Vince Gassi: Mittelschwere Noten

Here is a jazz waltz students will have a ''ball'' with. A lilting tune with cool chord changes in the accompaniment gives this piece a carefree, sugarless sound. Optional drum part included.

If you are interested in 'Time Travel' this piece is definitely for them. It starts out in 5/4 and moves back and forth through time; 3/4, 4/4, back to 5/4 - it never gets predictable. Angular melodic...

This tune oozes cool!! An infectious theme repeats, unravels, and winds its way through the piece, picking up a little counterpoint on the way. The tuba player starts the journey with the closed hi ha...

Cool is the word in this rhythmically intricate journey through Funkville. Hip grooves and heavy harmonies provide much opportunity to put this one 'in the pocket'. The detailed drum set part (with wr...

Charlie Parker meets the Roadrunner in this bebop chart for brass quintet. A typical 'Bird-like' head is bantered about the ensemble while the tuba provides a smooth walking bass line. There are writt...

Arban's variations on Carnival of Venice requires no introduction to cornet or trumpet players. This arrangement for quintet keeps the solo cornet part in its original form, but inserts an introductio...

Sometimes all you need is a couple of notes to get your juices going. A four note motif sets the stage for this humdinger. Affix to this motif a few angular, bebopish lines for added seasoning . Thing...

Here is a jazz waltz students will have a 'ball' with. A lilting tune with cool chord changes in the accompaniment gives this piece a carefree, sugarless sound. Composed for 2 flutes, 2 clarinets and...

Set in four movements, this challenging work for woodwind quintet musically explores various geometric concepts. ?áThe titles of each movement (Displacement, Parallels, Increments, and Obtusis Angular...

Here is a hot little Latin number to spice things up. Start with one part cool tune, mix in some lush harmonies, toss in a unison ensemble part, a written solo, a funky intro, and voila, an audience f...

I had a lot of fun writing 'Just For Two' and fun is what playing duets is all about. These duets were written in a variety of styles, keys and meters and will provide hours of... you guessed it...FUN...

I had a lot of fun writing 'Just For Two' and fun is what playing duets is all about. These duets were written in a variety of styles, keys and meters and will provide hours of... you guessed it...FUN...

Journey to Aldebaran is a bright new overture of intergalactic proportions. Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest starts in the night sky. The compositio...

Journey to Aldebaran is a bright new overture of intergalactic proportions. Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest starts in the night sky. The compositio...

Journey to Aldebaran is a bright new overture of intergalactic proportions. Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest starts in the night sky. The compositio...

Journey to Aldebaran is a bright new overture of intergalactic proportions. Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest starts in the night sky. The compositio...

Canadian Folk Trilogy offers a refreshing setting of three popular Canadian Folk songs. Kicking things off is an enjoyable adaptation of 'Donkey Riding.' Singing this tune helped sailors to pass the t...

Floating harmonies and angular melodic curves set the stage in the opening measures of this imaginative new work for band.

Floating harmonies and angular melodic curves set the stage in the opening measures of this imaginative new work for band. The main theme then bursts in with a powerful call and response statement, de...

Floating harmonies and angular melodic curves set the stage in the opening measures of this imaginative new work for band.

With skill, artistry, and a touch of sugar frosting, Vince Gassi has crafted another Christmas favorite. This lovely arrangement is based on a 17th century English carol. The melody is presented in a...

Melodies are like vectors. They have direction and magnitude that play with, and against, each other. This new work begins with vector 1 (woodwinds) followed by vector 2 (brass) fluidly issuing forth...

In the early morning of August 3rd 1492, Christopher Columbus went aboard the Santa Maria and gave the command to unfurl the sails. When the wind caught the sails, the three caravels were off and they...

Feel the spray in your face and the wind in your hair while you ride the smooth harmonies and gentle rhythms of this easy going original tune. The relaxing groove established by tuba and optional bong...

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...