Ensemble

La Curandera Negrita is basically a minor blues. Though this piece is written in 6/8, it is perhaps more accurately felt in a lilting triplet divided 4/4-with the dotted quarter receiving the pulse of...

Musical quotes are sprinkled throughout this medium swing chart - most obvious being Charlie Parker's Ornithology that is used in the opening of the sax soli. The out chorus features skillfully writte...

Grammy nominated best instrumental composition for jazz ensemble 2009.Up-tempo, exciting rocked-out composition from the University of North Texas library. Recorded on 'Lab 2009' the piece is based on...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994. Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchest...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994.Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestr...

Celebration, a 4-movement suite, was written for and premiered by Gerry Mulligan at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany in 1994.Recorded by Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestr...

Solo trombone part can be performed by one of the trombonists in the band or by a guest soloist.

Prism is a modal composition which is based largely on several reharmonizatios of a simple 8-bar melody. It is a jazz waltz and features the lead alto sax. Correlated with Vol. 1 of the Jazz Workshop...

Two tenors are featured soloists w/trading choruses. Some sax dbls. Recorded by Bob Florence Limited Edition on Soaring on Sea Breeze Jazz.

Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Percussion, Piano, Violin and Violoncello

This piece is accessible for even the youngest choir. Teaching possibilities include learning verse form, establishing a legato line, and carrying longer phrases through breath management and staggere...

Stimmensatz - Streicher

Spittal's plaintive prelude and whimsical scherzo provide chamber musicians with the opportunity to explore varied colors and textures, while performing a magnificently well-crafted work.