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with CD Accompaniment This piece is a play on the timpani solo excerpts from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, second movement. The characteristic dotted rhythms of the opening timpani solo are accompanied with groove music of hand drummed sounds in the accompaniment…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Daniel McCarthy
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Featuring a balanced ensemble of pitched and un-pitched percussion, Earth Dance is an exciting ensemble work that is audience-(and dance) friendly and would make a great concert opener for a high school or college group.Program NotesEarth Dance is the end…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Bryce Craig
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Event Horizon is a 2-minute jubilant fanfare which alternates between punchy syncopation and longer lyrical lines. The lively interplay between the brass and the timpani gives the piece rhythmic and syncopated momentum from beginning to end. Grade Level: 3…
Style: Brass, Percussion
Composer: Daniel McCarthy
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Indescribable captures the immense devastation caused by two major tornadoes in the Midwestern United States and the hope of a new beginning afterwards.Program NotesOne of the most visceral events I’ve experienced occurred on May 22, 2011 while storm chasing…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Bryce Craig
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Rimbadance uses timbral notation for the percussion part, indicating pitches for each percussion instrument in the set-up. After a free, improvisatory opening for the marimba, the vibraphone begins a sixteenth ostinato while the marimba plays fast runs and…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Daniel McCarthy
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Funky grooves and catchy melodies encapsulate this "Riverdance-like" piece for 10 percussionists. Your students will want to play this one over and over! Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1998 Number of Players: 10 Duration: 8:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Daniel McCarthy
Publisher: C. Alan Publications