SKU: CL.SCM-1153-00

The rhythm section sets the groove on this lively chart! Solid ensemble scoring make this an excellent choice for your band. Lots of solo space for alto, trumpet, piano and guitar, or you can open it up. Hot shout chorus concludes this dynamic chart. Don’t miss this one!

SKU: CL.013-1157-01

SKU: CL.SCM-1155-00

Check out this unique chart! This shuffle/blues is fun to play, as it switches from a shuffle feel to straight swing for the shout chorus. Lots of room for solos. Oo-Bop!

SKU: CL.021-7115-00

SKU: CL.SCM-1115-01

Andy Farber is a master at composing beautiful ballads. Your Alto Sax soloist is supported by tasty brass backgrounds and lush soli sections. It’s a great feature for the whole band and a wonderful choice for any concert or festival performance. Includes an optional flute part. Outstanding!

SKU: CL.013-1152-00

SKU: CL.082-0115-13

Bb Bass Clarinet solo with piano accompaniment.

SKU: CF.YPS200F

ISBN 9781491152881. UPC: 680160910380.

Step right up, ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, step right up! See the exotic, the strange, and the magical at the Cirque de L’étrange, or “Circus of the Strange.” This piece evokes a bygone era when circuses and carnivals provided people from all walks of life a chance to see human and animal oddities. Cirque de L'étrange is an original concert march written in standard march form, but its sound is anything but standard. This piece is playable by younger groups and is a great way to expose students to the march form and style without sounding like your typical march.
Step right up ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, step right up! See the exotic, the strange, and the magical at the Cirque de L’étrange. Welcome to the Cirque de L’étrange, known in English as the “Circus of the Strange.” This piece evokes a time of a bygone era, a time when circuses and carnivals provided people from all walks of life a chance to see human and animal oddities that were sources of both delight and horror. While many of these sideshow attractions were deemed fraudulent, it did not deter the crowds from flocking to be shocked and awed. I have always held a special place in my heart for the showmanship of carnivals, because my grandfather dearly loved them. For much of his life, he worked at fairs and carnivals selling cotton candy and candy apples. A large portion of my days when growing up were spent running around fairgrounds and helping my grandfather with his stand. He imparted in me a love for the cunning, magic, and sheer joy that only carnivals and circuses can bring. In Cirque de L’étrange, I sought to capture the the mirthful, yet uncanny mood of the carnivals that I grew up exploring, thus transporting you to a different time.Cirque de L'étrange is an original concert march written in standard march form, but its sound is anything but standard. This piece is playable by younger groups, as it is a great way to expose students to the march form and style while not sounding like your typical march.Opening in D minor, the piece combines the playful feel of a march and a macabre tango. The second time through the First Strain (mm. 5-23), the upper woodwinds and bells add a second counter melody based in D harmonic minor, which heightens the peculiar nature of the piece. The Second Strain (mm. 24-43) by contrast, is a little more upbeat, thus evoking the magical ebullience of a circus, which is further highlighted by the xylophone part. The Second Strain ends in the key of F major and sets up the transition to the Trio in the key of G minor. The Trio (m. 44) begins with the G harmonic minor melody in the clarinets and a counter melody in the bassoon and tenor saxophone. The rest of the woodwinds and bells join in at m. 60 while the percussion adds a Gypsy-like feel with tambourine and triangle. At m. 76 the full band joins in the macabre parade with the trombones and baritones harmonizing the counter melody. The conclusion of the march has the upper woodwinds, adding a second counter melody complete with trills to bring the march to an exciting and dramatic finish.As the World’s Greatest Showman, P.T. Barnum, a man my grandfather greatly admired, once said “The noblest art is that of making others happy.” It is my hope that through this piece you will experience the thrill, delight, and fright that only carnivals can bring as you visit the Circus of the Strange!

SKU: HL.44007054

UPC: 884088158934.

Theme from Rocky, war schon 1977 ein Riesenerfolg fur den Komponisten, Orchesterleiter und Oscar-Gewinner Bill Conti, der sich auch mit Musik zu legendaren U.S.-Fernsehserien wie Denver Clan oder Falcon Crest einen Namen machte. Lorenzo Bocci, selbst ein anerkannter Komponist und Arrangeur, nahm sich des schwungvollen Titels erneut an und machte ihn so auch Ihrem Repertoire zuganglich.

Bill Conti a compose les musiques de nombreuses productions hollywoodiennes ou series televisees americaines. Recompense par un Oscar pour la musique du film L'Etoffe des Heros, il est pourtant entre dans l'histoire du cinema avec le celebrissime theme Gonna Fly Now extrait du film culte Rocky (1976) qui revela Sylvester Stallone. L'arrangement de Lorenzo Bocci ne laissera personne de marbre.

Il famoso tema dal film Rocky, del 1997i. Il compositore italiano Lorenzo Bocci ha reso questo arrangiamento accessibile a tutte le bande.

SKU: LM.29115

ISBN 9790230991155.

SKU: EC.RBM-115A

French.

This work was originally scored for mixed chorus and symphonic wind ensemble, in 2005, for the opening of a new concert hall in Corpus Christi, Texas. The commissioning institution, Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi, asked one of their professors – Dr. Robb Jackson – to write a poem for the occasion and the result formed the basis used by the composer to create this new work. Since the academic institution in question is situated on the Texas coast the writer chose to fill his poem with sea imagery and musical metaphors related to shore-side living. This portrayed well the sense of an ocean-side artistic retreat – appropriate to the dedication of a new concert hall in a coastal community.