Inspired by cymbal lines in marching band and the performance ensemble Stomp, Crash Course is a theatrical piece for 8 crash cymbal players. Audiences will love the choreography that you may tailor for your performance space.Program NotesThe musical influence…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jim Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With text by Lord Byron, The Destruction of Sennacherib is a powerful work for amplified spoken voice and a battery percussion septet. The piece is driving from beginning to end and will add a lot of variety to a percussion ensemble concert!Program NotesThe…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Downside, Up and Around explores the range of textures and timbres made possible by simple set-ups. It features two snare drum soloists accompanied by five percussionists and is influenced by techno music, which focuses on long-scale ostinati with gradual…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Line Around Us is a sextet that explores an extreme membranophone range, accented by the use of cymbals. The work helps performers strengthen ensemble awareness, work on polyrhythmic figures, and develop dynamic sensitivity.Program NotesThe Line Around Us…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Pillars is a four-movement suite inspired by the book "Hope for the Flowers." Scored for alto saxophone and multi-percussion, the work will be appreciated by a wide variety of audiences, including children's concerts and student/professional recitals.
Grade…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Kenneth Broadway
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Arabic for dance, Raqs is a single-movement work for alto saxophone and djembe (or similar hand drum). The work represents two individuals dancing with abandon and passion, at times dancing together and at times reacting to one another’s movements.Program…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Kenneth Broadway
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
So We Go Forward is a driving work for 9 percussionists that was inspired by a quote from Chukwuemeka (“Emeka”) Odumegwu Ojukwu was one of the most important figures in the Nigerian/Biafran Civil War in the late 1960s. Describing his soldiers' position on the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications