This arrangement of the traditional English Christmas carol The First Noel begins with the familiar melody set to jazz harmonies in a chorale style before moving into a medium-tempo jazz waltz. Students will have the opportunity to study standard jazz…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble, Flex Band
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
(from 'New Orleans Symphony')
From the composer of Play!, winner of the 2007 Claude T. Smith Composition Contest, comes Lament, the somber third movement of his Symphony No. 1: A New Orleans Symphony. Lush harmonies, mournful melodies, and a minor-key setting…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Carl Holmquist
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Zimmy Shimmy is a medium-tempo swing chart in a bluesy setting. The bouncy melody requires students to focus on Big Band-style jazz articulations in order to achieve the intended feel of playfulness. An a cappella brass soli with tight harmonies leads to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications