This thoughtful and expressive Aria For String Orchestra is a fine addition to the literature. With divisi string parts and optional higher violin part, your group can sound expansive and rich. The long, cantabile melodic lines give opportunity for rubato and…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally written for organ, Emma Lou Diemer's thoughtful and expressive Aria adapts perfectly for 4-part flex band. Whether performing with 4 players or a full wind ensemble, the long, cantabile melodic lines give opportunity for rubato.Program…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the octatonic collection, Awakenings is a glorious work utilizes a tonal system not usually found in young band repertoire. The appeal of an octatonic collection lies in its unusual combination of available sonorities. Broad and grandiose throughout…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The musical fabric of Ballad for Aisha is woven with a gentle flow, singing lyricism, and the soft timbres of keyboard mallet instruments, all intermingled with musical climaxes as one might experience in musicals.Program NotesBallad for Aisha was…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This work is a humorous set of variations, starting with a tribute to Ravel’s Bolero and including blues, rock, minimalism, in addition to allusions to other familiar works by other composers.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players: 8 Duration: 3:35…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title The Devil's Workshop is based on the two most prominent harmonic components of the work. Tritones were, in ancient times, referred to as the 'devil’s interval.' Chromatic scales were likewise seen as evil sounds. This, combined with the goofy…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fracture tackles the weighty subject of childhood abuse in this moving work for percussion ensemble. Beginning with carefree, idyllic simplicity and segueing into places with dark, sharp edges, Archer paints a vivid & powerful soundscape.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a line from 'The Return of the King' (from the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy) - "There may come a time - an hour of wolves and shattered shields - when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it will not be this day!" The image of an "hour of wolves…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In the Gathering Dark is the first installment of an unofficial "Lord of the Rings" triptych. The title refers to a moment in the second film where, as two massive armies brace for a cataclysmic battle, a narrator reminds the audience that "in the gathering…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Emma Lou Diemer's dramatic Psalm 121 features sweeping scales played by the organ, stately fanfares in the brass and effective swells in the timpani and suspended cymbal. A perfect showcase for the contemporary organist.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2001 Number…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications