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A Deferred Memory

Original Compositions \ Solos \

Instrumentation:
One Clarinet

Difficulty:
Advanced

A whimsical, atonal rhapsody for unaccompanied clarinet.

Falling Leaves

Original Compositions \ Solos \

Instrumentation:
Solo Instrument with Chords

Difficulty:
Easy

An easy jazz solo for any C instrument, based on the harmony of “Autumn Leaves” (Joseph Kosma, 1945).

Seven Original Fanfares

Original Compositions \ Solos \

Instrumentation:
Solo Piano

Difficulty:
Medium

Seven fanfares in varying style for piano; Simple harmony with some fast/uneven rhythms.

Summer Senorita

Original Compositions \ Solos \

Instrumentation:
Tenor Sax, Piano, Bass

Difficulty:
Advanced

A Latin Jazz solo for Tenor Sax 

The Armadillo and the Peacock

Original Compositions \ Solos \

Instrumentation:
One Clarinet

Difficulty:
Advanced

A short, jazzy piece for unaccompanied clarinet. Features alternating motifs, one slow and full of glissandi, the second intense and full of large interval jumps.

The Hipwalk

Original Compositions \ Solos \

Instrumentation:
Piano, or any instrument with chords

Difficulty:
Easy

A 12-bar blues riff for any treble instrument.

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