Sheet Music Notes

We just knew that Jon would come up with other versions for his unaccompanied solo!!

Saxophone is a great fit, and who would have thought of a swing ballad for Oboe as well?

Well Done, Jon Meyer!

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Paul

There have been many, many variations, et al on this beautiful ballad, but this unaccompanied “Meditations after Amazing Grace” will truly stand the test of time.  Written as a “freebie” for his church, as is so much music over the years, Jon Meyer has come up with a solo in class 3-4 grade of difficulty for clarinet.

PEL Music Publications is pleased to to add this to their catalog. Jon is currently considering this 4 minute composition for other woodwinds. Enjoy this audio version which will soon be available for your consideration in the Catalog in both full score and midi.

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PEL MP has had a number of double reed solos and ensembles in their catalog for quite a while. These s & e arrangements and compositions run the gamut from middle school to post high school in difficulty. All are great program and festival literature.

Oboe solos

Bassoon solos

Oboe  /  Bassoon duets

Bassoon trios

Double reed trios (oboe & bassoon)

Double reed quartets (o & b)

and any mix you might desire.

Attached to this blog entry is a folder with sample scores (much more than just a single page with mp3 files)

These scores play-back and scroll using Finale.  You can download Finale Reader for free  -  yeah! really for free!

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Emery Warnock is the band director at Richmond Hill Middle School in Richmond Hill, Georgia, (near Savannah). He is a graduate of Berry College ( located north of Rome, GA, ) The Florida State University (M.S.), VanderCook College of Music (M.M.Ed.) and The University of Utah (Ph.D.) where he was a University Research Fellow.

In addition to his solo and ensemble arrangements, Emery is a published composer and arranger of concert band music and a researcher in music education with publications nationally.  Internationally, He has been involved in summer in-service teaching in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, The West Bank, and Great Britain. In the U.K., he collaborates with Hugh Johnstone, M.B.E., of the Dalmellington Junior Brass Band of Dalmellington, Scotland, in an exchange of brass pedagogical materials for teachers of young brass students.

Emery was a 2006 Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu.  Emery and his wife Susanna enjoy kayaking, cycling, and hiking together on weekends.

We’re glad to have him on board with PEL MP.  Check out 4 of his brass quintets on the New Releases section of our site.

Download the folder of brass quintet sampl files, and use Finale Reader ( free )  to see the scrolling full scores.

Hey, Emery, as busy as you are with music as a profession, when do you and Susanna have enuf weekends to enjoy your outdoor activities!!

Big Mama & Curly

I’ve been really curious, but too busy to ask—

Who is Big Mama? And who is Curly?

Dan Evans wrote the quartet for 4 Tubas and

I thought it would transcribe for trumpets.

And low and behold, the trumpet version

was put on the new WSMA Trumpet 4 list

Since mid-December there are at least

22 trumpet quartets working on the tune.

Great!!

Now, are you curious about Big Mama and Curly?

It seems that Dan’s grandparents

owned an automotive garage from the late

‘60’s to the late 80’s in the little village of Cecil, WI.

Dan’s grandfather was called ‘Curly’ on the  citizen band radio when

he was called to go out in the wrecker.

Dan’s grandmother was known as ‘Big Mama’ although she was

only 4 feet tall and weighed in at 80 pounds!

They were really a couple of characters,

Curly being known as an ornery guy with a major temper

and grandma had a tendency to say whatever came to her mind.

So the two contrasting sections fit. ‘

Curly’ is the nasty funk portion of the piece and

the cool lady ‘Big Mama’ is the swing portion of the tune.

The contrasting sections reflect the moods of his grandparents.