THE BENEFITS OF CUSTOM ARRANGEMENTS
Have you ever purchased an arrangement of a tune or an original composition? Have you ever run into a problem that the tune you purchased did not work for your group or your instrumentation? Was the tune too difficult? Too Easy? Do you have a Bass Clarinet player in your Woodwind Quintet instead of a Bassoon Player? There are so many variables that can cause your group to get frustrated with stock instrumentation. But, The Bone Yard is here to help you out.
Sometimes you are listening to the radio and you hear a really catchy tune and you think to yourself...."It would be fun to play that in my {insert type of group here}." At this point you hop on the computer and search for already done arrangements of that particular tune. Sometimes you will find it. Sometimes you will not find it. You might find an arrangement of the tune and it is not the style that you are looking for. Or it is in the style but it is really watered down. This happens all of the time.
Maybe you have the skillset to rewrite the tune to fit your group. Maybe you don't. Or maybe you just don't have the time to do it. Whatever the circumstance...
The Bone Yard Music Company is here. We can make any tune sound great for your specific set of musicians. If you need a pop tune for a Brass Choir in the Bossa Nova style. We have you covered.
For example, if your Horn player is the stronger player in your Brass Quintet and you want to feature the Horn. We can make that happen. We listen to what you want and make the music custom fit to how your group plays.
Just think of the possibilities when someone is writing music specifically for your musicians and their individual playing abilities.
There are some things to keep in mind with custom arrangements.
First - When it comes to music that you would hear on the radio, on television, or in movies...there are artists or companies that own the copyright for these songs. This doesn't mean that they can not be adapted to other ensembles. This just means there is an additional step/fee in order to get the proper permission from the copyright holder. Once the permission is granted, the arranging is good to go. This could take a little bit of time.
Second - Older songs could be classified under public domain. Generally this is music that has been around since the early 1920's and earlier. Public domain means that the work is free to the whole public or that there is no copyright for the piece of music. This music is very easy to work with and can immediately be arranged into sweet music for the ears.
Sometimes you are listening to the radio and you hear a really catchy tune and you think to yourself...."It would be fun to play that in my {insert type of group here}." At this point you hop on the computer and search for already done arrangements of that particular tune. Sometimes you will find it. Sometimes you will not find it. You might find an arrangement of the tune and it is not the style that you are looking for. Or it is in the style but it is really watered down. This happens all of the time.
Maybe you have the skillset to rewrite the tune to fit your group. Maybe you don't. Or maybe you just don't have the time to do it. Whatever the circumstance...
The Bone Yard Music Company is here. We can make any tune sound great for your specific set of musicians. If you need a pop tune for a Brass Choir in the Bossa Nova style. We have you covered.
For example, if your Horn player is the stronger player in your Brass Quintet and you want to feature the Horn. We can make that happen. We listen to what you want and make the music custom fit to how your group plays.
Just think of the possibilities when someone is writing music specifically for your musicians and their individual playing abilities.
There are some things to keep in mind with custom arrangements.
First - When it comes to music that you would hear on the radio, on television, or in movies...there are artists or companies that own the copyright for these songs. This doesn't mean that they can not be adapted to other ensembles. This just means there is an additional step/fee in order to get the proper permission from the copyright holder. Once the permission is granted, the arranging is good to go. This could take a little bit of time.
Second - Older songs could be classified under public domain. Generally this is music that has been around since the early 1920's and earlier. Public domain means that the work is free to the whole public or that there is no copyright for the piece of music. This music is very easy to work with and can immediately be arranged into sweet music for the ears.
The Bone Yard Music Specializes in smaller group writing. But, can do larger ensembles upon request.
Here are a few examples of what The Bone Yard specializes in.
-Brass Ensembles (trombone ensembles, brass quintet, brass choir)
-Small Ensembles (brass quintet, woodwind quintet)
-Hornlines (for Rock/Funk/R&B Bands)
-Jazz Styles
Music written and arranged by Patrick Sullivan can be heard being performed by Military Bands and Civilian Bands alike.
These compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout the United States, Germany, Japan, and Korea. The music ranges from full concert band, jazz band, jazz combo, rock/funk band, brass quintet, woodwind quintet, and various trombone ensembles.
Check out some videos of different ensembles performing arrangements by Patrick Sullivan.
2001/Do You Believe/Backatown - Funk Rock Band
youtu.be/RZtsK2bR64M
Sing Sing Sing - New Orleans Style Brass Band
youtu.be/phZRvqWApZM
Feelin' Good - New Orleans Style Brass Band
youtu.be/KfjoB9FBSbc
Bad - New Orleans Style Brass Band
youtu.be/YJkAUVpN2ng
Up On A Housetop - Trombone Choir
youtu.be/mXXnKs3RYp8?t=615
Here are a few examples of what The Bone Yard specializes in.
-Brass Ensembles (trombone ensembles, brass quintet, brass choir)
-Small Ensembles (brass quintet, woodwind quintet)
-Hornlines (for Rock/Funk/R&B Bands)
-Jazz Styles
Music written and arranged by Patrick Sullivan can be heard being performed by Military Bands and Civilian Bands alike.
These compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout the United States, Germany, Japan, and Korea. The music ranges from full concert band, jazz band, jazz combo, rock/funk band, brass quintet, woodwind quintet, and various trombone ensembles.
Check out some videos of different ensembles performing arrangements by Patrick Sullivan.
2001/Do You Believe/Backatown - Funk Rock Band
youtu.be/RZtsK2bR64M
Sing Sing Sing - New Orleans Style Brass Band
youtu.be/phZRvqWApZM
Feelin' Good - New Orleans Style Brass Band
youtu.be/KfjoB9FBSbc
Bad - New Orleans Style Brass Band
youtu.be/YJkAUVpN2ng
Up On A Housetop - Trombone Choir
youtu.be/mXXnKs3RYp8?t=615