Starting as an intense ballad featuring an alto saxophone solo, morphing into medium swing with muted brass and then amping up to a heavy shuffle for a big trombone solo leading to a shout chorus with drum fills to finish, this simple eight bar melody keeps…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Concert Fantasies for Keyboard Percussion, Book II is a collection of intermediate four-mallet etudes with optional orchestral playback accompaniment. They are the result of Dietz's experimentation with the Pearl malletSTATION, which is an electronic keyboard…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A cover drive is a particularly elegant cricket shot. A good one will pierce the field and run away for four runs. Cover Drive is a combination of the 12/8 shuffle and the Afro-Cuban 12/8 groove.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2018 Publisher: Brolga Music Series:…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
12 Unaccompanied Solos for Glockenspiel
Die Glöcke ("The Bell" in German) is a delightfully unique collection of solos for unaccompanied glockenspiel. The 12 pieces total over 30 minutes of music and may be mixed & matched to create whatever duration…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The material for Fanfare for the Return of Shadow is derived from Michael Burritt’s composition Shadow Chasers. Using several of the composer’s rhythmic themes for battery and dispersing them throughout the fanfare. This is a fast paced, exciting work for…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Gift of “Little G” was written for trombonist Jonathan Whitaker. The work is a musical showcase of virtuoso technique and lyrical styles capable on the trombone. The music utilizes Bach’s famous Little Fugue in G Minor (BMV 578) to explore a wide range of…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David Wilborn
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Adapted from the second movement of “The serious blues” saxophone quartet, One Day Soon has a unique harmonic flavor which supports an intensely descriptive form and an almost pop melody and groove. The syncopations can be deceptively difficult, and the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
15 Studies for the Intermediate Multi-Percussionist
As the multi-percussion repertoire increases, it becomes necessary for modern students to increase their skills in this genre. Reflex is a collection of 15 studies for the multi-percussionist. The pieces are…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Skybreak is music that provokes personal introspection. Many moments of call and response appear which is sometimes followed by both instruments coming together in agreement, resulting in personal comfort and fulfillment.Program NotesSkybreak is music that…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David Wilborn
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
7 Nostalgic Vignettes for Solo Vibraphone
Songs for the End of Time was written in December of 2021 as a series of short pieces for vibraphone. Some of the titles come from popular songs about the end of the world which inspired the title of the complete…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Brett Dietz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications