Kendor Music

Featuring four movements in contrasting styles -- moderate swing, ballad, funk/rock, and bright swing -- each member of the group shares in the melodic presentations and has a chance to serve as soloi...

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 edition draws on the unique characteristics of the ensemble, making it an outstanding addition to the repertoire.?Audiences will instantly recognize this immortal Pachelbel tune, and performers w...

Light staccato figures prevail in this bestselling version of Tschaikowsky's famous ballet theme. Playing with steady rhythmic precision is essential for best results.

Arranged for three flutes, this classic piece by Rimsky-Korskov is certain to be a big hit with audiences. In the arranger's own words, flautists will have fun because Flight Fits Flutes!

Set in the form of a passionate Spanish dance, this famous aria from Bizet's Carmen adapts beautifully for flutes since all figures must be played with a light touch to be effective. A modulation at t...

Featuring an array of 15 classics for grade 3-4 players, the musical selections have been carefully chosen and edited to ensure that it is idiomatic for each pair of instruments. Therefore, one book w...

This is the ninth and most often performed work of Sir Edward Elgar's famous Enigma Variations of 1899. It pays tribute to his close friend, A.J. Jaeger, whose surname in German means hunter (accordin...

This grade 6 original was written to showcase a player's virtuosity and agility on an instrument that's too seldom given the artistic credit it deserves. The 3-part work features a heroic main theme,...

Scored in a bright Latin style, this engaging original is designed to make advancing jazz ensembles sound their very best. For optimum results in achieving a stylistically authentic sound, the additio...

Great for teaching rhythmic precision and ensemble balance, this popular Latin number issued by Kendor over 35 years ago features knee slapping, finger snapping and hand clapping sounds for four music...

Series Body Percussion - Features Body Percussion Quartet

This grade 3 setting of the symphonic tone poem by Paul Dukas features the bass clarinet as the Sorcerer's Apprentice. Made famous by the Walt Disney motion picture Fantasia, this piece will instantly...

Marked allegro giocoso, this original for three trumpets is a spicy, south-of-the-border theme that'll be enjoyed by all. It blends a buoyant 6/8 meter with articulated, 16th-note scale segments and a...

Due to its use as theme music for the PBS show Masterpiece Theater, this delightful piece by Jean-Joseph Mouret is familiar to millions of television viewers. This moderate yet spirited tempo and trea...

Drum set duets are always fun and a great way to improve musicianship - listening, balance, dynamics and precision. These grade 3-4 pieces encompass rock, funk, jazz and Latin styles for 4 piece kits....

Written in 1964 and dedicated to his trombone teacher, Matthew Shiner, this popular Nestico original is a warm ballad with rubato passages, two cadenzas, and a high range to B4 (opt. C5).

Featuring an array of 30 classics and originals for grade 2-3 players, the music in these collections has been carefully chosen and edited to ensure that it is idiomatic for each pair of instruments....

Duets are a great way to learn many of the skills necessary to become a successful musician. In jazz, duets are especially effective when performed with a rhythm section. These 12 easy-medium level ja...

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and...

Written to give developing jazz musicians the chance to hone their interpretative skills in trio settings for like instruments, this outstanding set features ten concise tunes in swing (5), Latin (2),...

Featuring the complete lead trumpet parts for 9 Nestico charts recorded by Count Basie on the classic Basie-Straight Ahead album, this book is a great primer for developing students of jazz.

As the title suggests, the pieces are short and manageable, giving the grade 3-4 player a taste of different styles and a perfect introduction to playing jazz. From swing, blues and rock, to ballad an...

Duets are a great way to learn many of the skills necessary to become a successful musician. In jazz, duets are especially effective when performed with a rhythm section. These 12 easy-medium level ja...