Brass, Wind & Jazz
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Kernow Kool (Tony Cliff Music 2007 TCM015) is an up-tempo brass band composition in a lively jazz/blues style and will provide an ideal concert opening item. It has a performance duration of approximately three minutes and has been designed to be quite straightforward to perform whilst at the same time fun for both player and audience. Here are some sample pdf pages and mp3 excerpts to play. ISMN M9002126 4 1
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Brass Solos |
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Night Breezes (Tony Cliff Music 2006 TCM011) is a three-movement suite for french horn or tenor horn and piano with a duration of just over 12 minutes. The performance level is grade 8+ with dramatic and virtuosic writing for the soloist in the outer movements and many shifts in metre between five, four and three with the central movement being much more lyrical in nature. The work includes transposed parts for both french horn and tenor horn and a fully notated piano part. This work is also published with a string orchestra edition available here.. Please listen to the mp3 excerpts below and view the sample score pages. ISMN M 9002126 0 3
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Illusions (Tony Cliff Music 2004 TCM006) Four movement suite for french horn or tenor horn and piano with integral CD recording containing both piano accompaniments and full rhythm section backings with brass, woodwind, strings and drums enabling play-along. The movements are written in a popular and jazz-influenced idiom and feature plenty of syncopation in the lively movements with contrasting lyrical style in slower movements. Why not listen to the mp3 excerpts below or view the pdf score examples.
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Swinging Seasons (Tony Cliff Music 2002 TCM007) for trumpet/cornet and piano with integral CD recording featuring both piano accompaniment and full rhythm section backings with brass, woodwind and strings and also fully performed versions with solo trumpet. This entertaining collection, with a performance level of Grade 5/6, is ideal whether for concerts or just enjoyment the collection has a duration of approximately 15 minutes. Click for some sample pdf pages or play the mp3 excerpts below. ISMN M9002114 8 4.
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Brass Groups
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Ebb and Flow (Tony Cliff Music 2001 TCM008) for junior brass quartet.Scored for 2 cornets, tenor horn and euphonium this work opens with a bright and thythmic first movement followed by a more lyrical 2nd movement and a then lively final movement. It is ideal as a concert or test piece for junior brass quartet. Duration around 6 minutes. Click here for some sample pdf pages and below for three mp3 excerpts. ISMN M9002114 5 3
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Spring Tides (Tony Cliff Music 2004 TCM009) for junior brass quartet. Scored for 2 cornets, tenor horn and euphonium, this 3-movement work starts with a bright opening with a more lyrical central movement and a very lively Finale. Ideal as a concert or test piece with a duration of about 6 minutes. Click for some sample pdf pages or play the mp3 excerpts below. ISMN M9002114 7 7
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Wind/Big Band |
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Funky Flora (Tony Cliff Music 2006 TCM013) Alto saxophone solo feature for big band/jazz orchestra with a duration of around 4 minutes 30 seconds. This work is a lively and funky piece, scored for full big band (5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones + rhythm section of piano, guitar, bass and drums) comprising fully detailed spiral-bound score and complete set of individual parts. The central jazz solo section may be lengthened and adapted as desired for the performance and includes written 'improvised' solos for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet and trombone for players less confident in improvisation. In each case solo parts also include chord symbols to facilitate genuine jazz improvisation. Funky Flora may be performed by any competent school or college big bands. Please listen to the mp3 below and see the sample pages. ISMN 9002126 2 7
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Wind Solos |
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Summer in the Park (Tony Cliff Music 2006 TCM010) for clarinet with piano accompaniment is a four movement suite with a performance standard of about Grade 7/8. The tranquil and lyrical opening movement is followed by a more lively bossa nova 2nd movement. The 3rd movement is a slow lyrical minor mode piece whilst the finale is lively and rhythmic featuring syncopation and metre changes. Please listen to the mp3 excerpts below and see the sample score pages. ISMN M9002114 9 1
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