These jazz classics represent a slice of Mile?s illustrious career, from 1957 to 1964, during which Miles was at the apex of his popularity. As an example of Miles unparalleled influence as a trumpeter, composer and band leader, several of his sidemen Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, David Liebman, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Wayne Shorter have all had play-a-l…

Par SCHOONENBEEK KEES. Sonata da Chiesa for organ and wind orchestra is a work in three movements. The first movement presents three melodic lines which are developed in turn. The second movement introduces a theme by Johann Pachelbel followed by several variations on the theme - a technique favoured by Kees Schoonenbeek. The third movement is a neo-Baroque rondo which introduces thematic elements…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Minerva by Jan Van der Roost was composed on the commission of the German “Musikverein Braunshausen” on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the orchestra. The composition, first performed on September 17, 1999, is not a street march but a concert march, just like Mercury and Arsenal. The use and variation of different rhythmic patterns gives the first part of this march …

Par PART ARVO. ‘I went to nursery school every day until the end of secondary school!’ Arvo Pärt says and pauses, staring slyly at his listener. ‘My mother worked at a nursery school in Rakvere, and I always went to visit her after my lessons.’ There, the future composer often sat at the piano and played or improvised for his little friends. Arvo Pärt is a composer best known for his 'tintinnabuli…

Telemann's Sonata (solo) for traverse flute and basso continuo comes from his 'Tafelmusik' published in 1733, one of the most important instrumental cycles of the late Baroque period. The prominent themes of the Sonata, especially of the first and last movements, seem to have impressed G. Fr. Handel so much that he took them up in his Organ Concerto #15 in D minor. The edition strictly follows the…

for wind quintet and piano. Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. Benjamin Schweitzer presents his first work for this combination. Willing to try out something new, he adds to the typical character of the wind instruments the sound of the piano. The work is made up of two movements, each movement of several parts. Complex interwoven passages are set against stringently composed sections. The composer says of …

Par TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR ILYICH. The four pieces chosen here (The New Doll, Folk Song, Old French Song and Italian Song) are suitable to be arranged for a trio of instruments. These pieces are secular and a suitable contrast to the aequale and other 19th century trombone genres. The arrangements are relatively short and pitched so as not to over-tax the players lips. They also share around the themat…

Arr. Tohru Takahashi. Par GERSHWIN GEORGE. George Gershwin’s music combines musical styles heard in the United States at the beginning of this century such as jazz and blues, with aspects of European classical music. Gershwin’s breakthrough came in 1924 with Rhapsody in Blue. Following several versions of this piece Gershwin made what is probably the best known arrangement - for piano and symphony…

Par DAGENAIS JONAHTHAN. Spring March by Jonathan Dagenais was written for the Saint-Edmond High School music program in Quebec, Canada. Spring March is a short, lively, and exciting concert march for beginner bands. With several thematic and humorous elements, this piece is a fun way to work on lightness of style, functional balance, tempo stability, and is perfect for teaching cut time and the tr…

Par . This one-of-a-kind collection arranged by Fred Sokolow features accessible, must-know songs for anyone ready to start playing lap steel guitar, or any player wanting to expand their repertoire. Each song is presented in a combination of tab, standard notation, chords, and lyrics for the most popular songs lap steel players like to play. This collection features songs in several tunings, incl…

With several pages of full-color photos of the material girl spanning her long career, and a three-page biography written by friend Dan Cadan, this album-matching songbook will be a great addition to the memorabilia collections of all Madonna fans.Deeper and deeper; Erotica; Human nature; Secret; Don't cry for me Argentina; Bedtime story;The power of good-bye; Beautiful stranger; Frozen; Take a bo…

The King's Singers The Library vol. 3. Par FLEETWOOD MAC. This two-choir arrangement of the Fleetwood Mac hit was created for the large-scale cover featuring the six members of the King's Singers and several thousand members of the ?Stay At Home Choir.? Along with a beautiful and complete arrangement for the King's Singers, there is a full choir along with an Ossia treble part for a mixed ensemble…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Version of 1736 (final version) Bach ?s St. Matthew Passion passed through several stages in its progress towards its final form, stages that today cannot be completely reconstructed. It may be taken as certain that the work was performed on Good Friday 1729 in St. Thomas?s Church, Leipzig, in a version of which the copy made by Bach ?s son-in-law Johann Christoph Altnic…

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band builds upon the concepts in Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band with 399 new exercises that are more technically and musically challenging, including over 70 chorales written by some of today's most renowned composers for concert band, including: Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galan…