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John Rutter

Magnificat 3. Quia fecit mihi magna

Quia fecit mihi magna, (For he [that is mighty] hath done to me great things), is the third of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. Rutter was inspired by "jubilant...

John Rutter

Magnificat 5. Fecit potentiam

Fecit potentiam (He hath shewed strength) is the fifth of seven movements comprising John Rutter’s setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat, completed in 1990. The movement begins with irregular energetic rhythms with the basses singing a...

John Rutter

Magnificat 7. Gloria Patri

Gloria Patri (Glory be to the Father) is the seventh and final movement of the Magnificat. The music is based on movement 3, repeating the dotted rhythm and the building from bass to two sopranos. A prayer addressing Mary interrupts the doxology:...

William Walton

Major Barbara

Paul Noble - Bandmusicpdf.net · Major Barbara Major Barbara is social satire in three acts by George Bernard Shaw, performed in 1905 and published in 1907, in which Shaw mocked religious hypocrisy and the complicity of society in its own ills...

Johan Halvorsen

Masquerade Suite 1. Holberg Overture

Masquerade Suite was composed by Johan Halvorsen, one of the best-kept secrets of Norway. Not only was he an accomplished violinist and conductor, but also he was among the most prominent Norwegian composers in the generation following Edvard Grieg...

Johan Halvorsen

Masquerade Suite 2. Hanedansen

Masquerade Suite was composed by Johan Halvorsen, one of the best-kept secrets of Norway. Not only was he an accomplished violinist and conductor, but also he was among the most prominent Norwegian composers in the generation following Edvard Grieg...

William Walton

Orb and Sceptre

This music was composed in 1952/1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. It has been an important piece for the band repertoire for a number of years, now out of print. This new arrangement is intended to continue the legacy and...

David Lyon

Overture to a Comic Opera

Paul Noble · Overture To A Comic Opera - David Lyon; arr. by Paul Noble Program notes provided by the composer: Overture to a Comic Opera was written in 1968, at a time when I was composing other similar 'light music' pieces in the hope of a BBC...

Edward Elgar

Polonia

Paul Noble - Bandmusicpdf.net · Polonia Edward Elgar's symphonic poem Polonia was composed as a tribute to Paderewski for a special concert honouring Poland on 6 July 1915.  Although the piece is mainly Elgar's own work, it includes...

William Walton

Portsmouth Point

Paul Noble - Bandmusicpdf.net · Portsmouth Point Portsmouth Point is an overture originally composed in 1925 for orchestra by the English composer William Walton. The work was inspired by the well-known painting depicting Portsmouth Point by...

William Walton

Prelude and Fugue (The Spitfire)

Paul Noble - Bandmusicpdf.net · Prelude and Fugue (The Spitfire)- William Walton; arr. by Paul Noble The “Prelude and Fugue” (The Spitfire) by William Walton, written to accompany the film, “The First of the Few”, was the...

Prologo e Fantasia

Paul Noble - Bandmusicpdf.net · PROLOGO & FANTASIA William Walton’s last ‘original’ work of note was the Prologo e Fantasia in 1981-2, commissioned by Mstislav Rostropovitch and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington...