Brass Band Music
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Divertimento (previously Spring’s Awakening)
£35.00A combination of fast-paced technical prowess and lyrical beauty are demanded by this substantial solo for Eb Tenor Horn with brass band, composed by Andrew Duncan. Suitable for intermediate to advanced players and also available for Eb Tenor Horn with piano accompaniment and F Horn with piano accompaniment.
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QUICKVIEWDown By The Salley Gardens
£30.00A traditional Irish folk tune beautifully arranged for brass band by new-to-our-family, Fiona Neary. Offering a tranquil moment to your programme with a memorable jaunty jig section to keep your listeners on their toes, this piece brings all the qualities to meet the needs of that ‘Aaahhhh’ element!
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Dreamer
£30.00Lucy Pankhurst has created a lovely, wistfully calm solo for Eb Tenor Horn Solo and brass band in this aptly entitled piece. It exudes tranquility and enables the soloist and band to demonstrate how the beauty of music is shown through quiet control. A real ‘ahhhhhh’ moment item for your concert programme.
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Duetto Evangelico
£30.00A lively duet for tenor and bass trombone with brass band, created by Tim Paton and incorporating Sunday school favourites of This Little Light of Mine, Give Me Oil In My Lamp and … Living Lord. Offering soloists the opportunity to showcase the typical trombone characteristics – comical obligato, smooth ballad style, and plenty of the famous glissando for which the instrument is renowned.
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Dynamite!
£15.00A fun piece for training band, opening with chanting about the dangers of dynamite and developing into scored playing to get the participants engaged. A perfect piece to break the ice for young learners!
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Eleanor Rigby
£30.00In this artful arrangement for brass band by Tim Paton, this 1966 hit from The Beatles has been successfully scored, recreating the evocative sounds of the original, and presenting a wonderful must-have concert item.
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Eriskay Love Lilt (with brass band)
£30.00Eriskay Love Lilt is a traditional Gaelic melody from the Western Isles of Scotland, sensitively arranged here by Andrew Duncan as a cornet solo with brass band accompaniment. This arrangement was written in 2001 for Phillip McCann and was first played by him with the Hepworth Band at the 2002 Leek Music Festival in Derbyshire, England. It has also since been recorded by Eleanor Ferguson on Reflections of Freedom.
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Exegesis
£30.00An exciting, original composition for brass band by Tim Paton. At 10 minutes in length, it’s a complex work which entwines melodic lyricism amidst contemporary harmonies and scoring. A tour de force of Tim’s creativity and a rewarding challenge for the performers and audience.
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Fanfare & Theme
£35.00An attention-grabbing, original work written for the Raunds Temperance Band and featured in their performance at the 2010 Bolsover festival of brass. A striking opening for a concert and a work which provides plenty of creativity and originality in its approach.
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Fanfare for Christmas
£10.00A super festive opener to get things in the mood, this fanfare created by Tim Paton for brass band is based on “Good Christian Men Rejoice” and starts off a Christmas concert in the true spirit.
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Fawkes
£35.00A significant work for brass band by composer Christopher Gough. The piece presents a tone poem, inspired by the events of the Gun Powder Plot. It comprises 4 movements: Introduction of a Ruler; Conspiracy; Treason!; and Remember, Remember the 5th November. An exciting example of creativity and imagination from this talented writer. A really effective piece in its own right, making for an ideal choice as a feature in a themed concert.
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Feel
£30.00This duet for Eb tenor horn with brass band has been skillfully scored by Tim Paton, recreating this popular melody brought to fame by singer Robbie Williams. (Also available as a full brass band version).
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Festival March
£25.00A fresh arrangement of this popular Dvořák classic. A superb opportunity to mix classical with popular!
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First Attempt (brass band)
£25.00This cheerful, upbeat concert march, composed by Tim Paton for brass band, has taken inspiration from the inimitable style of the ‘march king’, Kenneth J Alford. A great contribution to the ever-popular march item in a brass band concert programme, and one which helps lift spirits through its catchy pulse and creativity. Also available as a version for brass ensemble.
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Flourish
£15.00A lyrical and upbeat little number, ideal for training/junior bands and brass ensembles looking for a short and sweet piece to play.
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Folk Dance and Carol (brass band)
£25.00A festive, musical cocktail by Tim Paton for brass band, bringing together a folk-feel dance motif and a familiar carol, to create the atmosphere of a village celebration. Opening with a lively Jig, the piece then settles to offer the tranquility of Gustav Holst’s beautiful melody In the Bleak Mid-Winter, then finishing up with a lively combination of both the dance and carol. A great addition to your festive repertoire. Also available for concert band.
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Four Moods
£30.00An original, 4-movement composition by Tim Paton for brass band. Each movement presents a different style and emotion, opening grandly with Nobility and shortly followed by a smooth, sweet movement, Sentiment. The third movement – Humour – takes the melody just heard in the previous Sentiment, and makes fun of it in an amusing style which utilises ‘rude’ trombone glissandi. The whole piece is then brought to a memorable closing with the final movement – Hot ‘n’ Cool – featuring a mix of jazz/rock with swing style. A fantastic concert item to bring variety to your programme.
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Gathering of the Clan
£35.00Based on the traditional Irish Air The Burnt Man, Gathering of the Clan begins with only the percussion playing until section by section the whole band joins in. A great opener with plenty of staging opportunities.
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Go!
£30.00Commissioned by The Prairie Band in the USA for their performance at the US Open, Lucy Pankhurst created this fast-paced, funky piece that’s a great concert item to offer variety to the programme.
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Hampstead Heath
£30.00Tim Paton has arranged this “lively, exciting and beautiful piece” for brass band, bringing the forgotten music of the 19th/20th century light music composer, John Holliday, into the modern spotlight. It celebrates those days gone by when public parks became a hive of activity during any public holiday, with the imagery of the sun shining, stalls and bazaars, bands and entertainers.
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Heed the Word
£25.95An original composition from Lucy Pankhurst, Heed The Word is a complete mix of powerful energy and poignant emotions flowing from the score. A strong use of pulsating drums are balanced at times with sheer tranquility and rich chords, exuding concerns, hope and positivity. The work was created in response to a charitable CD fund-raising project, and the recording by the Prairie Brass Band, US was featured on the final CD – Into Africa.
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QUICKVIEWHere and There
£30.00With great chords, development and unexpected bursts of energy, the work lasts just 1′ 48″, making it ideal to be positioned as an attention-grabbing opener or a contrasting interlude to greatly enhance the interest of a concert. Composed by Martyn Brabbins earlier in his auspicious career, which was heavily involved with the brass band movement. A sister-work to his other recent brass band release There and Back.
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Here’s That Rainy Day
£30.00Trombone Solo, taken from the stage musical ‘Carnival in Flanders’. Includes big band jazz style with ‘written’ improvisation-sounding soloist sections.
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