This gentle Japanese melody will add warm flowers to your precious recital and is especially suitable for an encore.Program NotesThere are many traditional Japanese children's songs that distinctly express the spirit of the good old days. At the Shore is one…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Tamezo Narita, Takashi Haga
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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Scored for primarily keyboard percussion, this difficult eleven-minute work challenges the players both rhythmically and conceptually. Its minimalist nature creates an unusual and engaging work for all ten players.
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Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Carolyn Bremer
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
Unique, clever and decidedly contemporary. This talented composer has created a fascinating work based on dances of the 1960's. Included in Dances from the Age of Aquarius are a mambo, twist, a slow dance and surf rock.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2005 Number…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Carolyn Bremer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With a mysterious and improvisatory opening transitioning into a bombastic rhythmic section, this piece captures the force and energy of a hurricane.Program NotesThis work is scored for fourteen percussionists and describes the force and energy of a hurricane…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Timpani Feature
Recitative and Scherzo is a celebration of the view of percussion instruments in their own right as musical instruments.Program NotesRecitative and Scherzo was commissioned and premiered by Ronald Horner with the Percussion Ensemble of Indiana…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Multi-Percussion Feature
A spirited multi percussion feature with mallet ensemble. With contrasting sections of mysterious melodies and rhythmic ferocity, this work has it all.Program NotesShadows is based on a poem of the same name by Stanley Leonard: Moon…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the Tempus Fugit percussion group, Winged Chariot features a balanced ensemble of pitches and non-pitched percussion to create a work of both vigor and drive.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 5 Duration: 7:00 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications