Original charts for jazz ensemble and big band.

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New Voices

Alcocer Music Publishing releases original jazz ensemble and big band charts written by composers who work from the bandstand. Every score ships as a PDF, licensed for one ensemble and delivered the moment you check out.

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Talea's Colour
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Talea's Colour
$60.00

Talea’s Colour is a blues-inflected large ensemble work blending semi-atonal techniques with traditional jazz vocabulary. An understated melody shared between trombone and alto saxophone opens the piece, gradually cascading and fragmenting across the horn section over a repetitious, rhythmically displaced bassline. A sparse harmonic texture over the tenor saxophone solo opens space for chromatic exploration before the ensemble surges into a driving shout section three-quarters through. The title references the Baroque isorhythmic motet, where the “talea” is a repeating rhythmic cell in the bass and the “colour” is a recurring pitch series; here, the bass moves in groupings of four against melodic material in groupings of five, creating a layered metric tension that propels the piece. The instrumentation mirrors a traditional big band with bass clarinet substituted for baritone saxophone, and drummers should be comfortable moving between rock-adjacent feels and swing.

 

Instrumentation

Alto 1

Alto 2

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bass Clarinet (Low C)

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Trumpet 4

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Bass Trombone

Guitar

Piano

Bass

Drums

Composer: Andrew Alcocer | Level 5 — Advanced

Terminality
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Terminality
$60.00

Terminality is not a typical jazz chart. It unfolds slowly across a wide range of contemporary influences, building toward a final section that owes more to Godspeed You! Black Emperor than to any big band tradition. It reads as unusual on paper, but an ensemble with real experience will find their footing quickly.

Instrumentation

Alto 1

Alto 2

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bass Clarinet (Low C)

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Trumpet 4

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Bass Trombone

Guitar

Piano

Bass

Drums

Composer: Andrew Alcocer | Level 5 - Advanced

Waltz for Terry
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Waltz for Terry
$60.00

Waltz for Terry is a lyrical medium up waltz inspired by folk and bluegrass melodies. Featuring a singable melody and fun trombone soli, this is a great festival or concert piece for an advanced high school or young college band. Lead trumpet top note is concert D6, lead bone to Ab4, no doubles. 

Instrumentation

Alto Sax 1

Alto Sax 2

Tenor Sax 1

Tenor Sax 2

Baritone Sax

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Trumpet 4

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Bass Trombone

Guitar

Piano

Upright Bass

Drums

Composer: Mckenna Reeve | Level 3 - Medium

Django's Song
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Django's Song
$60.00

Django’s Song is a laid back medium swing tune that just feels good! Inspired by the great big bands of the swing era with approachable solo changes, Django’s Song would be in good company on a festival set or concert for an advanced high school or young college band. Lead Trumpet top note is Bb5, lead Trombone to Ab4, no doubles, solo changes in Trumpet 2 and Alto 1.

Instrumentation

Alto Sax 1

Alto Sax 2

Tenor Sax 1

Tenor Sax 2

Baritone Sax

Trumpet 1

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Trumpet 4

Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Bass Trombone

Guitar

Piano

Upright Bass

Drums

 Composer: Mckenna Reeve | Level 3 - Medium