New & Recent Titles

JM50359 1 GOTTA FEELING - Parts & Score

Category: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles
Arranger: Michael Brown

Grade 2.0

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Sitting atop the pop charts for over three months, this mega-hit from the Black Eyed Peas boasts a driving, energetic groove and an infectious melody. A solid hit for bands as well!

JM49642 A DAY AT THE CIRCUS - Parts & Score

Categories: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles, Wind Band Catalogue - Light Concert Works - Grades 1 & 2
Arranger: Nicholas Baratta

Grade 2.0
duration 2.16

In this ingenious Nick Baratta arrangment, you’ll hear the elephants and laugh at the clowns, but all through the themes provided by Dvorák, Liszt and others. A musical tribute to these classic master composers and all so very familiar from the rings of the circus. This one will have your band on the edge of their seats!

JM49331 A LITTLE SALSA MUSIC - Parts & Score

Category: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles
Composer: Adam Gorb

Easy level of difficulty.

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JM49708 ACADEMY NIGHTS REMEMBERED - Parts & Score

Categories: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles, Wind Band Catalogue - Entertainment - Light Concert Works
Composers: Albert Hammond, Diane Warren
Arranger: Patrick Roszell

Grade 3.0
Duration 5.26

Academy Nights Remembered featuring the following great songs :

1. How do I Live
2. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
3. Because You Love Me
and more
From the opening music right through the end of the awards, this medley has your audience right there! Composed by award winner Diane Warren, this medley is sure to bring the house down!

JM49782 ADAGIETTO - Parts & Score

Categories: Wind Band Catalogue - Slow Tunes, Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles
Composer: Jacob De Haan

Grade 2.0
Duration 2.00

With Adagietto Jacob de Haan demonstrates his ability to write in all kinds of styles. A sense of pure calm emanates from the flowing main melody. The tasteful orchestration fully supports the harmonic suspense as the piece progresses towards a fantastic climax at the end.

JM49981 AFRICAN PORTRAIT - Parts & Score

Category: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles
Composer: James Curnow

A Fantasy on African Folk Songs.

PROGRAM NOTE
African Portrait is a fantasy on African folk songs presented in a way that strives to capture the stark landscape, numerous countries, vast amount of land, and warm, friendly people who love their different countries yet reflect one common attribute.., the love of music. The songs included in this continuous suite of three movements are songs of fun (Abot Tangewuo, a Kenyan counting game song), a lullaby that a mother might sing to her child (Ayo ay, from Senegal), and a Ugandan song (Yaye yayo) set in a mock war-dance style, which would be sung loudly and fiercely.

This piece features clapping, stomping, and loud drumming that expresses the energy and joyful exuberance of a wonderful people.

TO THE CONDUCTOR
The opening few measures require some physical involvement from the players in the form of clapping and stomping. Allow the performers to relax and enjoy this boisterous addition to the music. Keep it free and easy without overdue emphasison the dynamics. When the percussion section joins the ensemble, strive for a balance that allows the clapping and stomping to continue to dominate the texture.

In measure 5, the melody in the clarinets and saxophones is to be heard above the rhythmic aspect of the music. The counting in measures 17-20 may be performed in English or Kenyan, should you feel up to the proper pronunciations involved in the language. The lullaby in measure 26 is lovely and expressive and should not be hurried. Let the music portray the soft, rocking emotion of the music.
Yaye yayo, a war-like song, should exude energy, drive and spirit. Be cautious not to overplay the dynamics or the ‘accented” style.

JM47973 ALFIE - Parts & Score

Categories: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles, Wind Band Catalogue - Solo Works & Concertos
Composers: Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Arranger: Ray Woodfield

Solo for Trombone & Concert Band
The main theme from the film.

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JM47983 AMAZING GRACE - Parts & Score

Categories: Wind Band Catalogue - New & Recent Titles, Wind Band Catalogue - Solo Works & Concertos
Arranger: Oystein Baadsvik

Solo for Tuba & Wind Band.

One of the simplest and most beautiful melodies of all time. The origin of the melody is unknown. Most hymnals attribute it to an early American folk melody. The lyrics was written by the slave trader John Newton after he had "seen the light" and released all his slaves. Newton later became a minister.This arrangement was made for a concert with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra in 1989. It is technically easy and works well for a school orchestra and a relatively unexperienced soloist. The set is delivered with solo part in Bb, C and E-flat, treble- and bass clef. The arrantgement is open for imrovisation in the solo part, but a composed improvisation can be used.