Intermediate Sheet Music from Kendor Music

A lyrical section provides important stylistic contrast in this otherwise brisk, lively piece for grade 3 ensembles. All players share the lead material, and the multicultural appeal will make it very...

Starting and ending with a slow, bluesy theme, the middle portion of this piece is a bright jazz waltz featuring an optional ad lib section (written lines also provided) for soloists with some improvi...

The inspiration for this impressionistic work came when Lennie decided to take time off from composing and spent a day at the ocean near Santa Barbara. As he watched waves washing ashore, the sun spar...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

The eight solos contained in this grade 3-5 collection are suitable for any performing venue including pedagogy. They explore many of the technical and tonal possibilities of the snare drum, and call...

This collection of 10 snare drum solos, each with their own unique style, are perfect for recitals and contests. Each piece will be interesting and challenging.

Grade 5 Features Snare Drum Solo (Unaccompanied)

Grade 3-5 Features Snare Drum Solo (Unaccompanied). This set of 14 unaccompanied solos arranged progressively from grade 3 to grade 5 presents music in both rudimental and concert orchestral styles.

The massive wind turbines that spread throughout the plains and oceans are the inspiration for this work. A great contest piece in G minor, this grade 3 composition uses chromatic open 5th passages an...

Designed for grade 3 ensembles, this is a wonderful work for any string orchestra looking for an upbeat and festive piece. Complete with memorable themes and flowing melodic lines that will give your...

This dramatic grade 3 work blends blues and bluegrass elements, and provides special exposure for cellos and basses while keeping the rest of the orchestra actively involved in a very exciting perform...

The eight solos contained in this grade 3-5 collection for 5-piece drum set are suitable for any performing venue or pedagogy. Using sticks, brushes, timpani, mallets, etc., the solos explore rhythmic...

This beautiful folkish chart in an even-eighth note ECM style features diatonic melodies over lush chord voicings. The tenor and piano solo can be played as written or ad lib. A guitar chord chart by...

Following up on the popularity of the composer's baseball-inspired big band chart, Double Play, this shuffle opens with an ad lib solo for piano and grooves from start to finish. A stop-time section g...

Using the universal language of music, this inspired original creates moods and visual scenes that will capture everyone's imagination. As conditions in our atmosphere, such as cloud formations, come...

This second volume of mallet solos by Joel Smales is a follow-up to the popular first volume (grade 2). These nine grade 2-4 solos are accessible to students and are perfect for contest, recitals, and...

This spirited salsa for advancing groups is a real showstopper! Utilizing the popular songo style, which has been carefully notated in the rhythm parts to ensure authenticity, the chart features lots...

Originally written and performed by members of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band of New Orleans in 1917, this rousing tune puts capable clarinetists through the paces in fun-loving Dixieland style. Pre...

Brass quintets will really enjoy this version of W.C. Handy's iconic song of 1914. Popularized through the years by countless jazz artists -- Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Bil...

We welcome tubist/composer Mike Forbes to the Kendor family of writers with these grade 4 arrangements of one of the world's most beloved folksongs. They offer the perfect opportunity to work on tone,...

If you're looking for a new twist on an old hymn, look no further! This clever arrangement provides unlikely, yet engaging stylistic treatments to the famous source material. The variations on this 16...

Recorded by Buddy Rich on the album Stick It, this driving original with attitude assigns the primary solos to tenor and alto sax, with the drummer contributing several well-placed fills throughout. L...

In this creative setting of the classic Shaker theme, every member of the group carries the melodic lead at one time or another and contributes important developmental material throughout. The jaunty...

Opening with an unaccompanied bari sax solo before the others join in gradually, this winning arrangement of the 1897 ragtime hit also offers written-or-ad-lib solos for tenor and alto. Playing with r...

Adapted for standard jazz ensemble from the version with strings recorded by Pete Christlieb on the CD 'A Portrait Of Sammy,' this beautiful ballad featuring tenor saxophone is an inspires everyone to...