A beautiful and rich composition for the developing band. Slow and tender, Desert Light calls to mind the rising sun over the desert landscape and gives performers a chance to explore their musicianship to the fullest.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2003 Number of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Thomas Root
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This exciting three-movement work for large percussion ensemble represents the three books contained in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri - Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.Program NotesThis exciting three-piece work represents the three books contained…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Sam Adams
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
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
Poison Water was written originally as a vibraphone and marimba duet but was changed to vibraphone and piano to better fit the conventional jazz sound.Program NotesPoison Water was written originally as a vibraphone and marimba duet but was changed to…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Sam Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title for this piece, Time, reflects several meanings. The first meaning of the title is the abundance of changing time signatures in the piece. Second, the musical styles employed by each movement are representative of those of time periods throughout…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Sam Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications