COMPOSITIONS IN JAZZ STYLE

​(This page is currently being built.  Perusal scores are on their way)

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This short piece for piano, double-bass and percussion was composed (almost improvised) while watching the short movie I filmed here below:

KAYAK-SAILING in Rocky Gorge
Rocky Gorge Reservoir, Laurel, Maryland
Filmed, edited and scored by
​Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal

A short film using simple equipment:  GoPro, and Olympus waterproof camera.

Filmed on August 26, 2019 in Rocky Gorge, Maryland.

Film edited with iMovie and music created as I watched the movie.

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Ale-Hop!
for small jazz ensemble

Video shows demo recording of trailer (short version)
The extended version will include a middle section set up for improvisation.
​Level of difficulty:  Intermediate
Approximate length of demo: 1 minutes, 42 seconds

Ale-Hop! (Preview version) from Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Composer on Vimeo.

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Blues in GRB
short blues or piano and rhythm section
composed for my beginning jazz students

Includes fully written solos, which can also be performed as improvisations
Level of difficulty: Low Intermediate
​Approximate length: 1 minutes, 45 seconds

Interested in the score and the note-by-note transcription of the solo?
​Here is your free download.

blues_in_grb.pdf
File Size:	122 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

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Noche Da Rosa
sketch for jazz ensemble

Commissioned by "Noche Da Rosa" -Canal Sur Radio- Sevilla, Spain.
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
​Approximate length: 3 minutes, 46 seconds

Interested in ordering the score?  Score will be ready soon.

Score
Noche Da Rosa
​available ​soon

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Departure from Logic
Blues in C for piano and rhythm section
composed for my beginning jazz students

Level of difficulty: Low Intermediate
​Approximate length: 2 minutes

Interested in the score?  Here is your free download.

departure_from_logic.pdf
File Size:	58 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

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To improvise on this tune:

Follow the 12-bar Blues structure
Add a Blues scale in C
Outline the chords during some of the chord changes.