Ain’t Got No Penguin Blues is a fun jazzy introduction to the blues form for grade 2 string orchestra. Each section plays the melody and there are opportunities for students to try improvisation and swinging eighth notes.Program NotesAin’t Got No Penguin…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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
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
In Search of Excalibur depicts the medieval quest for the future King Arthur's famous sword. The fast minor melody is played by each section of the orchestra, and the time signature changes and open fifths harken the age of ancient kings and castles. Your…
Style:
String
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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
Planet Hunter is an energetic work for beginners to help them develop skill on their lower string notes. Musically, the piece depicts the intensity and excitement of discovering new planets!Program NotesPlanet Hunter is an energetic work for beginners to help…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Rim of the City is an exciting driving work for string orchestra inspired by an overlook of vast hills in western Wisconsin called Rim of the City. The forward momentum in the eight notes depicts the climb upward on a beautiful day, moving fast to get to the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Simmons Island is an exciting piece that will challenge intermediate string players to play fast, syncopated rhythms as well as beautiful legato phrases in the slower lyrical section. It depicts the waves of Lake Michigan crashing along the shore of Simmons…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Duet for Marimba and Percussion
Unclear Faces represents a point, any point, in someone's life when it is unclear what is happening. The piece creates a sense of escape in a time of uneasiness. It showcases its theme through a motivic use of three-versus-four…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kylle Strunk
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wizard's Quest is a dark and driving work for developing string orchestra. The energetic E-minor melody depicts the adventure of a quest in Medieval times—imagine the non-stop action of a Wizard determined to win against all odds. An optional drum part adds…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications