SKU: A0.1164054

Gato de callejón es mi primera pieza para big band. Fue presentada al primer concurso de composición para bandas estudiantiles CORFOBAE durante el 2022, resultando en un cuarto lugar.
Esta obra tiene por referencia las sonoridades de swing usadas en varias bandas sonoras de series clásicas (como lo es Don Gato y su pandilla), y por lo tanto, ampliamente extendido en el inconsciente colectivo. El crear una obra en este estilo responde a la necesidad de formentar la creación en este tipo de lenguajes, y en particular, en big band. 
Fue la primera vez que usé voicings cerrados en toda regla. Se usan armónicamente un par de vueltas relativamente sencillas.
En este caso, me excedí con los grados de dificultad para el concurso (3-4), y me quedó una obra que está más cerca del grado 5 en la escala de música instrumental de Hal Leonard. 

Gato de Callejón is my first big band piece. It was presented to the first CORFO BAE composition contest for student bands during 2022, resulting on a 4th place.
This piece has as reference the swing sonorities used on several OST's of classical series (as Top Cat), and because of that, widely extended on the colective inconscient. Creating a work on this style responds to the necessity of fomenting the musical creation on this kind of languages, and in particular, on big band. 
This was my first time using closed voicings on rule. There's harmonicly a pair of relatively simple turnarounds.
In this case, I exceeded the difficulty grades of the contest (3-4), and I had a work mostly near to the grade 5 on Hal Leonard's Instrumental Music Scale.

SKU: A0.1517418

The Saffron Rose is a zarzuela in two acts, a free adaptation of the comedy El perro del hortelano by Félix Lope de Vega, with music by Jacinto Guerrero, and premiered on March 14, 1930 at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid. The librettists were Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde, a duo that had previously collaborated with Amadeo Vives. The cast of the premiere were Felisa Herrero as Sagrario and Emilio Sagi Barba as Juan Pedro. The action takes place in La Mancha, Spain. The theme is classic: the love between two characters from different social classes. The name of the zarzuela is due to saffron, a plant with a bulbous root, purple flowers and red stigmas that is used for seasoning and for dyeing yellow; it also has some medicinal properties. The libretto mentions that love is as fragile as this autumnal pilgrim flower, which sprouts at sunrise and dies at dusk.
On the album PRIMUM CONCENTUS 1982 it is played by the Maestro Jaén Youth Scout Band directed by Antonio Domínguez Morilla.

SKU: A0.1489669

The Csárdás is a typical Hungarian dance basing on folk music. But also art music has some famous examples, one of them is this csárdás from the comic  opera Ritter Pásmán (Knight Pásmán) by Johann Strauss jr. Its premiere was on 1 January 1892 at the Vienna Court opera. The arrangement is one half  tone lower than the original key of the composition for symphony orchestra and was commissioned and first time performed by Wind Philharmonic  Mozarteum Salzburg conducted by Hansjoerg Angerer at their Three Kings' Concert on 6 January 2019 and broadcasted live by Austrian  television. A live recording of this concert is available at  https://www.salzburg-windphilharmonic.at/de/klang-der-donaumonarchie/ or https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/klang-der-donaumonarchie/hnum/10428726?iampartner=303&subid=umr19&ref=partner.jpc.de .

SKU: A0.1275552

P�k Sarzamīn is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly that of the Dominion of Pakistan. The music was composed by Ahmad Chagla in 1949, having been selected from hundreds of other melodies. Two years later, lyrics in classical Urdu were written by the Pakistani poet Hafeez Jalandhari. Musically, it's a blend of Eastern and Westrn musical traditions and sometimes referred to by its first line Pak sarzamin shad bad (Blessed be the Sacred Land). 

This quick and easy national anthem flexible arrangement is essential for traveling musicians, bands, instrumental groups and both amateur and professional ensembles. You can play it with any virtually any combination of instruments: symphonic band, clarinet choir, brass ensemble, brass band, solos, duets and trios - almost anything!

 This arrangement is in five independent parts each transposed into a variety of keys. For the most satisfying sound you’ll need to get a good balance between each part possibly with an emphasis on the melodic line. If you have a non-standard ensemble, you can pick 'n' mix as required. The piano reduction can fill missing parts or can be used as the basis for an accompaniment. The arrangement consists of a score with six instrumental staves and three percussion staves. The following parts are printed on separate pages. The score and all the parts are contained in the same PDF file.

Part 1 in B flat (clarinet, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, soprano sax)
Part 1 in C (oboe, glockenspiel, violin)
Part 1 in E flat (alto sax, E flat clarinet)
Part 1a in C (octave above concert for flute, piccolo, oboe, violin)
Part 1a in E flat (E flat cornet in brass band)

Part 2 in B flat (clarinet, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, soprano sax)
Part 2 in C (violin)
Part 2 in E flat (alto sax)
Part 2a in C (octave above concert pitch for flute, oboe, violin)
Part 2a in E flat (alto clarinet)

Part 3 in B flat (tenor saxophone, B flat baritone)
Part 3 in C (bass clef) (trombone, bassoon)
Part 3 in C alto (alto clef) (viola)
Part 3 in E flat (tenor horn, alto sax)
Part 3 in F (French horn)
Part 3a in B flat (8ve below Part 3 in B flat)

Part 4 in B flat (tenor sax, baritone)
Part 4 in C (bass clef) (trombone, euphonium, bassoon, cello)
Part 4 in E flat (tenor horn)
Part 4 in F (French horn)

Part 5 in B flat (baritone)
Part 5 in E flat (baritone sax, E flat bass)
Part 5 in C (bass clef) (trombone, cello, euphonium, bassoon, double bass, tuba)

There are also parts for timpani, percussion (3 players) and piano reduction.