Ad Astra is an exploration of minimalism, composite rhythms, and texture. It is influenced by Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas in the sense that all of the instruments blend amorphously to form a single sound rather than emphasizing any one instrument.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Von Hansen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
This wonderful addition to the increasingly impressive body of marimba concertos consists of the three movements - a Latin-infused Divertimento, a Baroque-inspired Passacaglia ending with a virtuosic fugal solo cadenza, and a propulsive &…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yiu-kwong Chung
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Music for Marimba is a perpetual motion composition set primarily in D minor. A fugal section in the middle of the piece challenges the performer to keep track of four different melodic lines. The piece concludes with the same thematic material as in the…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Surapol Pairojtanchai
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Attaching such objects as tambourine jingles, guitar string, coins, aluminum packets filled with rice, & rubber erasers, Von Hansen has created a unique work for solo vibraphone, extending the sonic palette and keeping audiences and performers engaged.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Von Hansen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications