Trumpet Feature
With the trumpet and percussion ensemble exchanging and combining in the presentation of rhythmic and melodic ideas, this is an exciting work that explores the timbres and textures that are available to the composer of percussion ensemble…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After a free, improvisational introduction with many special effects (bass drum roll inside piano, bowed tam-tam, wire brush on piano string, etc.), the tempo takes off in a fast triple meter. Eighths and sixteenths get passed around the ensemble very briskly…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Clarinet Feature
Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity found only in a rare number of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gold Rush Songs is a set of three showpieces for violin & piano based upon American tunes from the mid-19th century.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2018 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 8:50 Publisher: Brubel Music Type: Duet Category: String
Instrumentation…
Style:
String
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Commissioned by Chamber Music Palisades for Susan Greenberg and Delores Stevens, Medium, Big, and Small is a lovely three-movement suite of duos for flute, alto flute, piccolo and piano.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2018 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 20:00…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Quaternity is a four-movement suite for trombone solo and band written for famed trombonist Joe Alessi. A quaternity is simply a group of four, but a group that represents wholeness. This particular quaternity is one that represents the classical elements of…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for & premiered by famed LA session musician Malcolm McNab, Saloon Music is a delightful 4-movement suite for cornet & pit orchestra.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2018 Number of Players: 8 + 1 Duration: 11:45 Publisher: Brubel Music Category:…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
A contemporary duet for piano and marimba with hints to the romantic piano writing of Liszt and Rachmoninoff. Other musical styles can be heard in each of the Short Stories from baroque to minimalism with a listener-friendly virtuosic final movement.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Alto Saxophone Feature
Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity known only to a rare number of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Soliloquy & Dances is a fantastic feature for your outstanding oboe player or guest artist to perform with a developing ensemble. Slow melodious sections contrast to faster ornamental passages. There is even an extended cadenza for the soloist.
Grade…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications