Dial 'H' for Hitchcock (A Psychological Thriller for Brass Band)
A Psychological Thriller for Brass Band Dial ‘H’ for Hitchcock looks back to a golden era of cinema - and in particular a genre of film-making attributed to Sir Alfred Hitchcock, cinema’s peerless master of suspense and psychological thrillers. Scored like…
Style: Brass Band
Composer: Nigel Clarke
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Dona Eis Requiem
This beautiful setting of text from the Mass of the Requiem combines mezzo soprano voice with marimba. With each verse, the music increases in intensity, both rhythmically and dynamically. Although the marimba plays primarily an accompanimental role, there…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Bruce Roberts
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Face of Honor
Based on the bugle call "Taps," this is a powerful composition honoring a young sergeant who lost his life in Iraq. The opening fanfare of Face of Honor is reminiscent of Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" with the thunderous interjections by the battery…
Style: Concert Band
Composer: Robert Rumbelow
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Kia Kaha
A Solemn Contemplation for Euphonium Solo and Brass Band Written as a response to the terrible incident that had taken place in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand in March 2019, Kia Kaha ("Be Strong" in Māori) is a short reflective piece for solo…
Style: Brass Band
Composer: Nigel Clarke
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Last Day of Pompeii, The
A gorgeous, unique percussion ensemble with beautiful colors throughout. Read the program notes and use them as the bases of rehearsing this very emotional composition.Program NotesPompeii, the ancient city of Campania, Italy, lies 14 miles southeast of…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Bruce Roberts
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Soundscape for Organ & Percussion Ensemble
Scored for organ and percussion quartet, Soundscapes explores many of the sonic possibilities of the pipe organ and accentuates these with a wide array of battery percussion, gongs & other metallic instruments, and keyboard percussion. Grade Level: 3…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Robert Rumbelow
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Two Moods for Clarinet & Marimba
Two Moods for Clarinet & Marimba features a constant blending and interaction between the two instruments. The two movements/moods imitate characteristic forms and rhythms of Baroque dances while incorporating modal harmonies of the 19th and 20th…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Bruce Roberts
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Wild Winds Coldly Blow
Elegy for E-flat Tenor Horn…
Style: Brass Band
Composer: Nigel Clarke
Publisher: C. Alan Publications