Ignis is a high energy marimba quartet about igniting a flame. The pulsing rhythms, running sixteenth notes, and split runs have proven to make the work a crowd favorite.Program NotesI wrote Ignis the summer before my freshman year of my bachelors degree at…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Christopher Bradford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Music for winds by Beethoven! Great music from a master composer. The instrumentation varies between the multiple pieces in this collection.Program NotesIn 1807, Beethoven composed a little March (WoO 29) for two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons for…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
John Boyd
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A duet that illustrates the contrasting style of concert and rudimental snare drumming techniques. The piece explores various possible tonal sounds on the two snares in order to enhance the melodic interest between the two parts. Polyrhythms play an important…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dan Knipple
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications