Bay Leaves is a bright and fast rock tune that gives ample improvisation opportunities for everyone.Program NotesBay Leaves is a bright and fast rock tune. After the introduction, which begins with a short drum pattern solo, the trumpet section plays the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Tohru Kanayama
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Black Pepper is a fun, funky tune juxtaposing a beautiful, relaxing melody over a funky bass riff. Solo opportunities for alto (or tenor) sax, trombone, trumpet, and drums.Program NotesBlack Pepper is a medium funk tune. After the introduction, the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Tohru Kanayama
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Available for tenor sax, alto sax, or trumpet. This soulful yet bittersweet ballad captures the complex emotions of loss and departure, yet, it also offers a positive and reaffirming chorus to balance everything out. There is plenty of room for the soloist…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
John Mills
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Available for tenor sax, alto sax, or trumpet. This soulful yet bittersweet ballad captures the complex emotions of loss and departure, yet, it also offers a positive and reaffirming chorus to balance everything out. There is plenty of room for the soloist…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
John Mills
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Available for tenor sax, alto sax, or trumpet. This soulful yet bittersweet ballad captures the complex emotions of loss and departure, yet, it also offers a positive and reaffirming chorus to balance everything out. There is plenty of room for the soloist…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
John Mills
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This breezy work features a festive opening with plenty of quick melody lines to go around. A slower lyrical section gives the woodwinds a chance to shine with soaring themes before the main theme returns and pushes the tempo all the way to the grand finale.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joseph Turrin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Trumpet Feature
Chronicles in many ways could be considered a concerto, if not in a strict sense of form, at least in expansiveness. The Prologue begins with a trumpet fanfare then becomes a mixture of pointillism versus lyricism. Lamentation consists of a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joseph Turrin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dancing in a circle is an ancient tradition common to many cultures for marking special occasions, rituals, strengthening community, and encouraging togetherness. Circle Dance employs the idea of fifths and their musical relationships in combination with…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joseph Turrin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
World-renowned composer Joseph Turrin has shown mastery of the wind band medium at the most difficult levels, but here he shows that he is equally comfortable writing for middle school bands as well. This delightful march-like processional is full of tuneful…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joseph Turrin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
