SKU: SU.80101454

Set includes 2 performance scoresMoon Marked (2016) was written for trumpeter Chris Gekker. A figure (acciaccatura-like) is heard at the very start of the work. It forms the basis of the piece's musical material. The loose poetic image behind the music is one of internal transformation after passing through a shared experience. Some astronauts have commented on how they are forever changed by their interstellar voyages and that their life back on earth is not quite the same. After the largely energetic opening section, two slower inner sections explore different landscapes; in the second of these sections, the two instruments are uncoordinated metrically (freely floating in their own space). The opening music returns, but with differences this time. Instrumentation: Clarinet and Trumpet Duration: 6' Composed: 2016 Published by: Zimbel Press.

SKU: PR.416416250

UPC: 680160643271. 9 x 12 inches.

The Sonata for Trumpet and Piano was written in 1996 for the husband and wife team of Rodney Mack, trumpet and Karen Walwyn, piano. To encourage more performances, I transcribed it for trumpet with string quartet, and trumpet with string orchestra. Then I substituted a clarinet part for the trumpet part in all three versions. The first movement is in sonata form. The thematic material and the rhythms are influenced by blues and jazz. The snappy beginnins is followed by a muted theme two. The development begins with repeated dark chords in the piano, and gradualy builds up to a climax before theme one returns. A descending series of arpeggios in the trumpet bring the movement to a bitonal ending. The second movement begins with a quiet figuration in the piano, which repeats freely, under short statements in the trumpet. These mournful fragments are notated to allow the soloist to vary the number of times they are repeated. Gradually the piece unfolds in a through-composed song. The middle section begins with clusters in the piano and builds to a climax with the introduction of sixteenth notes. The tranquility of the opening returns, and brings the movement to a quiet close. The third movment is in sonata form. Theme one is a high energy idea based on asymmetrical meters (ex. seven-eight, and eleven-eight), and a couple of motives from Puccini operas. Theme two is a slower treatment of the piano idea that opened the movement. The development tosses all the material around vigorously. After a short, quiet return of theme two, the coda begins. This includes a cadenza, and a final dash to the end.

SKU: AP.36-BSMSB112

UPC: 659359620720. English.

The solo composition OLIVER'S BIRTHDAY from award-winning composer Bruce Broughton has become a sought-after work by today's trumpet players. With a naive, relatable melody that spins off into a flurry of mixed meters and tonality, the work has become an immensely popular solo for trumpet and piano throughout the world, and also recorded by Philip Smith for the International Trumpet Guild. It is with pleasure that the publisher makes available this colorful arrangement by the composer for band.

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SKU: HL.877506

ISBN 9781495079078. UPC: 888680651985. 9.0x12.0x0.126 inches. Mike Steinel Books with Online Audio.

Mike Steinel's follow-up book to his popular Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble features a wealth of instructional material that can be used in a full band setting or individually. After a brief review of style basics, this comprehensive method includes a section of daily warm-ups and workouts for rehearsal, followed by a variety of lessons covering specific styles and improvisation concepts. Each lesson ends with a full band performance piece. Take your students to the next level with this masterful approach! Features • Review of important concepts from Book 1 • Warm-ups and workouts for the start of rehearsals • Lessons covering a variety of jazz styles and improvisation concepts • Nine rewarding full band pieces that reinforce each lesson • Information on the cities, regions, and people influencing the evolution of jazz • Recordings of all exercises, including full band arrangements and sample solos* • Grade/Level 3 * Each book includes an access code for audio files on “MyLibrary” (internet required.) Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

SKU: HL.49017930

ISBN 9790001150774. 9.0x12.0x0.153 inches.

Robert Helmschrott, born in 1938, was professor at the Munich Musikhochschule where he was also headmaster from 1995-2003. He wrote numerous choral and orchestral works and is one of the most important German representatives of contemporary church music. His work 'Salut' is a one-movement concert piece which is rewarding for both players. After a lengthy introduction for solo trumpet, both instruments present fireworks of brilliant idiomatic figurations, yet also make sure that pensive, lyrical tones get their fair share too. A rewarding concert piece of ca. 8 minutes' duration.