Play with a real band!-Bigger Swop is the follow-up to Big Swop - a household name in the wind-playing world. A variety of pieces in different styles such as R&B bossa nova swing and latin rock pass in revue. This album offers plenty of opportunities to improvise. The live recorded accompaniments on the CD make playing easy and fun!The accompaniment parts (including the chord notation) are on the CD in printable (PDF) format. You can print them out for your band members.

Tanabata-In Japan July the 7th is a holiday known as Tanabata for which large celebrations are held throughout the country. The holiday is based on a legend about a young man and a young woman who are separated by the Milky Way and can only see each other once a year on this night. The Seventh Night of July is Itaru Sakai’s musical interpretation of this romantic legend. The flugel horn and euphonium solos during the middle movement represent the two main themes from the legend.

Standard basses with chords-Easy Special Songs is a varied collection of appealing contemporary melodies. The accompaniment in the left hand is very varied in approach and specifically meant for standard basses where the fundamental bass row the bass row of thirds and the major minor and seventh chord rows are featured. On the CD you will find attractive varied and sometimes amusing accompaniments with different rhythms. You will surprise everyone when you play along with these tunes on your accordion.

Let’s Dance takes you on an exciting night of dancing being cool on the dance floor with your designer clothes dancing the night away and forgetting about your daily worries. It’s party time on the dance floor with this grooving new work. Brass Band goes Disco!

Avec Vicinius de Moraes et João Gilberto Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) est considéré comme le père de la bossa nova un style musical qui se caractérise par un souple balancement et qui évolue sur les rythmes de la samba brésilienne. Carlos Jobim a composé de nombreuses chansons qui sont devenues à la fois des classiques de la musique populaire brésilienne et du jazz : Corcovado Chega de Saudade The Girl From Ipanema et Desafinado (1959) qui connut un succès planétaire.

For one or two accordions- Three of a Kind (“Trois pièces du même genre”) contient trois ragtimes trois morceaux de blues et trois chants aux couleurs exotiques. Les mélodies blues sont des arrangements de classiques du genre tandis que les autres pièces sont des compositions originales.

Rares sont les artistes à célébrer 50 ans de succès dans l’univers impitoyable du show-biz. Cliff Richard a réussit cette performance exceptionnelle en étant au sommet des classements britanniques durant 6 décennies d’affilée (1950-2000). Ce medley rassemble cinq de ses plus grands succès : Congratulations Power to All Our Friends Living Doll Lucky Lips et We Don’t Talk Anymore .

Concert March-This piece was composed in the summer of 2000 on commission of the Whightull Wind Ensemble. Seaside Road is a march in two-four time. The work begins with a tempestuous sound followed by a light passage. Featuring amongst others your Bass Clarinet and Euphonium soloists in the trio section the work builds towards an agile tutti before concluding with a powerful closing section. A must for all your summer season concerts.

Utopia is the name of a book written by the English author Thomas More and was published in 1516. The title is a word thought up by More himself after the Greek language meaning Nowhereland and leading to the invention of the words utopian scheme and utopian. Utopia pictured an ideal state on an island far from the inhabited world. This idea was the basis of the composition. It makes one think of Oregon in variety of themes and style. Utopia also exists of a combination of styles that breathe the atmosphere of film music. However Utopia sounds less American. The slow and stirring middle part for example is closer to the European romanticism: the chord signals in the brasssection remind of Wagner's music.

The ‘czardas’ Anitschka depicts the love story of a Hungarian and a gipsy girl called Anitschka. She is not easily seduced by her admirer but perseverance prevails in this musical tale: all’s well that ends well.

According to music critic Mark Azarra Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) was “one of the four best composers of instrumental music in the 20th century next to George Gershwin Aaron Copland and Charles Ives”. Many of his nostalgic songs such as Sleigh Ride and Blue Tango are firmly embedded in the American popular music culture. In 1945 at the request of Roger Voisin the principal trumpeter of the Boston Pops Orchestra Anderson wrote the Trumpeter’s Lullaby . This version for concert band by will be a sure winner.

Tanabata-In Japan July the 7th is a holiday known as Tanabata for which large celebrations are held throughout the country. The holiday is based on a legend about a young man and a young woman who are separated by the Milky Way and can only see each other once a year on this night. The Seventh Night of July is Itaru Sakai’s musical interpretation of this romantic legend. The flugel horn and euphonium solos during the middle movement represent the two main themes from the legend.

Maria durch ein? Dornwald ging (Blest Mary Wanders Through the Thorn) is a traditional German Christmas song. The earliest known version is recorded in the Andernacher Gesangbuch from 1608. Halfway through the nineteenth century it was a regional pilgrimage song in Thüringen and at the beginning of the twentieth century the current version was registered in the songbook Zupfgeigenhansl of the German youth movement. Michael Bilkes used the well-known melody to create this attractive arrangement for concert band.

Henryk Wieniawski (né en 1835 à Lublin en Pologne et mort à Moscou en 1880) fut un jeune prodige du violon. À l’âge de huit ans il est admis au conservatoire de Paris. Quatre ans plus tard il y conclut brillamment son parcours musical. Sa carrière d’illustre virtuose du violon lui fait parcourir le monde sa vie durant. Henryk Wieniawski a également révélé un indéniable talent de compositeur mais son œuvre essentiellement consacrée au violon reste néanmoins limitée. En 1859 il compose la Légende en Sol mineur pour Violon et Orchestre Op. 17 . Dans cette version pour Orchestre d’Harmonie Wil van der Beek confie la partie soliste à la clarinette. L’instrumentiste peutpleinement mettre en valeur ses aptitudes techniques et sa musicalité.

6 play-along flute trios also suitable for flute choir-After the great success of Fun for Flutes the follow up is here: More Fun for Flutes. Just like Fun for Flutes this book is ideal for anyone who plays the flute in an ensemble or takes flute lessons. The six appealing modern pieces are perfect for the flute and can be used very flexibly. They are suitable for everyone who has been learning the flute for two to two and a half years.On the CD you will find several versions of each piece: first you will hear a complete recording to give you an impression of the possible end result. Then follows a version without the first flute a version without the second flute another without the third flute and finally a version with onlythe swinging accompaniment. Of course this last version is the most fun since it allows three (or more) flautists to play together!

for Bb Clarinet and Piano-A short original work that is ideal for exploiting the clarinet's expressive potential.

The lyrics to Der Mond ist aufgegangen (The Moon Is Risen) come from Matthias Claudius one of Germany’s best-known poets. The 1779 poem with the original title Abendlied (Evening song) was set to music by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz and has become perhaps the most famous Abendlied in the German-speaking world. Johann de Haan has created a delightful arrangement of this poignant melody. The wind orchestra can optionally be accompanied by a choir (Dutch and German texts are provided).

This exciting suite draws on music from three masters of the early 17th century John Bull Isaac Posch and Paul Peuerl. Variations by John Bull should be played in strict tempo while the Intrada by Isaac Posch can be done justice by different tempi; arranger Peter Knudsvig prefers a fairly slow interpretation himself. O Musica was originally written for five parts. A bold tempo and great dynamic differences will give this work the brilliance it deserves.

Clarinet 2- BAND TIME Christmas est conçu pour la première année de classe d’orchestre et contient des arrangements à quatre voix de chants de Noël mondialement célèbres. La difficulté des pièces augmente en suivant la même progression que le premier volume de la méthode Écouter lire & jouer . Les cinq premiers arrangements suivent la progression des leçons 6 à 9. Il est donc possible de les interpréter dès la fin du premier trimestre (Noël). Cette collection est accompagnée d’un compact disc (vendu séparément) pour permettre à vos jeunes musiciens de jouer à la maison avec un vrai orchestre. Ceci garantit des résultats plus rapides ! BAND TIME Christmas : idéal pourles Orchestres Juniors !

Many of the numerous chorals Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) composed during his lifetime are still very popular today. An example is the melody Ich steh an deiner Krippen her (BWM 469) composed in 1736 and first published in the Schemelli hymn-book.In Jacob de Haan's magnificent instrumental arrangement for band this piece will certainly enrich your Christmas concert programme.