SKU: AP.19554
UPC: 038081183275. English.
Here it is! A Grade 2 piece that really swings! Based upon the basic twelve-bar blues progression, this very playable original work will get your young strings in the groove as they learn to swing eighth notes in a jazz style. Your students will love the walking pizzicato bass line and Siennicki's very catchy and bluesy melody. Lots of fun!
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: SU.90810330
Instrumentation : 2,1 2 2,1 2; 4331; timp, perc, hp, pno; stgs Composed for the Carnegie Mellon School of Music for its Centennial Celebration concert in September 2012, Euphonic Blues is a predominantly melodic work - using polychords and lush diatonic harmonies - that reflects a somewhat bluesy and nostalgic sound. Duration: 10' Composed: 2012 Published by: Subito Music Publishing.
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: AP.47457
UPC: 038081544748. English.
You've heard all of these melodies before, but never like this! Four themes from Tchaikovsky's most famous overture have been turned into a cool 12-bar blues. Complete with swinging eighth notes and a ride-cymbal accompaniment, this piece is a great way to teach blues structure, jazz performance practices, and classical music history while keeping your audience's toes tappin' and fingers snappin'. (Correlates with Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2, level 2).
SKU: AP.47457S
UPC: 038081544755. English.
SKU: BT.MUSM570202997
English.
For Soprano and Large Ensemble. Published 1986-7. 2(both+picc).2(1st+ob d'amr).3(all+bcl, 2nd+asax, 3rd+tsax).1(+cbn) / 2.0.1.0 / 2perc.pf(+cel).hp / 1.1.1.1.1 Commissioned by Paul Webster for the Orpheus Ensemble with funds made available by the Arts Council of Great Britain. First performance: Jane Ginsborg and the Orpheus Ensemble, conducted by Paul Webster, Almeida Festival, 27th June 1987. Score.
SKU: HL.49018017
ISBN 9790001152419. 9.0x12.0x0.2 inches.
After completing his studies with Zoltan Kodaly, the Hungarian composer Mathias Seiber (1905-1960) first worked as a musician in a dance orchestra on an ocean liner which gave him the opportunity to listen to jazz music in New York. From 1928 he taught the first jazz class worldwide at Dr. Koch's Conservatoire in Frankfurt. In the winter term of 1928/29, 19 students had registered with whom he gave a public concert on 3 March 1929 which was broadcast by Radio Frankfurt. After the Nazis had seized power, the jazz class was dissolved, Seiber lost his job and emigrated to London.In 1932 he wrote his piano cycle 'Leichte Tanze' (Easy Dances), one of the early examples of the adoption of jazz forms and styles in so-called serious music. The present arrangement for orchestra is easily playable and is aimed at youth and amateur orchestras. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, clarinet, oboe (ad lib.), alto saxophone, trumpet, bassoon and strings. Movements: Cake Walk - Novelty Foxtrot - Gipsy Tango - Waltz - Walzer - Blues - Charleston.
SKU: AP.49068S
ISBN 9781470647834. UPC: 038081567051. 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! String Thang by Mark Wood is based on the twelve-bar blues. The blues has deep roots in American history, developed out of the work songs and chants of African-American slaves. The Great Migration of the first half of the 20th century saw freed slaves and their descendants move to northern and eastern parts of the U.S., taking their music with them. The blues took on different forms; in turn it helped to create rock, jazz, hip-hop, and other popular genres. A twelve-bar blues uses a repeating chord progression which allows musicians to express themselves creatively with each recurrence. If anything defines the blues, it is the use of blue notes---pitches that don't usually belong in a given key---and elements of improvisation. String Thang uses both blue notes in the main tune and the solo violin's part, as well as improvisational principles in the solo. For string orchestra with optional rock rhythm section parts. (2:45)Download Play-Along Track
SKU: AP.49068
ISBN 9781470647827. UPC: 038081567044. English.
SKU: AP.35968S
UPC: 038081417233. English.
Let your string bass section swing in this easy-to-play blues piece as they build skills and enjoy the motivation of being in the spotlight. Basses carry the melody much of the time, while also accompanying the melody as it weaves through other sections. All parts stay in first position, while the bass shifts briefly to third position. Educational objectives include playing accidentals, contrasting between staccato and legato, and learning to play in a swing style. (2:52).
SKU: AP.35895S
UPC: 038081407449. English.
Get the whole room clapping! This fun piece is designed to let the director interact with the audience and give the students, parents, and grandparents an opportunity to participate in the program with the ensemble. It has a blues feel and the director could turn this into an impromptu lesson on dynamics, the blues, or the different sounds of the strings: pizzicato, arco, and tremolo.
SKU: RM.SL10503
ISBN 9790231095036.
SKU: HL.49013032
ISBN 9790001131902. 8.25x11.75x0.24 inches.
Schlagzeug I: 3 Beck. * kl. Tr. * Crot. * 7 Tempelbl. * Vibr. - Schlagzeug II: 8 Tamt. * 6 Boo-Bam * Vibr. * Ratsche - Schlagzeug III: Crot * gr. Tr. * 2 Flex. * Marimba (5 Okt.) - Schlagzeug IV: 6 Tomt. * Stempelfl. * Mar. * Cuica * 2 Kurbisraspeln * Marimba (4 Okt.) * Kast. - Schlagzeug V: P. * 1 Stempelfl. * Guiro * Glsp. - Schlagzeug VI: 14 Thai-Gongs * 6 Bong. * Holztomt. * Peitsche mit Fussmasch. (oder Gegenschlagblocke).
SKU: RM.SL10502
ISBN 9790231095029.
SKU: RM.DREV00584
ISBN 9790231005844.
SKU: AP.31616S
UPC: 038081335667. English.
Feel the relaxed energy of a hot afternoon while the gators bask on the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Louisiana! This swingin' feel-good jazz shuffle features a catchy melody over a Blues in G with a middle section reminiscent of Count Basie taking it home. Written out solos for violin, viola and cello are included with backgrounds for all sections. Let the Good Times Roll! (3:50).
SKU: AP.31623S
UPC: 038081353234. English.
As heard on the composer's recordings, this eerie jazz tune will challenge and thrill the players! Based on a twelve-bar blues progression with a twist, each section takes a solo. Solos are written out or may be improvised. Encourage the players to use special effects, as in another dimension. It's okay for a variety of sounds to emerge! (3:35) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: RM.SL10747
ISBN 9790231097474.
SKU: CF.FAS59F
ISBN 9780825873218. UPC: 798408073213. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Your students will have a great time with Shuffleupagus, a fun blues shuffle meant to be played in a loose swing style. A solo section gives students an opportunity to break free and improvise. Performers can swing hard on this piece! Duration: 2:56.
SKU: AP.33751S
UPC: 038081394664. English.
A seasonal classic becomes a swinging jazz piece in an arrangement that combines blues and be-bop riffs with solos for each instrument. A short section of straight Baroque style pays respect to tradition and the strong connection between bop and Bach. Performing this piece will bring you comfort and joy.