Advanced Sheet Music from Kendor Music: Professional Standards

Published in 1962, this edition of the great Romantic classic includes a detailed master lesson by clarinetist Dr. Don McCathren of Duquesne University.

These six grade 5+ works by legendary timpanist John H. Beck are unique and will challenge any advanced players as they work to perfect their playing and improvisation skills. Ideal for recital and ju...

Here is a challenging solo for a Mallet Percussion player with optional Piano accompaniment.

Scored for mixed percussion ensembles of twelve players. Mallet players will have the greatest challenges while the others provide a light and lively accompaniment. Since audiences everywhere are alre...

This arrangement of Vladislav Blazhevich's Concerto No. 2 will be challenging and rewarding to prepare and perform. The keys offer the player ample opportunity to use alternate positions which help de...

This new addition to the grade 6 repertoire for trombone, edited by trombone legend John Marcellus, will instantly become a classic for years to come. This piece was originally a Concerto for Oboe and...

This Johann Friedrich Fasch piece, originally composed for bassoon, has been performed by instrumentalists other than bassoonists for decades. This edition for tenor trombone requires a skilled trombo...

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...

Written by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1899 for his opera The Tale Of Tsar Saltan, this famous theme closes Act III, Tableau 1, when one of the characters (Prince Saltanovich, the Tsar's son) is change...

This adaptation from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Volume 1 requires experienced players who are able to maintain a steady pulse and execute their respective parts with rhythmic precision. Top note fo...

This brilliant, flashy fanfare was conceived as a festival opener for both indoor and outdoor events. Each trumpet player is assigned solo and ensemble entrances in a piece that's rich in rhythmic det...

This Rimsky-Korsakov classic is a virtuosic type of melody in perpetual motion. In order to sustain that continuous motion and allow players the chance to catch a breath, the melody here alternates be...

Written as a sequel to his memorable chart Category 4, Jeff has left no stone unturned with his latest composition Return of the Storm. "Driving 12/8 groove" is an understatement for this daring excur...

Written as a sequel to his memorable chart Category 4, Jeff has left no stone unturned with his latest composition Return of the Storm. "Driving 12/8 groove" is an understatement for this daring excur...

Calling for crisp, well-accented horn articulations, this big band celebration in the jazz samba style is outstanding fare for any concert program. Several solo opportunities for your drummer keep the...

With an auxiliary percussion part and flugelhorn doubles in three of four trumpet parts, this bright jazz samba features plenty of full-band writing in a convincing Latin style and solo space for teno...

Recorded on the Sammy Sammy Nestico CD A Portrait Of Sammy, this exciting jazz samba in 3/4 time is written for . Lead trumpet extends to a written high D, no woodwind doubles are required, and it fea...

This brisk salsa features an Earth, Wind & Fire unison horn theme over a percolating Latin groove. Bob recommends listening to his CD, Latin From Manhattan, before rehearsing it, and suggests working...

Alegria, Spanish for Joy creates a calypso groove that is a fantastic style for young musicians to learn. It is fun to play and has great energy. The great ensemble writing throughout the chart frames...

One of ten tracks from the album The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones (1997), this uptempo samba for experienced jazz bands features trumpet and soprano (or alto) sax first as a duo, then opens...

One of ten tracks from the album The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones (1997), this uptempo samba for experienced jazz bands features trumpet and soprano (or alto) sax first as a duo, then opens...

Commissioned by the U.S. Air Force Airmen Of Note, this contemporary samba with a breezy groove features lots of tutti writing and a solo section for tenor sax that can be expanded at the director's d...

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...

As recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band on Incredible Journey, this upbeat tune puts the whole band through its paces over repetitive Latin rhythms. Alto sax, piano and drums are the designated solois...

Recorded by The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra on the album Thad Jones Legacy, this blazing chart, meant to be played as fast as possible, opens with a repeating vamp featuring horn players on Latin percussi...