEN. The inspiration for this piece, commissioned by the United States Army Band, came from the Gulf and its constant presentation to the world as a media event on television. The composer wanted to capture the colour and events of war as they were played out on the television screen. Composed as a single movement rhapsody, the work is framed by the riveting sounds of airborne bombin…