Axiom
In a display of percussion virtuosity, Axiom goes through many style, meter and texture changes. The piece borrows its shifting and changing time signatures from odd-meter progressive rock - even fully giving in to a common time backbeat.Program NotesAxiom…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Eric Thomas Rath
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Carol of the Bells
Holiday Gary Gackstatter's arrangement of the classic Carol of the Bells brings some interesting new percussive elements to this very familiar piece by incorporating interludes of non-pitched percussion between the main themes. By breaking up the context of…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Gary Gackstatter
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Entertainer, The (Joplin)
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
Greensleeves
Lowry's lovely setting of Greensleeves for solo marimba features a gently undulating sixteenth note accompaniment in the left hand while the right hand plays the famous melody. Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2012 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C.…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Mark Lowry
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Marimbadzah
Combining the energy and drive of west African agbadzah drumming with the melodic capabilities of the marimba into a tour-de-force for the solo marimbist, Marimbadzah is an explosive, driving piece that works equally well as a program opener or closer.Program…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Mark Lowry
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Oh Beautiful
for Percussion Ensemble…
Style: Mixed Choir, Percussion
Composer: Gary Gackstatter
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Tango!
Tango! was premiered at the International Double Reed Society Convention in 2015. After spending time poring over the music of Astor Piazzolla, Rath composed decided that a tango would provide a lighter contrast to the repertoire.Program NotesTango! was…
Style: Woodwind, Percussion
Composer: Eric Thomas Rath
Publisher: C. Alan Publications