(My Favorite Purple) Prickly Pear is a battery septet that features diverse styles of drumming are included, from traditional rudimental, drum-set, and contemporary hybrid, to Afro-Cuban hand drumming. Additionally, some modern minimalist-cascara rhythms, and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Andy Smith
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Nocturnes, Book 1 (for solo percussion) is a collection of concert works for advanced performers. Written during a challenging time, these solos were both a daily distraction and a voice for the composer's fears, frustrations, and anxieties at that time. Some…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Percolating is a piece for four percussion players, primarily two marimba players and two vibraphone players. Additionally, one marimbist plays snare drum and claves and one vibe player plays concert toms. The title comes from the nature of the piece: It’s…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The four movements of Treespeak, Spring(ing), Summer, Fall(ing), and Winter, are a cycle: a cycle of the seasons, or the “seasons” of a tree’s life span, which even parallels the life span of a human. The voice of the tree is spoken through the vibraphone,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications