Reading Key Jazz Rhythms for French Horn by
From the publisher:
"With this book/CD set you will learn essential jazz rhythms first-hand from world-class professionals! Reading Key Jazz Rhythms is a collection of 24 easy to medium level jazz etudes, and 24 simplified guide tone versions of the etudes. They are ideal for learning the basic language of jazz, swing phrasing, and articulation."
Trombone Technique "Through Music": A Philosophical Method Book by
From the publisher:
"In this book Ed describes his philosophy and methods of practicing the trombone. Most of his methods can be used for musicians of any instrument. He is a strong advocate of improvisation and musical expression. He believes that we should always play with as much personality and feeling as possible within the given musical expression."
Coördination Training Program for Trombone Playing by
From the publisher:
"For improvement of technical facility, endurance, range, flexibility, sound and expression; for jazz and classical and commercial players."
The Art of French Horn Playing: A Treatise on the Problems and Techniques of French Horn Playing by
From the publisher:
"First to be published in the series was The Art Of French Horn Playing by Philip Farkas, now Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music at Indiana University. In 1956, when Summy-Birchard published Farkas's book, he was a solo horn player for the Chicago Symphony and had similar positions with other orchestras, including the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and Kansas City Conservatory, DePaul University, Northwestern University, and Roosevelt University in Chicago."
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra; Solo Trumpet with Piano Reduction by
Summary:
For Bb or C Trumpet and piano. Instrumental solo parts and piano reduction. Bb Trumpet solo part, C Trumpet solo part and piano accompaniment (orchestral reduction). 44 pages.
Brandenburg Concerto: No. 2, F major, BWV 1047 by
From the catalog:
Miniature score (36 p.)
Fanfare for Bima: for Brass Ensemble; Trumpet in B♭, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba by
From the catalog:
1 condensed score (5 p.) + parts
Fanfare for the Common Man by
From the catalog:
Score (4 p.) and 13 parts. Scored for B♭ trumpets, F horns, trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion.
Jazz 'Bones: The World of Jazz Trombone by
From Jiggs Whigham:
"This book is a masterpiece! Kurt Dietrich has already established his reputation as an authority on jazz with his excellent book on the trombonists of the Duke Ellington orchestra, 'Duke's 'Bones', Ellington's Great trombonists'. His work in this wonderful collection of history, anecdotes, and stories is extremely well researched and documented."
A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument by
From Publishers Weekly:
"Rees, a London journalist, decided to face his midlife crisis by picking up the French horn—an instrument he hadn't played since he was a teenager—and whip himself back into shape so he could play a Mozart concerto in front of an audience in just one year."
The Music Men: An Illustrated History of Brass Bands in America, 1800-1920 by
Summary:
This is the history of bands that entertained the American populace starting in the 1830s through the Civil War to the height of the brass band in the late nineteenth century. The book also contains photographs, programs, and advertisements.
The Sax & Brass Book by
From the publisher:
"This entertaining mix of enticing narrative and sparkling colour photography explores every twist and turn of the evolving music, brilliant musicians, and leading makers of inspiring brass and woodwind instruments of the 1920s to 1990s."
Trompeta : Chappottín, Chocolate, and the Afro-Cuban trumpet style by
From the publisher:
"Trompeta: Chappott'n, Chocolate, and the Afro-Cuban Trumpet Style provides a comprehensive history of mainstream Cuban music, examining the music of all its eras from the perspective of two seminal trumpet players: Fzlix Chappott'n and Alfredo Chocolate Armenteros. One or the other was present at almost every significant turning point in the stylistic development of Cuban music. An overview of the entire Afro-Cuban genre and its development is provided, as well as an in-depth examination of both Chappottín's and Armenteros' performance styles."
Keeping the Beat on the Street: The New Orleans Brass Band Renaissance by
From the publisher:
"KEEPING THE BEAT ON THE STREET celebrates the renewed passion and pageantry among black brass bands in New Orleans. Mick Burns introduces the people who play the music and shares their insights, showing why New Orleans is the place where jazz continues to grow
Solos for Jazz Trumpet: Analyses and Note-for-Note Transcriptions by
From the catalog:
"Complete with a catalog of jazz phrases by each artist."
Jazz Transcriptions for Flugel Horn, Trumpet and Small Ensemble by
From the publisher:
"This jazz transcription has the following songs: African Summer, Happy Hanna, I'll Be There For You, Lobo, Moonza, Ring Bell, and Skokiaan."
The J.J. Johnson Collection by
From the catalog:
For trombone with chord symbols. "Selected discography": p. [7]. Azure -- Bloozineff -- Flat black -- Blue nun -- Coffee pot -- Concepts in blue -- Deak -- Fatback -- In walked Horace -- Jevin -- Lament -- Me too -- Mellodee -- Nermus -- Night flight -- Opus de focus -- Pinnacles -- Wee dot (Blues for some bones) -- Shutterbug -- Sidewinder -- Smoky -- Turnpike -- Turnpike (alternate take) -- Why not.
Playing Techniques & Performance Studies for Trumpet by
From the publisher:
"With this three-volume series of method books, world-renowned trumpeter Arturo Sandoval presents a comprehensive approach to trumpet playing and basic musicianship. He incorporates traditional exercises and routines and shares his own unique, creative style of teaching, using a careful blend of warm-ups, technique builders, stylistic etudes and duets to present an exciting and effective approach for trumpet students. Each volume comes complete with a play-along recording featuring Arturo Sandoval performing selected exercises from the book."
20 Melodic Jazz Studies for Trumpet by
From the publisher:
"Solo transcriptions can be an interesting document of a person's style but are also so personal and idiosyncratic that one can get frustrated in trying to play them without mistakes. This book contains a series of studies to extend the playing and reading techniques, to illustrate harmonic and melodic shapes and possibilities, bolster endurance, and most of all train the ear to hear moving often intricate melodic lines in a musical sense."
Chuck Mangione: 10 Favorite Tunes by
From eJazz Lines:
"With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, these first-of-a-kind packages help you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time."
14 Blues & Funk Etudes: Bass Clef Instruments by
From the publisher:
"A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. Two CDs of combo accompaniments performed by members of the Yellowjackets are included."
Trumpet concerto = Concerto pour trompette et orchestre by 
Coördination Training Program for Trombone Playing by 
Jazz 'Bones: The World of Jazz Trombone by 
Trombone Technique "Through Music": A Philosophical Method Book by 
Horn playing from the inside out: a method for all brass musicians by 
The French horn :some notes on the evolution of the instrument and of its technique by
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