Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth."Program Notes<b.Collapse is based on a play entitled Marybeth by Hayley Pugh, set in Colonial America. The play follows the story of a young…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gray is a challenging rondo that grew organically out of an improvisation session. It is designed to reflect the feelings of unsurety that accompany the "gray areas" in life, and can be an emotionally satisfying piece to perform.Program NotesGray is a piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ignis is a high energy marimba quartet about igniting a flame. The pulsing rhythms, running sixteenth notes, and split runs have proven to make the work a crowd favorite.Program NotesI wrote Ignis the summer before my freshman year of my bachelors degree at…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Christopher Bradford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With the constant "ticking" of the clock underlying the piece, it's easy to get into the composers feeling of being Stranded on Tulsa time!
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1995 Number of Players: 6 Duration: 9:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Sextet…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Richard Sanford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications