SKU: AP.48094S
UPC: 038081559209. English.
Starting with a slow, hypnotic rock ballad with beautiful melodic lines and then moving into a high-energy, bluesy Rock section, this piece by Bob Phillips will be a great opener or closer. Two soaring violin features appear in the second section and can be performed solo or soli. A repetitive, driving, never-stopping rock groove moves throughout this original piece and the soaring violin solo/soli part. Optimistic and powerful, Rockin' 67 Blues is sure to be a new classic. (3:50) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.48094
UPC: 038081559193. English.
Starting with a slow, hypnotic rock ballad with beautiful melodic lines and then moving into a high-energy, bluesy Rock section, this piece by Bob Phillips will be a great opener or closer. Two soaring violin features appear in the second section and can be performed solo or soli. A repetitive, driving, never-stopping rock groove moves throughout this original piece and the soaring violin solo/soli part. Optimistic and powerful, Rockin' 67 Blues is sure to be a new classic. (3:50) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: BT.DHP-1064013-020
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Why should rock musicians have all the fun? Now your band can experience the thrill of playing a piece in a classic 12-bar blues style. Many players are given the chance to show off their skills as a soloist before the work builds to a grand fortissimo finale with the whole band playin’ the blues! The Mayor’s Blues, in 2005 geschreven voor het afscheid van burgemeester Remco Heite van de gemeente Weststellingwerf, is een klassieke blues over een twaalfmatig schema. Een korte fortissimo-inleiding maakt de weg vrij vooreen solo met het bluesthema. De begeleiding door trombones met plungers (gootsteenontstoppers) en de vibrafoon werkt hierbij sfeerverhogend. Het thema wordt in een vraag-en-antwoordspel herhaald door de rest van het orkest. Eenkorte fortissimopassage volgt en al gauw mogen zich enkele solisten presenteren als de muziek kalmeert. Na de solo’s volgt een herneming van de openingsmaten, waarna hele orkest zich vol overgave in de blues kan storten.The Mayor’s Blues ist ein klassischer Blues über ein zwölftaktiges Bluesschema. Eine kurze, sehr schnelle Einleitung macht den Weg frei für ein Solo mit dem Bluesthema. Die Begleitung durch die Posaunen mit Dämpfer und das Vibraphon unterstreichen die Atmosphäre. Das Thema wird vom übrigen Blasorchester in einer Art Frage-und-Antwort-Spiel wiederholt. Es folgt eine kurze Fortissimo- Passage; bald darauf dürfen ein paar Solisten in den Vordergrund treten,während die Musik verebbt. Nach den Soli werden die Eingangstakte wiederholt. Dann taucht das komplette Blasorchester mit Begeisterung und im Fortissimo in den Blues ein...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 Mayor’s Blues è un blues in dodici misure dai molteplici colori sonori. Brillante, potente e misterioso, esso offre un vasto spazio di esecuzione per le varie sezioni dell’organico prima di intraprendere un viaggio entusiasmante nell’universo del blues….
SKU: BT.DHP-1033347-140
This imaginative new work portrays the rich history of the textile industry through music. The decline of the industry is expressed in the opening slow movement with an authentic 12 bar blues. The second movement uses a jazzy rock style blues to show the optimism and solidarity of the mill workers and the final movement uses a strong vocal-style blues to look forward with optimism to the future. Deze blues in twee delen verklankt de nagenoeg verdwenen textielindustrie in het oosten van Nederland. Aanleiding voor de compositieopdracht was de sluiting van de blekerij te Eibergen in Gelderland. Het werk begint met een meeslepende, langzame, authentieke blues die staat voor de vroegere textielindustrie - waaraan deze streek zijn identiteit ontleende. Daarna volgt een snelle blues in een jazzy rockstijl, waarin een hernieuwde identiteit het optimisme voor de toekomst weergeeft. Vervolgens horen we nog een klein stukje hang naar het verleden (‘Sing the Blues’), maar alles komt uiteindelijk goed in het krachtige slotakkoord.Ein mitreißender, langsamer, authentischer Blues, gefolgt von einem schnellen Blues im jazzigen Rockstil: das ist The Blues Factory. Das Stück erzählt von der Geschichte der ostholländischen Textilindustrie, deren Niedergang sich im langsamen Teil des Werkes ausdrückt. Der zweite Teil zeugt mit seinen optimistischen Klängen von der starken Bindung dieses Landstrichs an seine Geschichte und von Hoffnung für die Zukunft. Im wehmütigen Sing the Blues kehrt noch einmal die Erinnerung an die Vergangenheit zurück, bevor das Stück sich mit einem kräftigen Schlussakkord endgültig der Zukunft zuwendet.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 peu l’espoir et l’envie de se tourner vers l’avenir qui, au travers d’un accord final brillant, semble optimiste et prometteur.
SKU: BT.DHP-1064013-120
Why should rock musicians have all the fun? Now your band can experience the thrill of playing a piece in a classic 12-bar blues style. Many players are given the chance to show off their skills as a soloist before the work builds to a grand fortissimo finale with the whole band playin’ the blues! The Mayor’s Blues ist ein klassischer Blues über ein zwölftaktiges Bluesschema. Eine kurze, sehr schnelle Einleitung macht den Weg frei für ein Solo mit dem Bluesthema. Die Begleitung durch die Posaunen mit Dämpfer und das Vibraphon unterstreichen die Atmosphäre. Das Thema wird vom übrigen Blasorchester in einer Art Frage-und-Antwort-Spiel wiederholt. Es folgt eine kurze Fortissimo- Passage; bald darauf dürfen ein paar Solisten in den Vordergrund treten,während die Musik verebbt. Nach den Soli werden die Eingangstakte wiederholt. Dann taucht das komplette Blasorchester mit Begeisterung und im Fortissimo in den Blues ein...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 Mayor’s Blues è un blues in dodici misure dai molteplici colori sonori. Brillante, potente e misterioso, esso offre un vasto spazio di esecuzione per le varie sezioni dell’organico prima di intraprendere un viaggio entusiasmante nell’universo del blues….
SKU: CF.YPS193F
ISBN 9781491148150. UPC: 680160905652. 9 x 12 inches.
Break through the midday doldrums (or mid-rehearsal doldrums) by having your students rock out in a bluesy, rock style piece for young bands. With plenty of percussion and even a head banging breakout section, this tune will energize your band and is a perfect tool for teaching the concept of how Blues influenced Rock 'n' Roll.
SKU: KJ.WB337F
Blues Down Under, written by Australian composer Barrie Gott, is a Blues/Rock composition which offers students the option of playing a written-out ad lib solo or creating their own improvised solo using the notes of the concert F blues scale. The transposed blues scale is provided at the end of each student part. A guaranteed successful first experience with improvisation! Try it -- your students will love it!
About Standard of Excellence in Concert
The Standard of Excellence In Concert series presents exceptional arrangements, transcriptions, and original concert and festival pieces for beginning and intermediate band. Each selection is correlated to a specific page in the Standard of Excellence Band Method, reinforcing and expanding skills and concepts introduced in the method up to that point. Exciting parts with extensive cross-cueing are presented for every player. Accessible ranges, appropriate rhythmic challenges, and creative percussion section writing enhance the pedagogical value of the series.Sold individually, each In Concert selection includes a full Conductor Score and enough student parts for large symphonic bands. Each student part also includes correlated Warm-Up Studies. The Conductor Score comes complete with rehearsal suggestions, a composer biography, program notes, a rehearsal piano part, several ready-to-duplicate worksheets and a duplicable written quiz.
SKU: AP.49070S
ISBN 9781470647933. UPC: 038081567150. English.
This multi-level piece includes a full set of parts for grade 2 as well as a full set for grade 3 ensembles. Mix and match the parts as you need---perfect for mixed-ability ensembles! Crazy Train was co-written by one of Mark Wood's main influences and favorite guitar players, Randy Rhoads, a neo-classical rock guitar player. When Wood discovered him, Rhoads was fully entrenched in the standard rock/blues style, yet had wonderful control of the flourish and esthetic of classical music in his playing. The influence was perfect for Mark Wood, who was an up-and-coming rock violinist at the time. For string orchestra with optional rock rhythm section parts. (5:30)Download Play-Along Track
SKU: AP.49070
ISBN 9781470647926. UPC: 038081567143. English.
SKU: CL.SCM-1100-00
A great new chart of Freddie Hubbards’ great Blues For Miles that really cooks! Freddie describes this tune as Hip Hop Funk on the original CD also entitled Blues for Miles. Mike’s solid arrangement starts out with the trumpets introducing the very funky unison melody followed by a stop time chorus for the saxes. Solos follow for the soloists of your choice on slightly altered Bb blues changes and then an exciting rock flavored shout chorus takes us back to the head. Includes an optional flute part. An outstanding choice for almost any performance opportunity that your students will really enjoy playing.
SKU: CL.SCM-1100-01
SKU: KJ.SO227F
Catchy blues with a rock beat that will have feet tapping and fingers snapping!
SKU: KJ.WB127
T.M. Blues is both an entertaining piece and one that provides learning and creative incentives for the student. The composition incorporates the American blues, which has been basic to jazz and rock developments in this century and has made possible a truly American classical musical expression. Endless opportunities for feature soloists and sections!
SKU: KJ.WB127F
SKU: KJ.WB352
UPC: 8402701689.
You Rock! is based on the familiar rock beat often heard at sporting events. It is composed in a traditional eight and twelve-bar blues progression. There are plenty of opportunities for the percussion section to shine and lots of hand-clapping and knee-slapping to hold the interest and enthusiasm of the entire band. A perfect encore selection! Tom Rudolph and Drew Shanefield are new composers to the Standard of Excellence In Concert series. Both composers are from Pennsylvania. Tom is the Director of Music for the School District of Haverford Township, where Drew is an instrumental music specialist.
SKU: KJ.ZB366
UPC: 8402701731.
Snowdogs Rock was commissioned by the Central Middle School Jazz Ensemble in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The piece introduces some different musical elements in the context of a familiar groove (rock) and familiar chord progression (blues). The bridge sections (bars 17-24 and 41-48) feature tone clusters that are somewhat unusual in jazz ensemble pieces. Play the piece on a cold winter's night to heat up the band and the audience!
About Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method
The Standard of Excellence Jazz Ensemble Method is designed to help both you and your jazz ensemble students explore the world of jazz through easy-to-use Rhythm Studies, Improvisation Studies, Instrument Specific Exercises, and full ensemble jazz charts. The approach is non-theoretical and aurally based. Each part book comes with an accompaniment CD, so like every great jazz player throughout history, students learn to play jazz by listening!
SKU: CL.031-2963-00
Hot, driving rock sounds that are sure to make your young jazz band sound great. Lots of funky rock licks for the whole band and an optional solo section where you can feature your budding soloists on easy rock blues changes. Easy to prepare and playable.
