Written to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Joliet Township High School Orchestras of Illinois, 'Stone and Steel' is a modern concert overture by Richard Meyer that treats the listener and performer to a myriad of styles and moods. The piece begins with a heavy, ponderous theme marked 'Molto pesante,' which depicts the limestone quarries that first earned Joliet the nickname 'City of Stone' …

Par CLARKE GENE. Hymns Made Easy for Violin is a collection of favorite traditional hymns with guitar accompaniment, suitable for church, teaching or recreational settings. The material includes violin parts and bowing indications in first position, with guitar chord names written above the staff. All the arrangements in this book are compatible with Hymns Made Easy for Viola and Hymns Made Easy f…

from vol. 1-13. Par BENTZON NIELS VIGGO. All I do is write down what comes. Sometimes a huge amount comes, at other times nothing at all. I?m not in control.' That is how Niels Viggo Bentzon described his own process of composing when I once asked him how he had planned and composed this enormous work. 'They are almost frozen improvisations, and when I?ve written it down, I don?t do very much more…

This chart, originally done by Buddy Rich, has been scored for grade 2 while maintaining the essence of the original and more. The tempo is around 154 BPM, and the chart contains written solos for tenor and trumpet 2, as well as nice dynamics to show off your band. A fun chart that you'll play for years to come. (4:17) / Ensemble De Jazz

Written in 1979 after seeing an exhibition of Rothko's paintings in Cologne, Ø is one of Barry's earliest published works. Both piano parts are the same and the composer describes the work as 'an exploration of ornamentation (the bending of an existing melody) and an etude in co-ordination (the challenge of playing exactly together)'. / 2 Pianos

A comprehensive method for the Chromatic Harmonica that treats it like a musical instrument in all respects. For beginning to advanced players, in any style of music, it contains hundreds of exercises to develop technical proficiency in every key, as well as rhythmic awareness and melodic fluency. Exercises are written in musical notation, not tablature. A great, hour-long, play-along CD is includ…

Folk Strings is a collection of folk melodies from around the world arranged for strings. Unlike classical music, which normally has an authentic version, folk music often exists in many versions, with differences in the melody or lyrics. Sometimes several countries lay claim to a melody because a group of people moved to a new country and took their music with them. Most folk songs were sung and …

Written for Clarinet or Saxophone trio. Arranged by Jürgen Schmidt. / 3 Clarinettes Et 3 Saxophones

5 Duets. Par VIERA JOE. Each of the pieces - in their entirety intended to be a coherent suite - is written in a different key and has a tempo and groove (basical rhythmic feeling) of its own. Jazz sound and jazz phrasing are essential for their performance./ Recueil / Saxophone (Bara(T))

for piano. Par DOBBINS BILL. 'These piano preludes have developed from my longtime love of the music from both the classical and jazz traditions. I have intentionally adopted a format which may or may not include improvisation. This format should serve as a friendly invitation to classically trained pianists. My own improvisations, which can be heard on the recording 'Preludes and Predilections, V…