10 flexible Blues Arrangements for String Ensemble. Par HUFSCHMIDT THOMAS. Get the blues by playing in small or large ensembles of woodwinds, brass, strings, or rhythm section!Play together in harmony with classmates, family, and friends. Use any combination of instruments and any skill level. Everyone can play the blues! As a conductor of school bands or ensembles you?re always looking for arrangements that can be played by players of different levels and instrument groups. At many times such arrangements don?t fit to what you require. Alfred?s Flex-Ability series will fit for you! Arranged for multi-level instrumentalists to play popular music together, this Flex-Ability Blues series will enable you:? to perform each blues song either as solo, duet, trio, quartet, and/or quintet to bring together players of different levels to choose your individual ensemble of any size to combine any instrument part from any book with any part from the other books The Flex-Ability Blues series provides you with seven instrumental books including ten blues songs in five-part score form you can use in such a flexible way. The arrangements are carefully crafted to sound authentic, optional octaves are included to allow for range flexibility. To help you practice, a downloadable PDF Piano accompaniment for all the pieces in this book is available online. This way, you definitely will have the blues!/ Recueil / Violon, Alto ou Violoncelle

Jazzers deserve their chance to be in the spotlight like anyone else and heres a perfect vehicle for your aspiring young stars. This bluesy swing chart features the saxes on the melody with commentary from the brass section. Theblues progressionmakes soloing easy for anyone who gets the urge and the tutti shout chorus closes this appealing number out in style.

There's always time for the blues. This original by John Clayton (and recorded by the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on “Heart and Soul”) is set in a bluesy and relaxed tempo and provides lots of room for soloists to“holler” at each other. After the opening conversation between two trumpets the sax section lays down the main theme followed by answers provided by the brass. Solos for tenor alto trombone piano follow andfinally the full band takes us the rest of the way. This is a great chart to settle back on and just swing!

Imagine yourself in a smoky pub with all the joys that entails. A nice jazzy solo puts you in the mood. This Sugar blues dates from the thirties and is a classic in the jazz scene. A wonderful solo in this case a saxophone but also for other instruments such as clarinet trumpet or trombone (there are different transpositions of the solo part included). Waan u in een rokerig bruin café met alle geneugten van dien. Een heerlijk jazzy gespeelde solo brengt u in de juiste stemming. Deze oerblues stamt uit de dertiger jaren en is een klassieker in de jazzscene. Een heerlijke solo voor in dit geval een saxofoon maar ook geschikt voor andere instrumentenzoals klarinet trompet of trombone (er worden verschillende transposities van de solopartij meegeleverd).

Par KASTELEIN JAAP. Mit Blues für Bläser kann man alleine oder auch zu zweit einfache Bluestitel mit CD-Begleitung spielen. Mit Hilfe der dazugeschriebenen Improvisationsreihen wird auf einfache Weise das Improvisieren gelernt. / Niveau : Facile à Intermédiaire / Jazz / Recueil / Clarinette, Saxophone, Trompette ou Baryton (TC)

A wonderful - written originally for fanfare band - blues march with plenty of challenge! Een heerlijke - origineel voor fanfare geschreven - bluesmarch met volop uitdaging!

A wonderful - written originally for fanfare band - blues march with plenty of challenge! Een heerlijke - origineel voor fanfare geschreven - bluesmarch met volop uitdaging!

Based on the famous Canadian Brass version by master arranger Luther Henderson here is a wonderful adaptation for concert band by Michael Brown. Opening with a bluesy medium swing feel the tuba section is featured on the melody along with a small group of players. Mid-way through the arrangement the style changes to an up-tempo Dixieland style with the melody cleverly traded between various sections of the band. This rousing number is sure to be a favorite.

This new swing original from Mark Taylor has all the ingredients for a winning chart. Featuring a bluesy sax riff effective ensemble sections and a flexible solo section this is an excellent festival or concert number for younger groups.

Recorded on the 1956 album Cookin with the Miles Davis Quintet this jazz standard composed by pianist Red Garland adapts beautifully for beginning jazzers. With a moderate tempo riff-based melody and non-threatening soloing on the bluesprogression this is the perfect introduction to the music of Miles Davis for your students.

Blues to the MAX! With lots of drive and down home blues harmonies KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES will latch on to your audience for keeps.Very accessible to Grade 2 1/2 bands this is one of the most enjoyable pieces you’ll find for any level of ability. If you have a kickin’ drumset player so much the better. Every section has gratifying parts to play and the easy mixed-meter section sounds so natural but will keep ‘em all thinking.The concert band doesn’t often get the chance to play in styles like this which is a shame because it’s so much fun. How about letting your band try a style that’s about as far from John Phillip Sousa as you can get! Get down with some Blues! KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES is a winner!

The Blues Factory dépeint l?avènement et le lent déclin de l?industrie textile de l?Est des Pays-Bas. Cette bipolarité se traduit dans l?œuvre par un blues lent authentique et insouciant suivi d?un blues aux inflexions de jazz-rock. Mais de la nostalgie et de la résignation renaissent peu à peu l?espoir et l?envie de se tourner vers l?avenir qui au travers d?un accord final brillant semble optimiste et prometteur.

The Mayor?s Blues est un blues en douze mesures aux couleurs sonores multiples. Brillant puissant et mystérieux la texture offre un vaste espace de jeu pour l?ensemble des pupitres de la formation avant d?entreprendre une plongée enthousiaste fascinante et corsée dans l?univers du blues?

The Blues Factory dépeint l?avènement et le lent déclin de l?industrie textile de l?Est des Pays-Bas. Cette bipolarité se traduit dans l?œuvre par un blues lent authentique et insouciant suivi d?un blues aux inflexions de jazz-rock. Mais de la nostalgie et de la résignation renaissent peu à peu l?espoir et l?envie de se tourner vers l?avenir qui au travers d?un accord final brillant semble optimiste et prometteur.

The Blues Factory dépeint l?avènement et le lent déclin de l?industrie textile de l?Est des Pays-Bas. Cette bipolarité se traduit dans l?œuvre par un blues lent authentique et insouciant suivi d?un blues aux inflexions de jazz-rock. Mais de la nostalgie et de la résignation renaissent peu à peu l?espoir et l?envie de se tourner vers l?avenir qui au travers d?un accord final brillant semble optimiste et prometteur.