This impressive marimba duet uses the unique interaction between the two instruments to "blur" and create a dense web of counterpoint in which the listener is not particularly drawn to either voice.Program NotesI composed Blur after seeing a fantastic video…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Sanderl
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gary Gackstatter's arrangement of Tschesnokoff's most famous hymn, "Salvation is Created," is lovely and accessible.Program NotesPavel Tschesnokoff (1877-1944) was a leading composer of Russian church music until the formation of the Soviet Union in 1917, at…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tschesnokoff, Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written as a Christmas gift for the composer's goddaughter, Maddie features a expressive melodicism through rubato, moving lines. A brief rolled chorale showacases the rich qualities of the lowest octaves of the marimba before returning to the opening…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Robert Sanderl
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Thunder Tumbler is a short, whirling multiple percussion solo scored for four drums. The piece explores multiple short motives, presented in quick succession, and requires the performer to navigate constantly changing time signatures and dynamics throughout.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Adam Groh
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications