{"id":5388,"date":"2018-11-08T04:49:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T04:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=5388"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:24:42","slug":"noir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=5388","title":{"rendered":"Noir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are multiple versions: Big band, Jazz Combo, orchestra and wind ensemble.  Below are the versions for big band and jazz combo. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=9925\">HERE<\/a> for more information about the orchestral version.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=10032\">HERE<\/a> for more information about the wind ensemble version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>JAZZ COMBO:<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong><em>Noir<\/em> (2013)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>soprano sax, electric guitar, electric bass, and drums&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 4&#8217;30&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/djgzngynqn38vqw\/Noir%20%28Chamber%29%20-%20Full%20Score.pdf?dl=0\">HERE <\/a>to view PDF of the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Available for purchase at<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheetmusicplus.com\/title\/noir-jazz-combo-soprano-sax-electric-guitar-electric-bass-drums-digital-sheet-music\/22523802\">Sheet Music Plus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Noir\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7oi4xmiSq8dsnLemSmHJe1?si=PvO2i-WOQf6_MG8vuOohlw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Noir (2013) for jazz combo (soprano sax, electric guitar, electric bass, drums) by JenniferBellor\" width=\"525\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F117388597&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=788&#038;maxwidth=525\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>BIG BAND:<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong><em>Noir<\/em><\/strong> <strong>(2014)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>big band featuring soprano sax and alto sax<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Soprano sax, 1 Alto sax, 2 Tenor sax, 1 Baritone sax, 4 Trumpets in Bb, 4 Trombones in Bb, 1 Percussion (tubular bells, glockenspiel, tam-tam, bass drum), Piano, Electric guitar, Electric bass, Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 4&#8217;30&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/3jv8ug0jpctl845\/Noir%20for%20Big%20Band%20-%20Full%20Score.pdf?dl=0\">HERE<\/a> &nbsp;to view PDF of the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Available for purchase at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheetmusicdirect.com\/en-US\/se\/ID_No\/1342548\/Product.aspx\">JW Pepper<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Noir (2014) - big band feat. soprano sax and alto sax by JenniferBellor\" width=\"525\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F188074079&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=788&#038;maxwidth=525\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Noir<\/em> was premiered by the Eastman New Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dave Rivello April 2014.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h1><strong><em>Noir<\/em><\/strong> <strong>(2014)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>big band featuring alto saxophone\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 4&#8217;30&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Version available for purchase at the Seattle Women&#8217;s Jazz Orchestra,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/swojo.org\/store.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/swojo.org\/store.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BGL87guf6nM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>Earshot Jazz Festival, featuring Grace Kelly, alto saxophone<br \/>Winner of the 2014 Seattle Women&#8217;s Jazz Orchestra composition contest<\/p>\n<p>Feedback from the judges :<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Strongest compositionally. This piece reminds me of Ornette\u2019s collaboration with Howard Shore for the film Naked Lunch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Really beautiful and haunting. Reminded me of some Maria Schneider pieces and Billy Childs arrangements I&#8217;ve heard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Strongest compositionally with a contemporary big band approach to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are multiple versions: Big band, Jazz Combo, orchestra and wind ensemble. Below are the versions for big band and jazz combo. Click HERE for more information about the orchestral version. Click HERE for more information about the wind ensemble version. JAZZ COMBO: Noir (2013) soprano sax, electric guitar, electric bass, and drums&nbsp; Duration: 4&#8217;30&#8221; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/?page_id=5388\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Noir&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5388"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10657,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5388\/revisions\/10657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferbellor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}