Irish Reel

• Paperback | Engels | Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band
• Britten wrote Irish Reel in 1936 as the title music for a documentary film entitled 'Around the Village Green'. It is a bravura piece, exhibiting all ... Lees meer

Kenneth Hesketh: The Gilded Theatre

• The Gilded Theatre was commissioned by the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary. They gave the f... Lees meer

Stephenson's Rocket

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• This seven-minute concert overture recalls the early days of the railways, and one of the most famous engines of all time, The Rocket. It was commissi... Lees meer

Danceries (Set II)

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• This second set of Danceries continues the format established in Danceries (Set I), namely in using material taken from Playford's Dancing Master, a c... Lees meer

Global Variations

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• Around the world in just over eight minutes! Although commissioned for a Youth Band, no concessions are made here for lack of technical ability, parti... Lees meer

Thirty to Tango

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• This tango was originally composed in 1990 as the fourth movement of the composer's Fourth Symphony. It was intended there as a modern equivalent of t... Lees meer

Coogee Funk

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• Composer's note: Coogee Funk was inspired by a trip to Sydney, Australia. I had decided on a whim to travel to OZ and, after a lot of busking, managed... Lees meer

Global Variations

• Paperback | Engels | Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band
• Around the world in just over eight minutes! Although commissioned for a Youth Band, no concessions are made here for lack of technical ability, parti... Lees meer

Danceries (Set I)

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• The term Danceries can be found in a copy of Playford's Dancing Master, an extensive collection of folk and popular tunes of the seventeenth century (... Lees meer

Popov's Parade

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• Combining references to 20th-century Russian music with slapstick humor, Popov's Parade is a humble tribute to a great international artist, Oleg Popo... Lees meer

The Pre-Goodman Rag

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• Malcolm Arnold's Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115, was dedicated to Benny Goodman, and first performed by him as part of the Red Rocks Music Festival ... Lees meer

March Barnes Wallis

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• March Barnes Wallis was commissioned by Royal Air Force Music Services to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the famous Dambuster's raid. It received... Lees meer

Danceries (Set I)

• The term Danceries can be found in a copy of Playford's Dancing Master, an extensive collection of folk and popular tunes of the seventeenth century (... Lees meer

Battles

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• Battles was written for the restoration of the epic 1927 silent film The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands, and was commissioned by the British ... Lees meer

Thames Journey

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• A 10-minute work which follows the journey of London's River Thames, from its origins as a few drops of water in Wiltshire to the point where it meets... Lees meer

Celebrare Celeberrime

• Celebrare Celeberrime: to celebrate to the full and with the greatest speed. This title appeals as a general philosophy of living one's life to the fu... Lees meer

The Catskills

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• In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains - an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you ... Lees meer

Masque

Kenneth Hesketh

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• A Masque (short for Masquerade) has been defined by Historians as 'A revel in which Mummers or masked folk come with torches blazing into the festive ... Lees meer

A Christmas Overture

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• Nigel Hess's bustling 6-minute work, A Christmas Overture, is an exciting new addition to the Christmas repertoire and a must for opening any seasonal... Lees meer

The Ringing Isle

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• Handel called Britain the ringing isle because when he moved to London, he heard bells ringing everywhere: great bells in church towers, and hand bell... Lees meer

Ides March

• Ides March was commissioned by William Brine in 1990, Bermel's first commission. Brine requested that the work be a march suitable for performance at ... Lees meer

Keystone Kops

• The Keystone Kops was a series of silent comedies featuring an incompetent group of policemen. They first appeared in the 1912 film Hoffmeyer's Legacy... Lees meer

Shelter Island

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• Shelter Island is the first movement of East Coast Pictures. It is a depiction of the Shelter Island itself, a few hours drive east of New York. In th... Lees meer

To the Stars

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• To the Stars! is the fruit of a unique collaboration between Nigel Hess and the children of several Bedfordshire (UK) schools who were asked to contri... Lees meer