The Battell was written during the late 14th Century when England was in a mood of national celebration after victory over the Spanish and French Armadas.The movement which Byrd called Marche Before The Battell became known as The Earl of Oxford?s Marchand it appears with that title in an early manuscript copy of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.Written while Byrd was at the height of his powers it still stirs the soul to this day. A perfect opener for your concert performances.

The Battle on the Heath On 24 January 1597, the ?Tielenheide? - a stretch of moorland near the Belgian village of Tielen, south of Turnhout-was the scene of a great battle. Prince Maurice of Nassau, commander of the Dutch army, crushingly defeated Count Varax, a Burgundian general of the Spanish army. In military circles, the Battle of Turnhout caused quite a stir: a Spanish army of five thousand men was initially held up for hours through daring short moves by fifteen cavalrymen and a few hundred foot-soldiers -and subsequently, this Spanish army was overpowered by barely a thousand cavalrymen, without the help of the infantrymen. New weaponry proved its value that day. The Dutch cavalrymen were not armed with spears, as previously, but with long, carbine-like pistols . Before the pikemen of the Spanish army could stick their fearsome, six-metre-long spears into the ground to protect themselves against the onrushing horses, they were shot to pieces or knocked down. During the battle, the state troops seized a number of flags, which would embellish the Ridderzaal (Knights? Hall) in The Hague for years.In a contemporary Dutch military magazine, the victory at the ?Tielenheide? has been described as ? the heaviest blow ever delivered by the Dutch cavalry?. The location where the battle took place is no langer moorland: it is now a pine forest planted more than a century age, to meet the demand for wood in the old coalmines of Limburg . Part of the forest is now the military territory of the Third Paratroop Batallion, and part is now the De Waal nature reserve: it is not accessible to the public. In Tielen there is still a street called the Tielenheide, near the former moorland.

A fantastic collection of 12 of America's favorite marches all from the popular ″Series One″ catalog. These easy versions are perfect for parade use or concerts. Includes: El Capitan H.S. Cadets King Cotton Liberty Bell Manhattan Beach National Emblem Notre Dame Victory March On Wisconsin Semper Fidelis St. Louis Blues March The Thunderer Washington Post March.

A fantastic collection of 12 of America's favorite marches all from the popular ″Series One″ catalog. These easy versions are perfect for parade use or concerts. Includes: El Capitan H.S. Cadets King Cotton Liberty Bell Manhattan Beach National Emblem Notre Dame Victory March On Wisconsin Semper Fidelis St. Louis Blues March The Thunderer Washington Post March.

Value Pak (32 Part Books)-A fantastic collection of 12 of America's favorite marches all from the popular ?Series One? catalog. These easy versions are perfect for parade use or concerts. Includes: El Capitan H.S. Cadets King Cotton Liberty Bell Manhattan Beach National Emblem Notre Dame Victory March On Wisconsin Semper Fidelis St. Louis Blues March The Thunderer Washington Post March.

Battles was written for the restoration of the epic 1927 silent film The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands and was commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2013. The work presents eight contrasting scenes as a continuous sequence: War Introduction of Admiral von Spee German Banquet Building Steam/Preparing Islanders Call to Arms Great Battle at Sea and Victory. The original score was written for a small chamber orchestra symphonic brass and a substantial batterie of tuned and untuned percussion. Battles has been edited for symphonic wind orchestra with percussion and harp.Composer Simon Dobson says of hiscolourful score ?I wanted to keep things simple and clear so there is a British theme a fanfare march idea often heard on trumpet and a German naval theme which is a more angular motif.?