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Die Hommage an den legendären Bandleader und Jazzpianisten Count Basie besticht durch seine typischen Stilmittel wie riffartige Melodien, Bluesharmonien oder die führende Klavierstimme bei der Themenv...

This moderate swing original for developing groups features exciting bebop lines, an open solo chorus for all horns (written or ad lib), sax and brass solis, a rousing shout, and a guitar chord chart...

Written in a hard driving shuffle style, it features all sections of the band with written or ad lib solo space for tenor saxophone. There is also an acappella feature for the winds that will keep eve...

This is the sound and groove that helped define the Count Basie Orchestra for a decade. Medium swing, brass in bucket mutes and smooth as silk chord changes are at the heart of this chart. It flows al...

Sammy Nestico loved horses and many of the titles he chose for his music reflect that love...Hay Burner is a perfect example. Aside from being a great straight ahead swing chart, there is also a tip o...

The eight solos contained in this grade 3-5 collection are suitable for any performing venue or pedagogy. Techniques of tuning, muffling, double-stops and staccato-legato are employed. Styles include...

This original explores an exciting array of musical concepts, including tempo changes, mixed meters, metric modulations, dynamic contrasts, and melodic fragments. They all come together in a grade 5 t...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 1-3 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). Here's a winning collection of 10 original solos. A variety of styles features such timpani techniques as rolls, muffling or dampi...

Starting with the release of Piccolo Espagnol in 1972, through the years the music composed/arranged by James Christensen for his flutist wife Karen has become very popular with piccolo soloists the w...

Frank Halferty's grade 3 setting of the classic Irish ballad will be a welcome addition to the literature for AATB quartets. With its beautiful lines, rich harmonies and contrasting textures, it makes...

First released over 30 years ago, this dramatic concert/contest favorite in ABA form challenges students to negotiate contemporary lines with numerous accidentals and articulations while maintaining t...

With a total duration of under three-and-a-half minutes, these Tschaikowsky excerpts may go pretty quickly, but they're guaranteed to earn high marks from players and listeners alike. In single moveme...

This delightful collection features five great Irish favorites: Londonderry Air, The Kerry Dance, The Lass With The Delicate Air, The Irish Washerwoman, and The Girl I Left Behind Me. As is true of al...

This delightful medley filled with dramatic flourishes, creative obbligatos, strong transitional writing and songs that everyone knows and loves is a guaranteed audience (and player!) pleaser. A varie...

All the energy and excitement of Tschaikowsky's original material is captured in this flute quartet. Whether used as a stand-alone piece or a concert selection, it is sure to be a hit.

This traditional melody has been cleverly arranged at the grade 3 level for flute trio, clarinet trio, and grade 2 for trombone trio by James Christensen. Sir Harold Boulton (1859-1935) added lyrics t...

Featuring an array of 30 classics and originals for grade 2-3 players, the music in these collections has been carefully chosen and edited to ensure that it is idiomatic for each pair of instruments....

Playable as a trio or quartet with piano, this lively original (quarter note = 144) with a singable melody, simple syncopations and a march-like character is written in a very comfortable range for st...

Due to its use as theme music for the PBS show Masterpiece Theater, this delightful piece by Jean-Joseph Mouret is familiar to millions of television viewers. This moderate yet spirited tempo and trea...

In this edition of Georges Bizet's famously seductive aria from Carmen, the melodic lead is carried exclusively by 1st Trumpet while 4th Trumpet provides the accompanying ostinato throughout -- in cas...

Taken from one of the earliest published collections of Renaissance instrumental dances, these settings for contemporary trumpet quartets produce a brilliant, exciting sound. Following a simple two-pa...

As the titles of individual selections suggest, this creative set of duets covers a wide range of styles and moods, from beautifully lyrical to relentlessly rhythmic and everything in between. Written...

Featuring an array of 30 classics and originals for grade 2-3 players, the music in these collections has been carefully chosen and edited to ensure that it is idiomatic for each pair of instruments....

This immortal Johann Sebastian Bach theme from his Orchestral Suite No. 3 lends itself exceedingly well to the full, rich timbres of a trombone quartet. The top three parts are to be played in a flowi...

Starting with a very simple presentation of Beethoven's Ode To Joy played by tuba alone, this arrangement becomes progressively more complex, culminating in a strong, dramatic flourish at the end. Dur...