Jazz Ensemble
Heuristics
by Scott Ninmer
- Collection
- Jazz Ensemble
- Reed books
- Reed 1Soprano saxReed 2Alto sax / FluteReed 3Tenor saxReed 4Tenor saxReed 5Baritone sax
- Brass range
- Trumpet: concert F6 · Trombone: concert D5
- Featured solos
- Alto Sax • Guitar
Composed by Scott Ninmer
Written for the composer’s 2013 graduate recital at the Manhattan School of Music, Heuristics juxtaposes a pointed, angular first theme with a lyrical second idea. Metric modulations and shifting odd meters create a sustained rhythmic challenge for the ensemble.