Twilight Serenade
Arranger/Composer: Stempien & Turner
Item Code: 26910
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Travel back in time to the Big Band Era with this nostalgic dance ballad ensemble feature. This idiomatic chart with a lyrical melody will immerse players in the tightly voiced harmonies and textures made famous by the Glenn Miller Band. Accessible range and rhythm make this suitable for a variety of ensemble levels, intermediate through advanced.
Program Notes
Twilight Serenade is composed in a style reminiscent of a Glenn Miller dance ballad. This is an ensemble feature intended to immerse players in the tightly voiced harmonies and textures of the Big Band era. The melody, first introduced as a trombone solo, presents to listeners as a familiar vocal song with lyrics no one can quite recall.
Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 2020
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Jazz Ensemble
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Instrumentation
Alto Saxophone 1 (double with Clarinet 1)
Alto Saxophone 2 (double with Clarinet 2)
Tenor Saxophone 1
Tenor Saxophone 2
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
Trumpet 4
Trombone 1 (double with F Horn 1)
Trombone 2 (double with F Horn 2)
Trombone 3
Bass Trombone
Tuba (optional)
Guitar
Piano
Electric Bass
Drum Set