SmartMusic Repertoire Released: 20 Ensemble Titles

We recently added another 20 new ensemble titles to the growing collection of SmartMusic repertoire. Among the pieces for Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, String Orchestra and Full Orchestra included in this batch are:

Nautical Bits and Pieces

As the title suggests, “Nautical Bits & Pieces” contains short excerpts from eight well-known sea and river songs. Included are “Blow the Man Down,” “Spanish Ladies,” “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean,” “Song of the Volga Boatmen,” “Sloop John B,” “Blow Ye Winds,” “Haul Away Joe,” and “Anchors Aweigh.”

 

Take the “A” Train

Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967), an American composer, pianist, and arranger, composed “Take the ‘A’ Train” in 1939. Duke Ellington had offered Strayhorn a job in his orchestra and gave him money to travel from Pittsburgh to New York City. Ellington wrote directions for Strayhorn to get to his house by subway. The note started, “Take the ‘A’ train…” and Strayhorn used it as the title for his composition which was to become the theme song of Duke Ellington and his orchestra, one of their biggest hits, and one of the masterpieces of jazz repertoire.

Here is the complete list:

TitleComp/ArrPublisherMusic TypePepper LevelNautical Bits & Pieces (Based on Favorite Sea and River Songs)Story, MichaelAlfredConcert BandVERolling Thunder (March)Filmore, Henry arr. by Foster, RobertCarl FischerConcert BandMDaedalus’ LabyrinthO’Loughlin, SeanCarl FischerConcert BandMEWhitewater RunKiefer, EdCarl FischerConcert BandEUnleashedTerry, PetterCarl FischerConcert BandEMilitary Escort (March)Bennet, Harold arr. by Clark, LarryCarl FischerConcert BandEBlue Orchid, TheOwens, WilliamTRNConcert BandEGroove MachineNavarre, RandNortheastern MusicConcert BandBSideways Walking DogSmith, ZacharyBelwinJazz EnsembleEThere is No Greater LoveJones, Isham arr. by Richards, EricBelwinJazz EnsembleAStar EyesDePaul, Gene; Wolpe, Dave; Raye, DonBelwinJazz EnsembleMRockin’ Merry Christmas, ANeeck, LarryC.L. BarnhouseJazz EnsembleERush HourNiehaus, LennieKendorJazz EnsembleMTake the “A” TrainStrayhorn, Billy arr. by Lopez, VictorBelwinJazz EnsembleMEAndante from Trio Sonata Op. 5, No. 1Handel arr. by Sieving, RobertHighland/EtlingString OrchestraMPhantom’s EscapeO’Loughlin, SeanCarl FischerString OrchestraMSlavic CelebrationCalhoun, BillCarl FischerString OrchestraECountry Song (Two Songs Without Words, Op. 22, No. 1)Holst, Gustav arr. by Sieving, RobertHighland/EtlingString OrchestraMAGrave and AllegroTelemann, Georg arr. by McCashin, RobertFJHString OrchestraMLast Chorale, The (Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit) BMV 668Bach, JS arr. by Lipton, BobFJHString OrchestraM

 

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