Piano Feature
This intense piece for solo piano and percussion quartet is a tour-de-force that doesn’t give you a chance to breathe. The piano part incorporates polyrhythms between the hands throughout the piece, while the percussionists play ostinati in the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Constable
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with CD Accompaniment
Dramatic theater piece which is choreographed (pictures included to aid in the learning of the piece). Marching style drumming permeates the composition. Fun novelty piece for your next recital!
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1996 Number of…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Robert Constable
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Take your students on an exciting musical journey across the vast Arabian desert landscape between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Foreboding motifs in the lower strings combine with frenetic musical passages reminiscent of a ritual dance that will be sure to…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Bryan Sanguinito
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Rook to Bishop is written to showcase the musicianship of the beginning orchestra. Using only quarter notes/rests, half notes/rests, and the pitches D, E, F-sharp, G, A, and B, the piece allows each section an opportunity to play the melody. This delightful…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Bradd Parton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Introduce your students to possibly one of the most beautiful and lyrical pieces they have ever performed. Intricate and delicate, this ethereal and almost hypnotic composition exemplifies being overcome with a sense of awe, peace, and wonder while gazing at…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Bryan Sanguinito
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Piece with a Side of Rosin uses only the pitches D, E, F s, G, A, and B to create a memorable exposure to 3/4 time for beginning orchestra. All sections are featured on the melody in this short, fun composition that will contrast with most other pieces…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Bradd Parton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications