The Absence of Color was written in the Winter of 2007 and received its premiere at Elon University (NC) in April, 2008. The music and the poetry came in response to two of my friends being pulled apart to different places because of work situations. Both the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
You enjoy a lot of freedom when performing Batterie Diabolique. Instrument choice is intentionally indeterminate, plus there is room for improvisation should you wish.Program NotesYou enjoy a lot of freedom when performing Batterie Diabolique. Instrument…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is a fun yet complex arrangement of Joplin's Bethena. It is a waltz consisting of five strains, and some complex interludes. It is elegant, intricate, and emotional.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: Standard Duration: 4:00 Publisher: C.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joplin, David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with Narrator
Inspired by the book "Black Elk Speaks" by John Neihardt (an oral history of Black Elk, a Sioux medicine man or Shaman), this dramatic work for 11 percussionists culminates in narrator reciting a passage from the book.Program NotesInspired by…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Constantly changing complex meters characterize this fascinating composition. The great title is only the beginning of the fun of this terrific concert finale, which won first place in the 1992 PAS Composition Contest.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 1994 Number of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Christopher Coleman
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Read the grand staff and improve your musical skills. A perky piece filled with unique changes and styles. A FUN piece for mallets.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1996 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After a brief free introduction, the marimba enters with a Latin groove before the vibraphone enters with the head. The entire piece is infused with jazz flavors from the talents of jazz vibraphonist Jon Metzger. Toward the end of the piece, there are…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Return to the early days of truly American music with this adaptation of the Scott Joplin ragtime piano classic Elite Syncopations. Playful interplay between the brass and woodwinds with tasteful percussion make this arrangement a delight!
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joplin, David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Exquisite arrangement of the popular piano solo by Scott Joplin. The instrumentation makes it sound like a carnival.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2000 Number of Players: 10 Duration: 3:50 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Percussion
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Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joplin, David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Play Joplin's famous ragtime piano solo on the marimba! Lowry has done a remarkable job adapting the piece, allowing the music to sing on the rosewood bars.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2013 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 4:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mark Lowry, Joplin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications