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Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 5
All the Things You Are
If you’re looking for a flagwaver that’ll set the audience on the edge of their seats, look no further! Mark Taylor pulls out all the stops with a chart that’s full of great counterpoint, powerful ensemble work, and independent combo settings within the full ensemble context. Includes solos for alto sax and trumpet.SKU: HL34301010 -
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (from The Sound of Music)
From the landmark musical The Sound of Music, this signature song boasts a timeless message and unforgettable melodies. Robert Longfield’s skillful setting for band is easy to learn while sounding rich and impressive.SKU: HL04003952 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Do-Re-Mi (from The Sound of Music)
One of the landmark musicals of all time, The Sound of Music featured a number of enduring melodies – none more popular with musicians in particular than Do-Re-Mi! Here’s a clever arrangement that features the melody traded around the band from section to section.SKU: HL04004815 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
I Have Dreamed(from The King and I)
From The King and I, this fabulous melody has been adopted by countless singers and jazz artists. In this setting, Mike Tomaro makes skillful use of colors and textures to create a lush-sounding ballad for the entire ensemble.SKU: HL7011794 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
In the able hands of master arranger Michael Philip Mossman, this popular standard from the 1930s takes on new life. Using a mix of cha-cha and mambo styles, this marvelous arrangement becomes a solo vehicle for tenor sax, along with ample space for the full band to shine. Throughout, this chart is loaded with impact and attitude!SKU: HL7011987 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Lover Come Back to Me (Key: B-Flat)(Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature)
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3Lover Come Back to Me (Key: B-Flat)(Vocal Solo or Tenor Sax Feature)
This familiar standard, first popular in the ’20s and ’30s, has been revisited over the years in a variety of styles. Here is an attractive, smooth samba version for vocal solo (opt. tenor sax) that includes a feature spot for the saxes accompanied by the vocalist in a “vocalese” style. A marvelous change of pace for festival or concert use.SKU: HL7012704 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
My Favorite Things
Treated here as a jazz waltz, this popular tune from The Sound of Music features a relaxed and easy-flowing swing style. The melody is passed from section to section, and there are short solos for trumpet and tenor. 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.SKU: HL7011700 -
String Orchestra, String Orchestra Grade: 2.5
My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music®)
This popular song from The Sound of Music has also become known as a favorite holiday song. Lloyd Conley’s easy setting also lets you teach several of the basic rhythm patterns needed in 3/4 meter, including those with a rest on beat one. Dur: 1:40 (Grade 2)SKU: HL4490636 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise(Solo Alto Sax Feature)
From the rarely remembered 1928 operetta The New Moon, this lovely tune has gone on to become a standard favored by many jazz artists. Set in a light samba groove, here is a terrific arrangement featuring solo alto sax. The solo is contrasted beautifully with ensemble interludes and backgrounds, plus a short unison tutti feature.SKU: HL7012069 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2.5
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise arranged by Paul Baker is a jazz standard that switches between straight eighth and swing feel at a tempo around 150 BPM. Trumpet 1 has a written melody solo on flugelhorn, trumpet 2 and tenor 1 have written-out solos plus a drum solo. The lead trumpet range is to written G on top of the staff, a nice sax soli and an auxiliary percussion part along with optional flute and vibes parts. (4:34)SKU: AL48217 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
A very hip and contemporary chart arranged and recorded by Kris Berg for his big band in the Dallas area. A mysterioso-sounding intro blossoms into this powerful chart. Solo space for alto, trumpet, tenor, and trombone, and lots of ensemble action for the whole group. Lead trumpet range is to written D above the staff.SKU: AL36056 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4.5
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
This is a high-energy piano feature that is perfect for your concert opener or closer. Master arranger Dave Wolpe has produced a brilliant chart out of this great jazz standard. Outstanding ensemble writing along with interludes, exchanges with the soloists and a stop time section will put your piano player on the map. If you have a strong jazz pianist, this is a must have chart! (2:28)SKU: ALJEM02005 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Symphonic Highlights from The King and I
Opening on Broadway in 1951, and garnering multiple awards for the 2015 revival, few musicals can boast as many lasting and memorable songs as this Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece. Drawing on the classic orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, here is a fabulous medley for the symphonic stage. Includes: Something Wonderful, I Whistle a Happy Tune, I Have Dreamed, The March of the Siamese Children, Getting to Know You, and Shall We Dance?SKU: HL04004424 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
The Golden Age of Broadway The Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4The Golden Age of Broadway The Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Showcasing the grand musicals created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, here is a marvelous setting of some of the best-known songs ever to hit the Broadway stage. Includes: Bali Ha’i (South Pacific), Oklahoma (Oklahoma), Getting to Know You (The King and I), The Carousel Waltz (Carousel), and Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music). Relive this golden age of songwriting with this terrific arrangement.SKU: HL04002691 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 5
The Song Is You
Mark Taylor takes this familiar standard and creates a powerful uptempo flag-waver for mature ensembles. The style slips seamlessly between swing and samba and provides some shining moments for lead trumpet along with the rest of the ensemble. Also featured are solos for tenor sax, trumpet, piano, and drums, a sax soli, and a screaming ensemble shout chorus. (Recorded by the Mark Taylor Big Band)SKU: HL34320014 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
You’ll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)
Young players sometimes need a lyric piece with built-in emotional points and dynamic variety. This easy arrangement starts softly with just clarinets and F horn on the melody, then gradually builds to a powerful climax.SKU: HLPC24925
