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Zeugnis der Freundschaft zwischen M. Haydn und W. A. Mozart Diese vier Sonaten für Violine und Viola komponierte Michael Haydn 1783 im Auftrag des Salzburger Erzbischofs. Eigentlich hatte der Erzbisc...

Eine echte Entdeckung ist dieses Violinkonzert aus einer frühen, besonders inspirierten Schaffensperiode Michael Haydns. Aufgrund der reinen Streicherbesetzung eignet es sich insbesondere auch als ans...

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Dieses Werk wurde 2022 für das Kragerø Blasorchester geschrieben und am 16. April 2023 in der Kirche von Kragerø uraufgeführt. Das Stück besteht aus vier Sätzen, die jeweils von einem Kunstwerk von Th...

Dieses Stück für eine Anfängerband wurde als Auftragswerk für Norsk Musikkforlag für deren Serie "Music for Beginners" geschrieben. Vortex Vibrations ist ein Up-Tempo-Stück, das in die Musik eintritt...

This piece for beginning band was written as a commission for Norsk Noteservice to the “Music for Beginners” serie. The piece is a feelgood item with limited range for all instruments, suitable for yo...

The world mourns the loss of one of its most genuinely kind souls with the passing of Mister Rogers. Fellow Pittsburgh neighbor Mike Tomaro pays tribute to this most famous of musical themes in this l...

Jerome Kern's classic ballad in an attractive setting for little big band arranged here as a cha-cha.

Recorded by Chick Corea in the early 1970s, Señor Mouse is a sophisticated samba that exemplifies Corea as a skilled and visionary composer. Mike Tomaro's sizzling chart for mature bands maintains an...

Mike Tomaro uses tight harmonies and a smooth Bossa Nova style to revisit this timeless standard. A perfect fit for the 6-horn format, and a nice change of pace for programming.

This jazz fusion classic by Chick Corea was recorded by Stan Getz in 1972 and also by Chick Corea with his group Return to Forever on the landmark album Light as a Feather. In this exciting version fo...

This Calypso flavored composition from Sonny Rollins may not be as well-known as his St. Thomas, however Duke of Iron is a distinctive and marvelous tune on its own. Featuring the two tenor saxes and...

This American popular song is a must know in the jazz standard repertoire. Arranged here in a smooth samba groove, Mike Tomaro takes full advantage of the six horn format. Includes flexible solo space...

Cafe Rio ist das erste Stück auf David Benoits CD Full Circle aus dem Jahr 2006, das mit dieser Ausgabe in einer fabelhaften Adaption für Jazz-Ensemble vorliegt. Mike Tomaro bleibt in seiner Bearbeitu...

Here is the perfect change up chart for your next program. The even eighth note groove creates the setting for the haunting melody and some wonderful ensemble work. An open solo section rounds out the...

This exciting samba features a lyrical melody, abundant ensemble work and plenty of room for your soloists to stretch out. Perfect for medium advanced groups, it features alto saxophone and trumpet so...

We're not entirely sure what possessed Mike Tomaro to take what is probably the best-known jazz waltz and turn it into a samba! Actually, the relaxed Latin groove works quite well, and there are solos...

This familiar Stevie Wonder ballad was a pop hit in 1979 and has been imaginatively reworked here as a relaxed samba. Beautifully scored, this chart includes solos for alto sax and guitar (or piano)....

One of the earliest examples of the fusion of Afro-Cuban elements into jazz, Dizzy Gillespie's classic composition is updated here for the Little Big Band format from Mike Tomaro's popular big band ch...

Dance Monkey ist ein eingängiger Song der australischen Musikerin Toni Watson alias Tones and I. Tones and I erklärt, dass der Text des Liedes von der Beziehung handelt, die sie zu ihrem Publikum hatt...

Happy New Year is a tune from the album 'Super Trouper' by Abba released in 1980. As one of many megahits from this band, this is one of the really big ones, and maybe the most popular of any song of...