from Symphony No. 1 - The Lord of the Rings. Johan de Meij?s first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J.R.R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The symphony consists of five separate movements, each illustrating a personage or an important episode from the book. This transcription for brass band, arranged by the composer has the following movements: I. GANDALF (The Wizard), IV. JOURNEY IN THE DARK (The Mines of Moria and The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm), V. HOBBITS. The symphony was written in the period between March 1984 and December 1987, and had its première in Brussels on 15th March 1988, performed by the The Royal Band of the Belgian Guides under the baton of Norbert Nozy. In 1989, the symphony The Lord of the Rings was awarded a first prize in the Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in Chicago, and a year later, the symphony was awarded a grant by the Dutch Composers Fund. In 2001, the orchestral version was premiered by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra.

One of the highlights from the movie is this distinctive and moderately paced dance feature. Woodwinds and horns get a chance to shine on this one!

With a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek show biz razzle dazzle this energetic closer starts out with a 2-beat feel then follows with a full ensemble shout chorus and dynamic ending.

Made famous by the Blues Brothers this hard-hitting blues classic is sure to become an instant favorite with your band. Rogers arrangement features a driving shuffle groove and solid scoring for the entire ensemble.

10 flexible Blues Arrangements for String Ensemble. Par HUFSCHMIDT THOMAS. Get the blues by playing in small or large ensembles of woodwinds, brass, strings, or rhythm section!Play together in harmony with classmates, family, and friends. Use any combination of instruments and any skill level. Everyone can play the blues! As a conductor of school bands or ensembles you?re always looking for arrangements that can be played by players of different levels and instrument groups. At many times such arrangements don?t fit to what you require. Alfred?s Flex-Ability series will fit for you! Arranged for multi-level instrumentalists to play popular music together, this Flex-Ability Blues series will enable you:? to perform each blues song either as solo, duet, trio, quartet, and/or quintet to bring together players of different levels to choose your individual ensemble of any size to combine any instrument part from any book with any part from the other books The Flex-Ability Blues series provides you with seven instrumental books including ten blues songs in five-part score form you can use in such a flexible way. The arrangements are carefully crafted to sound authentic, optional octaves are included to allow for range flexibility. To help you practice, a downloadable PDF Piano accompaniment for all the pieces in this book is available online. This way, you definitely will have the blues!/ Recueil / Violon, Alto ou Violoncelle

John has skillfully used a variety of styles and tempos in creating this very effective opener/production number. The opening section is fast and furious before switching to a medium swing groove. There is even a brief bump andgrind before returning to the fast tempo and ending with a flourish!

This effective production number is written in a medium tempo swing style. The melody is skillfully traded around to various sections and the feel alternates between a 2-beat feel and solid swing.

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From the movie musical that rocked the entertainment world here is an exciting medley that includes the show stoppers And All That Jazz Cell Block Tango and Roxie. Great entertainment with a tip of the hat to the styles of early jazz.