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Categories: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Traditional Arranger: Graham Robinson
Duration = 06.00
Degree of difficulty = C/D
"Ca' the yowes to the knowes" ("Drive the ewes to the hills") is a Scottish folk song collected by Robert Burns from 1794. Although sometimes attributed to Burns himself, the seven-stanza original poem is thought to be the work of Ayrshire poet Isabel Pagan, a contemporary of Burns. The poem was partially revised by Burns, and he added an eighth stanza. Burns later re-wrote the poem on a solitary stroll in the country, and this second version consists of six stanzas.It is possible that Burns was not aware that Pagan was the original author, only noting that "this song is in the true Scottish taste, yet I do not know that either air or words were ever in print before."
The original text is a pastoral love poem spoken from the point of view of a shepherdess herding her ewes ("yowes"), who has a romantic meeting with a shepherd lad. Burns's revised version is less explicit about the identity of the narrator, but follows a similar theme of love amid the beauty of nature. Both versions include the refrain, "Ca' the yowes to the knowes".
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Arranger: Peter Graham
Beautiful New Zealand melody features flugel.
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Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer / arranger: Peter Graham
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Commissioned by Black Dyke Mills Band for their tour of Japan in 1990,& recorded by them on the Essence of Time CD. Technically within the capabilities of most bands. Duration 6.12
Hinode is a Japanese word for "the rising sun", a dominant feature in Japanese life, and the slow intense build through the work ends in brilliant colour as the sun lights up the morning skies.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Eivind Groven Material: Ray Farr
Duration 6.09
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The theme is based on signature tunes sung by shepherds in the vast mountain areas in Telemark, Norway. The shepherds would recognise and identify each other by these 'Hjarlar-Ljod' (signature tunes).
HMS Indefatigable is a contest march, composed for the Virtuosi GUS Band, under the direction of Adam Cooke, and used as part of their programme for Brass in Concert in November 2016.
The march is named after the battlecruiser HMS Indefatigable; an ill-fated ship of the British fleet that fell victim to German Bombardment in the Battle of Jutland, in 1916. During the initial 30 minutes of the battle, the Indefatigable sustained heavy fire from the German battleship SMS Von der Tann, which struck Indefatigable’s armoury and caused the ship to suffer a catastrophic explosion, resulting in the ship sinking, with all but two lives lost. 1,017 souls perished.
This piece aims to capture the might and power of the great ship at sea, incorporating a touch of menace, hinting at the unfortunate end awaiting the HMS Indefatigable, whilst serving as a fitting tribute to the ship and her crew.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Arthur Sullivan
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The collaborations of Gilbert & Sullivan have given us some of the most memorable music in history. The overture to the H.M.S pinafore is a lively, foot tapping introduction to the comic opera, first performed in 1878. With wonderful melodies and band parts to keep every player entertained, this makes a great alternative to the challenging Italian overtures so often played. This piece has been skilfully arranged and can be played by most levels of bands.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer / arranger: W.H. Lear
Duration 2.26
Hogarth’s Hoedown is dedicated to Elgar Howarth's three children; Deed, Pad and Meeze (nicknames of course!)
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The recording is The LIGHTER SIDE of ELGAR HOWARTH on Doyen DOY CD215
Categories: SUMMER 2020 SALE TITLES, LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Dan Price
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Duration: 4:00
This traditional style concert march takes its name from an area in Lancashire not far from the composers home, and is in the style of the great marches composed by William Rimmer, Kenneth J.Alford and George Allen.
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