Mittelschwere Noten von Kendor Music

These tangos by Ernesto Nazareth are in the 1920's Brazilian light music style. Played in a swaying, lilting manner, careful attention to the articulation markings is essential. Scored for SATB saxoph...

Great for teaching rhythmic precision and ensemble balance, this popular Latin number issued by Kendor over 35 years ago features knee slapping, finger snapping and hand clapping sounds for four music...

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...

A fast paced gallop featuring hand claps, thigh and tummy pats, and foot stomps for grade 4 musicians. There's even a bit of horse-like 'snorting'. This is a fun piece to rehearse and a guaranteed cro...

Series Timpani Solo. Grade 3-4 Features Timpani Solo (Unaccompanied). This collection of solos ranges in difficulty level from grade 3-4 and is ideally suited to festival, recital, and lesson use. Eac...

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...

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...

Originally written by Kenneth Alford shortly after the start of the 20th century, Frackenpohl has done a masterful job scoring this tuneful march favorite. Everyone is called upon at one time or anoth...

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...

Written in 1964 and dedicated to his trombone teacher, Matthew Shiner, this popular Nestico original is a warm ballad with rubato passages, two cadenzas, and a high range to B4 (opt. C5).

Known for his exceptionally rich tone and power, this jazz-flavored showcase for players with a working range to B5 is dedicated to the memory of the great Conrad Gozzo. Available in SmartMusic

Here's a winning collection of 10 original solos for marimba, vibes, xylophone or bells. A variety of styles includes Irish jig, blues, Baroque, Latin, jazz waltz, ragtime, rock, march and more. Malle...

This essential book for jazz ensemble auditions, recitals, festivals, and lessons includes 20 etudes based on the changes to popular jazz standards so players learn to improvise over the chord progres...

While the mood of this simple hymn remains intact much of the time throughout this arrangement, there are sojourns into more modernistic styles where harmonies and tempi add a bit of spice. The integr...

Inspired by the scenic grandeur of California's Monterey Peninsula as seen from the road that hugs the Pacific coastline there, this catchy rock shuffle for advancing groups grooves from start to fini...

As recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Consummation album (Blue Note), this tender ballad in 3/4 time draws its strength and power from the purity of a simple melody line and...

This beautiful ballad features the ensemble and is truly a gem at this level. Lush harmony abounds and all the colors of the contemporary jazz ensemble are utilized. There is a short written Piano sol...

Die ausdrucksstarke Ballade wurde für das Album Have A Nice Day aufgenommen. Die Stimmen der Rhythmusgruppe sind nicht vollständig notiert (z.T. nur Akkorde).

Recorded by Miles Davis on his iconicalbum Miles Ahead (Columbia) and arranged by the great Gil Evans, this moody ballad featuring trumpet throughout is not a technical showpiece, but rather requirese...

When you're lucky enough to find the perfect ballad to feature your star trombonist, it's often a highlight of your concert. Los Angeles film orchestrator Bill Liston has penned the ideal vehicle to s...

All the elements of a great opener or closer are packed into this medium-easy blues-- strong melody, unison band line, open solo section, and a shout chorus that starts soft and builds to a roar. Thou...

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