This impressive marimba duet uses the unique interaction between the two instruments to "blur" and create a dense web of counterpoint in which the listener is not particularly drawn to either voice.Program NotesI composed Blur after seeing a fantastic video…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Sanderl
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A fantasia cast in four main sections, Kingsfold is based on a melody collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The theme is stated by a solo English Horn and is passed through various choirs of instruments, culminating in a fugue and a majestic chorale.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Steven Barton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written as a Christmas gift for the composer's goddaughter, Maddie features a expressive melodicism through rubato, moving lines. A brief rolled chorale showacases the rich qualities of the lowest octaves of the marimba before returning to the opening…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Robert Sanderl
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Welcome to Holland is a tone poem that tells a specific story. It is composed in five main sections: I. Conception and Anticipation; II. Celebration of Birth, Hopes, and Dreams; III. Lullaby for the Newborn; IV. Grief and Devastation; and V. Rediscovary of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Steven Barton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications