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Set Free to go Home was composed in the fall of 2019. It was commissioned by Dr. Kristen Tjornehoj, Conductor of the University of Wisconsin at River Falls Symphony Band in remembrance of Kaye Bird, who passed away in 2016 as a resident of River Falls and a member of the community for several years. Kaye Bird was also a resident of Indiana, PA for 37 years and was a well respected teacher in the public schools there. Set Free to go Home was premiered by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Symphony Band at Fisher Auditorium on February 6, 2020, conducted by Dr. Jason Worzbyt. It is a grade 3 band piece with a duration of five minutes. It is published by Musica Nova USA and available on sheetmusicplus.com and jwpepper.com.
Performance Notes: Set Free to go Home was composed with flexible instrumentation in mind. There are several instruments listed in the score that would enhance the piece (such as harp, oboes, double bass, ect.) but are not necessary to convey a successful performance. For example, if there are not five percussionists available, the piece may be played by less performers with the use of a idrum kiti, with one person playing two or more parts. This composition can sound very good whether there are fifteen players or a band with one hundred players

Set Free to go Home

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<p>Inspired by the La Tomatina Festival held in Spain, this work was premiered by the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" on the U.S. Capitol steps in June 1996, with the composer on the podium. <em>La Tomatina</em> is the second movement of "Sinfonia de Valencia." Very popular among bands around the world, this work has received several prestigious awards and numerous performances.</p>

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Three American Folksongs for Brass Quintet was arranged in 2021 expressly
  for the Spanish Brass. 1. Oh Shenandoah is a traditional American folk song
  from the 19th Century of traders traveling down the Missouri River in canoes.
  II. Simple Gifts is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848, generally
  attributed to Elder Joseph Brackett (1797 - 1882) of Alfred Shaker Village in
  the state of Maine. This arrangement is for a tuba feature that the
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    Three American Folksongs for Brass Quintet was recorded Spanish Brass and
  is on the CD Music for Brass Quintet by Gregory Fritze on the Spanish Brass
  label.
    
    Duration of the three folksongs is 11 minutes.

Three American Folksongs for Brass Quintet

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A concerto for trombone in 3 movements - I. Swashbuckling, Singing, Caribbean, Bebop II. Remembering Miller and Dorsey III. Mischievously, With Swagger. Featuring the trombone in different moods - including jazz. Improvisation is optional.

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Trombone Solo with Piano

"Kentucky" by Gregory Fritze captures the essence of the Bluegrass State in this vibrant concert piece. Ideal for contests, it challenges ensembles with its dynamic range and intricate harmonies. Transport your audience to the heart of Kentucky through this evocative and spirited musical journey. Perfect for advanced groups. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Kentucky

Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Euphoniums is a set of duets of easy to
  moderate difficulty specifically for teachers and students in private
  lessons. The first 15 duets are arranged from Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas
  which was composed in 1989 for playing with my tuba students at Berklee
  College of Music. They are at different levels of difficulty and in various
  styles so that we always had duets to play no matter what was the ability of
  the student. The additional four duets were added in 2020 for this set. The
  title of each duet is also a name for a bone in the human body, hence the
  name Skeletal Duets. There is something in each duet for students to learn:
  the basics of tone production, rhythms, melodic phrasing, jazz, graphic
  notation, etc. Most are sight readable and some have been performed in
  concerts. Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Trombones are the same duets but in
  bass clef. Twenty-two Skeletal Duets for Horns uses the first 19 as in the
  euphonium set with three additional duets added. Some of the euphonium and
  horn duets are in the same key so they can be played together.
    
    1. Cranium
    
    This duet presents the cantabile AAAsingingAAA style as studied for playing
  the trombone. I find that this duet helps the student much like the melodies
  of Borgodni (Rochet) etudes.
    
    2. Stirrup
    
    This duet provides an opportunity to read basic rhythms and articulations.
  I find that the more advanced students can read in a faster tempo where the
  less skilled students work best in the slower tempos AAA a common choice for
  all of the duets.
    
    3. Humerus
    
    This waltz helps the student match phrasing in a cantabile setting. There
  are a few instances where the teacher (playing the first part) plays a phrase
  then the student plays a similar phrase.
    
    4. Vertebra
    
    This is in a AAArockAAA style with syncopated rhythms with cantabile
  melodies. Articulations are especially important in this duet.
    
    5. Axis
    
    Legato scales and syncopated rhythms are the features of this duet.
    
    6. Tibia
    
    This duet alternates in rock style and swing. Articulations and
  manipulation of AAAswingAAA rhythms are important.
    
    7. Clavicle
    
    The key of A for this duet provides variation for the students.
    
    8. Fibula nd
    
    This duet uses the easiest of rhythms and range, especially for the 2
    
    9. Scapula
    
    This duet is non-metric and uses graphic notation. This was a favorite duet
  of my students as many had never experienced this notation before.
    
    10. Atlas nd This is an Invention in the Bach style. This is probably the
  best duet to play when the 2 part is played by bass trombone or to work on
  low range for euphonium.
    
    (student) part.
    
    11. Radius
    
    This duet is in a AAAMedium SwingAAA jazz style. Each part has a chance to
  play a little bit of a AAAwalkingAAA bass line. Articulations and
  manipulation of AAAswingAAA rhythms are important in this duet.
    
    12. Femur
    
    This duet works on double time and half time tempo changes.
    
    13. Patella
    
    This is another duet that includes graphic notation. In this duet AAAFree
  rapid legato linesAAA are used.
    
    14. Anvil
    
    This gallop displays different types of articulation.
    
    15. Hammer
    
    This duet is in the style of a fanfare.
    
    16. Rib
    
    This duet is a melody, AAAMagallon BluesAAA, that I originally composed
  when I taught at a summer music camp in Magallon, Spain. In that camp each of
  the students would practice playing a jazz solo. This duet also has jazz
  chord changes so you can add piano or guitar. The use of drums is also an
  added option.
    
    17. Sacrum
    
    This duet is a short arrangement of MozartAAAs AAAEine Kleine
  NachtmusicAAA.
    
    18. Ulna
    
    This duet is a short arrangement of the traditional Irish folk song
  AAALondonderry AirAAA, more commonly known as AAADanny BoyAAA.
    
    19. Ilium
    
    This duet is a short arrangement of the BeethovenAAAs song AAAOde to JoyAAA
  which represents the triumph of universal brotherhood against war and
  desperation.
    
    Gregory Fritze is a prize-winning composer and Fulbright Scholar, as well
  as an active performer. He recently retired from Berklee College of Music
  where he was Tuba Professor and Chair of Composition, serving on the faculty
  from 1979 to 2016. He has written over one hundred compositions for
  orchestra, band, chamber ensembles and soloists. He has won over sixty
  composition awards both nationally and internationally including First Prize
  in the 1991 TUBA Etude Contest for Twenty Characteristic Etudes for Tuba, an
  award from The American Prize for his Petite Suite for Brass Quintet and
  others. His compositions include works published by several publishers in the
  United States, South America and Europe that have been performed extensively
  throughout the world. Many of his compositions are available on ITunes,
  Youtube and Soundcloud.
    
    His compositions are recorded on Albany Records, MSR Classics, Crystal
  Records, Mark Records and others. He has been a guest lecturer, conductor and
  performer at many colleges, universities and music festivals in the United
  States, Canada, Japan, South America and Europe. He was born in Allentown,
  Pennsylvania in 1954 and has Composition degrees from the Boston Conservatory
  and Indiana University. He now resides in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.

Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Euphoniums (treble clef)

Euphonium Duet

"Twenty-two Skeletal Duets for Horns" is a set of duets of easy
  to moderate difficulty specifically designed for teachers to play with their
  students in private lessons. The first 15 duets are arranged from
  "Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas" which was composed in 1989 for
  playing with my tuba students at Berklee College of Music. They are at
  different levels of difficulty and in various styles so that we always had
  duets to play no matter what was the ability of the student. The additional
  seven duets were added in 2020. The title of each duet is a name for a bone
  in the human body, hence the name "Skeletal Duets". There is
  something in each duet for students to learn: the basics of tone production,
  rhythms, melodic phrasing, jazz, graphic notation, etc. Most are sight
  readable and some have been performed in concerts. Nineteen Skeletal Duets
  for Trombones and Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Euphoniums are the same duets
  but in bass and treble clef respectively. "Twenty- two Skeletal Duets
  for Horns" includes the first 19 as in the trombones set with three
  additional duets added. Some of the trombone and horn duets are in the same
  key so they can be played together.
    
    1. Cranium
    
    This duet presents the cantabile (singing) style as studied for playing the
  horn. I find that this duet helps the student much like the melodies of
  Borgodni (Rochet) etudes.
    
    2. Stirrup
    
    This duet provides an opportunity to read basic rhythms and articulations.
  I find that the more advanced students can read in a faster tempo where the
  less skilled students work best in the slower tempos, a common choice for all
  of the duets.
    
    3. Humerus
    
    This waltz helps the student match phrasing in a cantabile setting. There
  are a few instances where the teacher (playing the first part) plays a phrase
  then the student plays a similar phrase.
    
    4. Vertebra
    
    This is in a "rock" style with syncopated rhythms with cantabile
  melodies. Articulations are especially important in this duet.
    
    5. Axis
    
    Legato scales and syncopated rhythms are the features of this duet.
    
    6. Tibia
    
    This duet alternates in rock style and swing. Articulations and
  manipulation of "swing" rhythms are important.
    
    7. Clavicle
    
    This duet is based on a theme by Beethoven.
    
    8. Fibula 
    
    This uses the easiest of rhythms and range of the duets, especially for the
  2nd (student) part.
    
    9. Scapula
    
    This duet is non-metric and uses graphic notation. This was a favorite duet
  of my students as many had never experienced this notation before.
    
    10. Atlas
    
    This is an Invention in the Bach style.
    
    11. Radius
    
    This duet is in a "Medium Swing" jazz style. Each part has a
  chance to play a little bit of a "walking" bass line. Articulations
  and manipulation of "swing" rhythms are important in this
  duet.
    
    12. Femur
    
    This duet works on double time and half time tempo changes.
    
    13. Patella
    
    This is another duet that includes graphic notation. In this duet
  "Free rapid legato lines" are used.
    
    14. Anvil
    
    This gallop displays different types of articulation.
    
    15. Hammer
    
    This duet is in the style of a fanfare.
    
    16. Rib
    
    This duet is a melody, "Magallon Blues", that I originally
  composed when I taught at a summer music camp in Magallon, Spain. In that
  camp each of the students would practice playing a jazz solo. This duet also
  has jazz chord changes so you can add piano or guitar. The use of drums is
  also an added option.
    
    17. Sacrum
    
    This duet is a short arrangement of Mozart's "Eine Kleine
  Nachtmusic".
    
    18. Ulna
    
    This duet is a short arrangement of the traditional Irish folk song
  "Londonderry Air", more commonly known as "Danny
  Boy".
    
    19. Ilium
    
    This duet is a short arrangement of the Beethoven's song "Ode to
  Joy" which represents the triumph of universal brotherhood against war
  and desperation.
    
    Mandible
    
    This duet is a fanfare in the mood of two "Hunting Horns"
  announcing a foxhunt.
    
    21. Sternum
    
    This is an arrangement of "I Cieli Immensi Narrano" by Benedetto
  Marcello (1686-1739), also known as Psalm 18. It is a standard of the brass
  ensemble literature.
    
    22. Pelvis
    
    This set of duets ends with another fanfare for horns.
    
    Gregory Fritze is a prize-winning composer and Fulbright Scholar, as well
  as an active performer. He recently retired from Berklee College of Music
  where he was Tuba Professor and Chair of Composition, serving on the faculty
  from 1979 to 2016. He has written over one hundred compositions for
  orchestra, band, chamber ensembles and soloists. He has won over sixty
  composition awards both nationally and internationally including First Prize
  in the 1991 TUBA Etude Contest for Twenty Characteristic Etudes for Tuba, an
  award from The American Prize for his Petite Suite for Brass Quintet and
  others. His compositions include works published by several publishers in the
  United States, South America and Europe that have been performed extensively
  throughout the world. Many of his compositions are available on ITunes,
  Youtube and Soundcloud.
    
    His compositions are recorded on Albany Records, MSR Classics, Crystal
  Records, Mark Records and others. He has been a guest lecturer, conductor and
  performer at many colleges, universities and music festivals in the United
  States, Canada, Japan, South America and Europe. He was born in Allentown,
  Pennsylvania in 1954 and has Composition degrees from the Boston Conservatory
  and Indiana University. He now resides in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida.

Twenty-two Skeletal Duets for Horns

Horn in F Duet

"Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas" was composed for playing duets with my tuba students. The fifteen duets are at different levels of difficulty and various styles so that we always had duets to play no matter what ability of student. There is something in each duet for students to learn from the basics of tone production, rhythms, melodic phrasing, jazz, graphic notation, etc. Most are sight readable and some have been performed in concerts.

Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas

Tuba Duet

Ponce - The Quest for the Fountain of Youth is for grade 4 band with a
  duration of 8 minutes. It was commissioned by and composed for La Lira de
  Pozuelo Band, for a concert at the American Embassy in Madrid, Spain July 3,
  2021 in celebration of the good relations between Spain and the United
  States.

Ponce

Sinfonietta (alternate title Sinfonia de Vino y Aceite de Magallon) is
  a composition for concert band that can be played by any band whether it has
  100 players or 30 players. It is at grade 3 level of difficulty and has
  several substitute parts for ensembles that may not have complete
  instrumentation. Although the scoring includes piccolo, oboes, bassoons, and
  French horns, these instruments are not needed to command a good performance.
  Sinfonietta adheres to classical forms of symphonies by composers such as
  Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. The forms are very clear so the players of the
  band can learn this important history. 
    
    The first movement is in standard Sonata Allegro form.
    
    The second movement is in A B A form and features a solo trumpet. The third
  movement is in a Rondo form (A B A C A) with three distinct themes.

Sinfonietta

Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Trombones is a set of duets of easy to
  moderately difficult specifically for teachers and students in private
  lessons. The first 15 duets are arranged from Fifteen Safari Duets for Tubas
  which was composed in 1989 for playing with my tuba students at Berklee
  College of Music. They are at different levels of difficulty and in various
  styles so that we always had duets to play no matter what was the ability of
  the student. The additional four duets were added in 2020 for trombones for
  this set. The title of each duet is also a name for a bone in the human body,
  hence the name Skeletal Duets. There is something in each duet for students
  to learn: the basics of tone production, rhythms, melodic phrasing, jazz,
  graphic notation, etc. Most are sight readable and some have been performed
  in concerts. Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Euphoniums are the same duets but in
  treble clef. Twenty-two Skeletal Duets for Horns uses the first 19 of the
  trombone set with three additional duets added. Some of the trombone and horn
  duets are in the same key so they can be played together.

Nineteen Skeletal Duets for Trombones

Trombone Duet

Aliento Fanfare was composed in 2020 in tribute to the hospital workers
  during the COVID-19 pandemic. The word Aliento means breath in Spanish. In
  many cities and towns around the world at the beginning of the pandemic in
  March 2020, hospital workers were cheered every night at 7:00 PM by the
  people who were locked down in quarantine. At this time especially, hospital
  workers were called on to help everybody through the pandemic.
    
    Duration is 2:30

Aliento Fanfare

Full Orchestra Score & Parts

Prize-winning Pico del Teide was composed to feature the orchestral differences and colors in the symphonic band. There are several featured soloists throughout the piece, especially a long extended solo for alto saxophone.

Pico del Teide

Continental Concerto showcases the bass trombonist in the spirit of the famous bass trombonist George Roberts. It includes jazz rhythms and harmonies similar to 1970's studio music.

Continental Concerto

Bass Trombone Solo Collection with Piano

"The Four Seasons in the Basque Country" is a four movement composition for band. Grade 5, 27 minutes duration. It was awarded 3rd Prize in the American Prize for Composition in 2020. It depicts four different places in the Basque country that the composer feels best show the changes of season.

The Four Seasons in the Basque Country

A three movement piece that was awarded Finalist in the Band Composition Competition of the American Prize in 2017. This highlights the saxophone in beautiful  melodies, fluid scales, altissimo register and a touch of jazz.

Con-Tse-To

Alto Sax Solo with Piano

An American in Valencia was commissioned by the United States Army Band 'Pershing's Own' in Washington, DC.   The piece is in three movements in a Spanish style suggesting the grand gesture of Bull fighting. The trumpet soloist portrays a toreador with the splendor of the corrida. The first movement represents the entrance of the toreador with all of the fanfare and showmanship as he bows to the audience. The second movement is a love song in a waltz tempo. The third movement starts with the raging bull coming out of it's corral, ready for the fight. The trumpet soloist is able to contain the bull with dashing melodic figures and a cadenza leading to the final bow in victory. An American in Valencia was awarded Finalist in the Band Composition Competition of the American Prize in 2017. One of only two Concertos with Band awarded that year.

An American in Valencia

Trumpet Solo with Piano

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