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  Arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa has written a beautiful masterpiece on this traditional Christmas favorite. Scored as a brass and horn chorale, this moving piece is filled with fluid cantabile lines, engaging counterpoint, lush harmonies and gorgeous ensemble climaxes.
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Rich DeRosa continues to amaze us with his clever arrangements of traditional Christmas songs. This time, he has incorporated this Christmas favorite with a Wayne Shorter style/ feel, and the result is nothing short of spectacular!
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Rich DeRosa wrote this magnificent piece as a tribute to Bob Curnow. The piece moves from a celebratory feast of sound into a contemporary fusion feel, a guitar solo, more wonderful ensemble writing and ends with an amazing splash of the best big band writing you’ll find anywhere, anytime. 5-5-5-4.
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Rich DeRosa has created a marvelous Latin composition in a baião feel that is recorded by the North Texas Two O'Clock Lab Band. It comes out of the gate roaring. The very hip melody is stated by flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, trumpet and piano.
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Set as a bright swing, and originally arranged for the WDR Big Band (Germany), Richard DeRosa's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol "Angels We Have Heard On High" is an adventure from beginning to end!
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"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" is a light, happy, easy-swing chart that is playable by most any band.
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This traditional tune in a zydeco feel and provides an entertaining journey from beginning to end. Focusing entirely on the ensemble, there is no improvisation in this piece.
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This wonderful piece, written by Rich
DeRosa, was recorded on “Lab 2017” by the
UNT One O’Clock Lab Band. This “loose”
swinger features a tenor/bass duet melody, beautiful contrapuntal lines that
weave into lovely tutti passages. Each
horn section has its shining moments, making for a very enjoyable playing
experience for your band with reasonable brass ranges. And when the piece
really gets swingin’ during the bass and tenor saxophone solo sections, your
audience will love it. (5-5-5-4)
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It would be difficult to find a more perfect holiday concert opener than this new arrangement by Rich DeRosa.
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Ever heard of "Take the A Train?" Not like this you haven't! Another ingenious arrangement from the towering Rich DeRosa, this up-tempo swing chart is a journey through creative waters from beginning to end and will not disappoint.
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Due to Covid-19 The Bob Curnow Big Band was not able to
record this piece live. What you will hear is a Finale midi playback. We ask
your understanding and look forward to being able to provide a recording of the
great Curnow Big Band in the near future
Hear The Music! See The Music!
Rich gives us a wonderful,
swinging samba featuring tenor sax and trombone. What a great, refreshing take
on the big band samba this is. Moderate ranges for all makes this a very
accessible chart for most bands, although this requires a rhythm section that
can cook together and drive this chart. Sierra Music is very proud to publish
this one. 5-4-4-4 $65.00
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Due to Covid-19 The Bob Curnow Big Band was not able to
record this piece live. What you will hear is a Finale midi playback. We ask
your understanding and look forward to being able to provide a recording of the
great Curnow Big Band in the near future
Hear The Music! See The Music!
For the last few years, Rich
DeRosa has been writing the most wonderful, original charts based on the most revered Christmas carols and songs.
Those charts are some of Sierra Music’s best selling music. Here is yet another
sensational arrangement for your Jazz Christmas concert. The arrangement
features a great deal of beautifully constructed lines that sweep through the
music. The counterpoint and the ensemble writing will thrill you without a
doubt. Solos space is provided for piano and guitar, or it could easily be
assigned elsewhere. The ending is terrific, full of cascading figures and
gorgeous chords. You will be happy to have this in your library for yearly
performances. 5-4-4-4 $65.00
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This magnificent scoring of "Carol of the Bells" by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Band, Germany.
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This magnificent scoring of "Carol of the Bells" by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Band, Germany.
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Hear The Music! See The Music!
The
brilliant Rich DeRosa wrote this
extraordinary original piece for the North
Texas One O’Clock Lab Band. It is recorded on the CD “ Lab 2018.” There are solos for soprano sax and piano. Sierra Music
decided to publish this because it is one of the most original, exciting and
ground-breaking pieces to be written for
big band in a long time. This is definitely music for a mature band. Once you hear this, you will want your
band to play it. Thank you Rich for keeping the jazz ensemble literature so
beautiful. 5-5-5-4 $75.00
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