Joe Riposo: Intermediate Sheet Music

This suite of three short movements depicts Popcatepetl, a dormant volcano in Mexico. Useful for developing understanding of this form, the composition includes overture, ballad, and Latin styles. Opp...

This is a medium level chart written on rhythm chord changes. This chart will provide a student the experience of learning to play over rhythm changes. Range: Trpt. high C, T'bone high Bb. This chart...

A slow ballad that goes into a double time swing and returns to a ballad for the endimg. This medium level chart is a tenor saxophone feature surrounded by rich harmonies and a lot of colorful musical...

A medium level ballad that goes into a Bossa Nova tempo. This chart features piano as a solo instrument. This beautifully lyrical ballad/Bossa Nova will provide contrast in your programming. Great veh...

A Bossa Nova chart scored to be played by a little big band. It starts as a Bossa and goes in to swing at the bridge and returns to the Bossa feel. Sections can be opened giving any one in the band th...

Killer Who? is written with the Killer Joe flavor. This medium level swing chart is perfect for high school bands. The chart swings by just playing the figures. A great chart to teach jazz improvisati...

This is a medium up tempo jazz chart. It is scored for 5 SXS, 4 TRPTS, 4 T'BONES, and Piano, Bass and Drums.This chart offers a lot of ensemble playing. It swings easy making it perfect for younger ba...

Written to depict the personality of Dr. John Coggiola, co director of the Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble. This medium tempo swinger is masterfully scored to swing hard and pack a punch right from its in...

Champagne and Flowers by Joe Riposo is another composition written over the changes of a standard jazz tune (The Days of Wine and Roses). Once again, this is so a student can learn standard tunes to p...

This is a moderately bright swing chart. The range for trumpets is E above the staff and for trombones it is Ab above the staff. It has open sections for solos. Rhythm section parts include chords voi...

Med Swing 5, 4, 4, G,P,B,D. This chart swings right from the first note and continues to create excitement right up to the last chord. It is lots of fun to play. It sounds hard but reads easy.Committe...

There are quite a few compositions written in a blues format, but what makes the different in this chart is that it swings hard right from the beginning and keeps the energy level high right to the la...

This composition has three parts, Jazz Waltz, Ballad and a Soul Funk Jazz Rock section. Each section offers a lot of excitement and full of energy. Here is your chance to showcase you Alto, Ten./Sax a...