Victor López
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Return of the Monarchs
Musically tracking the fascinating migration paths of these beautiful insects, Return of the Monarchs vividly displays their birth and long journey. On occasion, the work is flamboyant and impulsive in nature to reflect their unpredictable migration path while also graceful and beautiful, demonstrating their flutter movement as they stop along their journey. A vibrant and elegant choice! (4:24)SKU: AL29587 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2.5
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
“Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” arranged by Victor López, is hot and exciting Latin rock! This groove is loaded with tons of energy plus it has a cool melody hook, no solos, two auxiliary percussion parts, all the usual optional parts plus flute, clarinet, and vibes. Lead trumpet range to written A above the staff, and the tempo is around 120 BPM. It’s gonna get you! (2:40)SKU: AL45075 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Rice and Beans
As the title suggests, this one has two styles, funky and Latin. The “Rice” has a funky blues-based melody, and the “Beans” is a Latin groove. Victor López arranged this chart to include optional parts for flute, clarinet and violin, viola and cello—everybody plays in the jazz ensemble! Trumpet 1 range is to written A. “Rice and Beans” is a fun and flexible chart. Don’t forget the string parts. (4:20)SKU: AL29821 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Ride of the Knights
This exciting original work for developing band was conceptualized as a contest / festival selection. It is high energy and vigorous, and will make your ensemble sound like professionals. Written in triple meter, this work provides an opportunity to learn and teach key modality, articulations, phrasing, dynamics—and the complex structure of combining the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials. This piece intensely portrays the mysterious history of ancient knights as a force with which to be reckoned. (1:45)SKU: AL43078 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
River of Dreams
The initial eerie flute solo is joined by other members of the woodwind family, then the full ensemble, and the piece takes off! The energetic section builds to a frenzy interrupted with bright bursts of sound. The beautiful melody returns again in the trumpet, then low brass, building to a dynamic close. Real music for your young band. This one is certain to be a winner. (4:36)SKU: ALBDM02040 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Roar
Here’s a pop tune that your jazz ensemble will enjoy playing and that the audience will recognize and enjoy. A tempo of around 164 BPM, no solos, and a big ensemble sound with trumpet 1 range to written F top line and a solid drum back-beat. It works great. (2:47)SKU: AL41165 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Rock Hero
This easy-to-play rock chart with a haunting melody is very accessible to young players with little or no jazz ensemble experience. Everything is written out, plus the chart has a solo section with a written-out solo for all or some winds. Brass ranges are limited but sound full with reduced instrumentation.SKU: AL36016 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Rock of Gibraltar
Inspired by the majestic area surrounding the legendary rock at the strait of Gibraltar, Victor López has created this dynamic overture for beginners. Fabled in Greek lore to be one of the two pillars of Hercules, this bold work is sure to be a stunning addition to your beginning band program.SKU: AL26694 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Rock On Merry Gents
Arranger Victor López transforms “God, Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” into a fun and easy to play holiday chart for your young players. With an easy rock groove, modest brass ranges, some simple counterpoint and a flexible solo section for one or all winds, this is ideal for the holiday concert. Your band will sound great, it’s easy to rehearse and has optional parts for flutes, clarinets, horn, baritone horn and tuba. Try it, you’ll like it. (3:49)SKU: AL29767 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 0.5
Rock the House
Rock on! Even the youngest band can sound great on this simple yet effective rock-jazz chart. Featuring a written drum solo, ensemble handclaps, and a solo section for all wind instruments, this will make the band will sound terrific from the first note. Easy to rehearse and quick to come together, Rock the House is an outstanding choice. Optional parts for two flutes, two clarinets, horn, baritone horn, tuba, baritone sax, and guitar. A gem from Victor López, this is a perfect choice for jazz beginners.SKU: ALJEM03008 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 0.5
Roger the Dodger
Warner Bros. jazz presents the Jazz Beginnings Series This is a new series designed for very basic jazz ensemble playing using limited ranges, rhythms and flexible instrumentation and it parallels beginning method books. An easy swing original by our man Victor López, this chart is based on a simple two-chord pattern similar to the tune “Killer Joe.” Solos are written out with ensemble backgrounds and include solo opportunities for alto saxophone, trumpet, flute, trombone and piano. With the simple but catchy melody, clearly written ariculations and phrasing, you will easily educate, motivate and inspire. Achieve success, have fun! (3:13)SKU: ALJEM02031 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 1
Rumba Latina
The rumba style evolved from Cuban dance music. This easy Latin chart has a unison intro, then the melody varies from minor to major to offer a very interesting contrast. The solo section is for all winds for flexibility and the 1st trumpet range is only to written D, fourth line. This chart is effective, easy to assemble and playable with reduced instrumentation. (4:14)SKU: AL30611 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 0.5
Rumble Bee
A Latin cha-cha groove for your young band! Easy to rehearse and perform successfully, with an auxiliary percussion part, no solos, and very easy brass ranges. Optional parts included for two clarinets, two flutes, plus vibraphone. A great value and a great addition to your library. Tempo is around 132 BPM.SKU: AL47023 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3.5
Sabor de Cuba
A “Taste of Cuba” for sure. A very hot Latin chart premiered at the Midwest Band Clinic, 2015, this is a show-stopper chart for a strong band. The chart is jam-packed with lines that bounce from section to section, including a suggested written tenor sax solo with backgrounds. Lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff with an optional high D. Two auxiliary percussion parts that really make this chart come alive plus optional flute and vibraphone too. (3:39)SKU: AL45077 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Sahara Adventure
Enjoy the rich sand of the desert as it moves across the Sahara, sing to the wind, and inspire our creativity. This energetic and adventurous composition is a perfect musical exploration of another culture. Teaching opportunities include quartal harmonies, varied accents, and an exotic repetitive percussion contribution. A hot new piece reminiscent of one of the world’s hottest deserts. (2:00)SKU: AL46610 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 4
Salsa Caribeña
This Cuban-flavored salsa is interspersed with some funk grooves. At 190 BPM, this chart includes written solos for trumpet 2 and tenor, and a lead trumpet range is to written A above the staff. Also includes Latin percussion and vibraphone parts. Hot stuff! (3:56)SKU: AL41140 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Sambeando
Sambeando is a level 2 Young Jazz Ensemble series piece designed for developing jazz groups. Full instrumentation includes 5 saxophones, 8 brass, and 4 rhythm parts. The piece is playable with reduced instrumentation with 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and 3 rhythm parts. Optional parts include flute, tuba, horn in F and baritone T.C./tenor sax. Solos are written out with chord changes, the rhythm section parts suggest chord voicings and rhythms and guitar chord frames are included to assist young guitarists.SKU: AL33339 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
Sarabande & Gavotte (from the Holberg Suite, Opus 40)
“Sarabande” and “Gavotte” are the second and third movements of the Holberg Suite, Op. 40, a standard movement of the Baroque suite. Both movements may be performed as part of the entire suite or as a stand-alone selection. This arrangement is true to the original work—as feasible and offers the sonorities of the concert band ensemble in a very playable version. The first movement, “Praeludium,” (00-38363) released last season, has recently been selected as Reviewer’s Choice in the October 2012 issue of The Instrumentalist magazine. (7:00)SKU: AL39537 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2.5
Serenata for Band
Introduce your students to the tender music sounds of the 1930s and 40s with “Serenata for Band” by Victor López. Filled with colorful melodies, countermelodies, and lush harmonies, this piece will certainly be a highlight on your concert program for junior high and high school bands alike. A sure winner! (3:15)SKU: AL45786 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
Silver Winds
Inspired by the official Command Exhibition Parachute Demonstration Team from Fort Benning, Georgia, your performers and the audience will enjoy Victor López’s musical journey from the haunting beginning to the dark heroic melody with the ostinato skillfully written in a seamless fashion. Beautiful color is brought to the melody with the joining of the baritones, flutes, and clarinets. The lyrical section involves a chorale-like clarinet choir accompanying a beautiful oboe solo. The rousing finale brings built upon a driving pulse carried by the low voices as this work races to a close. “Silver Winds” is exciting to conduct and to prepare.SKU: AL24769 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 2
Smiles and Smiles to Go
An easy-going chart, with a relaxed straight-eighth groove at about 116 BPM, “Smiles and Smiles to Go” features an alto solo with a suggested written solo, trumpet 1 range up to G on top of the staff, and a unison interlude section. Includes all of the usual optional parts plus flute, clarinet, and vibes. (3:37)SKU: AL43731 -
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble Grade: 3
Soulful Strut
This pop/funk hit still kicks. At 96 BPM it’s solid gold from top to bottom with a written or ad-lib tenor sax solo, lead trumpet range is to written F-sharp top line, and has the usual optional parts to include vibes. The title says it all, it is a Soulful Strut.SKU: AL40361 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Sousa Classics
Written for the Young Band series and arranged by Victor López, this piece features “El Capitan,” “The Liberty Bell,” “The Washington Post March,” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever”—four trio sections of John Philip Sousa’s greatest marches. You can never go wrong with a march, and this dynamic arrangement has four of Sousa’s best. Bravo! (2:30)SKU: AL38342 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Splendor on the Wing
Inspired by the nearly 50 million birdwatchers, this original composition is anything but flighty. Elegant melodies intertwined with pulsating rhythmic drive will capture the imagination of performers and audiences alike. A soaring choice suitable for concert or contest programming.SKU: AL32490
