Acting on a plea from his three string-player sons, Graeme Young embarked several years ago on a set of arrangements for string quartet. The three volumes featured melodies from Light Opera, Popular Classics, and music for Special Occasions and were first…
Style:
String
Composer:
Graeme Young
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The material for Fanfare for the Return of Shadow is derived from Michael Burritt’s composition Shadow Chasers. Using several of the composer’s rhythmic themes for battery and dispersing them throughout the fanfare. This is a fast paced, exciting work for…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to fill a void in accessible duet literature for keyboard percussion, Songs from the Infinite Plane is, in essence, a song book for vibraphone & marimba. Each melodically-driven duet is approximately 2 minutes and could be used in several…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wonderful special effects are created throughout this piece meant to emulate the sounds of Middle Eastern music. Exciting, high-energy piece.Program NotesCommissioned by the North Carolina chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. Wonderful special effects are…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Scott Meister
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Changes is organized into three movements: …of time, …of mind, and …of place. The first movement features much unison playing and dialogue between the violin and vibraphone. The second movement explores many of the timbral possibilities of the violin…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Scott Meister
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In each of his Three Maqamat - Nawa Athar, Nakriz, and Saba Kurd - Meister uses unique techniques in both parts-such as tongue slaps, random key clicks, microtones, and so on to emulate sounds of instruments from other cultures.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 1997…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Scott Meister
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications