Blue’s Blues was written for the great trumpet player, Blue Mitchell, and is a medium boogaloo groove over a blues form.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2014 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: Jazz Ensemble
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Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Nick Mulder
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Cha Chooi is a modal piece based on a funky cha cha cha groove and a simple bass pattern.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2013 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: Jazz Ensemble
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Alto Sax 1…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Nick Mulder
Publisher:
Brolga Music
An interesting work filled with rhythmic activity and slow, sad moments of reflection. Each percussionist of this sextet helps to represent the hummingbird, capable of stasis by extremely rapid movement.Program NotesHummingbird was written between Fall 2003…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Rush
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inner Rebellion is a forceful work for an unusual trio. Make a statement on your next recital with this impressive follow-up to Rush's popular trio Rebellion.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2001 Number of Players: 3 Duration: 7:20 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Rush
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece is a study in non-pitched loudness, and reflects a strong Afro-Caribbean influence, specifically influences of Congolese dance music and the Costa Rican version of the Calypso. The transitions are very reflective of transitions found in Congolese…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Rush
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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Nature’s Course is split into three contrasting movements: Winds, which is very free with many ascending runs in the marimba part; Breezes, which is more metered in 12/8 and later 3/4 with flowing eighth notes throughout; and Furies,…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Stephen Rush
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Rebellion is about an urge, not a cause. It is a small portrait of energy, a capsule of the feeling that an urgent need for change is felt or foreseen, and the beginnings of that change are even portrayed in the final bombast of this piece.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Rush
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece is jazz related in its occasional use of extended harmonies, melodic writing and stylistic approach. The frequent meter changes and rhythmic intensity coupled with the constant passing off of melodic lines drive the piece forward while always…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Noah Keesecker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Strollin' is a medium blues in a Basie style swing. Opening with a featured bass line strolling over a twelve bar blues, Strollin' refers to the colloquial name jazz musicians use when playing in a rhythm section without a chordal instrument.
Grade Level: 3…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Nick Mulder
Publisher:
Brolga Music