Andaluza or ("Playera") is part of a set of 12 dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorities of a flexibly scored mixed woodwind ensemble. Ole!
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Wesley / Mendelssohn) for Instrumental Quartet and Quintet is essentially Hark! The Herald Angels Sing for Clarinet Quartet by Kenneth Abeling is essentially
A Huapango is a lively Mexican folk dance, characterized by the mixing of duple and triple metres, the most famous example probably being "America" from West Side Story. This is a great show piece
The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums/percussion in