This time-honored classic has been cleverly arranged by Jon Bubbett, an emerging composer of wind band music. The reverent spiritual is presented first in a more traditional way and then opens up with a Dixieland-like swing. Your students will love swinging…
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Brass
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Excelcia Music Publishing
Andante Cantabile, from Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet No. 8, has been arranged for brass quartet by one of the leading composers of educational music today, Larry Clark. This Iconic piece of literature has stood the test of time and is now available for…
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Brass
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Excelcia Music Publishing
A setting of the 17th Century Carol “Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella”. This brass quintet will be a nice addition to your Christmas repertoire, especially if you are looking for a reverent, lyrical selection. The iconic “hush” moment throughout this piece…
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Brass
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Excelcia Music Publishing
Alto Sax Feature
Beginning with a funky bass riff, this Latin Soul groove features the alto sax with the melody and solo choruses. A trombone solo comes next and leads into an 8 bar drum/percussion break, ideal for featuring additional percussion if desired.…
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Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Dan Torosian
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Baker's Jazz And More
Tortuga is an island in the Caribbean. During the 17th century it was a venerable headquarters and hideout for pirates. As we like to say, crime doesn’t pay, so surely these pirates (at least some of them) met grisly ends. Take pirate karma into account as…
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Brass
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Excelcia Music Publishing
This chart was commissioned by the Walt Whitman High School Jazz Ensemble to feature their lead tenor saxophonist. In the style of the Ray Charles big band, this chart opens with huge ensemble brass and bluesy sax lines that switch in and out of a double time…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Time and again composer Larry Clark shows us that melody and form are still cornerstones of educational music. This dance-like tune will have your students humming all day long, and Larry’s focus on making sure everyone plays the melody will have them in the…
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Woodwind
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Excelcia Music Publishing
This Jazz-inspired arrangement of the Christmastime classic For Unto Us a Child is Born is a new take on the well-known work by George Frideric Handel. Arrangers Sean O’Loughlin and David Bamonte have worked their charm and created a wonderful Brass Quintet…
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Brass
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Excelcia Music Publishing
This hard swinging 12-bar blues features the acoustic bass in a Thad Jones inspired setting. At a tempo of 140bpm, this chart provides a very accessible opportunity for the unsung hero of the rhythm section to shine. Soprano sax leads the sax section. A…
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Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
This is a beautifully melodic and dramatic tenor sax feature at a medium straight eighth tempo. The ensemble intertwines itself around the soloist with contrapuntal backgrounds and extended harmonies while the soloist gets to stretch out on long chord…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More