Grade 2.5

SKU: CL.032-3591-01

Composed by Neeck. Jazz Ensemble. Audio recording available separately (item CL.991-2007-01). Extra full score. Composed 2007. Duration 3 minutes, 29 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #032-3591-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.032-3591-01).

Smooth-out the bumps in your concert! This bluesy, minor-key shuffle features infectious unison riffs contrasted with hard-hitting ensemble sections, over a really swinging groove. An open section provides ample opportunity for your soloists (suggested solos are included). With a shout chorus ending that builds from a whisper to a roar, Another Bump In The Road will bring down the house!

(As performed by fun.). By Nate Ruess, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff [fun.]. Arranged by Nick Baratta. Marching Band. Marching Band; Part(s); Score. Premier Series for Marching Band. Pop/Rock. Grade 3. Published by Alfred Music

Jazz ensemble - Grade 2

SKU: CL.032-4547-01

Composed by Neeck. Jazz Ensemble. Extra full score. Composed 2017. Duration 3 minutes, 17 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #032-4547-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.032-4547-01).

This top-notch, bluesy original is the perfect vehicle for teaching both shuffle and straight-ahead swing style. Great riffs, reasonable ranges, and solid ensemble scoring make this an easy and fun chart for your band. An optional solo section includes suggested solos, and the chart sounds exceptional even with limited instrumentation. Ending with a shout chorus that starts with a whisper and builds to a roar, Livin’ Large will be a hit with audiences and students alike.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.032-4948-00

Arranged by Neeck. Jazz Ensemble. Score and set of parts. C.L. Barnhouse #032-4948-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.032-4948-00).

A brief, lyrical introduction leads to an exciting, up-tempo swing version of this classic Christmas carol. Following the unison statement of the theme in the trombones, each section of the band gets a chance to shine. The easy, bluesy solo changes (suggested solos are provided) will encourage your budding improvisers. The powerful ensemble scoring, hip riffs and supportive backgrounds in this chart will dazzle your audience and get everyone into the holiday spirit!

Choir

SKU: AP.48411

Arranged by Russell L. Robinson. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Sacred; Spiritual; Traditional. CD. Alfred Music #00-48411. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48411).

UPC: 038081552347. English. Traditional Spiritual.

A bluesy rhythmic motive stacks up across voices, creating a compelling introduction and scattered interludes for this hip interpretation of the African-American spiritual. Call-and-response verses give individual sections a chance to shine, and a brief descant plus some optional divisi add that final flourish. A great teaching piece for 2- and 3-part choirs.

About Alfred Choral Designs

Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.

SKU: PR.16400212S

Composed by Dan Welcher. With Standard notation. Duration 16 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #164-00212S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.16400212S).

UPC: 680160037605.

Works of chamber music including flute and strings are not nearly as numerous as those for clarinet, or even the oboe. Probably the reason for this is the less assertive, more pure tone the flute possesses - it can't compete for volume or range with the clarinet, except in its top octave, and the oboe's tone is more penetrating and easily discerned from within a string texture. Consequently, composers who have written for flute and strings have done so in lightweight divertimento works: compare, for instance, the delicate flute quartets of Mozart with his monumental quintet for clarinet and strings.   When Karl and Joan Karber approached me with the ideas of writing a work for flute and string trio, I originally thought it would be best to write a humorous, rather offhand piece - but a look at their repertoire (mostly comprised of smaller works of the Rococo period) convinced me that it was the last thing they needed. In spite of the challenge (or maybe because of it?), I determined to write a large work, and a serious work. Zephyrus (named for the God of the West Wind, in deference to the flute) is a three-movement work, with each movement cast in a very different form, but all three being built of the same twelve-note series. There is also a rhythmic motive and a pair of themes that appear in all three movements.   The first movement plays with the idea of contrast and persuasion. The flute, at the outset, is the hell-for-leather protagonist, charging and swooping around the strings - who seem oddly unconcerned by his passion. Indeed, they have a more somber song to sing - and as the movement unfolds, the flute becomes less and less active, while the strings become increasingly enlivened. By the midpoint, when all four instruments are finally in the same meter and the same tempo, the flute's energy has finally infected the other three players, and this energy does not let up until the movement's abrupt final cadence.   The second movement begins with a tag from the first - as if the energy left over was too great to simply stop. At length, though, a very poignant flute melody appears over an almost bluesy harmony in the strings. After this has been fully exposed, a slight increase in motion, marked gently rocking in triplets, features a theme-fragment from Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2 (Kaddish). Bernstein died as I was writing this work, and it seemed quite natural to encourage what was already implicit in the music, and create an Elegy for L.B. The music rises and peaks, then in the recapitulation of the opening the Kaddish theme reappears, as the ensemble suggests a gentle song of sleep.   The final movement is a Rondo-Variations form, with the slight alteration of adding the main theme of the second movement in what would be the trio of the form. The ritornello theme is a kind of ethnic dance music, almost an allusion to the Klezmer ensembles of Eastern Europe. The successive episodes between the ritornelli are loosely organized variations on the basic theme, but always beginning with a metric modulation, a rhythmic changing of gears. The movement reaches and apex of speed and furious pulsing, then abruptly pirouttes, and finishes.   Zephyrus was written between April and November of 1990 in Austin, Aspen, and Honolulu, and is dedicated to Karl Kraber and The Chamber Soloists of Austin. --Dan Welcher.

Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Bra ss Band - Grade 2

SKU: HL.44002198

Composed by Kees Schoonenbeek. De Haske Concert Band. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 1994. De Haske Publications #940567. Published by De Haske Publications (HL.44002198).

UPC: 073999922271. 6.75x10.5 inches.

Deze compositie omvat drie heel verschillende stijlen. Het begin speelt zich af in een Latijns-Amerikaanse stemming vol exotische warmte, waarin ritme en harmonie aangenaam samengaan. Dan volgt serene, dromerige muziek, met een weelderigemelodie die de prachtige klank van de trompet benadrukt. Het laatste deel is een knipoog naar Bluesette, de bekende jazzy wals van Toots Thielemans.

Mus ic for Fun bringt Ihren Musikern drei vollig unterschiedliche Stile naher. Auf einen Satz im lateinamerikanischen Stil - exotisch, warm, in einem gefalligen Mix aus Rhythmus und Harmonie - folgt eine Melodie in einer traumerischen Atmosphare, welche wiederum in einen bekannten Jazz-Walzer mundet. Ein Stuck, mit dem nicht nur der Solo-Trompeter glanzen kann!

Music for Fun (La musique pour le plaisir) pourrait etre est la devise de Kees Schoonenbeek. La musique est melodie, harmonie, rythme, nuance, timbre, et plus encore. Music for Fun est un triptyque plein de brillance et de generosite. Les voix sont finement equilibrees.

Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare Band/Brass Band - Grade 2

SKU: BT.DHP-0940567-170

Composed by Kees Schoonenbeek. De Haske Easy Band Series. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 1994. De Haske Publications #DHP 0940567-170. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0940567-170).

Deze compositie omvat drie heel verschillende stijlen. Het begin speelt zich af in een Latijns-Amerikaanse stemming vol exotische warmte, waarin ritme en harmonie aangenaam samengaan. Dan volgt serene, dromerige muziek, met een weelderigemelodie die de prachtige klank van de trompet benadrukt. Het laatste deel is een knipoog naar Bluesette, de bekende jazzy wals van Toots Thielemans.

Mus ic for Fun bringt Ihren Musikern drei völlig unterschiedliche Stile näher. Auf einen Satz im lateinamerikanischen Stil - exotisch, warm, in einem gefälligen Mix aus Rhythmus und Harmonie - folgt eine Melodie in einer träumerischen Atmosphäre, welche wiederum in einen bekannten Jazz-Walzer mündet. Ein Stück, mit dem nicht nur der Solo-Trompeter glänzen kann!

Music for Fun (“La musique pour le plaisir”) pourrait être est la devise de Kees Schoonenbeek. La musique est mélodie, harmonie, rythme, nuance, timbre, et plus encore. Music for Fun est un triptyque plein de brillance et de générosité. Les voix sont finement équilibrées.

Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare Band - Grade 2

SKU: BT.DHP-0940567-015

Composed by Kees Schoonenbeek. De Haske Easy Band Series. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1994. De Haske Publications #DHP 0940567-015. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0940567-015).

Deze compositie omvat drie heel verschillende stijlen. Het begin speelt zich af in een Latijns-Amerikaanse stemming vol exotische warmte, waarin ritme en harmonie aangenaam samengaan. Dan volgt serene, dromerige muziek, met een weelderigemelodie die de prachtige klank van de trompet benadrukt. Het laatste deel is een knipoog naar Bluesette, de bekende jazzy wals van Toots Thielemans.

Mus ic for Fun bringt Ihren Musikern drei völlig unterschiedliche Stile näher. Auf einen Satz im lateinamerikanischen Stil - exotisch, warm, in einem gefälligen Mix aus Rhythmus und Harmonie - folgt eine Melodie in einer träumerischen Atmosphäre, welche wiederum in einen bekannten Jazz-Walzer mündet. Ein Stück, mit dem nicht nur der Solo-Trompeter glänzen kann!

Music for Fun (“La musique pour le plaisir”) pourrait être est la devise de Kees Schoonenbeek. La musique est mélodie, harmonie, rythme, nuance, timbre, et plus encore. Music for Fun est un triptyque plein de brillance et de générosité. Les voix sont finement équilibrées.