The simple melody and slow calypso feel of Rainmaker leave plenty of room for the inner voices of the steel band to weave through intricate jazz harmonies.Program NotesRainmaker was premiered in 2012 by the Oakland University Steel Band. The simple melody and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Patrick Fitzgibbon
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title of this work, Silhouette, is taken from Gottry's idea to create a short piece in the style of Mozart or Haydn, but certainly not an exact picture.Program NotesThe title of this work, Silhouette, is taken from my idea to create a short piece in the…
Style:
String
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Sonata for Violin & Piano opens with a brooding theme in the first movement, moves on to an aggressively energetic scherzo in the second movement, a romanze with long lyrical lines, and closes with a relentless, furious tarantella.Program…
Style:
String
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gillingham's three-movement Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano features soaring, lyrical melodies and lush, chromatic chord progressions. Each movement is dedicated to a member of his family - the first, dedicated to his daughter, who is a cellist, the second…
Style:
String
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Beginning on a unison, punctuated rhythm, Stomp! expands into a study of rhythmic animation and syncopation. McCarthy, a composer with musical roots grounded equally in classical, jazz, and funk music, uses the quartet in solo, duo, paired duet, trio, and…
Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the composer's son, Daniel, for his senior recital at The Interlochen Arts Academy, Testament is a delightfully challenging work for viola and piano that pushes tonal and rhythmic boundaries compared to most other pieces in the genre.
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Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
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
Three Vignettes is a single-movement work for violin, cello & piano that divides into three contrasting sections (or vignettes) - the first is rather dark and rhapsodic, the second is beautifully flowing and driving ahead, and the third features driving…
Style:
String
Composer:
David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Tourbillon is French for “whirlwind”. The structure of the piece follows the random appearances of these whirlwinds, twisting and turning and carrying two basic motives throughout the piece. The circling and twisting dissipates in the middle of the piece to a…
Style:
Brass, String
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The first movement of Visions of the Anointed, "New Vision," is a dense conversation among the quartet. In a complete musical turn-around from the first movement, the next movement, "Isadora: Dance!" comes bounding on the listener with lively strumming (…
Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications