Advance Music

The arrangement was commissioned and recorded by Prisma (members of the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Symphonic Orchestras). It can also be heard on That's Brass (Oculus Brass Quintet, FMCD 90101). M...

After initially introducing the theme in a mere 'cloud of sound', the piece, then, starts off in a Cajun/New Orleans groove. All the voices have their solo spots. More and more independent voices join...

The huapango is a popular dance originating on the east coast of Mexico. Its subtle alternation of 2 & 3 can be demonstrated in this recitation: MEX-ico, EC-uador, CHI-le, COS-ta, RI-ca. These dances...

Mike Curtis' stay in the city of Guanajuata in Central Mexico inspired this great musical celebration, filled with evocative, ethnic textures and colours.

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

Wooden Miniatures was commissioned by Washington State University in commemoration of the WSU Library Addition. Most of the compositional work was done in April and May of 1994. The work is dedicated...

A challenging 'cross-over' arrangement for ensembles with good technique. A perfect encore!

Includes CD, featuring play-along and complete versions: Ramon Ricker, alto saxophone; Bill Dobbins, piano. A moody impressionistic piece set in a rhythmic 9/8 Latin groove with a good balance of comp...

This collection of pieces for saxophone and organ or piano is designed for use in concert performances as well as for church services and other ceremonies. It contains the traditional American spiritu...

This collection of pieces for saxophone and organ or piano is designed for use in concert performances as well as for church services and other ceremonies. It contains the traditional American spiritu...

This collection of pieces for saxophone and organ or piano is designed for use in concert performances as well as for church services and other ceremonies. It contains the traditional American spiritu...

This collection of pieces for saxophone and organ or piano is designed for use in concert performances as well as for church services and other ceremonies. It contains the traditional American spiritu...

Subtitled Small Piece for Alto or Baritone Sax, this contemporary, recital worthy original shifts between two stylistically distinct themes. An 8-bar ad lib section may be repeated or omitted as desir...

Nocturne & Steam Train is a 2-movement work for saxophone or viola and piano. Though originally written for saxophone and piano, it is equally idiomatic for viola. The first movement, Nocturne, is a p...

The chorales and solo suites of Johann Sebastian Bach inspired Remembering the Master. In general, the dynamics and phrasing are left to the performers, as was the case in Bach's manuscripts. Performe...

B4B was commissioned by Dr. Bradley Garner, Professor of Flute at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. A multi-sectioned, single-movement composition, B4B draws on elements from the jazz and...

These 20 pieces are not only written in modern styles - covering latin, tango, Klezmer, reggae, blues, rock, bossa, swing and salsa - but also in traditional styles typical of certain countries such a...

The dedications accompanying Preludio No. 1 and No. 2 show the author's admiration and respect towards his former teachers and masters, the eminent Cuban clarinetists Roberto Sánchez López (1914 - 198...

The dedications accompanying Preludio No. 1 and No. 2 show the author's admiration and respect towards his former teachers and masters, the eminent Cuban clarinetists Roberto Sánchez López (1914 - 198...

Three Short Stories, written for bassist John Goldsby, is an extended, through-composed three-movement piece. It contains improvised sections for both instruments, challenging passages of bass harmoni...

Christian Bourdon's new book features traditional and modern African rhythms for Conga, Tumba and Djembe. The focus is on special playing techniques (floating hand, bascules) with exercises for one an...

Composition for solo saxophone with optional drum accompaniment (advanced level). Built around motifs from Elvin Jones' tune 'Three Card Molly', David Liebman commemorates the late drummer and compose...

Mbira Magic was inspired by a beautiful and powerful song for voice and mbira by the Rhodesian musician Simon Mashoka.