Advanced Sheet Music from Kendor Music: Professional Standards

Manuel de Falla's brilliant and descriptive Spanish ballet becomes a brass showpiece featuring each quintet member as a soloist for the ballet's opening scenes and concludes with the dramatic and ener...

Marked allegro vivace (quarter note = c. 144) at the beginning, this adaptation of Offenbach's most famous theme is the perfect program closer or encore for proficient quintets! Melody lines are share...

This quintet setting retains all of the musical splendor and brilliance of the original Dukas scoring for full orchestral brass section. One of the most often performed brass fanfares, it is arranged...

This arrangement of the classic Oboe Quartet In F, K. 370 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a must-have for the grade 6 piccolo soloist. Arranged by expert flutist Amy Kempton and edited by Carl Strommen,...

The fourth movement of Friedrich Kuhlau's Grand Trio, Op. 90, first published in 1828, is arranged here for grade 6 flute trios. This challenging piece starts in B minor, then switches to B major near...

From Felix Mendelssohn's Song Without Words (Op. 67, No. 4), this piece has also been refered to as Bee's Wedding since the busy accompaniment to the melody resembles the buzzing of bees.

These unaccompanied arrangements of the famous Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov classic strive to maintain the integrity of the original, with an eye towards phrasing that is achievable for the grade 5 musicia...

Inspired by works of Ravel and Poulenc, this work as edited by clarinetist Lawrence Sobol features long flowing lines along with technical challenges of a grade 5 work. In three movements, the final m...

Soloists will love this setting of Georges Bizet's fiery prelude from Carmen. Perfect as an encore, it's guaranteed to thrill audiences of all ages everywhere!

This beautiful work by Johann Sebastian Bach may now be enjoyed by level 6 trombonists. Practicing and performing Bach's music can be the beginning of mastering the technique of the instrument. Total

This bestselling version of the Rondo movement from Mozart's Concerto In Bb K191 presents capable soloists with bold arpeggios, 16th note scale runs, trills, and sustained high notes, all at a moderat...

In this outstanding concert arrangement by low brass expert David Uber, Wagner's most famous theme springs to life with all the dramatic power we've come to expect. Abundant dotted-eighth/sixteenth fi...

Proficient trumpet players will really enjoy performing this edition of the iconic theme from Gioacchino Rossini's final opera of the same name. Capturing all of the energetic vitality of the original...

These unaccompanied arrangements of the famous Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov classic strive to maintain the integrity of the original, with an eye towards phrasing that is achievable for the grade 5 musicia...

This set of challenging solos is based upon the orchestral style of snare drum performance. While abundant accents and dynamic changes are provided in every selection, sticking indications have been l...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Exactly as recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band on their classic RCA album, Tales Of A Courtesan, this solo feature for trombone or flugelhorn also includes an improvised flute obbli...

This chart for proficient groups utilizes a driving Afro-Cuban 12/8 feel to simulate the power and tension of a full strength hurricane. When you're not experiencing mental images of a raging storm ma...

This original for proficient groups is a sure bet for getting your audiences and judges engaged. Effective salsa rhythms are utilized throughout and the brass ranges are moderate. Duration 5:00.

These short-themed individual sounding etudes represent positive attributes for guiding a great life. Derived from a single compositional device or scale source, some of the exercises may transpose th...

Originally written for the Sammy Nestico 'Dark Orchid' recording and later reprised on 'A Portrait Of Sammy,' this classic swing tune gives all of the solo work to piano -- first in the opening 48 bar...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, this bright swing classic opens with an improvised piano solo backed by rhythm section before the whole band jumps on board 28 bars later. Tenor sax and piano...

As recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra on their classic Basie-Straight Ahead album, this swingin' number will bring a smile to players and listeners alike as solo piano takes center stage from start...

Performed by Count Basie & His Orchestra, this classic swing excursion in bright 4 gets off to a great start with an ad lib piano solo followed by a full-group chorus. Then both tenors step into the s...

As recorded by the great Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on the album The Jazz Orchestra, this bright swing journey for experienced ensembles begins with a unique trio feature -- bari sax, flugelh...