Samples of Compositions and Arrangements
By Floyd Richmond
Tune for Two Guitars
https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/1182a0e6b229ee438b89a85e50aab50cbccbf865
Original Piano Theme
https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/5f7ac6846823e17b74adddcea4e0f240657c1c9c
Jazz Piano Solo for A-Train
These are a links to an “improvised” piano solo which I wrote for
“Take the A Train.”
http://floydrichmond.com/jazz/atrain-piano-solo.mp3
http://floydrichmond.com/jazz/atrain-piano-solo.pdf
Orchestral Introduction to Holy, Holy, Holy (with electronic instruments)
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/Holy-Orchestra.mp3
http://floydrichmond.com/Holy-Orchestra.pdf
Fanfare for Brass Quintet (Fantasy on Joy To the World)
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/Fanfare1ForChristmas.mp3
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/Fanfare1ForChristmas.pdf
Theme and Variations for Brass Quartet (Amazing Grace)
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/AmazingGrace-ThemeAndVariationsForBrass-FR.mp3
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/AmazingGrace-ThemeAndVariationsForBrass-FR.pdf
Bach's Little Fugue in G Minor (Tuba Duet, J.S. Bach, arr. Floyd Richmond)
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/GMinorFugueTubaDuet.mp3
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/GMinorFugueTubaDuet.pdf
Asymmetric Meter Conducting Test
https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/4b4409f77e5a1f9ce722a9817cad21e74d86a378
Blues Duet
This is a link to a simple original blues duet that I wrote upon
first using NoteFlight.
https://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/8d2b4bb6952d5b6cb839872eecb1b0d62c526618
The song is titled, Blues for Two Trumpets, but the arrangement on
NoteFlight is set to flute and clarinet, which give better MIDI
sounds.
Carol Of The Bells - arranged for Brass Quartet
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/CarolOfTheBells-Brass.mp3
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/CarolOfTheBells-Brass.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/compositions/CarolOfTheBells-Brass.mus
Comprehensive Contemporary Popular Arrangements and Compositions:
I and/or my students (under my supervision and editing) composed or
arranged over 40 songs in popular styles, illustrating each decade
since the 1940s. The book, Learning Music Using GarageBand on
the iPad, was published by Alfred in 2015. You may find links
to the lead-sheets and wav files for those songs here: http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb.
40s Blues (for illustration)
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/01_Blues/01-Blues-Melody.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/01_Blues/01-Blues.mp3
50s Doo Wop (for illustration)
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/05_Doo_Wop_w_Guitar/05-DooWopGuitar-Melody.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/05_Doo_Wop_w_Guitar/05-Doo_Wop_w_Guitar.mp3
60s Rock (Note: by Derrick and Katie Baughman under my
direction)
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/06_Feelin_Great/06-FeelinGreat-Melody.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/06_Feelin_Great/06-Feelin_Great.mp3
70s Classic Rock (for illustration)
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/07_Better_Now/07-BetterNow-Melody.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/07_Better_Now/07-Better_Now.mp3
80s Dance Music (Note: by Derrick and Katie Baughman under my
direction)
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/10_I_Just_Want_To_Dance/10-IJustWantToDance-Melody.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/10_I_Just_Want_To_Dance/10-I_Just_Want_To_Dance.mp3
90s, 00s Rock Ballad (for illustration)
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/12_Love_is_Forever/12-LoveIsForeverMelody.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/alfred/gb/12_Love_is_Forever/12-Love_is_Forever.mp3
Original Worship Songs
For one, see this: http://www.floydrichmond.com/GodOfAllTheAges.mov
Notation lead-sheet for one: http://www.floydrichmond.com/GodOfAllTheAges.pdf
Comprehensive list: http://floydrichmond.com/.
Theory Worksheets:
http://floydrichmond.com/chaptertest23.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/chaptertest23.wav
Original Jazz Tune - Written March 27, 2016
http://floydrichmond.com/IChooseToBelieve.pdf
http://floydrichmond.com/IChooseToBelieve.sib
http://floydrichmond.com/IChooseToBelieve.mus
http://floydrichmond.com/IChooseToBelieve.wav
Christmas Is Here (One Minute Christmas Tune)
Joy To The World Arranged for Guitar (Played by FR)
Additional material available upon request.