Concert Piece for Timpani & Percussion Ensemble
Timpani Feature A thrilling work for timpani and percussion ensemble that highlights the tonal abilities of the timpani as well as the technical skills needed to perform this often overlooked member of the percussion section. Don't miss this winner of the…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Allen Houston
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Convective Motives
This percussion sextet written predominantly in 6/4 phrases in alternating bars of 5/8 and 7/8. The 6/4 motivic development blends and creates a rhythmic tension against the 2-3-2-2-3 beaming. A rhythmic motif of sixteenth notes on the “two” groupings drive…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Michael Varner
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Imagined Diversions
This is a contemporary ensemble that features a wide range of colors and textures based around a Rondo form using as many variants on “Seven” as possible. Each performer plays a tambourine giving lots of opportunity for various tambourine technical work. This…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Michael Varner
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
The Silence Between...
The Silence Between… is an advanced multiple percussion solo written for 4 toms, 4 almglocken, and opera gong. It is a minimalist set up that challenges the performer to explores an incredible vocabulary of sounds and effects while offering the listener new…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Michael Varner
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Voices of Himeji
Voices of Himeji is an exciting quartet of three movements portraying a beautiful castle in Japan, high on a hill, guarding the city silently for centuries. Divided into separate movements of Drums, Marimbas, and Metals, each feature distinctive groupings of…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Michael Varner
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Voyage, The
The Voyage is a unique piece, in that it requires the performers to move to different instruments throughout the performance. Two sets of parts are included: one set for the individual players to practice with and one set to be placed at each instrument…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Allen Houston
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Were the Whole Realm...
Based on the hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," this work for 13 percussionists and piano opens very mysteriously, but quickly moves into a section of driving 16ths. The hymn tune is very subtle throughout until a brief choral interlude in the middle of…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Allen Houston
Publisher: C. Alan Publications