Fred Sturm Series

As recorded on "Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla" by the HR Big Band (Germany)

Libertango - Astor Piazzolla / arr. Fred Sturm - Grade 4 - SMP 989 - $67.00

As recorded on "Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla" by the HR Big Band (Germany), this arrangement will surely lift your audiences out of their seats.  It features a main soloist of your choice (originally recorded with bandoneon solo) and another solo for tenor saxophone.  Various parts are included for different soloists to use.  This marvelous arrangement opens with warm sounds in clarinets, muted trombones and flugelhorns behind the beautiful melody stated by the primary soloist. The setting is a medium tango, with a short, exciting swing section near the end of the chart.  Once the piece moves into a strong, rock-fusion feel, there is no turning back.  You and your band will love this chart.   This requires clarinet doubles on the top 3 saxophone parts and bass clarinet on the baritone part. There is also a mallet part (marimba, vibes and xylophone).  5-4-4-5  (on demo CD 117)

Michelangelo - Piazzolla / arr. Fred Sturm - Grade 4/5 - SMP 752  - $55.00
Astor Piazzolla's music lends itself well to the big band idiom, and Fred Sturm is a masterful arranger for big band.  As recorded on "Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla" (HR Big Band), this chart is very, very exciting.  Set in a fasat, quasi rock/fusion feel, this chart features solo space for trumpet (or whichever player(s) you might choose).  The wonderful rhythmic interplay between all the sections, and the brilliant scoring of Sturm creates a "must have" chart for every band's library. 5.4.4.5 (opt. marimba) (on demo CD 116)

Mumuki - Piazzolla / arr. Fred Sturm - Grade 4/5 - SMP 753 - $55.00
Astor Piazzolla's music lends itself well to the big band idiom, and Fred Sturm is a masterful arranger for big band.  As recorded on "Libertango ! Hommage to Astor Piazzolla" (HR Big Band), this chart is a beautifully sensitive setting of a gorgeous ballad.  There are different solo parts(Eb,Bb,C) for you to use in choosing your soloist.  It is a solo feature throughout the chart.  Sturm's orchestration and the climactic passage will tear your heart out, it is so intensely beautiful.  This requires 4 clarinets and bass clarinet in the sax section with very easy-to-play parts. The brilliant scoring of Sturm creates a "must have" chart for every band's library. 5.4.4.5 (opt. vibes/bells) (on demo CD 116)