Jeff Smallman

Dodge City is an exuberant piece, arranged here for interchangeable woodwind ensemble, designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mi...

The title comes from a poem written by Thomas Moore and sets the mood for the opening moments of the piece. Wistful and mournful at times, there is a brief change of atmosphere in the middle of the wo...

Night of Stars (in translation Nuits D'toiles), is an adaptation of a work for soprano and piano. The piece is a setting of a poem of the same name by Thodore de Banville. From the start, the listener...

Beside the Waters is a transcription, by the composer, of an original solo vocal work. The text for this piece describes water flowing in a stream, clouds floating past, time standing still, and human...

This work is based on the French poem Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur (It Rains in My Heart). As expected from the title, this work has a dark feeling to it. Slow and brooding, the piano sets the feel with t...

Sonatina was commissioned by a mother as a birthday gift for her son. Since the composer was unsure of what types of music he liked, he decided to try to write something in the style of Mozart. The pi...

This is another new composition by talented composer Jeff Smallman. This short flute and piano piece is ideal for a high school level player to enter a competition with or perform at a concert or reci...

This work is approachable by players in the first year or two of playing. The range is limited and the technical requirements are not too great. This is a fun piece that younger players will be sure t...

The title comes from a poem written by Thomas Moore and sets the mood for the opening moments of the piece. Wistful and mournful at times, there is a brief change of atmosphere in the middle of the wo...

Arranger Jeff Smallman has taken this piano piece and arranged it for solo clarinet. The haunting, melancholy solo line is complimented by a newly composed countermelody found in the pianist's right h...

Stick Dance is reminiscent of Canaries, a solo work for 4 timpani composed by Eliott Carter. Like Canaries, this piece is an example of metric modulation, changing tempo using the rhythms present. Unl...

Arranger Jeff Smallman has taken this piano piece and arranged it for solo alto saxophone. The haunting, melancholy solo line is complimented by a newly composed countermelody found in the pianist's r...

A pavane was a slow dance from the 16th or 17th century. The talented Canadian composer Jeff Smallman has taken this Baroque form and created a very colourful piece that features all sections. There a...

Originally a wedding march for solo organ, this piece has been greatly expanded for the concert band. Fanfares in the brass and stately melodies make this a terrific change of pace on a concert. This...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

This piece by Jeff Smallman shows off his ability to write interesting and musical parts for young musicians. The driving bass line combined with fun and interesting melodic material make this a great...

The Spirit of Adventure is a brilliant band work by Jeff Smallman. It is set in the style of the old Westerns with several typical themes. A very animated and colourful work at the medium level, this...

In the tradition exemplified by Mozart in his 'Musical Jokes', Jeff Smallman has written a work for band that should bring a smile to every face. As all conductors know, not every player in a band lea...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

Based on the groovy rhythms of Cuba, Jeff Smallman has created a brilliant showpiece for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). Energetic writing has all players flying and all parts are...

The Sighting was written for a short film produced in 1995 in Vancouver but, due to time constraints, was never included in the finished film. This work is the middle in a set of three movements (the...

The Search was written for a short film produced in 1995 in Vancouver, but due to time constraints was never included in the finished film. The Search was composed as background music portraying the c...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

Composer/arranger Jeff Smallman has reharmonized this Christmas standard. The organ plays a wandering accompaniment and break strains between the verses of the melody. The tune is found in several dif...

A pavane was a slow dance form the 16th and 17th century. The talented composer Jeff Smallman has taken this Baroque form and created a very colourful piece that features high, mid and low voices allo...