Partitions difficile chez Kendor Music : Niveau Professionnel

These etudes provide a wide range of enjoyable and varied pieces and utilize many different musical styles, ranging from technical drills to lyrical melodies. It includes a variety of essential skills...

Recorded on the SWR Big Band CD Fun Time and adapted from the tune Blue Daniel, this chart romps along in 'four' instead of 'three' and sounds harder than it is. It features a sax chorus and solos by...

Recorded by the SWR Big Band on the CD Fun Time, this tenor sax feature requires the backgorund volume to stay comfortable under the soloist. Save the volume for measure 28, and also the big build up...

This original explores an exciting array of musical concepts, including tempo changes, mixed meters, metric modulations, dynamic contrasts, and melodic fragments. They all come together in a grade 5 t...

Selected and arranged by professional flutist/educator Amy Kempton and edited by Carl Strommen, these grade 6 editions will become valuable additions to the piccolo Repertoire.

The Black Swamp is adapted from the first movement of Homeland Suite for Wind Ensemble, which won the Dallas Wind Symphony's composition contest in 2003 as a brass ensemble version. This composition i...

Commissioned by The Apollo Saxophone Quartet of Manchester, England, highlights in this contemporary, concert 'opus' include several short, exposed solos for all, a full-length alto cadenza near the e...

This grade 5 quartet combines the driving Irish reel Temple Hill and traditional folk tune Kingsfold Tune, and is an upbeat arrangement that goes back and forth between classical and funk styles. Play...

Designed for proficient performers, this lively excursion in 2/4 includes occasional 3/4 measures and requires excellent execution of rhythms and articulations. Echo effects, a tenor solo, and a march...

All the energy and excitement of Tschaikowsky's original is captured in this adaptation for flute quartet. Whether used as a stand-alone piece or a concert selection, it is sure to be a big hit.

As recorded by the Brass Arts Quintet on Shazam! (Mark Custom Recordings 4365-MCD), this grade 5+ piece is a guaranteed audience charmer. This arrangement of Herbert L. Clarke's popular cornet showpie...

Perfect for contest or recital presentations, this arrangement of Franz Joseph Haydn's great classic presents two exciting movements: I. Allegro Moderato and IV. Finale. All melodic ornaments are clea...

For proficient percussionists only, this colorful opus calls for bongos (2), toms (3), cymbals (2) and bass drum.

The music in this unique work may be used in three ways: (1) the snare drum solo may be played alone; (2) the timpani solo may be played alone; (3) the snare drum and timpani solo may be played togeth...

Soloists will love this setting of Georges Bizet's fiery prelude from Carmen. Perfect as an encore, it's guaranteed to thrill audiences of all ages everywhere!

Arranged specifically to fill the void of Romantic literature for serious tubists, this well-known work by Franz Strauss is a marvelous example of introspection, passion and lyricism. Range and dynami...

Concerto for Timpani and Percussion Ensemble by John Beck is a large work for percussion ensemble and begins with a slow introduction that accels into a short ad-libbed cadenza. Following the cadenza...

This vibrant showcase for solo drum set features an array of popular styles including Latin-funk, funk, Afro-Cuban, and fast samba. Naturally, there are numerous opportunities for the soloist to ad li...

Featuring the rudiments, flourishes and march tempo of Revolution-era military music, this was written to commemorate America's Bicentennial celebration in 1976.

Designed for recital and contest performance as single selections, these challenging solos demand careful attention to articulations and dynamics for best results. Recommended sticking indications are...

An addition to the celebrated collection for solo percussion instruments, this one is sure to be a must for the advancing percussionist. The eight solos in this collection, ranging in difficulty from...

This epic piece depicts the legendary monster Leviathan, ancient scourge of the seas. The fearsome creature is depicted in E dorian, featuring familiar bow rhythms supporting a melody that is passed a...

Scott Joplin's immortal ragtime classic comes to life again in this setting by Frank Halferty. As in the case with all great arrangements, everyone plays a part in the main action and participates in...

Series Mallet Solo. Grade 5-6 Features Mallet Solo (Unaccompanied). A continuation of the popular Contest Solo series, these 6 solos are perfect for recitals, contests, juries or auditions. All of the...

Latin music (bossa nova, samba, rhumba) is the primary focus of this collection for proficient 2, 3 and 4-mallet performers. The foreword suggests that the music can easily be adapted for use by a sma...