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A short and easy piece for developing ensemble, this work has everything your students could want. Jazzy themes in the mallets are interspersed with percussive overtures in the auxiliary. Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players: 7 Duration: 2:15…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
This duet for flute and vibraphone plays off of the timbral similarities between the two instruments while also showcasing each of their unique qualities. Houllif has taken great care with articulations & dynamics in both parts to ensure the most…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
The inspiration behind Drops came from observing a rainstorm come and go one evening. As the storm started, the drops were falling sporadically, and every so often enough water would collect on a leaf to create a single drop that would fall to the ground.…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Ryan Elvert
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Written for the Blackearth Percussion Group, Murray Houllif's percussion trio Earthlings explores the sonic landscapes of the moon in four descriptive movements - 1. Exploration, 2. Moonbeams, 3. Footprints and 4. Time & Space. The interactions between…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
This collection of five vignettes for assorted clarinets and percussion instruments explores a multitude of timbre combinations and melodic/harmonic exchanges. Houllif has made a wonderful contribution to the ever-growing library of works for this genre.…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Horn-Rims begins with a slow introduction which sets up the thematic material for the piece. The ensuing allegro features driving rhythms and intriguing dialogue between the horn and 2 percussion parts.Program NotesHorn-Rims begins with a slow introduction…
Style: Percussion, Brass
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
By using standard instrumentation, Houllif has created a composition in J.P. playable by a wide array of percussionists (from high school to professional). The rhythmic language features constantly changing meters. Each of the four parts is equally as…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Merge began as an exercise in percussive hocket, where each player is given a part of the whole. This is done so in both the rhythms played in the drums and melody in the tuned pipes. The ascending and deciding lines throughout each performer present a very…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Ryan Elvert
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Before any notes were laid, I was given the mental image of a window, in the back of a Colorado coffee house, that supplied a breath taking view of the Front Range mountains. From that image I constructed a piece that takes the listener on a climb to the…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Ryan Elvert
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Pals is a delightful little rudimental snare drum duet featuring flams, 3-, 7-, and 11-stroke rolls, and lots of triplets. Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 1:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Duet Category: Percussion…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Murray Houllif
Publisher: C. Alan Publications