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An antiphonal composition using spatial effects and mutes; winning composition in the 2014 Foden's Band composition competition
Haunting timbres... resonating, mixing and flowing with a deeply satisfying alchemy - www.4barsrest.com
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For the brass music connoisseur we are able to offer a discounted package that includes both a copy of the score of Gregson's masterful Music of the Angels for symphonic brass and percussion, and the critically acclaimed London Brass CD recording of the work (along with many other brass ensemble works, many in their premiere recording).
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An exciting, rhythmically driven and highly percussive work with huge chorales and opportunities for staging or choreography - ideal for opening a concert or creating an impact!
The premiere of 'Ariel' was a very effective opener — neatly choreographed and played with zestful spirit and waspish edge - 4BarsRest.com
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Sonata Pian’e Forte is by the Venetian composer Giovanni Gabrieli and was probably written to be played as part of a service at St Mark’s, Venice. This is the earliest known piece to specify both the instruments to be played AND the dynamics in the written music. This arrangement is available for full brass band or 8-piece brass ensemble.
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The Sword and the Star is a concert overture for brass band which features the Scottish lament "The Flowers of the Forest". It was written for Middleton Band and the title refers the Assheton family crest which features in the arms of the town, and the 'Flodden Sword' captured at the battle in 1513 and still kept in St Leonard's Church in Middleton.