Kendor Music

Commissioned by the Jazz Division of the Illinois Music Educator's Association, this Basie-style swing chart is based on the chord changes to the jazz standard Sunday. Rich voicings and solid swing fi...

Commissioned by the jazz division of the Illinois Music Education Association for the 2021 Illinois All-State Honors Jazz Band, this Kris Berg chart at the medium advanced level will be an exciting ad...

Originally written as a theme song for a television show, this swinger thrives on keeping good time and playing with a solid sound. A fully-voiced sax soli and full band shout are highlights, and shor...

This piece utilizes a variety of rhythmic figures commonly seen in swing charts, and employs a tuneful melody supported by a simple, yet effective chord progression and solid orchestration. Designed t...

A guaranteed way to engage an audience is to play a powerful shuffle chart - this one is the perfect choice. An added feature is the a cappella horns-alone passage in the middle of the piece. A richly...

This breezy bossa nova for developing groups employs a tuneful melody, a sophisticated chord progression, and a solid orchestration. It includes written or ad lib solos for trumpet and trombone, and a...

This clever swing chart is inspired by a YouTube video collage of jazz soloists playing a common sequence of notes, this piece uses 'the lick' in a variety of unison and harmonized permutations. Writt...

In this terrific tip-of-the-hat tribute to Don Menza's famous Groovin' Hard chart, saxes get the major workout, supported by cleverly written brass parts, all in a shuffle swing style. Solos are given...

Originally released in 1956, this easy-level, swingin' arrangement of the iconic Meacham tune opens with a short written alto solo before launching into a satisfying series of sax and brass solis, uni...

This collection contains 10 grade 1-2 solos for instrumental solo with piano accompaniment. Each solo book contains a CD recording with 2 tracks per piece - one with soloist and piano accompaniment, a...

Written to be enjoyed either with or without the piano accompaniment, these six grade 4 duet settings include ten of the most popular carols in traditional to modern styles, along with a couple swing...

To help students deliver an inspiring performance of this immortal theme, all parts include an abundance of standard and alternate fingerings, position indications and bowings. The viola and 1st Violi...

First published in the early 1970's and now fully revised and edited, this collaboration of 18 solo etudes between composer Nathan Kaplan and solo artist/editor Lawrence Sobol prepares students for ma...

With a total duration time of 9:20, this contest bestseller features three contrasting movements: I. a spirited Allegro in cut time; II. a beautiful Larghetto in 3/4; and III. a lively Menuetto in 3/4...

Scored at our request for brass soloist with piano accompaniment, this version of Richard Wagner's striking theme vividly portrays the mythical Valkyrie carrying their heroic dead to Valhalla on dashi...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

In this exciting set of originals, Frackenpohl uses a distinctive combination of classic and contemporary forms, styles, meters and tonalities to feature the idiomatic strengths of experienced brass p...

In this exciting set of originals, Frackenpohl uses a distinctive combination of classic and contemporary forms, styles, meters and tonalities to feature the idiomatic strengths of experienced brass p...

This grade 3+-5 brass duet collection for trumpet and trombone contains a ton of variety for any performance situation. Fur Elise (Beethoven); Minuet And Trio (Mozart); Adagio And Allegro (Rossini); T...

This flexible grade 3 collection contains five well-known classical and traditional pieces that can be played by any combination of 3 brass instruments (Tuba may only play the 3rd line).

Originally written for organ by Brahms in 1896, these chorales showcase the expressive potential of brass trio performance. Tempos are slow-to-moderate, contrapuntal textures beautiful, and ranges rea...

Everyone knows the Ode To Joy melody, but no one will expect to hear it over Johann Pachelbel's famous deceptive chaconne! A warm, unique adaptation of the immortal classic, this famous theme from Bee...

This popular selection from George Frederic Handel's Water Music, often requested for wedding performances, is ideal for any occasion where a quiet, contemplative mood is appropriate. Alternating melo...

A master of melodic expression, this hauntingly beautiful theme from Peter Ilyich Tschaikowsky's String Quartet No. 1 (Op. 11) is based on a Ukrainian folksong and is one of his most familiar works. P...

Manuel de Falla's brilliant and descriptive Spanish ballet becomes a brass showpiece featuring each quintet member as a soloist for the ballet's opening scenes and concludes with the dramatic and ener...