Opening with a haunting ostinato passage, Changes in Time builds on the phrase to create an air of intensity and excitement until the very end. While the piece is unique, it does impart a sense of ‘familiarity’ with its underlying mainstream harmonic…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Darren Mitchell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Compendium is one of the most challenging and rewarding works in our catalog. With this masterwork, the composer of the epic Twilight Offering Music asserts himself as a powerful voice among today's composers. This aggressive and exciting work features an…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Blake M. Wilkins
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
Lift is a thrilling & playful joyride of an overture that gives every section of the ensemble their moment in the spotlight. A real tour-de-force that demands a rousing standing ovation.
Grade Level: 4.5 Copyright: 2020 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Darren Mitchell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Motives & Other Distractions is a challenging yet playful composition. The opening syncopated motive is used throughout to drive the piece dramatically to several climatic points. There is liberal use of close arco and pizzicato switching in all parts as…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Darren Mitchell
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
Fanfare for Band
Skybreak opens with a quiet melodic/motivic statement that is repeated and built upon throughout the composition. This is a piece that is fun to play and listen to, a great opener or closer as well as an outstanding contest tune!Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Darren Mitchell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Second place winner in the 1988 PAS Percussion Ensemble Composition Contest, Twilight Offering Music incorporates multiple keyboard instruments and a full battery of other percussion instruments. This twenty-eight minute major work will challenge all twelve…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Blake M. Wilkins
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
This piece begins with a soothing and reflective rolled section that first introduces the main theme in the upper voice. Throughout the piece you can hear this main theme transformed through rhythmic development and variation. It builds to a climax with a…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nicholas Chernich
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications