LEE "SPARKY" THOMASON
LUDIS BLUES FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE I NSTRU ME NT AT IO N: 1
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Dr um Set
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Cont rapunt al and compl ex, Ludi s Blues bor rows f rom Hindemit h t o compos e a t une that is si mult aneousl y int ricate and
" Ludis Blues" was a count erpoint compos it ion as signment gi ven to me by my coll ege composi t ion t eacher at the Universi ty of Texas at San Ant oni o. The proj ect was a st udy on Bach, Bil l Holman, and Paul Hindemit h. For t he fi nal, I deci ded to take a l ook at Hi ndemi th' s "Ludus Tonal is" and writ e a big band chart bas ed on it . From that, "Ludi s Bl ues" was
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C -11 G 7+9+5 C -11 D 7+9 G 7+9+5 F-11 C-11 A 13+11 (piano solo)
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Medium Swing = 180
Lee "Sparky" Thomason 2018
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Ludis Blues
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