Shadows • Night Song • Break
Dusk is a three-movement work for solo marimba depicting that darkening time of the day. The first movement, Shadows, is meant to be very expressive and ethereal, making use of all the timbres available on the marimba. The second…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Thomas Woodring
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
"Hope" is an evocative work for brass band that was inspired by the 2006 Israeli invasion of Palestine. Over the nearly 14-minute piece, Dorothy Gates draws from her impressive…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Dorothy Gates
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The suite is based on three well-known Irish folk songs, "I'll Tell Me Ma," "My Lagan Love", and "The Flower of Sweet Strabane." These three songs loosely represent various times in the composer's life while growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The piece…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dorothy Gates
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
ToccataFugue is a virtuosic showpiece for the vibraphonist featuring a mixture of figurative passage-work along with complex contrapuntal writing. The fugue is merged with (imbedded into) the body of the toccata.Program NotesToccataFugue is a virtuoso…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
George R. Belden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications