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This classic folksong, made popular by Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, with its rich harmony lines and flowing melody will become a great addition to your next spring concert.

Simple Gifts

Brass Quintet

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Here is a great collection of 18 solos for the young percussionist. Encouraging the development of a well-rounded player, these solos give an opportunity to perform on snare drum, two timpani, and mallet instruments.  They are appropriate for contest, recital, audition or pedagogy.  A nice investment for any library!

Contest Solos for the Young Percussionist

Percussion Solo Collection

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Tuneful and melodic, this opens with a section in C major and later modulates to F. All the sections of the ensemble have a chance to shine as the melodic material is developed and shaped throughout the composition.

Blue Horizon

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A focus on dotted‑quarter and dotted‑eighth rhythms sits at the heart of this Grade 1.5 overture for strings, giving young players a clear first step into counting dotted rhythms. The writing stays upbeat and straightforward, with enough marcato and legato contrast to reinforce basic bow‑stroke differences. A strong concert opener, this offers a dependable way to introduce dotted figures in a full‑ensemble context and build comfort with steady subdivisions.

Beyond the Horizon

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An outstanding opportunity for the soloist to strive for long, flowing lines and contrasts in tone colors and dynamics.

Air for Alto

Alto Sax Solo with Piano

With great variety of style and a refreshing harmonic touch, this seasonal collection is destined to become a go-to resource for saxophone quartets. A wonderful option for worship services or concert venues. Titles include: Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Deck the Halls; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; In the Bleak Midwinter; Jingle Bells; Joy to the World; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Silent Night; Ukrainian Bell Carol; Up on the Housetop; We Three Kings; We Wish You a Merry Christmas and What Child Is This?

Christmas Classics For Saxophone Quartet

Alto Sax Quartet Alto Sax 1

Perfect for any performance setting, these trios can be expanded for any multiple of three brass players.  Titles include: Moment Musical (Schubert); Minuet (Beethoven); Triumphal March from "Aida" (Verdi) and There Is a Tavern in the Town (Traditional).  Highly recommended!

FlexTrios for Brass

Brass Trio

Chiquinha Gonzaga was a well-known composer from Brazil who, it is estimated, had 2,000 pieces to her credit. This arrangement captures the vitality and rhythmic motion of the music of Brazil – it's a showcase for the entire ensemble!

Ai que broma!

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A featured trumpet soloist takes center stage in this jazz ballad arrangement of the holiday favorite. After a brief introduction, the melody unfolds for the soloist over rhythm section accompaniment before textures gradually build as the other winds join in. A contrasting middle section in a new key allows for written or improvised solo work, with emphasis on tone, control, and balance. An ideal winter selection when showcasing a strong trumpet player within an expressive ensemble setting.

Silent Night

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Set in C minor, this swinging blues chart uses some of the most essential rhythmic figures as the building blocks of the tune. This makes it an exceptional choice for introducing swing style to a younger group, and there is enough meat on the bones to make it an excellent concert selection as well.

But Here's the Thing

Jazz Ensemble Score & Parts

In this unique and memorable treatment, lush chords and expressive lines combine to create a beautiful backdrop for the simple, elegant melody.

All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Originally composed for cello and piano, over time Vaughan Williams transcribed the music of his folk song studies for a variety of instruments, so many people will be familiar with the melodies. This delightful arrangement includes the flowing Spurn Point and the energetic As I Walked over London Bridge.

Folksong Sketches

The dark sound of D minor is paired with aggressive, repeated down bow strokes to create a mood of impending doom for beginning string groups. A great way for teaching low 2nd finger, double stops and B flats, this is one that your young players can really dig into.

Attack!

Brimming with intrigue and suspense, this exciting marriage of themes from "The Barber of Seville" with an iconic "shark in the water" motive will keep everyone on the edge of their seats. All Seville themes have been expertly adjusted for grade 1 students, and all recurring shark figures are well-fingered and easy to teach.

The Sharks of Seville

As a follow-up to the successful Absolutely Beethoven, this piece seamlessly melds some of Bach's most famous tunes to create something fresh, exciting, and interesting.

Basically Bach

This clever mashup of popular Beethoven works including Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5; Fur Elise; Egmont Overture and Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 has been carefully orchestrated for the developing string orchestra. A wonderful collection of timeless classics not always accessible to younger orchestras.

Absolutely Beethoven

An exciting airplane ride is depicted in this fun piece for beginning string groups.  The sections of the orchestra enter gradually and the tempo of the piece increases as the plane accelerates down the runway and takes off.  Gradually building to a fortissimo, the music then becomes quieter as the plane descends, and the music gradually slows as the plane comes to a stop at the gate.  In addition to being a great piece for working on tempo changes and dynamics, it reinforces a crisp detached bow stroke on the quarter notes, smooth repeated eighth notes, and using full bows on the half notes.  Imaginative and effective!

Airplane

This classic from "The Nutcracker" �is an ideal holiday number for flute trio!

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Flute Trio

This exciting collection contains eight grade 3-4 pieces for trombone and piano. MP3 downloads of the piano accompaniment are available from the publisher's website. Many of the titles have been published as single pieces and are listed on several state contest lists.

Kendor Recital Solos, Vol. 2

Trombone Book & Online Audio

Rhythmic drive and folk‑like writing define this Grade 4 work, with meters constantly changing between 5/4 and 6/4 giving it a distinctive, kinetic feel. Grace‑note‑filled melodies weave through textures that range from light and playful to bold and percussive, all punctuated by a train whistle effect that adds a memorable character to the music. Syncopated rhythms keep the ensemble moving, and the constant stylistic changes and shifting meters offer an engaging challenge for high school players ready for something unique and spirited.

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