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MARCHING BAND
Sands of Time
Complete Production — $1,750
Fully adaptable for your ensemble, with direct composer support.
Show Overview
Duration: 8:00
Difficulty: Grade 3.5
Flexibility: Instrumentation and difficulty adjustments available.
Source Music:
“Rhapsody in Blue,” George Gershwin
“Sing, Sing, Sing,” Louis Prima
“Young and Beautiful,” Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels
Copyright: Additional licensing required.
The Concept
The brilliance of the Jazz Age, with a darker shade of blue.
Noir in Blue captures the exuberance and underlying melancholy of the Roaring Twenties. Familiar jazz themes shift between spirited celebration and intimate reflection, with a recurring solo clarinet guiding the changing moods.
From driving percussion to a lyrical brass duet, the music explores both the excitement of the era and the shadows beneath its polished surface.
Listen to the Full Show
Every Show Includes
MainStage File
and Individual Audio Files
Scores and Parts for Winds and Percussion
Instrumentation Adjustments
Regional Exclusivity
Direct Composer Support
Difficulty Adjustments
Complete Show
$1,750
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Eerie harmonica, dark jazz, and an expressive “I Put a Spell on You” ballad lead to an ominous, overpowering finale in Stephen Downing’s bestselling marching band show.