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Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Robert E # Concerto for Electric Guitar a # R. E. Proctor # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.809889 Composed by Robert E. Proctor. Blues,Contemporary. Score and parts. 270 pages. R. E. Proctor #...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.809889 Composed by Robert E. Proctor. Blues,Contemporary. Score and parts. 270 pages. R. E. Proctor #4800403. Published by R. E. Proctor (A0.809889). This concerto is in the traditional three movement format with the first and third movements being fast and the middle movement slow. The second and third movements are most like a blues work. The first movement is a rondo format, is not particularly bluesy. A Les Paul™ guitar would play particularly well in this movement. The second movement switches between the soloist as the distorted guitar sound to the vocalist as the clean guitar sound. The final movement is happy, upbeat, and lively good time blues. In the second and third movements in particular, the basses (cello, double bass) should be easily heard. At the end of the third movement, the precisionist on the drum set should improvise a loud, untimed measure, solo utilizing all the drums and cymbals in the set ending with four moderately paced and slowing beats on the snare drum. A momentary pause, then the final chord. The guitarist will need at least one foot pedal for distortion enabling him/her to switch between a clean sound and a distorted sound. The guitar should be the equivalent of a Fender™ Stratocaster or Telecaster guitar; a Gibson™ Les Paul would do nicely also. The music is partially fingered leaving the player the opportunity to interpret the part. The work is after the fashion of Chicago style blues of the 1960’s. The conductor and guitarist may wish to listen to recordings by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall and the Blues Breakers, B.B. King, etc. to get a feel for the music of the 1960’s blues bands. It would be highly desirable to use an organ, for the 3rd movement, that can produce a Hammond B3™ with Leslie sound, as that instrument was widely used in blues of that period. Although some of the notes notated as harmonics (h) in the score can be played as fretted notes, playing them as natural and artificial harmonics provides an interesting change of tonality. The orchestral part is not particularly challenging. The concerto is approx. 17 minutes in length. C - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
C - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Concert band # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # Timothy Bandy # C - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944927 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Scor...(+)
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944927 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209335. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944927). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center.15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax D - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
D - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Concert band # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # Timothy Bandy # D - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944926 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and part...(+)
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944926 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 45 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209345. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944926). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax Db - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
Db - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Concert band # EASY # Timothy Bandy # Timothy Bandy # Db - Every Day Warm-Ups for Fu # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944925 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and part...(+)
Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944925 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209343. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944925). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center.15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax Eb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
Eb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Concert band # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # Eb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Fu # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944928 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy ...(+)
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944928 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209963. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944928). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax E - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
E - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Concert band # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # E - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944929 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy ...(+)
Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944929 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209969. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944929). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax F - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
F - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Concert band # Instructional # Timothy Bandy # F - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: A0.944930 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209971. Published by ...(+)
Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: A0.944930 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209971. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944930). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center.15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax B - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
B - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # Timothy Bandy # B - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944924 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Sc...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944924 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 45 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209327. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944924). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax Ab - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
Ab - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # Timothy Bandy # Ab - Every Day Warm-Ups for Fu # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944920 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Sc...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944920 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 45 pages. Timothy Bandy #5207865. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944920). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center.15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, AscendingWhole tone scales: Ascending, DescendingBlues Scale5 Chromatic Scale Exercises2 Diminished Scale Exercises3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/MinorHarmonic ProgressionParts included in Conductor’s ScoreFlute, Oboe, Bb ClarinetTrumpet, F Horn, Trombone, TubaViolin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm)Piano, Mallet PercussionAlso Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax Bb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
Bb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # Timothy Bandy # Bb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Fu # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944923 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Sc...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944923 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Arranged by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209325. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944923). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax G - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
G - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Orchestra # Timothy Bandy # G - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.944932 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209975...(+)
Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.944932 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209975. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944932). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax A - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
A - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Timothy Bandy # A - Every Day Warm-Ups for Ful # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944922 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Ti...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944922 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Classical,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209317. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944922). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center.15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax Gb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra
Gb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Full Orchestra # Orchestra # Timothy Bandy # Gb - Every Day Warm-Ups for Fu # Timothy Bandy # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.944931 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209973...(+)
Full Orchestra - Digital Download SKU: A0.944931 Composed by Timothy Bandy. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 44 pages. Timothy Bandy #5209973. Published by Timothy Bandy (A0.944931). One of a set of twelve Warm-Ups, each focused on a single Key Center. These warm-ups will help your ensemble become comfortable with all 12 Keys. Each Key Center has a variety of scales and arpeggios built around that Key Center, so that players are learning to play in other keys diatonically and chromatically around the Key Center. 15 Exercises Plus An Harmonic Progression 1/2 Step Long tones: Descending, Ascending 5 Note Major/Minor Scales: Descending, Ascending Whole tone scales: Ascending, Descending Blues Scale 5 Chromatic Scale Exercises 2 Diminished Scale Exercises 3 Note Arpeggios: Ascending-Major/Minor, Descending-Major/Minor Harmonic Progression Parts included in Conductor’s Score Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet Trumpet, F Horn, Trombone, Tuba Violin, Viola, Cello (Bassoon), Dbl Bass (Rhythm) Piano, Mallet Percussion Also Includes Parts for… Alto Sax, Tenor Sax (Bass Clarinet), Bari Sax Concerto for Orchestra, opus 111 (2005, rev. 2010)
Concerto for Orchestra, opus 111 (2005, rev. 2010) # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Thomas Oboe Lee # Concerto for Orchestra, opus 1 # Thomas Oboe Lee # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869351 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Scor...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869351 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Contemporary,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 81 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #15869. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869351). Instrumentation: 3232-4331-timp-2perc-strings. When I received the invitation from Jonathan Cohler to write a Concerto for Orchestra for the Brockton Symphony, I immediately thought of all the composers who wrote works inspired by Bartok’s seminal work of the same title: Roger Sessions, Elliott Carter, Michael Tippett, Witold Lutoslawski, Joan Tower and, most recently, Jennifer Higdon. My Concerto for Orchestra, opus 111, is in five movements. It will be heard without pause between movements. I. Largo … Misterioso! II. Allegro con moto … Evidence!!! III. Adagio … Epistrophy! IV. Andante … In Walked Bud! V. Presto … Rhythm-a-ning!!! My initial idea for the Concerto was contrast - contrast between the timbres and colors that the various sections in an orchestra provide. For example, the woodwinds would provide a sharp contrast against the brass; the percussion section against the strings, etc. I also was interested in writing a work where each movement would flow into the next without pause – thus providing another form of contrast, that of tempi and mood change. A third form of contrast would be the different styles and forms of music that I would come up with. And I had a lot of fun conjuring up the many possible scenarios and orchestral tableaux. I actually started with the second movement: the Allegro con moto. I wanted something that had a nice surging quality that the whole orchestra could jump into. When I finished that, I thought perhaps it would be too intense for the opening of the work. I thought, maybe I should begin with something slower, more brooding in nature before the explosive stuff. I noticed that Carter’s Concerto began with a slow Introduction. It had a title: Misterioso. Being an avid fan of Thelonious Monk, aka Thelonious Sphere Monk, Misterioso brought to mind a Monk composition of the same title. That epiphany gave me the idea of naming each of the five movements after a Monk tune. Monk’s Misterioso is a blues with an insistent theme of 8th note patterns of rising 6ths; which has nothing to do with my first movement. My Misterioso features a solo for the bass clarinet in the midst of a shimmering atmosphere that is punctuated by accents in the bass. They are both mysterious, but divergently opposed in mood and substance. Monk’s Evidence is a tune with jabs and punches, irregularly placed within the measure – not unlike what I did in the second movement. This movement is perhaps the most Monk-ish of all. Monk’s Epistrophy is a tune constructed with a four-note pattern that is angular and twisted. I wrote a solemn brass choir movement that is an epistle in nature, a sermon of sorts. The title of Monk’s In Walked Bud refers, of course, to the amazing pianist Bud Powell. I took the word walk and translated it into an andante. What resulted was a silly, but jolly movement featuring the woodwinds. I wanted to end the work with a fast and furious finale. Inspired by the word rhythm in Monk’s Rhythm-a-ning, I began the last movement with a solo for the percussion section – timpani, tom-toms, bass drum!!! The orchestra eventually joins in the mayhem, breaking into a scherzo-like frenzy. It ends with a big bang!!! Enjoy!!!Audio link: https://thomasoboelee.bandcamp.com/album/concerto-for-orchestra-opus-111-2005 C Jam Blues for String Orchestra
C Jam Blues for String Orchestra # String Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE # Jazz # Duke Ellington # Keith Terrett # C Jam Blues for String Orchest # Keith Terrett # SheetMusicPlus
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1271389 By Duke Ellington. By Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Instructiona...(+)
String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1271389 By Duke Ellington. By Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Instructional,Jazz,Standards. 14 pages. Keith Terrett #863787. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.1271389). C Jam Blues is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington and performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus, arranged here for String Orchestra.As the title suggests, the piece follows a twelve-bar blues form in the key of C major. The tune is well known for being extremely easy to play, with the entire melody featuring only two notes: G and C.A performance typically features several improvised solos. The melody likely originated from the clarinetist Barney Bigard in 1941, but its origin is not perfectly clear.It was also known as Duke's Place, with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts.Ellington's black and white film was produced in 1942. The video depicts a jam session where Ellington begins playing with a double bass before gradually being joined by other members of his band, among them drummer Sonny Greer and trumpeter Rex Stewart. The film title is Jam Session. Western Swing band leader Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded the song sometime between 1945 and 1947 as part of the Tiffany Transcriptions. Bill Doggett recorded a version on his 1958 tribute album Salute to Duke Ellington (King). C Jam Blues was used by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band as the basis of their song The Intro and the Outro. Mulgrew Miller and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen included the song in their 1999 album The Duets. The Dave Brubeck Quartet performed this live at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival; the recording appears in their album Newport 1958. YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlpcJhNyDI. "Clarinet Concert Concertino" for Wind Band based on music by A.E.Williams arranged by S.Davies
"Clarinet Concert Concertino" for Wind Band based on music by A.E.Williams arranged by S.Davies # Concert band # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # A # Stephen Davies # "Clarinet Concert Concertino" # Stephen Davies # SheetMusicPlus
Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891956 Composed by A.E.Williams. Arranged by Stephen Davies. 20th Century,Standards. Score and Parts. 7...(+)
Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891956 Composed by A.E.Williams. Arranged by Stephen Davies. 20th Century,Standards. Score and Parts. 74 pages. Stephen Davies #6094485. Published by Stephen Davies (A0.891956).   CLARINET CONCERT CONCERTINO FOR WIND BAND I don’t normally enter long descriptions of my arrangements, nothing worse than seeing that little sign on the bottom right saying ‘see more’, however this piece has a rather interesting story that I’d like to share with you! It was maybe 8 or 9 years ago that I helped in the library of the Band Of The Guards Association, a group of musicians who were all members of the Household Division Bandsin London, that is to say the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, Welsh, Life Guards and Blues & Royals bands, chiefly known the world over for Changing The Guard at Buckingham Palace and many other ceremonial occasions. The Band Of The Guards Association were privileged to rehearse at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the famous Chelsea Pensioners, renowned for their Redcoats and medals as veterans of the British Army. Our library of music for the band at the time was held in an air raid shelter deep in the cellars underneath the labyrinthine corridors of the old building built by Sir Christopher Wren back in the 1680’s. When I say ‘air raid shelter’, that is exactly what it was like! Can’t go into too much detail, but suffice it to say that it was like being transported back in time! But this is where the library was kept, complete with dusty shelves, blackout warnings, obsolete bulb replacements and tunnels to the Thames! The man in charge of the library was Mr.Gordon ‘Joe’ Stafford, former Solo Clarinet with HM Band Of The Welsh Guards (ret’d), a fine player of that instrument in his day, and revered as such even now. About 8 years ago, our ‘underground ‘ library was deemed a fire hazard, and we were ‘invited’ to move it elsewhere. As we had our practice room nearby in the Chelsea Hospital, we decided to relocate the whole library there, shelving being built and constructed by enthusiastic band members. Joe Stafford and myself were not particularly enthusiastic about this, but it had to be done. Having looked at the enormous amount of music to be moved, we thought about ditching some of the scores which would never be played again, for instance selections of musicals long forgotten, scores with multiple missing parts etc. Lots of that music went to local music organisations simply for sight reading purposes, and the more complete versions went to bands and orchestras to bolster their stock of scores. After the laborious sorting out in the air raid shelter, Joe and I had the unenviable task of discarding the scores and parts that were incomplete, defaced, or just basically useless. It was an arbitrary case of ‘keep or throw’, and at the time we were doing this, Joe was desperate for a pint in the bar! I agreed, and was anyway on my last batch of throwaways when I found a piece titled ‘Clarinet Concerto’, by A.E.Williams. Written in pencil, with ancient sellotape, and signed by all the people who played it many years ago, including the Soloist and composer, I thought that that should not be binned, so I kept it! Joe Stafford suggested that I should ‘get it out there’ , so I have. Incidentally it has a cracking Cadenza towards the end, it was a bit smudged in the original score, but I’ve filled in the gaps!! This would be an ideal addition to the band repertoire for Clarinet! Focus on Grace ... A concerto for jazz saxophone and orchestra (2010)
Focus on Grace ... A concerto for jazz saxophone and orchestra (2010) # Orchestra # INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED # Thomas Oboe Lee # Focus on Grace ... A concerto # Thomas Oboe Lee # SheetMusicPlus
Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869355 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Jazz,Romantic Period. Score a...(+)
Full Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.869355 Composed by Thomas Oboe Lee. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Jazz,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 73 pages. Thomas Oboe Lee #15875. Published by Thomas Oboe Lee (A0.869355). Instrumentation: solo alto saxophone & 2222-4231-perc-drumset-strings. Program note. Maestro Max Hobart called me in the spring of 2009 and told me to check out this young jazz phenom on the saxophone named Grace Kelly. I said OK, that’s cool. That summer we went to the Regatta Bar in Harvard Square to hear her play with her band, and I was duly impressed by her musicality, soulfulness and chops. Max asked if I would be interested in writing a concerto for her and the Wellesley Symphony. I said, Sure. It sounds like a great idea. One of the most cherished jazz records in my vast collection is the collaboration between Stan Getz and Eddie Sauter entitled Focus. Eddie, who used to be an arranger for the Benny Goodman Band in the forties, went on to create the Sauter Finegan Band in the early fifties. The band was one of the first to include the piccolo, oboe, bassoon, harp, celesta, French horn, tuba, xylophone, glockenspiel, chimes, timpani, and other unusual symphonic instruments in the standard big band format of trumpets, trombones, saxophones and rhythm section of piano, bass and drum set. On the album Focus Eddie Sauter composed seven tracks of music for string orchestra and rhythm section. Stan Getz did not have a written part - he just improvised over the written music. If you are not familiar with this recording, then you will do yourself a huge favor if you go find it and add it to your own CD collection. The music is phenomenal and Stan is on top of his game, soaring above the strings with endless melodic inventions, flights of imagination and whimsy! It is one of those desert island CDs one should not be without. When I emailed Grace about this project and mentioned Stan Getz’s Focus, she said, It’s one of my favorite albums. So, we got off on a positive note immediately. My work, Focus on Grace … Concerto for Jazz Saxophone and Orchestra, is very much inspired both by the Stan Getz album and by the performances I heard of Grace and her band. The first movement is based on a funk groove in D minor: Grace’s part is initially written-out but she improvises freely in the coda. The second movement is a boss nova: as in the Stan Getz album, Grace does not have a written part but improvises over a set of chord changes provided by the orchestra. The third and last movement is an Afro-Cuban groove in six-eight: Grace has a written melody at first but soon launches into improvisation on a 12-bar blues in F. She ends the concerto in a free cadenza to show off her virtuosity and saxophone chops. ENJOY!!!