Destruction and Ascension is a through-composed piece in two distinct halves, meant to represent things that are destroyed then ascended back into creation. Destruction is violent and incessant music consisting of loud driving rhythms across the ensemble,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Entanglement is a very rhythmic piece in three movements that incorporates percussion instruments of indefinite pitch with the marimba and vibraphone. The piece contains a series of stacked and fragmented motivic ideas, which are constantly recurring in new…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cody Criswell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Imminent Slaughter is just what you might expect - something loud, violent, and extremely challenging that will fill a large hall.
Grade Level: 6 Copyright: 2021 Number of Players: 8 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Octet Category: Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Explosive in volume and energy throughout, Napalm Basket is a tasteful, challenging, and creative percussion quartet which is also an enormous amount of fun to play.Program NotesI noticed that there weren't really any pieces out there that are just ridiculous…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Onslaught is an exciting, barbaric battery percussion quartet that is relentless from top to bottom. Four shared instrument set-ups force the performers to travel around the stage, making the piece an aural, as a well as visual, treat for the audience.
Grade…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Often reflective and tragic, this two movement marimba solo is reflective of the tumultuous feelings and emotions the composer experienced during the tragic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. The piece expresses much more than despair, there is always hope after…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Cody Criswell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Stank is a fun quasi-drumset multi-percussion solo that features stanky grooves and rhythms that will get your head bobbing and feet tapping. It is sure to get you to make a stank face.Program NotesStank was commissioned with the title in mind. It is a groovy…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Storm is an exciting and beautiful marimba duet that takes the listener through the journey of what it’s like to experience a storm in 3 phases: Approach, Storm, and Calm. Providing a challenge for the performers, it is an enormous amount of fun to play and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications