Four Kinds of Walking is a descriptive four-movement suite for string orchestra.
Grade Level: 4.5 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Duration: 14:30 Publisher: Brubel Music Category: String Orchestra
Instrumentation
Violin I (8) Violin II (8) Viola…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Hudson River Valley is a colorful, descriptive 3-movement suite scored for "dark" woodwind octet.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 8 Duration: 22:45 Publisher: Brubel Music Type: Octet Category: Woodwind; Brass
Instrumentation
Oboe 1 Oboe 2…
Style:
Woodwind, Brass
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Expressively textural in one moment and relentlessly groovy in the next, It Flows is a challenging and varied work for marimba and alto saxophone that includes polyrhythmic textures, exciting hocketed lines, and soaring saxophone melodies. The constantly…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Premiered on March 3, 1887 by the Taffanel Society for Wind Chamber Music in Paris, France, the enchanting wind octet Méditation by Charles Lefèbvre has been lost to posterity until now. Composer Matthew Arau has reverse-transcribed the only remaining version…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Matthew R. Arau
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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
Planet Hunter is an energetic work for beginners to help them develop skill on their lower string notes. Musically, the piece depicts the intensity and excitement of discovering new planets!Program NotesPlanet Hunter is an energetic work for beginners to help…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Don’t let the rhythmic simplicity of this piece fool you! This lighthearted work uses group dynamics to help tell its story. From multi-measure swells to one beat dynamic ‘rips’ the use of dynamic textures makes Quarter Note Diddy a treat for both the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Darren Mitchell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Simmons Island is an exciting piece that will challenge intermediate string players to play fast, syncopated rhythms as well as beautiful legato phrases in the slower lyrical section. It depicts the waves of Lake Michigan crashing along the shore of Simmons…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Song of the Open Road is a colorful three-section work for solo vibraphone and orchestra inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem of the same title. Equally lyrical and virtuosic, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase the talents of a percussion soloist with…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Walter Mertens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Tango! was premiered at the International Double Reed Society Convention in 2015. After spending time poring over the music of Astor Piazzolla, Rath composed decided that a tango would provide a lighter contrast to the repertoire.Program NotesTango! was…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Eric Thomas Rath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications