Bring back the 1960s' Rhythm & Blues sound with this funky chart. The bluesy chord progression will remind listeners of such classics as "Unchain My Heart" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Optional written solos are provided for Electric Piano and…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After a lyrical opening that showcases Stamp's mastery of counterpoint and polytonality, Uptick lives up to its name, driving forward with incessant quarter notes and an ever-ascending ostinato, freely passed around the ensemble. This one will keep you on…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jack Stamp
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with CD Accompaniment
UrbanScapes combines electronics with a concert-style piano in the classic tradition, with musical elements of modern city life.Program NotesUrbanScapes was written for the London concert pianist, GeNIA. It is a piece that combines…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is definitely not your grandmother’s rhythm changes! Leave it to the creative master, Steve Wiest, to come up with a totally fresh (and somewhat zany) take on the familiar rhythm changes form. This piece zips along at 236, so be prepared for a wild ride…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Opposite musical characteristics such as soft and loud, comfort and angular, static and active, hesitant and steadfast are contrastingly employed in this piece.Program NotesValse Éxcentrique is composed as a part of series of pieces written by three composers…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a trip through the mountains of Austria, “Vantage Point” is a breathtaking excursion in 3/4 with excellent lines and brilliant harmony. The beautifully shaped melody is first presented by Alto Sax 1, Tenor Sax 1 and Trumpet 4 with some light time…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This profound setting of the familiar William Billings hymn “Chester” is the basis for the material in this dramatic tone poem for symphonic band. The hymn tune is presented in a straightforward fashion after the powerful introduction. This is followed by the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Elliot Del Borgo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Variations for Marimba (2005) is for the advanced marimba soloist. It is essentially a “classical” set of variations on a theme, however the “theme” is elusive and evolves as the variations progress. Based on the compositional techniques of Béla Bartók, it is…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Variations for Vibraphone and Piano consists of a two part theme in a jazz idiom and three free variations. The rhythmically complex nature of the writing calls for very close ensemble work.Program NotesVariations for Vibraphone and Piano consists of a two…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Levitan
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is a great contest/festival chart! A high energy shuffle swing tune that shows off every section of the ensemble, this programmatic tour de force depicts scenes from an imaginary trip to Las Vegas, from the swinging Strip to the wiseguy street hustler to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More