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
Interstellar’s opening motif was inspired one summer evening while gazing up at the night sky in a rural area, free of any light pollution. The shimmery upper-octave trade-offs emulate the stars gradually popping into view as the sun sets each night. This…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ryan Fields
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
Restless Little Star is a vibraphone solo that details the anxiety of a sleepless night. The performer moves from delicate energies into a syncopated groove, before everything dissipates into echoes of the original music.Program NotesRestless Little Star…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Louis Raymond-Kolker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
the shared breath of the earth is a solo for melodic timpani, and a celebration of three characters of nature that live in urban settings. A true challenge for the timpanist, the extreme pedaling demands contrast the delicate music that lives within.Program…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Louis Raymond-Kolker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Under a Hazy Moon is based on the image of light shining off of the moon on a cloudy night. The texture is constantly turning as the clouds move and the light shifts. The work begins with two central pitches with little flashes of light bursting through. The…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Louis Raymond-Kolker
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