Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1402823 Composed by Daniel Alomia Robles, Jorge Milchberg, and Paul Simon. Arranged by Alan Frazer (arranger) & Peet du Toit (orchestrator). Folk. 10 pages. Peet du Toit #986049. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1402823). This song started out as an Andean folk melody that Paul Simon came across in 1969 when he played a week-long engagement at a theater in Paris along with the South American group Los Incas, who played an instrumental version of the song called Paso Del Condor. Said Simon: I used to hang around every night to hear them play that. I loved it and I would play it all the time, and then I thought, Let's put words to it.The Peruvian songwriter Daniel Robles recorded this song in 1913, and copyrighted it in the United States in 1933 during his travels in America. When Simon recorded it with his added lyrics, he thought it was a traditional song, as that's what Los Incas told him. When Robles' son filed a lawsuit, Simon had to give Robles a composer credit on the song, with his estate getting those royalties.In discussing the song, Simon always talks about it as being based on a traditional Peruvian song, and we've never heard him mention Robles. This wasn't the first time Simon got tangled over songwriting credits on traditional melodies: Simon & Garfunkel's Scarborough Fair / Canticle was based on a folk song, but his arrangement came from a singer named Martin Carthy. Simon was always clear on his influences, but legal misunderstandings were a problem in these cases.Los Incas, who were the group that introduced Simon to the song, provided the instrumentation when they recorded it in Paris with Simon. Their leader, Jorge Milchberg, played a charango, which is an Andean string instrument made from the shell of an armadillo. Simon played acoustic guitar, and other members of Los Incas played flutes and percussion. When Simon brought the track to America, he added his lyrics. This was one of the easier songs to record for the Bridge Over Troubled Water album, since the backing track was already mixed together - it was just a matter of adding the vocals.The title translates to English as The Condor Passes. The lyrics Robles wrote to the song in 1913 are about returning home to his native Peru.Los Incas leader Jorge Milchberg got a composer credit on this song along with Simon and Robles. Milchberg later became the head of the group Urubamba and remained friends with Simon, who toured with them and produced their first American album. >>The Wainwright Sisters covered this for their 2015 Songs in the Dark album. Lucy Wainwright Roche explained to The Sun: I chose 'El Condor Pasa' because it was one of the first songs I ever learned to play on it guitar and it has a childlike quality to it, but it also has a darkness and sadness that fit in well with the album.Paul Simon performed this on both Sesame Street (in 1977) and The Muppet Show (in 1980).

Instrumental Duet Bass Guitar,Drums,Instrumental Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1023577 Composed by Charles Emanuel Smalls. Arranged by Rafael Montalvo Carruthers. Contemporary. Score and parts. 34 pages. Rafael Montalvo Carruthers #6081159. Published by Rafael Montalvo Carruthers (A0.1023577). No keys or guitar?  NO PROBLEM!My flexible trio arrangements for melodic instrument, bass and drums, sound great, are a lot of fun to play--and, best of all, they don't require a chordal instrument.Arrangement includes the score and separate parts for bass, drums, as well as melodic parts for Bb, Eb and concert instruments.

Instrumental Duet Bass Guitar,Drums,Instrumental Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1023578 By Marvin Gaye. By James Nyx and Marvin Gaye. Arranged by Rafael Montalvo Carruthers. R & B,Soul. Score and parts. 22 pages. Rafael Montalvo Carruthers #6097091. Published by Rafael Montalvo Carruthers (A0.1023578). No keys or guitar? NO PROBLEM!My flexible trio arrangements for melodic instrument, bass and drums, sound great, are a lot of fun to play--and, best of all, they don't require a chordal instrument.Arrangement includes the score and separate parts for bass, drums, as well as melodic parts for Bb, Eb and concert instruments.

Instrumental Duet Bass Guitar,Drums,Instrumental Duet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1023576 By Anglique Kidjo. By Angelique Kidjo and Jean Hebrail. Arranged by Rafael Montalvo Carruthers. Contemporary. Score and parts. 35 pages. Rafael Montalvo Carruthers #6087425. Published by Rafael Montalvo Carruthers (A0.1023576). No keys or guitar? NO PROBLEM!My flexible trio arrangements for melodic instrument, bass and drums, sound great, are a lot of fun to play--and, best of all, they don't require a chordal instrument.Arrangement includes the score and separate parts for bass (notation and tab), drums, as well as melodic parts for Bb, Eb and concert instruments.

Carillon,Instrumental Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1301689 By Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. By Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Juan Tizol. Arranged by Michael Gancz. 20th Century,Broadway,Film/TV,Jazz,Latin,Musical/Show. Individual part. 8 pages. Michael Gancz #891301. Published by Michael Gancz (A0.1301689). Caravan is one of Duke Ellington's (1899-1974) most famous compositions—although he didn't actually write it. That credit goes to Puerto Rican trombonist Juan Tizol (1900-1984), a member of the Ellington's big band from 1929 to 1944. Tizol composed the theme in 1936 and promptly sold the rights to lyricist Irving Mills for only $25. The song became an instant hit—jazz critic Ted Gioia expllains that it fit perfectly with the musical exoticism that patrons were demanding at [Ellington's] regular gig at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Indeed, much jazz from this era, especially Ellington's, was steeped in Orientalist aesthetics. Although we hear it now as a self-contained musical phenomenon, we must acknowledge this music's problematics even as we continue to celebrate its progressive and revolutionary qualities. Part of my interest in this piece is in its capacity as a vessel in which I can explore my own multiform identity as an expatriate of the Middle East, a carillonist, and a lover of jazz. This arrangement reflects what might happen when these three perspectives collide. Ellington recorded Caravan more than 100 times, and the names of its additional interpreters reads as a history of jazz itself: Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Nat King Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and dozens more all brought their own spin to the tune. What makes it particularly special, though, is its appeal to listeners outside the jazz fandom. The 2014 film Whiplash introduced mass audiences to the song's unique atmosphere and to the genius of the Duke and his sidemen, thanks to an outstanding big band arrangement by John Wasson. My setting of the tune for the carillon recalls both Duke and Tizol's original version and this more recently popular edition.In this arrangement, I hope to highlight the carillon's capacity as a percussion instrument, and to use this as a bridge into the world of jazz. A successful interpretation will focus on groove, stratification of voices, and balance. Try to keep the pedals light!Michael Gancz2023Sources:Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 58–59.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Digital Download SKU: A0.1494499 By John Denver. By Johnny Marks. Arranged by Donald Jay Smith. Chamber,Christmas,Contest,Festival,Holiday,Instructional. 13 pages. Donald Jay Smith Music #1071083. Published by Donald Jay Smith Music (A0.1494499). This is “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer from a collection of flex woodwind quintets arranged by Dr. Donald Jay Smith developed over years of teaching middle school band. The optimal instrumentation is, of course, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn. But, additional parts have been added so that a second clarinet can cover the oboe part or a second oboe can cover the clarinet part (I actually had that problem once-two great oboe players and no clarinet available to cover the part), Bass Clarinet covering Bassoon and a Bb Horn part in case the student only reads that part or the horn is covered with flugelhorn/baritone or some Bb brass instrument. The quintets were always performed one per part and the students enjoyed playing this arrangement from 6th grade through high school!

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1498680 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Donald Jay Smith. Baroque,Chamber,Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. 14 pages. Donald Jay Smith Music #1074937. Published by Donald Jay Smith Music (A0.1498680). This is “Spring for Woodwind originally a movement from The Four Seasons for strings. This arrangement is from a collection of flex woodwind quintets arranged by Dr. Donald Jay Smith developed over years of teaching secondary school band. The optimal instrumentation is, of course; Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn. But, additional parts have been added so that a second clarinet can cover the oboe part or a second oboe can cover the clarinet part (I actually had that problem once-two great oboe players (or a flute?) and no clarinet available to cover the part), Bass Clarinet covering Bassoon and a Bb Horn part in case the student only reads that part on the horn or is covered with flugelhorn/baritone or another Bb instrument. The quintets were always performed one per part and the students enjoyed playing this arrangement from 6th grade through high school!

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1493818 By Chicago. By Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers. Arranged by Donald Jay Smith. Broadway,Chamber,Instructional,Musical/Show,Standards. 18 pages. Donald Jay Smith Music #1070472. Published by Donald Jay Smith Music (A0.1493818). This is My Favorite Things from a collection of flex woodwind quintets arranged by Dr. Donald Jay Smith developed over years of teaching middle school-university bands. The optimal instrumentation is, of course, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn. But, additional parts have been added so that a second clarinet can cover the oboe part or a second oboe can cover the clarinet part (I actually had that problem once-two great oboe players and no clarinet available to cover the part), Bass Clarinet covering Bassoon and a Bb Horn part in case the student only reads that part or the horn is covered with flugelhorn/baritone or some Bb brass instrument. The quintets I had always performed this one per part and enjoyed this from 6th grade through high school!

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1493825 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Donald Jay Smith. Chamber,Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. 17 pages. Donald Jay Smith Music #1070482. Published by Donald Jay Smith Music (A0.1493825). This is Die Fledermaus from a collection of flex woodwind quintets arranged by Dr. Donald Jay Smith developed over years of teaching middle school band. The optimal instrumentation is, of course, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn. But, additional parts have been added so that a second clarinet can cover the oboe part or a second oboe can cover the clarinet part (I actually had that problem once-two great oboe players and no clarinet available to cover the part), Bass Clarinet covering Bassoon and a Bb Horn part in case the student only reads that part or the horn is covered with flugelhorn/baritone or some Bb brass instrument. The quintets I had always performed this one per part and enjoyed this from 6th grade through high school!

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quintet Bass Clarinet,Bassoon,Flute,Horn,Oboe - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1495280 Composed by Franz Gruber and Traditional. Arranged by Donald Jay Smith. Christmas,Contest,Festival,Holiday,Instructional,Praise & Worship. 13 pages. Donald Jay Smith Music #1071799. Published by Donald Jay Smith Music (A0.1495280). This is “Silent Midnight Clear a medley of Silent Night and It Came Upon and Midnight Clear from a collection of flex woodwind quintets arranged by Dr. Donald Jay Smith developed over years of teaching secondary school band. The optimal instrumentation is, of course, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn. But, additional parts have been added so that a second clarinet can cover the oboe part or a second oboe can cover the clarinet part (I actually had that problem once-two great oboe players and no clarinet available to cover the part), Bass Clarinet covering Bassoon and a Bb Horn part in case the student only reads that part on the horn or is covered with flugelhorn/baritone or another Bb instrument. The quintets were always performed one per part and the students enjoyed playing this arrangement from 6th grade through high school!

Contrabassoon,Instrumental Solo,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549233 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Easter,Standards,Wedding. Score and individual part. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3468784. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549233). J. S. Bach BWV 508. This arrangement features a specially revised custom accompaniment part that avoids unwanted collisions with the contrabassoon and revoices chords to avoid awkward doublings and other voice-leading problems. It accentuates the solo part very nicely. Bist du bei mir Bach adapted this aria from a lost Stölzel opera called Diomedes. He changed the original orchestral instrumentation to soprano, strings, and continuo.  He also modified the voice-leading making it sound more like a Bach composition. The work appears as BWV 508 No. 25 in the Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 2.   Source Only a few remnants of the original opera have survived. Historians speculate that Anna Magdalena got the song from the Leipzig Opera after the bankruptcy of 1720. Chances are good, though, that the tune was a favorite of everyone in Leipzig at the time.   Lyrics When thou art near, I go with joyTo death and to my rest.O how joyous would my end be,If your fair hands            Would close my faithful eyes. - Unknown Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy are the St. John Passion, and indeed the Christmas Oratorio.  History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer.  Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival                Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach’s works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an S (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for BWV.  

Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.853942 By Louis Armstrong. By Clarence Muse, Leon Rene, and Otis Rene. Arranged by Larry Wright. A Cappella,Barbershop. Octavo. 3 pages. Larry Wright #4747317. Published by Larry Wright (A0.853942). A MEN'S 4-part, a cappella CONTESTABLE barbershop ballad arrangement. Quartets and choruses singing at a B- contest level should be able to successfully learn and perform this arrangement making good use of the available part-predominant, instrumentally played Learning Trax <www.larrywrightmusic.com>. If you've purchased my learning trax and pricing is a problem, email me <larry@larrywrightmusic.com>. SMP requires a minimum purchase of 10 copies for all choral selections.

Woodwind quintet - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CMS1612 Composed by Stephen Foster. Arranged by Judith Katz. Score and Parts. 18 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CMS1612. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CMS1612). 9 x 12 in inches.Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair is one of the most enduring, and popular American songs of all times.Characterized as a parlor song, it was written by Stephen Foster, and published by Firth, Pond & Co. of NewYork, in1854.In 1850, Foster married Jane Denny McDowell, whose nickname was Jennie. However, this was an unhappymarriage, short-lived, with numerous conflicts and separations. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair, was written asperhaps an attempt to win his wife back. To add to his problems, Foster also ran into deep financial difficulties.Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair was virtually unknown during its time. When it was first published, the royaltieson the ten thousand copies sold, earned just $200 for Stephen Foster. To make ends meet, he had to sell the rights toJeanie, as well as other songs. After his death, the rights to Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair reverted back to hiswife and daughter.It would indeed be a pleasant surprise to Stephen Foster, if he only knew what a wide range of artists have adaptedthis song to different genres. Among solo instrumentalists, Jascha Heifitz, and William Primrose have arranged itfor solo violin and viola. The big bands of Gene Krupa, and Glen Miller have recorded it. The great R & B artist,Sam Cooke used it, as well as opera stars, Marilyn Horne and John McCormick, who added it to their concertrepertoire.The song's frequent airplay in the 1940's, led Spike Jones to create a parody, called, I Dream of Jeanie with theLight Blue Jeans. Les Brown in 1941, created a big band song, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio with the line.....We Dream ofJoey With the Light Brown Bat. Even Bugs Bunny got into the act. The 1960 short, From Hare To Heir, featuresBugs singing, I dream of Jeanie, she's a light brown hareMy arrangement, for woodwind quintet is written to capture a lyric, singing style, which I think Foster had in mind.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1404503 Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Ciro Hernández. 19th Century,20th Century,Chamber,Classical,Opera. 21 pages. Ciro Hernández #987590. Published by Ciro Hernández (A0.1404503). I have added a beginning and an end according to the original work for orchestra but adapted it for string quartet. I have respected structure, tonality and indications of the composer.This adaptation I have added the soloist's part in the instrumentalists' part so that they can follow him without any problem and be able to play without a conductor if necessary. Each part is designed so that the page turning is easy if you use a tablet or iPad. The adaptation is based on the piano part but the piano part has been used to add those musical details that can enrich the musical moment. In audio you can hear a piano accompanying the quartet, simply as a harmonic support to which the singers are more accustomed.