Erik Morales: Intermediate Sheet Music

A swing shuffle groove with a hint of gospel, this chart is simply fun to play with a sax soli, some independent bari sax lines and optional (written) solos for alto, tenor and guitar. Lead trumpet ra...

Wow! This chart is totally smokin?. A terrific tune set in a funky-rock groove set around 132-144 BPM, a straight-eighth feel and very hip opening intro lick. Solos are available (written out) for alt...

A swing shuffle groove with a hint of gospel, this chart is simply fun to play with a sax soli, some independent bari sax lines and optional (written) solos for alto, tenor and guitar. Lead trumpet ra...

I Remember Clifford, arranged by Erik Morales features a gorgeous flugelhorn in the ballad style with a brief double time section. Played around 70 BPM, the trumpet 2 flugel solo is all written out wi...

A soulful tune with a catchy title and melody, Erik Morales captures composer Bobby Timmons's medium swing groove. At 120 BPM, with a slightly mysterious intro, the saxes grab the melody and it builds...

This substantial work pays homage to Moravian heritage and covers the full gamut of emotions and styles. Opening with the simple sound of chimes, the work begins to develop as the brass section interj...

Heavy metal big band! Guitar is the featured solo instrument in this very cool chart so if you, the band, and your drummer dig a rock vehicle to wake everyone up - 'Steampunk' by Erik Morales is it. L...

Based on a strange dream in which the composer saw four moons floating in the horizon, this profound work chronicles a world gone topsy-turvy. With the opening bell tones and eerie whispering througho...

Approximately 66 million years ago scientists believe an asteroid impacted the earth and caused the extinction of seventy-five percent of all life. Reign of Fire illustrates the period of chaos which...

Approximately 66 million years ago scientists believe an asteroid impacted the earth and caused the extinction of seventy-five percent of all life. Reign of Fire illustrates the period of chaos which...

Experience the raw power of one of nature's greatest spectacles, the thunderstorm. The aggressive pace of this exciting work provides the backdrop for the main element, the thunder sheet. Exciting the...

Invitation is a jazz standard performed by all the jazz greats. This swing chart arranged by Erik Morales has a mysterioso yet exciting character as it changes grooves from swing to Afro-Cuban then a...

A fun and fast-paced work, this overture from Erik Morales explores a variety of timbres and harmonies as it seamlessly moves through several themes in constant development. A bold opening fanfare con...

This thrilling fantasy showcases how all lives are fantastic journeys. The uplifting spirit of the opening theme (based on a hymn by Haydn) permeates the entire work in various forms, rhythms and text...

Drawing inspiration from elements of today's popular music, this serious concert piece focuses on rhythm as the primary developmental tool. Featuring a large battery of percussion, the piece uses the...

This highly energetic work in 7/8 is inspired by the beauty of dance and the music that inspires its movements. Moving through a broad range of emotions, textures and tonal centers, the music has a co...

Inspired by the great Latin-jazz charts of the past, Madrid offers a new chapter in this great big band tradition. No section is spared as all instruments of the ensemble are featured at different tim...

Inspired by the great Latin-jazz charts of the past, Madrid offers a new chapter in this great big band tradition. No section is spared as all instruments of the ensemble are featured at different tim...

A beautiful tune by Herbie Hancock and a stellar chart by Erik Morales. Creative and sophisticated but not technically difficult and the lead trumpet range is only to written F-sharp top line with a s...

Composed by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, this funky rock groove has written solos for trumpet 2 and tenor 1, a catchy hook to the melody, and lead trumpet range to written A above the staff. It's m...

Wow! This chart is totally smokin?. A terrific tune set in a funky-rock groove set around 132--144 BPM, a straight-eighth feel and very hip opening intro lick. Solos are available (written out) for al...

Based on pentatonic scales and descending melodies (both common to Native American folk music), the music juxtaposes simple melodic lines with a creative rhythmic matrix that supports all other musica...