The Charleston (1923) for Brass Choir Brass Ensemble - Digital Sheet Music

From the Music of Black Composers Series at Charles Decker Music Press is the "The Charleston" which debuted in James P. Johnson’s Broadway 1923 show “Runnin’ Wild” to become the wildly popular and unofficial anthem of the Roaring 20’s.

From the Music of Black Composers Series at Charles Decker Music Press is the "The Charleston" which debuted in James P. Johnson’s Broadway 1923 show “Runnin’ Wild” to become the wildly popular and unofficial anthem of the Roaring 20’s. Arranged for three B-flat trumpets, two horns in F with a substitute flugelhorns parts, three trombones or euphoniums with substitute horn for trombone 1, euphonium and tuba, the arrangement retains the style of the day. The recording is of the entire edition.“The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Highly recommended!” Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series we performed with Summit Brass and students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. You have provided the brass world with some real gems.” Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind EnsembleSee 150+ mixed brass ensembles and homogeneous horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles publications at Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music from the Renaissance to contemporary works for trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, brass choir and brass band. Many editions include alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef substitutes for trombone and euphonium. All ensemble publications are digital download with preview recordings. Charles Decker Music Press brass publications are played internationally by all levels of students, adult amateurs and professionals including performances at music festivals, at universities and prestigious U.S. music conservatories of Eastman, New England, Peabody, Oberlin, Boston and by professional ensembles including the world-class Summit Brass.For our two special brass ensemble series use this link to Women Composers with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for works by Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, Ethel Smyth, Emma Louise Ashford, Florence Price and others and this link to Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson, Florence Price and others.