Belmont Variations, Arthur Bliss arr. Frank Wright. Brass Band

Suite from Hymn of the HighlandsAMP 047-010 Suite from Hymn of the Highlands draws three expressive musical pictures of the Scottish highlands. The first movement, Ardross Castle, features solo passages for clarinet and bassoon and features a fascinating bagpipe melody. The second movement, Alladale, is a saxophone trio with an accompaniment featuring the percussion section. The final movement, Dundonnell, features two highly contrasting melodies, a wild presto and the bagpipe melody first heard in the first movement.Composer: Philip SparkeInstrumentation: Concert Band/HarmoniePublisher: Anglo Music PressSeries: Anglo Music Midway SeriesDifficulty: 5Product Type: Set (Score & Parts)Duration: 0:17:00Year of Publication: 2002ISMN: 9790570290475

Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergeij Rachmaninow (1873-1943) is regarded as one of the most versatile musicians of his time. He wrote symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music, tone poems, operas and songs. As concert pianist he was in great international demand, his many concert tours brought him to Europe and the United States. During World War I he fled through Sweden to the U.S. with his family, and he almost totally lost his inspiration for composing. In 1930, he moved back to Europe, buying a property in Switzerland and building a great mansion. In consequence of World War II he had to flee to the U.S. again, where he died in Beverly Hills in 1943, just before his 70th birthday. Polka Italienne is based on a melody that Rachmaninow heard in Italy at the beginning of the 1900s, played by an old street organ. He liked the melody very much and wrote it down for piano right after he had returned to his hotel. Today, the edition for four-handed piano is regarded as the original version. German composer and arranger Stefan Schwalgin has carefully created a skillfully orchestrated new version, meeting the standards and requirements of a modern European wind orchestra and bringing 'Polka Italienne' to the wonderful sound of winds.

Flanders FieldsDan PriceCommissioned in 2014 by the 2nd Rossendale Scout Band, Flanders Fields was composed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, also known as the Great War. It is a reflective work which uses a hymn as its basis, infusing the sound of bugle calls and marching drums to convey the impression of a conflict rather than depicting a specific battle.Narration and wordless choir can be included as part of the performance.Duration: 00:07:30Grade: 3

English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Concert BandConsidered an integral part of the core literature for concert bands, this masterwork by Ralph Vaughan Williams has stood the test of time and continues to receive numerous performances on a yearly basis. This new printing features a newly engraved and carefully edited full score (with F Horns in F, and measure numbers to aid in rehearsals) along with matching parts. A must for all libraries! (Grade 4)ContentMarch: Seventeen come SundayIntermezzo: My Bonny BoyMarch: Folk Songs from SomersetDifficulty: EasyPublisher/Label: Boosey & HawkesDuration: 11:30 Series: British Band Classics, QMB 151

Det fins flere arrangementer av Bojarenes inntogsmarsj, men de fleste er enige om at det gamle arrangementet til Louis-Philippe Laurendeau fortsatt er et av de beste.Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935) skrev marsjen i 1893 etter å ha fått et tilbud om ansettelse ved musikk-konservatoriet i Bucaresti. Han avslo tilbudet, men gjorde seg likevel kjent med forholdene i landet. Da han leste om den aristokratiske og mektige rumenske landadelen som ble kalt bojarer, fikk han inspirasjonen til å skrive en marsj som han mente kunne passe for denne folkegruppen.På denne tiden var Halvorsen kapellmester ved Den Nationale Scene i Bergen. Der framførte han marsjen flere ganger som mellomaktsmusikk i teatret. Selv om marsjen ble populær, kunne han neppe forestille seg at den raskt ble hans mest kjente komposisjon og med tiden kåret som en av verdens ti beste marsjer.Et av de første korpsarrangementene ble skrevet av den kanadiske arrangøren og komponisten Louis-Philippe Laurendeau (1861-1916) og utgitt av Carl Fisher i New York i 1911. Laurendeau ble mye brukt av dette musikkforlaget, fordi han valgte å arrangere for en besetning med saksofoner og tromboner som etter hvert ble standard i alle moderne musikkorps.De eneste endringene i forhold til det originale arrangementet er at bassklarinett dobler barytonsax, og at det er lagt til en stemme for 2. altsax. Originalen har en god del stikknoter i stemmen for solo kornett som tilpasning for korps med ufullstendig besetning, men denne stemmen er utelatt her.

La Fiesta Mexicana (concert band)Following a year of studying Mexican folk music, Reed created this work which is subtitled A Mexican Folk Song Symphony for Concert Band. Set in three contrasting movements, the entire work musically portrays a religious festival. The variety of textures is evident from the beginning of the first movement entitled "Prelude and Aztec Dance." The second movement, "Mass," is more somber and reflective. "Carnival," the last movement, is joyous and invigorating. A hearty time-honored work. ISBN: BDM03027Publisher: WarnerGenre: Latin, ContemporaryGrades: Grade 5Language: EnglishDurata:21:58