with Alto Sax Feature. Par STRAYHORN BILLY / TAYLOR MARK. Composed by the legendary Billy Strayhorn, this is truly one of the masterpieces of jazz. Mark Taylor has beautifully crafted a feature for alto sax using a variety of styles and settings. Basically scored as a ballad, there is a jazz waltz section in the middle. This is followed by a powerful slow swing ensemble shout before returning to t…

Par BLANKEN JOHN. Why should rock musicians have all the fun? Now your band can experience the thrill of playing a piece in a classic 12-bar blues style. Many players are given the chance to show off their skills as a soloist before the work builds to a grand fortissimo finale with the whole band playin’ the blues! / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Brass Band

Jay brings a unique and poignant treatment to this well-known song. With beautiful colors and harmonies woven throughout the piece builds to an emotional climax before returning to a quiet ending.

With a repeating and rhythmic piano accompaniment that reflects the emotional tumult of the poetry the vocal lines soar and intertwine in an impressive flurry of sound before suddenly coming to rest. An exciting work for high school womens voices.

Par JOHANNSEN KAY. 'The Great Wall? developed out of an improvisation, a homage to the Great Wall of China. Two motifs dominate in the work, which requires a three-manual organ: a two-measure ostinato in the pedal, and an oriental-sounding melody found on the manuals, in the basic shape and in the variations. The music leads seamlessly from an atmospheric picture into a rhythmically-driven crescen…

This upbeat overture displays the flutes oboes and mallets in bell-like sounds contrasting with tutti brass and woodwinds. An optional trumpet solo is one of many features in the flowing lyrical section before the return of the theme and coda.

A unique collection of fourteen great jazz arrangements for solo Piano. Compiled and arranged by Paul Honey, this collection contains all your favourite carols as you've never heard them before! The songlist includes: Away In A Manger, Deck The Halls, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Silent Night and We Wish You A Merry Christmas . Each song is arranged for solo Piano with chords symbols. / Piano

A triumphant fanfare motive is echoed across the choir before breaking into a joyous refrain, punctuated with rhythmic handclaps. Suitable for concert, festival, and church use, this celebratory choral features optional parts for trumpet and snare drum. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This six-verse hymn is based on the melody “Herzlich tut mich verlangen, ” which Buxtehude used both for the solo cantata Herzlich tut mich verlangen BuxWV 42 and for a chorale prelude entitled Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder BuxWV 178. Apart from the “Amen, ” with coloratura decoration, the text is set in a simple four-part texture. The accompanying violins are used in the pre…

This paean to the divine creation of the world sets part of the Benedicite text from the US Book of Common Prayer. The four unaccompanied voice parts are used to great effect with phrases often beginning in a strong unison before opening out into rich and colourful harmonies. Helvey highlights the words through the use of homophonic textures and changing time signatures to follow the natural stre…