| Contents |
Arrangements alphabetically by title -- Indexes of musical features by: Instrumentation ; Feature ; Solos ; Soli ; Style ; Tempo ; Form ; Key ; Modulations ; Meter -- Indexes by: Title ; Composer ; Arranger ; Grade ; Date -- Appendix A. Chart selections by contributor -- Appendix B. Charts selected by multiple contributors -- Appendix C. List of most represented composers -- Appendix D. Jazz ensemble publishers and distributors -- Appendix E. Answers to self-test. |
| Abstract |
This book presents and analyzes sixty-seven quality jazz arrangements recommended by eighteen of the field's foremost jazz experts, including directors and professors from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Bloomington High School, Fiorello La Guardia Performing Arts High School, Juilliard School, Berklee College of Music, and Harvard University. Listed alphabetically, each analysis includes information on instrumentation, ranges, playability, and requirements for rendering the score. This book also includes ten indexes of musical features to help instructors select repertoire and teaching topics, five indexes for quick navigation and reference, three appendixes on survey data results, a glossary, a bibliography, a list of jazz ensemble music publishers, and a general index. |
| General note | Published in partnership with MENC: The National Association for Music Education. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2009015761 |
| ISBN | 9781607092773 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1607092778 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781607092780 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1607092786 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781607092797 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 1607092794 (electronic) |
