Concert Band - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1284630

Composed by James Johnston Stewart and Sergei Prokofiev. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th Century,Film/TV,Opera. Score and Parts. 42 pages. John Ivor Holland #875802. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1284630).

L'amour des trois oranges, Op. 33, is a satirical French-language opera by Sergei Prokofiev. He wrote his own libretto, basing it on the Italian play L'amore delle tre melarance, or The Love for Three Oranges by Carlo Gozzi, and conducted the premiere, which took place at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on 30 December 1921. The 'March' was used by CBS in the radio-drama series 'The FBI in Peace and War' from 1944 to 1958 and also by Prokofiev himself in his ballet, 'Cinderella'. This arrangement uses all the colour of today's symphonic band and would make an excellent programme item in a concert of opera music.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1239681

Composed by David M. Stewart. March. 15 pages. DMStewart Music #835072. Published by DMStewart Music (A0.1239681).

This piece, The Palatka Port March, is intended to depict a little of the sense of life in the early years of Florida
on the St. John’s River. It was once a target for ships venturing out to find the New World. It has been used to ferry
barges and livestock. Some simply used it for sailing and transportation throughout the years, and some to catch fish
to provide for themselves. The life on this river has been diverse, yet fulfilling over the years and will continue to be
so in the future.
The melodies in this piece were taken from the shape of the St. Johns River from its upper point in Jacksonville, to where our part of the story ends in Palatka. Notice the falling and rising 8th note runs at the beginning, this
represents the rise and the fall of the river as it enters Jacksonville from the Atlantic Ocean. The first strain is a
linear, yet very regal melody where the heavy beats follow the contour of the river as it runs south. Here you can
picture the ships coming from Europe across the ocean and the excitement they felt when they reached it. The
second strain is more playful and represents the life that the river has provided for people for centuries. The Trio
represents the calmness and civility when Palatka was discovered, and the happiness the settlers must have felt
knowing they had found their perfect place to call home. The break strain represents the hard work and efforts that
were put forth to secure the land and build a community. There would have been many triumphs and many
successes, but the journey would have not been easy. The final strain is the culmination of the piece. This is the
celebration and the feeling of personal nobility that all of the settlers felt after taking a river and dirt and building a
city. I hope you enjoy, The Palatka Port March!

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1239680

Composed by David M. Stewart. March. Score and Parts. 92 pages. DMStewart Music #835071. Published by DMStewart Music (A0.1239680).

This piece, The Palatka Port March, is intended to depict a little of the sense of life in the early years of Florida on the St. John’s River. It was once a target for ships venturing out to find the New World. It has been used to ferry barges and livestock. Some simply used it for sailing and transportation throughout the years, and some to catch fish to provide for themselves. The life on this river has been diverse, yet fulfilling over the years and will continue to be so in the future. 

 

 The melodies in this piece were taken from the shape of the St. Johns River from its upper point in Jacksonville, to where our part of the story ends in Palatka. Notice the falling and rising 8th note runs at the beginning, this represents the rise and the fall of the river as it enters Jacksonville from the Atlantic Ocean. The first strain is a linear, yet very regal melody where the heavy beats follow the contour of the river as it runs south. Here you can picture the ships coming from Europe across the ocean and the excitement they felt when they reached it. The second strain is more playful and represents the life that the river has provided for people for centuries. The Trio represents the calmness and civility when Palatka was discovered, and the happiness the settlers must have felt knowing they had found their perfect place to call home. The break strain represents the hard work and efforts that were put forth to secure the land and build a community. There would have been many triumphs and many successes, but the journey would have not been easy. The final strain is the culmination of the piece. This is the celebration and the feeling of personal nobility that all of the settlers felt after taking a river and dirt and building a city. 




I hope you enjoy, The Palatka Port March!

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1286021

By The Monkees. By John Stewart. Arranged by Tom Rundle-Wood. Film/TV,Pop. Score and Parts. 30 pages. Tom Rundle-Wood #877146. Published by Tom Rundle-Wood (A0.1286021).

Cheer up sleepy.... what can it mean...

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1294307

By Roger Whittaker. By Roger Whittaker and Ronald Webster. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th Century,Folk,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. Score and Parts. 44 pages. John Ivor Holland #884691. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1294307).

The Last Farewell is a song from 1971 by British folk singer Roger Whittaker and Ron Webster. When Whittaker hosted a radio programme at that time, one of his ideas was to invite listeners to send their poems or lyrics to me and I would make songs out of them. We got a million replies, and I did one each week for 26 weeks. Webster, a silversmith from Birmingham, sent Whittaker his poem entitled The Last Farewell, and this became one of the selections to appear on the radio programme. It was recorded, and featured on Whittaker's 1971 album New World in the Morning (A Special Kind of Man in the US and Canada). It is one of the fifty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was kept from number 1 by Rod Stewart's Sailing, resulting in an oddity that the top 2 songs in the UK singles chart at the time had a nautical theme. The Last Farewell also went to number 1 in 11 other countries, selling an estimated 11 million copies worldwide, making it Whittaker's best-known song. Created in memory of Roger Whittaker (1936-2023).