Write for a horn section!
In this book, you will learn how to add saxophones and brass to a rhythm section ensemble. You will learn the capabilities and characteristics of the most common instruments, and how to order them effectively. You will also learn the different roles that a horn section can serve in your ensemble. Online audio tracks demonstrate the key concepts, as exemplified in a complete score.
You will learn to:
Write for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, as well as trumpet and trombone
Construct common voicings, such as unisons, octave unisons, two- to five-part soli, and open voicings
Expand your harmony by using jazz chords
Use brass mutes
Compose many textures, including melodies, solis, fills, pads, comping parts, background lines, and others
Score advanced harmonic techniques characteristic of brass sections, such as chromatic approach chords, four- and five-part voicings, tension substitutions, and more
?An amazing book that opens your mind for new horn arranging techniques. Horns on steroids!?
?Hassan El Shafei, Artist/Record Producer
?Arranging for Horns is the one-stop-shop the young arranger can make to explore the techniques, applications, and context for contemporary horn arranging. Jerry Gates masterfully compiled three decades of experience?both in classroom and in professional writing?into an organized and concise 80-page text. Highly recommended!?
?Adi Yeshaya, Composer, Arranger (Prince, Aretha Franklin, The Voice)
?An insightful and valuable resource for all arrangers. Jerry?s explanations are very clear and concise. Highly recommended!?
?Mark Harrison, Keyboardist/Composer, Music Educator, and Author
?Jerry is a devoted musician and educator who has written yet another clear and concise book! This time Jerry guides the reader through a direct and useful approach to writing horn arrangements. Included are rhythm section considerations, notations, and a valuable mention about contour shaping as the blueprint for a successful arrangement. This book demystifies arranging for horns and inspires us to dive right in. There are great tools included and distilled from Jerry?s many years of experience and education. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get quick and positive results without excess theory to weigh the creative process down.?
?David Goldblatt, Composer, Pianist, and Music Director (for national television programs, world tours, and varied media)
?Jerry Gates? Arranging for Horns is a concise yet thorough guide to horn arranging in jazz and popular styles. The book progresses through each vital instrument, offering writing techniques for them as individuals and as a group. Arranging for Horns goes one step further than many treatments of this topic, looking at how an arrangement can vary throughout a song?changing the intensity of the music. This added consideration gives arrangers a powerful tool for adding shape and contour to their songs. Recommended for all arrangers and songwriters.?
?Ben Newhouse, Composer and Educator
/ Partitions jazzandblues / Tous instruments par tonalité / Tous instruments / BERKLEE

In the Summer of 2008, the long-awaited Indiana Jones And The Kingdon Of The Crystal Skull hit our cinemas. Filled with the intrigue and drama characteristic of all the classic Indiana Jones films, Harrison Ford once again reprised his role as our adventerous hero. This book includes selections from that film arranged for French Horn with a fully orchestrated CD accompaniment. The french horn book is compatible with that for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, and trombone. A piano accompaniment is available separately (order no. 31799) and includes a CD that features various instrument demo tracks from the series.The book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the intermediate level player. The CD includes a demo track, which features a live instrumental performance, followed by the play-along track itself. Also included are eight pages of colour photographs from the movie.Raider's March; Marion's Theme; The Adventures Of Mutt; Irina's Theme; The Journey To Akator.

From the classics to todays hits, these timeless tunes are now available as easy arrangements for Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, French Horn and Trombone. All wind instrument arrangements are fully compatible and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD is provided, featuring each song as a live performance demo track followed by a playalong track.Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Green Day); Celebration (Kool And The Gang); My Immortal (Evanescence); Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam); New Soul (Yael Naim); Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band); Open Arms (Journey); (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones); Smooth (Santana featuring Rob Thomas); Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin); Take It Easy (Eagles); You And Me (Lifehouse).

Horn in F-12 outstanding arrangements for the beginning jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos are included: swing ballads rock pop holiday Latin and a great warm-up chart titled 'Loosen Up.' This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation of 5 saxophones 3 trumpets 3 trombones and 4 rhythm but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just nine players - 2 Alto Saxes Tenor Sax 2 Trumpets Trombone Piano Bass and Drums. Optional parts are available for C Flute Tuba (doubles Bass part) Horn in F (doubles 1st Trombone) and Baritone Horn T.C. (doubles 1st Trombone).Rhythm section parts offer suggestions for voicings and rhythms and guitar chord frames are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections and there is plenty of full sounding ensemble. Conductor's book includes a full length CD recording. Titles are: Chattanooga Choo Choo * El Gato Gordo * James Bond Theme * A Jazzy Merry Christmas * The Judge * Li'l Darlin' * Loosen Up * One O'Clock Jump * Over the Rainbow * Peter Gunn Theme * The Pink Panther * Rock This Town.

Easy Popular Movie Instrumental Solos is an accessible selection of movie hits for the beginning student, with simple notation and a play-along CD. Available for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, cello and piano accompaniment. Believe (The Polar Express); Come So Far (Hairspray); Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Balboa); Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone); In Dreams (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring); James Bond Theme (Casino Royale); Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz); The Pink Panther Theme (The Pink Panther); Raiders' March (Raiders of the Lost Ark); Way Back Into Love (Music and Lyrics)

This book is part of an instrumental series arranged for Flute Clarinet Alto Sax Tenor Sax Trumpet Horn in F and Trombone. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the early intermediate player along with a fully orchestrated CD with backing tracks and demonstration tracks.

This series offers a versatile selection of music for flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, and cello. Each book contains carefully edited arrangements appropriate to each instrument, and is well suited for level 2-3 students. The CD includes a fully orchestrated demo track of each song, which features a live instrumental solo performance, followed by a play-along track. Also included are PDFs of piano accompaniments, and Alfred's Tempo Changer Software. / Cor

Trumpet, French Horn And Bass Trombone. Langue: English(UK)/Deutsch/Français/Nederlands/ Répertoire / Brass Instruments