Concert Band; Jazz Ensemble Piano/Keyboard - Grade 3-4

SKU: FJ.HX101PN

Composed by Ryan Fraley. 5 or More; Collections; Jazz Ensemble (Combo); Method/Instruction; Solo Small Ensembles. HXmusic. Contents include: Blues & Other Hues; Java; Cold Canyon; Rhythm Bee; Slow Burn; Prog Pacific. Jazz. Book. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-HX101PN. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.HX101PN).

ISBN 9781517396848. UPC: 682821970122. English.

Features six original charts for small jazz groups. All charts are scored for flexible instrumentation, with downloadable play-along tracks provided for every instrument and part. Demonstration solos are provided by some amazing guest musicians and transcribed in both note-for-note versions and easier versions, too. Additional instructional content is provided in each book. Contents include: Blues & Other Hues; Java; Cold Canyon; Rhythm Bee; Slow Burn; Prog Pacific.

Concert Band; Jazz Ensemble Piano/Keyboard - Grade 2; Grade 2.5

SKU: FJ.HX102PNO

Composed by Ryan Fraley. Arranged by Ryan Fraley. 5 or More; Collections; Jazz Ensemble (Combo); Method/Instruction; Solo Small Ensembles. HXmusic. Contents Include: Porto Alegre; Time Will Tell; Leap Day; Bohemian Groove; Avalon; Steam Punk Funk. Jazz. Book. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-HX102PNO. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.HX102PNO).

ISBN 9781530882854. UPC: 682500374678. English.

A collection of six charts for small jazz groups at grade 2 - 2.5. All charts are scored in three-part writing, with flexible instrumentation provided by all three parts in each wind book. Solo sections are provided with changes, and also a mini-clinic for each tune with a break down of the spelled-out chord progression and suggested scales to use throughout each solo. Twelve transcribed solos match the recordings note-for-note, and twelve suggested solos give younger players a starting point with themes taken from the recorded solos. 49 downloadable play-along tracks provide every instrument a chance to sit in with the recorded band. Contents Include: Porto Alegre; Time Will Tell; Leap Day; Bohemian Groove; Avalon; Steam Punk Funk.

Grade 2

SKU: CL.011-3526-00

Arranged by A. Clark. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR342). Score and set of parts. Composed 2006. Duration 3 minutes, 32 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-3526-00. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-3526-00).

A delightful arrangement of one of the most popular piano teaching pieces of all time. It makes a unique band piece and your audience members will remember it from their days of piano lessons. Delicate syncopation and distinctive harmonic content make this a wonderful teaching tool and an outstanding choice for any concert or contest performance. Very highly recommended!

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

Grade 2.5

SKU: CL.011-3526-01

Arranged by A. Clark. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR342). Extra full score. Composed 2006. Duration 3 minutes, 32 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-3526-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-3526-01).

A delightful arrangement of one of the most popular piano teaching pieces of all time. It makes a unique band piece and your audience members will remember it from their days of piano lessons. Delicate syncopation and distinctive harmonic content make this a wonderful teaching tool and an outstanding choice for any concert or contest performance. Very highly recommended!

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

Concert band (Piccolo, 1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone*) - grade 5

SKU: CN.R10004

Composed by John Ireland. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 10:30. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10004).

A slow introduction gives way to the chirpy theme which is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. Restlessness leads to a tranquillo presented by the flute and clarinet, weaving a flowing counterpoint around the melody until the original slow introduction returns. A triumphant recapitulation of the main theme brings this wonderful piece to an end.

Originally composed for Brass Band in 1934 Comedy Overture is, despite its name, a serious piece of writing. The term Overture does not imply that there is anything else to follow; it is used in the 19th century sense of Concert Overture (like Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave - in other words, a miniature Tone Poem). The 1930's was a period of Ireland's mature writing - yielding the Piano Concerto (1930), the Legend for piano and orchestra (1933), and the choral work These Things Shall Be (1936-1937). We are fortunate therefore to have both Comedy Overture and A Downland Suite (1932) written for band medium at this time. As with Maritime Overture (written in 1944 for military band) Ireland approaches his material symphonically. The opening three notes state immediately the two seminal intervals of a semitone and a third. These are brooding and dark in Bb minor. It is these intervals which make up much of the thematic content of Comedy, sometimes appearing in inverted form, and sometimes in major forms as well. The concept that some musical intervals are consonant , some dissonant, and some perfect is perhaps useful in understanding the nature of the tension and resolution of this work. The third is inherently unstable, and by bar 4, the interval is expanded to a fourth - with an ascending sem-quaver triplet - and then expanded to a fifth. The instability of the third pushes it towards a perfect resolution in the fourth or the fifth. The slow introduction is built entirely around these intervals in Bb minor and leads through an oboe cadenza, to an Allegro moderato brillante in Bb major. Once again, the semi-tone (inverted) and a third (major) comprise the main, chirpy, theme-inspired by a London bus-conductor's cry of Piccadilly. (Much of the material in Comedy was re-conceived by Ireland for orchestra and published two years later under the title A London Overture.) The expansion of the interval of a third through a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh now takes place quickly before our very ears at the outset of this quicker section. Immediately the theme is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. But this restlessness leads to a tranquillo built around an arpeggio figure and presented by flute and clarinet. Ireland weaves his flowing counterpoint around this melody until the original slow introduction returns leading to a stretto effect as the rising bass motifs become more urgent, requesting a resolution of the tension of that original semitone and minor third. Yet resolution is withheld at this point as the music becomes almost becalmed in a further, unrelated tranquillo section marked pianissimo. It is almost as if another side of Ireland's nature is briefly allowed to shine through the stern counterpoint and disciplined structure. This leads to virtually a full recapitulation of the chirpy brilliante, with small additional touches of counterpoint, followed by the first tranquillo section-this time in the tonic of Bb major. But the instability of the third re-asserts itself, this time demanding a resolution. And a triumphant resolution it receives, for it finally becomes fully fledged and reiterates the octave in a closing vivace. The opening tension has at last resolved itself into the most perfect interval of all.

Grade 2.5

SKU: CL.011-3416-01

Memories of a Spanish Castle. Composed by Neeck. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR335 & CL.WFR353). Extra full score. Composed 2005. Duration 3 minutes, 4 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-3416-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-3416-01).

A delightful combination of lyrical themes with rhythmic exuberance and folk-like melodies. Viva Espania is based on themes by two 19th-century Spanish composers. The opening theme is from Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega. That piece is a traditional Spanish waltz and was inspired by the famous Alhambra Castle in Grenada. The second theme is by Isaac Albeniz from a suite of music for the piano, Songs of Spain, entitled Leyenda. This section, while still in 3/4 has a fiery exuberance much like one would expect from a flamenco guitarist, yet it's very playable by young players. Authentic Spanish music that's a terrific addition to any concert performance!

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

Grade 3.5

SKU: CL.012-3175-01

Composed by Sheldon. Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR322). Extra full score. Composed 2002. Duration 5 minutes, 47 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3175-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3175-01).

Envision a musical sleighride through the upper peninsula of Michigan. Playful and energetic, the opening evolves into a plaintive and sensitive segment of the piece that provides great contrast and expressive opportunites. This exceptional piece has several solo passages for alto saxophone, piccolo, flute, oboe, trumpet and clarinet, and is an excellent choice for concert or contest use. Includes a Piano/Keyboard part that adds color to the composition and allows you to feature a budding pianist with your group.

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.