Don Bowyer: spartiti difficile

I. Gracefully II. Thoughtfully III. Vengefully

Fast merengue with solos all around; trombone covers the piccolo part; open percussion section. This one leaves the crowd exhausted! Lead trumpet to D6. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, tromb...

Beautiful ballad lullabye for soprano voice and big band, with an optional four-part backup choir. No doubles; lead trumpet to E6.

Rhythm changes with a unison bridge that burns. Trumpet, trombone, bari, and rhythm.

Exciting blues in a double-time, dedicated to a man who spent his life working with chemical and biological weapons ('bugs and gas'.) The unison shout section will leave the audience gasping for air....

Fast 3/4 Latin piece in one - this one really cooks! Lead trumpet to E6. Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Fast Cuban-style rumba. Lead trumpet to D6 (optional G6). Six horns: alto, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Fast swing, alternating with a funky street beat that gets everyone clapping. Solos for soprano, tenor, trombone, and piano. Lead sax on soprano, bari doubles flute; lead trumpet to A5. Medium difficu...

This up-tempo swing tune, written for pianist Olga Kern, is a 24-bar chromatic blues. Changes for piano and tenor. No doubles; lead trumpet to D6.

Fast swing, alternating with a funky street beat that gets everyone clapping. Six horns: soprano, tenor, bari, 2 trumpets, trombone, and rhythm.

Beautiful ballad feature for trombone - solo part to C5. Double-time bridge. No doubles; lead trumpet to C6.

Fast swing fugue for four horns. Alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm.

Exciting blues in a double-time feel, dedicated to a man who spent his life working with chemical and biological weapons ('bugs and gas'.) Changes for tenor, trombone and trumpet, with a unison shout...

Fast 3/4 Latin piece in one - this one really cooks! Trombone changes. No doubles; lead trumpet to E6.

This space-age piece was written for astronaut Jan Davis, and is designed to portray the experience of spaceflight and viewing a sunrise from space. Solos for trumpet and piano. Changing time signatur...

Haunting ensemble ballad in an orchestral style. Changes for flugelhorn solo. No drums (rainstick and triangle instead.) Flute in one tenor part; lead trumpet to Bb5.