Here's an easy, yet great-sounding arrangement of the hit song by Pharrell Williams that just never seems to get old! The melody is skillfully bounced from section to section, and there are no solos required.
Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.
Even before the TV series Glee, this Neil Diamond classic, first recorded in 1969, had proven its popularity and staying power. Here is a solid, yet easy treatment for jazz ensemble that requires no solos. Sure to be a favorite with students and parents alike.
Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Instantly recognizable by all, here is one of the all-time great movie themes in a masterful arrangement for young players. Paul does a great job of capturing the authentic sound of Mancini's classic from the familiar bass line, smooth tutti ensemble passages, and solo section for tenor sax or trumpet. It doesn't get any better than this!
Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.
From the musical Sweet Charity, this familiar standard has come to epitomize the bluesy “bump-and-grind” slow swing style. Your trombones will have fun with the signature riff, and every section of the band gets a chance at the melody.
Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.
Made famous by the Count Basie Orchestra, here is a great-sounding, yet playable version of this standard for developing bands. Including feature spots for every section and optional solos for trumpet and trombone, Rick does a nice job of maintaining an authentic sound even in this easy version.
Enjoy great flexibility with the Easy Jazz Ensemble series! Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm; includes optional parts for flute, clarinet, F horn and tuba.
Level: 3
An economical collection of medium level works, here is a great way to introduce your first chair players to woodwind quintet playing. Suitable for contest, concert or church performance, these pieces appear on several state contest lists. Includes 12 nice pieces by C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, Haydn, Lefebvre, Mozart and others. A bass clarinet edition is available as a substitute for bassoon.
Contents: Adoration (Borowski) • Agnus Dei (Mozart) • Alleluja from Exultate Jubilate (Mozart) • Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) • Ave Maria (Schubert) • Calvary (Rodney) • The Holy City (Adams) • If With All Your Hearts (from Elijah) (Mendelssohn) • Meditation (Massanet) • Panis Angelicus (Franck) • Where E'er You Walk (from Semele) (Handel)
Level: 4
Percy Grainger's extraordinary scoring skills permeate this classic, carefree work for symphonic band. Children's March: “Over the Hills and Far Away”, originally a piano solo, was orchestrated by the composer while he was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Artillery Band. It includes two unusual scoring elements for the time – a prominent part for piano (cued in the winds), and brief four-part vocal interludes to be sung by members of the band (or a small chorus ad lib). Grainger believed that the greatest expressivity could be found in the lower instruments of the band (particularly the lower woodwinds), and Children's March includes a liberal and highly specialized use of the bassoons, English horn, bass clarinet and low saxophones. The march was first performed by the renowned Goldman Band in 1919, and was recorded in its original form by the same band with the composer conducting. (Full set includes a vocal score.)
Level: 3
