Lennie Niehaus composer / arranger

date of birth: 11.06.1929
date of death: 28.05.2020

Lennie Niehaus is an award-winning composer, arranger and performer whose career has included a kaleidoscope of musical experiences. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Niehaus received his bachelor of arts degree cum laude and teaching credential from California State University, Los Angeles. Soon after, in 1952, he joined the Sran Kenton Orchestra where he performed, recorded and contributed compositions and arrangements.
After leading Kenton's Orchestra, Mr. Niehaus became increasingly active as a commercial arranger and composer. His numerous film scoring credits include "Tightrope"; "Pale Rider"; "City Heat"; "White Hunte"r; "Black Heart" and "Bird" for which he received a Cannes Film Festival Technical Achievement Award and British Academy Award nomination for Best Score. His latest film score was for the Clint Eastwood Academy Award winning film, "Unforgiven".
Mr. Niehaus remains active on the music education scene as a clinician, performer and addjudicator. He has numerous published works for concert band, orchestra and jazz ensemble.

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10 Jazz Inventions Lennie Niehaus

Untertitel / Subtitle: Kategorie / Category: Instrumentation: 2 Trombones Produkttyp / Product: Duet Serie / Series: Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and dynamics is essential for best results. JMLA Silber Posaune ...

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Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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2 Gleiche

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Take The A Train Billy Strayhorn / Arr. Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: 2 Altos, Tenor and Baritone Saxes Produkttyp / Product: QuartetThis popular tune composed by Billy Strayhorn is adapted for grade 4+ AATB saxophone quartet. It contains many elements from the original Duke Ellington recording, including the introduction that Duke played on piano and a quote from the lead-in to the trumpet solo. All players are featured at one ...

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Duration: 3:25 min
Difficulty: 4+ (4+)

Composer: Billy Strayhorn
Arranger: Lennie Niehaus

Bestseller

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JE: Laura Johnny Mercer / Arr. Lennie Niehaus

As arranged for and performed by the Stan Kenton Orchestra, this is a wonderful setting that features the saxophone section and solos for trumpet and trombone. Very reasonable brass ranges make this an extremely playable chart. This is the lush, gorgeous sound of the Kenton Band without the higher, louder brass parts. 5-5-5-3 (can be played with 8 brass) ...

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Duration: 4:00 min
Difficulty: 3+

Composer: Johnny Mercer
Arranger: Lennie Niehaus

Unterhaltungsmusik

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10 Jazz Sketches, Volume 1 Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone Trio Produkttyp / Product: TrioWritten to give developing jazz musicians the chance to hone their interpretative skills in trio settings for like instruments, this outstanding set features ten concise tunes in swing (5), Latin (2), ballad (2) and blues (1) styles. Each selection contains both linear and vertical writing, and every player has a c ...

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Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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Six Jazz Duets, Volume 2 Lennie Niehaus

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10 Jazz Inventions Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: 2 Trumpets Produkttyp / Product: Duet

Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and dynamics is essential for best results.

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Great Scott Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: Baritone T.C. or B.C. Solo with Piano Accompaniment Produkttyp / Product: Solo Serie / Series: Kendor Solo SeriesThis playful tribute to Scott Joplin draws from the melodic, rhythmic, and chordal aspects of his immortal, turn-of-the-century ragtime music. The grade 1 rating is sensible, and the duration of just 1:30 acknowledges the limited endurance of begin ...

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Duration: 1:30 min
Difficulty: 1 (1)

Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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solo + Klavier

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Timepiece Lennie Niehaus

Untertitel / Subtitle: Kategorie / Category: Instrumentation: Bb Clarinet Solo with Piano Accompaniment Produkttyp / Product: Solo Serie / Series: Kendor Ensemble Series

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Six Jazz Duets, Volume 2 Lennie Niehaus

Untertitel / Subtitle: Kategorie / Category: Instrumentation: Trumpet and Tenor Trombone Baritone Produkttyp / Product: Duet Serie / Series: Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and dynamics is essential for best resul ...

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Six Jazz Duets, Volume 1 Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: Alto/Tenor Saxophone Duet

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Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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Six Jazz Duets, Volume 3 (alto & tenor) Lennie Niehaus

Untertitel / Subtitle: Kategorie / Category: Instrumentation: Alto/Tenor Saxophone Duet Produkttyp / Product: Serie / Series: Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and dynamics is essential for best results.

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Six Jazz Duets, Volume 1 Lennie Niehaus

Untertitel / Subtitle: Kategorie / Category: Instrumentation: 2 Tenor Saxes Produkttyp / Product: Tenor Duet Serie / Series: Requiring no improvisation, these creative originals in a variety of jazz styles encourage players to focus on good ensemble blend, balance and phrasing. Paying careful attention to articulations and dynamics is essential for best results.

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Intermediate Jazz Conception for Saxophone (+CD) Lennie Niehaus

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One of the world's most popular jazz etude books. Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This volume contains 20 intermediate level exercises and 25 etudes. Includes a play along CD suitable for Alto Sax (other instruments will have to transpose to use the CD).

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Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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Altsaxophon

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Baby Elephant Walk (From The Paramount Picture Hatari!) Henry Mancini / Arr. Lennie Niehaus

Instrumentation: 2 Altos, Tenor and Baritone Saxes Produkttyp / Product: QuartetThis arrangement features the music of the great film composer Henry Mancini, as arranged by well-known film composer, Lenny Niehaus. The playful nature of this novelty song from the Paramount Picture Hatari transmits beautifully to the AATB instrumentation. Duration 2:35 ...

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Duration: 2: 35 min
Difficulty: 3+ (3-4)

Composer: Henry Mancini
Arranger: Lennie Niehaus

Filmmusik / TV Themes

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Basic Jazz Conception vol.2 for saxophone (+CD) Lennie Niehaus

12 Jazz Exercises and 10 Jazz Tunes for SaxophoneOne of the world's most popular jazz etude books. Designed for sax but suitable for all instruments. This volume, a continuation of Vol. 1, contains 12 easy level exercises and 10 etudes. Like Volume 1, it includes a CD with a rhythm section playing each etude in three keys, so Eb, Bb, and C instruments can play with a track in t ...

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Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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Saxophon

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Maiden Voyage Jazz Solos (+CD) Lennie Niehaus

As Played by Bobby Shew Correlated to Volume 54 of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Play-Along SeriesInhalt / Content: Impressions Bb Blues ("Shuffle-Time") Solar Flair Summertime Watermelon Man Song For My Father Satin Doll Maiden Voyage F Blues ("Tootsie") Cantaloupe Island Footprints Doxy Autumn Leaves III/VI7/II/V7 Progression ...

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Play Along (Solo mit CD Begleitung)

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