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Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer / arranger: Peter Graham
Originally written for Evelyn Glennie & the Black Dyke Band, this arr. features the full band in some cat & mouse chases. Duration 4.50
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Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Traditional Arranger: Simon Kerwin
Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg
Difficulty: Medium
Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg (Castle in the Sky) is an ancient Norwegian folk-tune, originating from the Hallingdal area of the country. The words however, are German. They were translated into Norwegian by Bernt St¿ylen in 1905, and set as a hymn. The words tell of "a castle in Heaven, shining as the radiant sun, where no sins nor sorrows, crying nor tears are found".
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Peter Graham
Peter Graham's most recent work - June 2008
1. Catalonia 2. Catwalk 3. Scat! Movement 3 Scat! features solos for four instrumentalists - Trombone, Cornet, Vibraphone & Drum Kit ( the 8 bar kit solo can be extended if desired).
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The Soloists in "Catalonia" are - Alex Kerwin (Flugel Horn), Sandy Smith, Julie Backhouse and Alison Childs (Tenor Horns).
The Soloists in "Scat" are - Richard Marshall (Cornet), Brett Baker (Trombone), Andrea Price (Vibraphone) and Lee Skipsey (Drumkit).
Cats Tales can be extended by including the following separately available titles : Toccata Catnap ( solo for trombone)
Programme Note by the Composer :
In the early 1980’s I had the good fortune to live and work in New York City. Since the 1930’s The Big Apple has enjoyed a reputation as the jazz capital of the world. Indeed, jazz seemed to be a part of the very fabric of everyday life in the city. One might pass Frank Sinatra leaving The Players (Club) or Buddy Rich en route to a gig, while a few blocks south of my apartment the famous Blue Note Club played host to a succession of legendary jazz “Cats”, from Dizzy Gillespie to rising star Wynton Marsalis.
Cats Tales pays tribute to four wonderful musicians who shared a love of jazz and the city. New York born Elmer Bernstein is best remembered for his legendary film scores. Here Catalonia brings to mind some of those epic moments before a musical gear change that references the work of his contemporary colleague, “Bernstein East”, aka Leonard Bernstein. The presence of West Side Story looms large here. Henry Mancini studied his craft at the famous Julliard School in the Upper West Side. His most famous composition (which concerned a cat of the pink variety) provides the inspiration for the 2nd movement, Catwalk.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Nigel Hess
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PROGRAMME NOTE by Nigel Hess :
The three short pictures which make up the suite East Coast Pictures were inspired by several visits to a small part of the USA’s East Coast, an area which provides great extremes in the geography and the people. Shelter Island is a small island situated almost at the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap — but in the winter it is gloriously deserted, and bravely faces the onslaught of the Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This picture is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island.
NIGEL HESS Nigel Hess has worked extensively as a composer for television, theatre and film. Credits includeA Woman of Substance, Vanity Fair, Campion, Testament (Ivor Novello Award for Best TV Theme), Summer’s Lease (Television & Radio Industries Club Award for Best TV Theme), Maigret, Classic Adventure (‘Music from the Movies’ Award for Best BBC Theme), Dangerfield, Just William and Stick With me Kid for Disney. Recent television scores include Wycliffe for HTV (Royal Television Society Nomination for Best TV Theme and ‘Music from the Movies’ Award for Best 1W Theme), The BBC’s He14’ Wainthropp Investigates starring Patricia Routledge (Ivor Novello Award for Best TV Theme and Royal Television Society Nomination for Best TV Theme) and Badger, a Feelgood Fiction drama series for BBC1 starring Jerome Flynn. His most recent feature film score is for Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, directed by Bill Cartlidge. From 1981 to 1985 Nigel Hess was Company Music Director and House Composer for The Royal Shakespeare Company and has contributed twenty scores for RSC productions. He was awarded the New York Drama Desk Award for ‘Outstanding Music in a Play’ for the productions of Much Ado About Nothing and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway.
Brass Band Grade 4/5
Duration: 6 minutes.
Grade equivalents for Brass Band test-pieces where there is considerable overlap at the higher levels, depending on the level of competition (local, regional or national):
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer / arrangers: G. McKenzie, H. Nicholls
Includes :
01. The King's Horses 02. There's Something About a Soldier 03. When The Guards are on Parade 04. When the Band goes Marching by 05. When a Soldier's on Parade 06. The Toy Drum Major 07. The Toy-town Artilllery.
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