“Pure Imagination,” by the songwriting team of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, is best known to audiences as the theme music from the beloved 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (itself an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic 1964 children’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”).
Piece of the Week: Climb the Mountains Tall
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Piece of the Week: A Foggy Day (in London Town)
This Belwin arrangement of George and Ira Gershwin’s beloved jazz standard features a fully assessable vocal solo part, allowing you to feature a singer as part of your upper level jazz band.
Piece of the Week: Night on Bald Mountain
This arrangement of Mussorgsky’s well known tone poem makes the piece accessible for young bands.
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