Eileen Straw

A multitude of artists have recorded this iconic jazz tune, presented here in a fresh, samba style with tight harmonies and a stellar scat section.

Pay tribute to one of America's greatest songwriters of all time! Cole Porter's music is sometimes sophisticated, sometimes sassy, and always memorable. Here's an 8 1/2-minute medley of some of his be...

Originally written for the 1937 movie A Damsel in Distress, this Gershwin classic was featured in the 1992 Tony Award-winning musical Crazy for You and has been recently revived as the title song of t...

It has hints of Africa, as well as the Caribbean. Certainly, Bethlehem Hallelu has its roots in the African Diaspora. It's rhythmic and melodic, in a walking tempo wich anchors the piece as it builds...

Bei uns im Angebot: Erhalten Sie 10 Ausgaben im Set zum stark reduzierten Preis. Jetzt zuschlagen (solange Vorrat reicht)! A full-fledged Latin-rock number, in the style of Carlos Santana, complete wi...

Here is a meaningful song of peace and brotherhood with a strong message, logical vocal writing, and a powerful ending. It starts mezzo-piano, with opening solos, then it builds to finish. InstruPax i...

Wanna get in the Christmas spirit? Do what all the kids do . . . sing and dance with the holiday hits featured on our fabulous Jingle Bell Jukebox! Program any or all of these kickin' 2-part arrangeme...

Jay Althouse told us he thought Marta Keen's HOMEWARD BOUND was one of the finest pieces he's ever arranged. And we think it might be one of Jay's best arrangements. The haunting, folk-like melody ope...

Global Tour is a journey through four of my favorite styles of music: funk, jazz, klezmer, and tango. As opposed to a commission or an idea from my publisher, this piece began without any preconceptio...

Tribute to Dexter' verwendet eine charakteristische Phrase (signature lick) und verarbeitet sie in zwei kontrastierenden Sätzen. Der erste Satz, Blue, ist lyrisch und subtil, mit einer durchlaufenden,...

Eine Sammlung von gelungenen Originalkompositionen mit zugrundeliegenden Jazzwurzeln und einem bodenständigen bluesigen Gefühl. Diese Duos würden sich auch gut für ein Konzert eignen - allein oder kom...

An achievable thriller on a familiar Latin text! Jay Althouse's compelling mixed meter theme develops into a shimmering array of contemporary harmonies in this exciting, angular work. A reflective ada...

The meter often changes in Jay Althouse's provocative Gloria Allelu, but only the accompanist needs to handle the scattered five-four bars. Modern choral harmony, vast dynamic contrast, and captivatin...

Diese rhythmische Vertonung eines lateinischen Textes, die mit einem Fanfaren-Echo beginnt und endet, wird Ihre Sängerinnen und Sänger zu Höchstleistungen anspornen. Eine einfache, aber wirkungsvolle...

This Jay Althouse original is one of the all-time top-sellers in the Hope catalog: available in SATB, SAB, two-part mixed or treble choir, and now a new setting for men's voices. Accompaniment can be...

This volume of very useful and beautiful church pieces was initially assembled by famed Mormon Tabernacle organist, Alexander Schreiner. There is a great variety of repertoire included, from transcrib...

Fein verwoben sind die vier Stimmen dieses neuen Werkes aus der Feder von Mike Curtis. Die Sätze wechseln zwischen melancholisch-getragen und beschwingt und erzählen von Festen unter dem Sternenhimmel...

6-movement suite for string orchestra I. Plaza del Baratillo (Plaza of the Cheapskate) Around a Florentine fountain given to the city by the Emperor Maximilian, every day is a bartering market day, an...

Sketches of China is an evocation of that ancient land, written following a 5-province performing tour of China by Mike (with his wife Annalisa) as bassoonist and oboist of the Arrieu Wind Quintet in...

Klezmer Diptych, a solo for clarinet with piano accompaniment, features two contrasting traditional klezmer tunes. Originally played at weddings, Mazl Tov Shver un Shviger (Congratulations to the In-l...

12 Klezmer-Titel arrangiert für Klarinette. This book presents an interpretation of Klezmer music as it was recorded in the U.S.A. in the early 20th century. The principal stylistic influences have be...

Composed in the style of a military quickstep, Pas Redoublé is a concert march reminiscent of the gallops by Offenbach and other 19 century composers. Transcribed for band by Arthur Frackenpohl in 197...

Saxophone Quartet (AATB) Music from the High Renaissance (c. 1500) often featured voices in four-part harmony. The blending, vocal nature of saxophones makes this repetory ideal for adaptation. This S...

Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) composed more than 70 zarzuelas, a popular Spanish form of comic and romantic operetta. Tambourine Dance ('Danza de Crótalos') comes from one of his most successful, 'La T...

These dances can be likened to diarist entries written during an extended stay in Mexico's west coast state of Nayarit. Following each sultry day of exploring the beaches, I would come back to the bun...