Based on a simple English ballad, Frederick Speck spins out The House Carpenter in his dynamic, perpetual, minimalistic fashion, keeping the listener's interested with ever-changing textures.Program NotesNear the end of the nineteenth century, Francis James…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Frederick Speck
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A dark and introspective work written after the death of the composer's mother, LaRene, and during a significant personal struggle, In Love's Autumn was premiered at The Interlochen Arts Camp in the summer of 2003 by the High School Concert Band under the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Kizuna is a Japanese word which describes a connection between people that results in the creation of a strong bond. The work unfolds through solo passages that allow individual personalities to emerge, while developing a strong sense of physicality via…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Frederick Speck
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An engaging sonic representation of the construction of a new building, KraftHammer maintains a driving energy from beginning to end. A tour de force for the entire ensemble. The aggressive wind and percussion writing emulates the human effort that goes into…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Utilizing Jimmy Page's electric guitar solo from "Heartbreaker," McCarthy has written an exciting and dramatic piece for concert band (originally for full orchestra. The composer states, "It seemed to me that all the power of Led Zeppelin was certainly in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Liquid Moon is a wonderfully inventive work that takes the listener on a journey through many moods and textures, evoking vivid dream-like images.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2006 Number of Players: Standard Duration: 8:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Tuba Feature
Loon-Wolf is a tour-de-force for tuba and band that features the delicate balance of jazz fusion and serious contemporary music that we have come to expect from Daniel McCarthy.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2006 Number of Players: Standard + 1…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Prisms is a delightful piece of contemporary music that will be very attractive to high schools and colleges. Created from one of the most prolific composers of our time, the piece is ideal for any conductor wishing to take on the challenge of modern band…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Rimbasly represents virtuosic marimba writing at its best. Written for Michael Burritt, the piece presents many wonderful technical challenges for the performer, with complicated sticking, complete independence between the hands, and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As the title implies, trumpet calls are heard throughout the ensemble in this high-energy work for wind band. As always, McCarthy does a wonderful job pitting a beautifully lush melody over driving, syncopated ostinatos. Sound the Call is not your typical…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications