Pop Specials for Strings - Grade 3-4. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. Larry Moore's excellent arrangement for string orchestra captures all the grandeur, urgency, and pathos of John Williams' theme from the latest installment of the Star Wars saga! This would be a truly magnificent concert opener for your students! / Date parution : 2023-01-24/ Répertoire / Orchestre à Cordes

One of the earliest of Sparke's fantastic works for euphonium, the 'Fantasy' features lyrical and technical passages including some triple tonguing. The work alternates an atmospheric recitative with a driving allegro section. It has quickly become a standard in the repertoire.An atmospheric 'Lento' sets the scene for a folk-like theme from the soloist with an almost Scottish feel, which is freely…

Par MEYER RICHARD. This lively rondo begins with the famous theme from Paganini's Caprice #24, reworked into a 5/4 dance with a cool vibe. Woven into the rondo form are three original dances (a tango, a country dance and a waltz)---each a musical adventure of its own. The colorful orchestration by Richard Meyer gives every member of your ensemble an unforgettable and joyful experience while the wi…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Harbour:Sunday Morningwas commissioned by the Jersey Instrumental Service for the Jersey Youth Wind Band. The history of the Channel Islands is inextricably linked to the sea and this determined the theme for this composition. The composer is intrigued by man?s fascination with elements of nature (such as the sea, mountains, deserts and deep space), which are both beautiful …

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. Shining armor and the Knights of the Round Table! Beautiful, virtuous ladies and the Age of Chivalry are the images rendered in KNIGHTS AND LADIES, a new Grade 1 band piece inspired by Alfred Lord Tennyson’s IDYLLS OF THE KING. An excellent vehicle for cross-curricular teaching, this easy piece for your first or second year band has a heroic theme and contrasting middle section…

Sounding harder than it really is, this easy arrangement of Alan Silvestri's popular theme from the film Captain America: The First Avenger will sound great even with smaller bands. / Partitions classique / Ensemble et orchestre / Ensemble vents / HAL LEONARD

A Young Persons' Guide to the Brass Band. Par DE HAAN JACOB. Subtitled “A Young Person’s Guide to the Brass Band”, Go for Brass ! is a musical introduction to the sound, instrumental groups and the individual instruments of the brass band. Your players will love this work as they stand to highlight their particular section with snippets of the sparkling up-tempo dance style theme. An extremely ent…

Eight classic jazz originals written by Miles Davis. This is a unique way to learn eight of the most popular songs of the Fifties. These tunes are considered jazz classics because most all jazz musicians around the world have learned them. And the reason so many jazz musicians have learned them is because they are all such interesting vehicles for improvising and interesting chord changes, altered…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Earth, Water, Sun, Wind is a four movement work with the unifying theme of these four elements. The music varies from being purely descriptive of the movements’ titles to specific sound painting - Earth, for example, is pure music and non programmatic whereas Sun attempts to paint a specific sound picture. The Symphony as a whole concerns itself with man’s relationship with thes…

Goldfinger will always call to mind Shirley Bassey 's assertive vocal on the soundtrack of the James Bond film of the same name. Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, it became the definitive in-your-face Bond song before the series' theme tunes became quieter and more pop-oriented. This version has been arranged for SSA choir with piano accompaniment by Thomas Lydon. / Choeur…