Alec Wilder: Jazz Suite for 4 Horns Complete: Jazz Ensemble: Score & Parts

Alec Wilder's Jazz Suite for horn quartet harpsichord guitar bass and drums with four movements: Horns O'Plenty Conversation Piece Serenade and Horn Belt Boogie. This suite was composed in 1951 at the instigation of Mitch Miller a longtime friend of Wilder's and then the Head of Popular Music at Columbia Records.

Alec Wilder impresses with his Suite in four movements for Flute Clarinet and Piano. High points are the offbeat jazzy Scherzo-like second movement and the well-argued slow movement. This adventurous work will present anenjoyable challenge to the ensemble players and provide a unique addition to their repertoire.The Flute Clarinet and Piano score are all included on separate inserts.