Before the days of video games or even movies, the Penny Arcade served as enjoyment for the kids and adults of the era. Arcade 1920s is a percussion quartet written for the young percussion ensemble. The players are responsible for playing both pitched and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brian Monroe
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Another ragtime work by Joe Green is now available for 7 piece percussion ensemble. Scored for the medium-level performers, Dance of the Toy Regiment will engage and enthuse performers of all ages.Program NotesDance of the Toy Regiment was composed by by Joe…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brian Monroe
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The nontraditional Lullaby for a New Century addresses the social and ecological chaos that the modern child is now born into. The lullaby combines with the harsh echoes of reality as the child drifts to sleep, creating a gradually developing nightmare that…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jason DeCristofaro
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lunar Glimmer was composed on a January night looking across a canopy of deciduous trees. Being in a rural area, and with the trees completely devoid of leaves, the exceptionally bright moon that night provided a flood of brilliant light through the window…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jason DeCristofaro
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Of Thunder and Steel captures the destructive power of Mjölnir to create an exciting piece for intermediate percussionists.Program NotesFrom ancient Norse legend, Mjölnir is a powerful hammer imbued with magical powers and wielded by Thor, the god of thunder…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brian Monroe
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Elements of minimalism and impressionism create a colorful palette that evoke primitive textures in a modern chamber setting. The melodies found in Trio for Flute, Marimba & Piano are very simple, reminiscent of folk melodies, but it is through the use of…
Style:
Percussion, Woodwind
Composer:
Jason DeCristofaro
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A vintage work by Percy Grainger comes alive as a 9-piece percussion ensemble for keyboard percussion and timpani. Drawing upon Grainger’s use of “tuneful percussion,” Walking Tune intermixes metal and wooden sounds to capture the colors found in Grainger’s…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Percy Aldridge Grainger, Brian Monroe
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The ethereal and enchanting Zodiacal Cloud is a sparkling & groovy piece for solo glockenspiel. A “zodiacal cloud” is a large cloud of dust particles on the edge of our solar system. Sunlight reflects off the cloud, created the particles to scatter and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jason DeCristofaro
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications