Advance Music

5-movement suite.One of a composer's most difficult tasks is to write for an instrument that carries as much connotation as the saxophone. The mere mention of its name makes clichés almost unavoidable...

Frequently, one is in search of a suitable ensemble piece where each member can present him-/herself with a playable solo part. 'Welcome to New Orleans' offers you and your musicians this possibility....

Inspired by Jackson Pollock paintings from 1947.'The background of grays and red-browns have an unapologetic emptiness, like a glimpse into deep space'(T J Clark in Farewell to an Idea)

Inspired by Jackson Pollock paintings from 1947. 'Pollock's genius [was that] instead of colour he hit on the abstract sense of light. (Philip Pavia quoted in Such Desperate Joy)

Eines der bekanntesten Spirituals wurde hier als Swing arrangiert. Das Solo für Bariton-Saxophon kann dank der angegebenen Akkorde auch improvisiert werden.

Part of Friedemann Graef's Spiritual Suite, 'By and By' has been arranged for saxophone quartet (SATBar/AATBar).

A slow moving piece, inspired by a 1931 Paul Klee painting.

Hymns and Carols are the two main sources for the melodies that are associated with traditional Christmas music. While hymns are predominately sacred, the historical roots of carols are in religious a...

Saxophone Quartet was composed especially for presentation at the Montana Saxophone Festival and is dedicated to the festival's director, saxophonist Brooke Ferris. The first movement, Calliope, juxta...

Funk-shuffle, includes a written solo for alto sax.

Funk-groove, includes a written alto solo.

Hardly any other musical style is that much associated with special attributes as funk is: a fancy outfit, a hot hairdo and an out-of-the-way mode of behaviour. I Gotta Funk, Buddy also features an op...

A burning, uptempo blues, patterned after Oliver Nelson's own version, which can be heard on More Blues and the Abstract Truth. Medium advanced

In 2007, the Goethe Institute invited me on a trip to Indonesia where I was supposed to record a CD. I was taking along a whole series of big band arrangements of Indonesian folk songs.'Di Sudut Bibir...

The Guaracha combines the Son' with rhythmical elements of the 'Rumba complex'. It represents traditional Cuban dance music that can either be performed with vocals or interpreted instrumentally, as i...

Barbarito's Dance is dedicated to one of the most important Cuban flute players, Barbarito Torres. The contradanza, a Cuban music style typical of the early 19th century, was influenced by French salo...

The composition 'Pequeño Divertimento para Tres Clarinetistas' (A Little Divertimento for Three Clarinets) originated from an encounter of our group of three friends and fellow musicians during a visi...

Despite its song-like, almost sung melody, this is most decidedly no piece of music of the quiet and peaceful tones: It is its element of contrast and suspense that brings it to life.Easily to be perf...

Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from t...

I wrote this joyful and swinging jazz waltz for my son Julian and his girlfriend Nina, both born under the sign of Scorpio. The piece is made up of the following parts: Fanfare-like intro, ABAC - them...

Heiner Wiberny has written this joyful composition for his wife Ulla, who has a special affinity for African Music. The listener recognizes immediately the sound and flavor of 'African Highlife' and '...

Die Salsa-Originalkomposition enthält ein Solo ad lib für die erste Trompete.

Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from t...

Frequently, one is in search of a suitable ensemble piece where each member can present him-/herself with a playable solo part. 'Welcome to New Orleans' offers you and your musicians this possibility....