Mainly a marimba solo, Agathoclea has a brief battery percussion section to add to the excitement of this piece. Dance-like themes run throughout the work and make for a fun piece on your next program.Program NotesAgathoclea was a drum player and a courtesan…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This unique work for 5 timpani and 4 mallets alternates between a relaxed swing feel and a blazing-fast straight-8th 5/4 feel.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 2:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Percussion Quartet
Nola-Béla-Sowega for percussion quartet was inspired by the New Orleans brass band tradition and the rhythmically vibrant works of Béla Bartók. The work follows Bartók’s signature arch form (ABCBA) and seeks to be a virtuosic showpiece…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
James M. David
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
How often do you get to play timpani with four mallets? Here's your chance! Oriental III is a work of bravura for 5 timpani that gives the soloist the opportunity to improvise before coming to a close.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This driving percussion quartet features a constantly changing sense of pulse that can be found in many genres of music, including East African folk music, Balinese Gamelan ensembles, medieval isorhythmic motets and even American rudimental drumming.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
James M. David
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The composer characterizes this piece as learned ethnic. As in all of his previous works, this one is tonal, using ancient modes or their variation that leads to the use of peculiar key signatures.Program NotesIn Persian, Taxim is the ramp where musicians…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications