Subtitled "Swing Can Really Hang You Up the Most", this chart is a tour de force perfect for any contest program. Featuring slow swing, medium swing, and a combination of both where the horns maintain the swing feel wihle the rhythm section goes to a half-…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
“The color is faint but the setting sun still has the power to light up the sky”. Yukiko Nishimura’s unique harmonic style and beautifully fresh melodic lines will inspire the best out of any performer.
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Grade Level: 2…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
“The color is faint but the setting sun still has the power to light up the sky”. Yukiko Nishimura’s unique harmonic style and beautifully fresh melodic lines will inspire the best out of any performer.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2019 Publisher: Excelcia Music…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Furusato, a very famous Japanese song about one’s hometown, has been beautifully arranged by composer Yukiko Nishimura. Play this piece, looking fondly back on your hometown, where you grew up, and where your journey began.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2021…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Teiichi Okano, Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Composer Yukiko Nishimura continues to create some of the of most beautiful music written for string orchestra over the past twenty-five years. Her sweeping melodies along with her absolutely gorgeous harmonic palette leave a lasting impression on all who…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Take a trip back to the Cool School of the 1950s with this impressive swinger. With a very accessible tempo of 128bpm, this chart features tenor sax, trumpet, and guitar on a boppish melody presented in the Gil Evans/Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" style. The…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Funky! Funky! Funky! This chart lights up every band that plays it. Mix some Tower of Power with some 70s Brecker Brothers and stand back. The written bass part nods to Rocco Prestia while the drums lean into Dave Garibaldi territory. Add Steve "Doc" Kupka's…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
The title refers to the numerous offbeat rhythms found throughout the chart. This is a great piece to teach syncopation and latin rhythms. The melody is first stated by a solo trumpet (brief feature opportunity) and the sax section follows. The trombone…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Written to reflect the surface of water and its various changes, composer Yukiko Nishimura has created an effectual new work for string orchestra. Utilizing common *optional percussion instruments, this work is flowing and expressive. A brisk section in mixed…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This piece is a tour de force from composer Yukiko Nishimura for the advanced string orchestra. It has all of the hallmark features of her works in an epic suite of three contrasting movements. Lush harmonies, whimsical melodies, and exquisite writing make…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing