Product Description
A happy, upbeat tune from South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim,
arranged for four bass clef brass instruments, e.g.:
3 tenor trombones, 1 bass trombone
3 tenor trombones, tuba
2 tenor trombones, euphonium, tuba
or similar combinations
The standard required is early intermediate, approximately grades 3-5.
Ranges (written pitch):
C4 = middle C
1st: Bb2 to G4
2nd: Bb2 to F4
3rd: F2 to C4
4th: F1 to G3
All
parts take part in the melody, with the largest share going to the 1st
and 2nd parts. The 3rd part contains more accompanimental material and
the 4th is somewhat simpler and often supplies a bass line. All parts
contain quite a bit of syncopation, so this arrangement is a great way
to get your students to develop their sense of pulse in a fun way. The
music is mostly diatonic but with occasional hints of chromaticism and
jazz harmony to add some flavour.
The
arrangement last approximately 3 minutes, but can be shortened to about
2m30s by taking the optional cut to letter G as marked.
This
arrangement is also available in other formats including 4 trumpets
and brass quintet. For details of these and other arrangements by James
Brady go to:
James
Brady is an award-winning composer, arranger and brass player from the
UK with an
MA (Hons) in Music from the University of Cambridge, an MMus in Jazz
Trumpet Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and a PGCert in
Performance Teaching, also from the Guildhal. As well as
working with organisations including the Royal Opera House, London
Chamber Orchestra and the Sage Gateshead, his compositions and
arrangements have been performed by the likes of Kate Nash and the
Wilderness Orchestra, award-winning jazz vocalist Liane Carroll and the
Guildhall Jazz Band. He was the recipient of the 2018 Eddie Harvey Award
for Jazz Arranging.
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