Kendor Music

Inspired by the music of the great Count Basie Orchestra, this is a perfect vehicle for teaching the swing idiom. It features a riff-based tune, lots of full ensemble work, and blues changes. Sample w...

Here is a great easy level chart for teaching the swing idiom to young players. With an abundance of basic swing figures and articulations, a strong melody, and solid ensemble writing, this chart has...

Emulating the music of Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider and Gil Evans, this creative original opens with a haunting melody played by solo flugelhorn before the burning swing groove kicks in. Solo choru...

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educators Association for the 2012 Illinois All State Jazz Ensemble, this is Chris Madsen's first chart for Doug Beach Music. A great change of...

This beautiful folkish chart in an even-eighth note ECM style features diatonic melodies over lush chord voicings. The tenor and piano solo can be played as written or ad lib. A guitar chord chart by...

Following up on the popularity of the composer's baseball-inspired big band chart, Double Play, this shuffle opens with an ad lib solo for piano and grooves from start to finish. A stop-time section g...

Bring pure joy and an infectious New Orleans vibe to the stage! With this first-class swing arrangement of the world-famous standard "When the Saints Go Marchin' In", published by the renowned Kendor...

This fun, grade 1 arrangement of the classic American song by Joseph Winner features everyone on the melody. Cello and Bass are doubled throughout, and Viola is always doubled with either 2nd Violin o...

This exciting piece for grade 1+ groups in the key of E minor is perfect for concert or festival performances. The melodies are spread throughout all sections giving everyone a chance to shine. This f...

This fun tune evokes classic spy dramas, full of intrigue and mystery with just a few easy sixteenth notes and accidentals along the way. Quick pizzicato, ties, and off-beat rhythms provide a challeng...

This multi-faceted musical canvas presents a number of signature themes and moods that can portray specific characters and scenes invented by your students during rehearsals. It includes popular compo...

Your very young beginners will easily 'ketchup' to your older students in no time when they master this fun piece. Featuring easy step-wise motion and unison rhythms throughout, it offers an optional...

This epic piece depicts the legendary monster Leviathan, ancient scourge of the seas. The fearsome creature is depicted in E dorian, featuring familiar bow rhythms supporting a melody that is passed a...

Everybody gets to dig in and play in this energetic and spiritous grade 2 piece. Written by cousins Joel & Andy Masters, the fast-paced melodic passages and supporting material are featured in every i...

Both serenity and eager anticipation of a day on the Appalachian Trail are reflected in this piece. Based on the old Appalachian ballad/fiddle tune 'Bonny James Campbell', each orchestra section enjoy...

Featuring 10 full-length performance works by John Caponegro, Elliot Del Borgo, Frank Halferty, Robert Frost and Stephen Wieloszynski, the diversity of this collection covers a wide range of moods and...

We welcome Timothy Isham to the Kendor family of writers with this winning original that combines an infectious rock groove in the cello and bass lines with sassy fiddle figures from violas and violin...

Where energy, humor, dance, a tinge of sorrow, and the joy to be alive meet -- that's where you'll find Klemzer music. This soulful melody with its spirited rhythms will animate your orchestra and bri...

Bursting with spirited exuberance and joy, this arrangement combines the traditional English A Gallery Carol with the famous medieval German carol In Dulci Jubilo. Special features include buoyant hoo...

Using the universal language of music, this inspired original creates moods and visual scenes that will capture everyone's imagination. As conditions in our atmosphere, such as cloud formations, come...

Bring infectious ragtime energy and pure musical joy to your ensemble with "Easy Winners", published by the renowned Kendor Music! This masterful arrangement presents the distinctive, lively character...

Perfect for contests, recitals or lessons, this collection of famous, well-loved melodies is playable with two mallets on either bells, xylophone, vibes or marimba. Mallet suggestions, roll indication...

This collection of 19 pieces are arranged for mallet solo - 4 utilizing 3 mallets and 15 utilizing 4 mallets. They offer the mallet player the opportunity to develop and improve skills and techniques...

Series Mallet Solo. Grade 5-6 Features Mallet Solo (Unaccompanied). A continuation of the popular Contest Solo series, these 6 solos are perfect for recitals, contests, juries or auditions. All of the...

Series Mallet Solo. Grade 3-4+ Features Mallet Solo (Unaccompanied). The solos in this set may be played on bells, xylophone, vibes or marimba with equal success. Diverse styles include rock, jazz, La...