for Four Saxophones and Percussion-Dedicated to the first worldwide hit in 5/4 - Take Five Gimme Five! uses a rhythm that is identical to the classic jazz hit. It also reflects the semi-modal approached used by saxophonist Paul Desmond when he performed one of the few jazz melodies that is instantly recognisable. This swinging piece will bring back memories of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and will be extremely popular with both players and audiences.

based on Homer-s Odyssey-Washed up on the Phaeacian shore after a shipwreck Odysseus is introduced to King Alcinous. As he sits in the palace he tells the Phaeacians of his wanderings since leaving Troy. Odysseus and his men fi rst landed on the island of the Cicones wherethey sacked the city of Ismarus. From there great storms swept them to the land of the hospitable Lotus Eaters. Then they sailed to the land of the Cyclopes. Odysseus and twelve of his men entered the cave of Polyphemus. After the single-eyed giantmade handfuls of his men into meals Odysseus fi nally defeated him. He got him drunk and once he had fallen asleep he and his men stabbed a glowing spike into the Cyclop’s single eye completely blinding him. They escaped by clinging to the belliesof some sheep. Once aboard Odysseus taunted the Cyclop by revealing him his true identity. Enraged Polyphemus hurled rocks at the ship trying to sink it. After leaving the Cyclopes’ island they arrived at the home of Aeolus ruler of the winds.Aeolus off ered Odysseus a bag trapping all the strong winds within except one - the one which would take him straight back to Ithaca. As the ship came within sight of Ithaca the crewmen curious about the bag decided to open it. The winds escapedand stirred up a storm. Odysseus and his crew came to the land of the cannibalistic Laestrygonians who sank all but one of the ships. The survivors went next to Aeaea the island of the witch-goddess Circe. Odysseus sent out a scouting party butCirce turned them into pigs. With the help of an antidote the god Hermes had given him Odysseus managed to overpower the goddess and forced her to change his men back to human form. When it was time for Odysseus to leave Circe told him to sail tothe realm of the dead to speak with the spirit of the seer Tiresias. One day’s sailing took them to the land of the Cimmerians. There he performed sacrifi ces to attract the souls of the dead. Tiresias told him what would happen to him next. He thengot to talk with his mother Anticleia and met the spirits of Agamemnon Achilles Patroclus Antilochus Ajax and others. He then saw the souls of the damned Tityos Tantalus and Sisyphus. Odysseus soon found himself mobbed by souls. He becamefrightened ran back to his ship and sailed away. While back at Aeaea Circe told him about the dangers he would have to face on his way back home. She advised him to avoid hearing the song of the Sirens; but if he really felt he had to hear thenhe should be tied to the mast of the ship which he did. Odysseus then successfully steered his crew past Charybdis (a violent whirlpool) and Scylla (a multiple-headed monster) but Scylla managed to devour six of his men. Finally Odysseus and hissurviving crew approached the island where the Sun god kept sacred cattle. Odysseus wanted to sail past but the crewmen persuaded him to let them rest there. Odysseus passed Circe’s counsel on to his men. Once he had fallen asleep

Play with a real band!-Bigger Swop is the follow-up to Big Swop - a household name in the wind-playing world. A variety of pieces in different styles such as R&B bossa nova swing and latin rock pass in revue. This album offers plenty of opportunities to improvise. The live recorded accompaniments on the CD make playing easy and fun!The accompaniment parts (including the chord notation) are on the CD in printable (PDF) format. You can print them out for your band members.

A collection of short elementary pieces for beginner string ensemble made up of arrangements of well-known melodies and pieces composed specifically for this work. The pieces arranged for two violins cello and optional piano cover many different styles continents and periods and have been graded in order of difficulty. All the parts can be played using only first position with the second violin and cello parts making use of only basic finger positions.

The powerful dynamic number Gospel John by the versatile Americancomposer producer and music educator Jeff Steinberg is known inparticular through performances by Maynard Ferguson. In his versionit seemed as if a typical Afro-American preacher ascended the pulpitand impassioned an enthusiastic congregation with his fiery plea.This exciting arrangement by Lorenzo Bocci has the same compellingtemperament and adds an energetic touch to any concert.

The four-movement work Saludos desde Espana is a musical description of four Spanish holiday spots. The composer uses the musical idiom to represent picture postcards portraying an untouched sandy beach a charming fishing village a beautiful pine forest and the historic centre of a lively Spanish village. Saludos desde Espa?a will add a little holiday magic to any concert.

The Austrian master-composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 250 years ago in 1756. Play Mozart contains a selection of his best-known works or themes. These have been adapted with respect for the original whilst bearing in mind the requirements of the particular instrument. With this book woodwind players can now enjoy the special magic of Mozart's music. Play Mozart contains a selection of the best-known works and themes from the man who was arguably the greatest composer of all time. These pieces have been adapted with respect for the original masterpieces while bearing in mind the requirements of the particular instrument. The specially recorded CD of backing tracks makes it easy for you to play along!

Brass Miniatures features four contrasting sections each linked by the fact they are based on the same interval. The opening is an exciting fanfare which leads into a lovely ballad introduced by a solo cornet. The third section is a playful pseudo-blues and the work comes to a thrilling close with fanfare and march.

The famous monolith Ayers Rock (also called Uluru) is the only true attraction in the Northern Territory of Australia. This colossal red rock lies in the middle of a desert plain. At dusk a beautiful spectacle develops as the setting sun envelops the rock in rose-red hues. There are tourists who climb the rock while this is a taboo according to the indigenous religion of the Aboriginals. Besides the climb is very strenuous. A walk around the rock is also an unforgettable experience.During a journey through Australia Henk Hogestein was inspired by this rock; he composed this robust rock number to cherish the memory of it.

The Blues is a well-known style of popular music. The name does not come out of thin air. After all the term ‘blues’ refers to a state of mind: with the sentence ‘I got the blues’ someone means they are in low spirits. The blues originate in the melancholic music that the slaves in the southern United States made to relieve their depressing circumstances to some extent. This new concert work makes use of ‘blue notes’ (the flattened 3rd and 7th notes of the scale) which give this exciting work its blues sound.

This unusual concert work commissioned by the concert band ?Harmonie Concorde? from Sanem in Luxembourg is built on two basic ideas: the evolution of the economic and social context of this Luxembourg city with its strong mining industry and the European concept which is clearly present in this very small but prosperous country with its many European institutes. This is musically expressed in a few quotes from the European hymn Ode to Joy the closing of Beethoven?s Ninth Symphony and from the Te Deum by Charpentier ? widely known as the signature tune for Eurovision broadcasts. A work of true unity.

The melody of the chorale Nun danket alle Gott (Now Thank We All Our God) was originally written in 1636 by the German clergyman and musician Martin Rinckart . Its international fame is due to the fact that in 1725 Johann Sebastian Bach based his cantata Gott der Herr ist Sonn’ und Schild (BWV 79) on this melody. The five-part arrangement by Roland Kernen that lies before you is suitable for a variable brass line-up. After a short introduction the chorale follows first in four-part harmony and later with an added counterpart. A middle section which sounds refreshing and rhythmic because of the time changes and articulation used finally leads to a repeat of thechorale with an agile upper part. This arrangement also contains an organ part ad libitum.

The Albinoni Adagio is based on a manuscript that was discovered among the ruins in the Dresden State Library after the Second World War by Remo Giazotto a Milanese musicologist who was working on Albinoni?s biography at the time. Only the bass line and six bars of melody were there ? they probably belonged to the slow movement of a Trio Sonata. Around 1945 Giazotto reconstructed the now-famous Adagio that has made Albinoni known to a wider public. Ironically enough Albinoni himself would probably hardly recognize the piece.Part 1 Fl Ob Bb Clar S Sax Tpt Part 2 Fl Bb Clar Eb Clar A Sax Tpt Hrn Part 3 Eb Clar T Sax Bsn Hrn Trom Euph Part 4 T Sax Bsn Trom Euph Tuba Part 5 Bass Clar Bari Sax Bsn Euph Tuba Cont Bsn

Huber dedicated this Concertino to his pupil Sophie Simon. It is perfectly playable in the first position but in some places you can use the second and the third position if you have already mastered them. Study & Play is ideal for developing your playing in an enjoyable and musically sound way. Each edition within this concept features a CD to add something extra to your study routine.When you play this Concertino the CD allows you to practise at a slower study tempo as well as the normal tempo so that you can work on your violin playing in a more concentrated way whilst improving your insight into the music. You can continue to study in this goal-orientatedway until you have achieved the desired result. Read the information about the CD carefully in order to utilise this concept to the full. The title of this piece suggests a concert situation: playing a solo part with accompaniment. There are thousands of such works for the violin but many of these cannot be tackled until you have been playing for a considerable time. Concertino in F major Opus 7 enables you to gain necessary experience for this type of playing; namely having sufficient musical and technical control over your instrument whilst having the support of an accompanist during performance. This carefully chosen concertino will enrich your repertoire.

Festival Overture for Band-This “Grand Overture” was commissioned by the “Nagano Community Band” - Japan- on occasion of its jubilee in 1992 and is dedicated to the band’s conductor Ikuo Inagaki.The work is based upon three main themes each symbolising a certain theme. The first part is characterized by its bright themes played mainly by the brass accompanied by the woodwinds and festive percussion. This part symbolizes the jubilee which is the origin of the composition. This is followed by a bouncing allegro in which each register of the band displays brilliant techniques. Especially the woodwinds come to the fore! This movement depicts the industriousness and enthousiasm shown by the members of the“Nagano Community Band” in the carrying out of their hobby. A third main theme is choral-like in character and is displayed both in the (soft) brass as well as in the warm medium register of the reeds. Here nature’s beaty in and around the city of Nagano is musically celebrated. Following a “chamber-music episode” (featuring the flute oboe clarinet alto-saxophone and horn) the initial allegro re-occurs weaving its way towards a grandiose finale in which the two previous themes are once again apparent. Due to its very colourful scoring and the enormous diversity of musical thoughts and ideas this composition is a fascinating and memorable piece worthy a jubilee overture!

The title track to the film of the same name was originally composed by Chuck Mangione. The well-known melody helped make this 1970’s jazz and pop legend so famous and popular. Peter Kleine Schaars skilfully transforms this classic film theme into an excellent arrangement for concert band featuring the flute and trumpet.

St. Michael-The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c.1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and commissioned by John Calvin he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms he made some four-part arrangements which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later Bourgeois published a number of psalm collections and judging from his book Le droict chemin de musique he was also an excellent educator. The melodies Bourgeois composed are (contrary to Gregorian chants) particularly suitable for community singing. This applies to his hymn tune Saint Michael which is why this melody hasbeen used for various texts written for many occasions. John Blanken made this arrangement for a wedding ceremony: an occasion in which faith and trust play a large - if not the largest - role. Hence the title Hymn of Faith. The arrangement contains four verses of the hymn. After a majestic opening the hymn follows twice the second verse being embellished in the tenor register. After a short interlude verse three follows played by a quartet. The majestic opening is then repeated as a modulation into the fourth verse which concludes the work in a brilliant tutti.

Fanfare-This fantastic stirring fanfare was written with the composer?s wish that the young musicians performing it would fly into the bright future like pheasants. The first part of the piece is a fanfare which is suitable for opening ceremonies and the second part is a lush chorale-like movement. Your band can perform both parts together or you could perform each one separately. This short opening work will start any concert in real style.

En 1993 l’accordéoniste français Richard Galliano compose Vie Violence (Tango pour Claude) pour son ami le chansonnier français Claude Nougaro qui l’a marqué à jamais. Claude Nougaro (1929-2004) lui avait en effet donné la chance de développer son talent musical dans le Paris des années soixante-dix. Plus tard Richard Galliano interprète Tango pour Claude dernières notes d’amitié pour celui qu’il avait tant accompagné. Tango pour Claude a fini par révéler Galliano auprès du grand public et séduire bien des connaisseurs.

Fanfare-This fantastic stirring fanfare was written with the composer?s wish that the young musicians performing it would fly into the bright future like pheasants. The first part of the piece is a fanfare which is suitable for opening ceremonies and the second part is a lush chorale-like movement. Your band can perform both parts together or you could perform each one separately. This short opening work will start any concert in real style.