Taken from the original version for Jazz ensemble by David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold has realized it for the young string orchestra. It is a bluesy,...
This intermediate marimba solo serves as a wonderful introduction to polytonality for the performer and audience alike. While not too technically challenging,...
Caterpillar Holiday introduces students to a style of playing that is aurally appealing and familiar, yet technically different from the standard string...
This selection is an exciting opener to any beginning band concert! Champion Fanfare utilizes doubling among brass and woodwind sections to provide ease of...
Dance of the Imp is one of those pieces that comes along every once in a while, that just makes you say “wow”! It is a masterpiece from start to finish. Clever...
Duo Dichotomy is written for 4.3-octave marimba with optional notes of a 5-octave marimba. Listen for the two "dichotomies" of the piece - the two central...
Fairly Fugal is loosely based around a fugue and has a distinctly Baroque character. This is a wonderful work for developing cohesiveness and awareness for...
At this point, no one can deny the skill with which composer David Samuel crafts music for the concert band. Fatebringer is foreboding, brooding, and on an...
David Samuel has created a jewel with this new jazz arrangment of Dvorak's theme Goin' Home. Beautiful harmony accompanies the lyrical melody as the texture...
Style: Jazz Ensemble
Arranger / Composer: Dvorak, Antonin; Samuel, David
The Grasshopper Chomp encourages students at this level to produce a full tone through the confident use of fast bow strokes.Program NotesThe Grasshopper Chomp...
