Composer, arranger Paul Murtha (b. 1960) is a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania where he studied jazz arranging with John Morris and theory with Richard Napolitan.
In 1983, Paul earned a B.S. degree in Music Education (with a minor in Jazz Studies) from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. While at Duquesne, Paul studied jazz arranging with John Wilson and orchestration with Joseph Wilcox Jenkins.
A versatile composer-arranger, Paul is at ease in both professional and educational circles and is in constant demand in and around Washington, D.C. Paul has written music for acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, Patti LaBelle, and Ken Burns’ "Music of the Civil War." He has also written extensively for some of the top high school marching bands in the country, including The Norwin High School Band in North Huntingdon, PA.
From 1990 to 1996, Paul served as the Chief Arranger at the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, NY and is currently the Chief Arranger for The United States Army Band ("Pershing’s Own") in Washington, D.C., where he writes for all elements of the United States Army’s Premier Band.
Paul is published exclusively by Hal Leonard Corporation where he contributes music to many areas of the instrumental catalogue.
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 802599
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 802550
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 802500
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 807913
Easy Jazz Combo
for: Jazz-combo (4 flexible wind instruments, rhythm section)
Score
Item no.: 1020480
Easy Jazz Ensemble Series
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 799585
from the Colombia Pictures film Stuart Little
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810047
aus West Side Story
for: Wind Band
Score
Item no.: 1211580
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 802528
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 820598
Hal Leonard Music for Brass Band
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 693864
Hal Leonard Discovery Plus
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 809208
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 691862
Young Jazz ensemble
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 615458
Rock
Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Ensemble
for: Big band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 612409
Flex-Band Grade 3
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1550354
Remembering Aretha Franklin
Young Concert Band
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 745749
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681961
MusicWorks Grade 1
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1669403
Easy Contemporary MB
for: Marching band
Score
Item no.: 1669416
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1017094
Discovery Plus Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1021040
Young Jazz Classics
for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 797879
Young Jazz (Jazz Ensemble)
for: Jazz ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1021008
Pop und Rock
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814046
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798080
The best-known outrageous classics for the holidays
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 674401