This is not a difficult march, and has been successfully performed by good school bands. It does have a history though, it was first played by the Weston-super-Mare Silver Band on the Rozel Bandstand back in 1970!
"NOBILITY" is a grand opening, shortly followed by "SENTIMENT", which is smooth and sweet. "HUMOUR" takes the melody we have just heard in Sentiment, and makes fun of it. "HOT OR COOL" finishes it off in a jazz big band style.
Good key players make this playable by most bands.
It begins in a thoughtful mood, then very soon moves into a bluesy style. After an up-tempo dance section, and a brief re-cap of the beginning, it finishes with a majestic coda, which really shows off that special sound that only a brass band can make.
Although it is called 1989, it can be any memorable year that the listener wished it to be. Good key players make this playable by any band.
Pianist Heather Slade-Lipkin said that it sounded like it should be played by a band!! So here it is! A pretty tune, and a good programme filler.
This piece aims to capture the ethereal atmosphere, calmness, and timelessness created by this alignment in this beautiful countryside. This is 'ambient' music, creating several minutes of meditative sound.
This music is very descriptive of what is contained in the Biblical text, speaking of things both terrestrial and heavenly.
