Blasenfest
Tommy Fry

This new edition of Blasenfest returns a great favorite of school bands throughout the country to the catalog, with a complete Full Score for the first time. Built from a simple motive of fourths (F-C, Bb-Eb), Blasenfest is constructed with great skill and touches on a wide variety of moods and styles in a moderately contemporary vein during its brief span. Chorales, fanfares and a lively, rhythmically pointed allegro will give a Grade 3-4 band an excellent opportunity to demonstrate its proficiency. The brass and percussion writing, particularly effective and brilliant, will help ensure that this crowd pleaser will continue to excite players and audience alike.

Duration: 6' Keys: F, Eb Ranges: Trumpet - High G; Horn - F#; Trombone - High G
J661 ($95.00; 20.00; 4.00)

Sarabande and Polka
Malcolm Arnold; arranged by John P. Paynter

Two short movements taken from Malcolm Arnold's delightful ballet score, Solitaire, these two contrasting pieces show both sides of Arnold's art (the pensive and the rambunctious) to great advantage in this celebrated arrangement by master arranger John P. Paynter. The Sarabande is reflective and lyrical and the polka has a quirky charm and some brilliant triple tonguing for the trumpet section. Sarabande and Polka is a brilliant classic of the modern concert band repertory.

Duration: 5'25" Keys: F, Bb, Eb Ranges: Cornet - F; Trumpet - F#; Horn - F; Trombone - High Eb
J721 ($75.00; 15.00; 3.00)

The Solitary Dancer
Warren Benson

Rarely rising above mezzo piano, even when most of the band is playing, the music of The Solitary Dancer has a unique ability to suggest stillness within purposeful energy. The simple melodic and rhythmic motives from which Benson constructed this amazing and original piece are assembled and re-assembled in a continual tapestry of quiet magic that testifies to the composer's instrumental mastery. The large percussion functions as a "continuo", keeping the pace constant ("with quiet excitement throughout") and adding wonderful touches of light and idiosyncratic color.

Duration: 7' Key: D Minor/Modal Ranges: Trumpet - High C; Horn - E; Trombone - High Gb
J729 ($85.00; 20.00; 4.00)

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