Par CURNOW JAMES. The composition begins with the solo tuba stating the four notes (F, Bb, G, C) on which the entire piece is based. All other themes, and much of the harmony, are built on these four notes and their permutations. There are four main sections, with a brief cadenza before the last movement / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band et Tuba

Par CURNOW JAMES. The final bars of CENTURIONS take Grade 1 music to new heights of excitement! Artful composition for the first year band with limited ranges and rhythms makes this one you’ll use again and again. Some easy use of 16th notes (for the Snare Drum only) helps to generate that extra bit of energy that lifts this one over the top while keeping the Percussion parts interesting for the p…

Par CURNOW JAMES. La musique de Noël a traversé les siècles avec brillance. Parmi les plus célèbres noëls anglais datés du XIXe siècle, on citera Joy to the World. Cette mélodie est encore appréciée aujourd’hui. Festive Fanfare for the Holidays développe la mélodie originale sous diverses variations qui cheminent vers un finale éclatant. / Niveau : 4 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Co…

Par CURNOW JAMES. What an excellent way to lift your beginning band up to a higher level of musicianship! This outstanding new work for the beginning band is perfect for that first festival experience or for any concert venue. With accents, staccato, and lots of dynamic and stylistic contrasts there is much to teach in this piece, and yet it remains accessible to the last exciting note. Be sure to…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. At the end of the Sixties and the beginning of the Seventies, slowly but surely, a new exciting music style arose in pop music. Pop groups enlarged the musical spectrum by combining jazz harmonies with rock ’n’ roll rhythms. These experiments are now known as ‘fusion’. Fusion Factory combines elements of early fusion with modern fusion sounds. Listen to the excellent result! / …

Par FLEMING TOM. Après l'énorme succès de The Ultimate Guitar Tutor publié par Faber Music en 2007, The Ultimate Guitar : Blues est une collection de chansons classiques tels que John Lee Hooker, Fleetwood Mac, James Tayloe, t-Bone Walker et Leadbelly ainsi qu'un certain nombre de pièces originales dans un style de blues par auteur/arrangeur Tom Fleming. Toutes les chansons et les pièces sont disp…

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. What is the top secret method for getting the most out of your youngmusicians? There is no guaranteed secret method. However you can motivate all musicians with Spy Flix which puts a fun spin on the ‘secret agent music’ typical of the great Hollywood spy movies. Turn your otherwise routine band practice into Music 007 with Spy Flix. / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère originale / …

Arrangement: Ployhar J.D.. Par PLOYHAR JAMES D.. student Instrumental Course. The Belwin Student Instrumental Course is a course for individual instruction and class instruction of like instruments, at three levels, for all band instruments. Each book is complete in itself, but all books are correlated with each other. Althoug book can be used separately, all supplementary books should be used as …

Par CURNOW JAMES. Based on Marc-Antoine Charpentier's (1634-1704) Te Deum, Fanfare and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion was originally commissioned for the 1991 European Brass Band Championships held in Rotterdam, Holland. / Niveau : 4 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Fanfare

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Tales of the Bay is a collection of four short musical sketches portraying events that took place in the early 1800s in the Cheapside Bay region of the USA. It was here that the first English settlers landed. An exciting musical lesson in American history. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band