This lyrical piece is very challenging with many wide leaps in both hands. The independence that is required between the hands puts it at the forefront of evolving marimba technique. Very impressive!
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2000 Number of Players: 1…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Terry Winter Owens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This bravura piece for six drummers alternates sections of strict rhythm with unmeasured sections which include randomly repeated events.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players: 6 Duration: 7:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Sextet Category…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This 2-movement work was written for Goto's wife, Akiko. The first air features a rhapsodic opening alternating between mallets and hands, followed by a dance-like 6/8. The second air expands on the dance-like nature of the first and even has a nod to…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dirges for solo timpani consists of four short movements representing a sense of mourning in four different musical forms.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 9:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece is written for two instruments performed by four players, and players are required to move to another instrument in the last Allegro section. As a result, players may feel busy, but the audience will have fun!Program NotesMarimbaroque was…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
First Light
Prima Luce (or "First Light") is a dramatic work for two marimba soloists accompanied by marimba quartet. The two soloists are pitted against one another, performing different scales and rhythms as if competing. These opposing sounds & rhythms…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Because it is a “recital piece,” this work does not employ any experimental techniques and concepts; however, it is based on an idea of musical simultaneity. In fact, different rhythm structures, pitch structures, timbres, and musical characteristics are…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Concerto for Drums and Wind Ensemble
Drawing on melodic material from Yankee Doodle and the Funeral March of the U.S. Army, Yo Goto has crafted a brilliant showpiece for snare drum soloist and symphonic band, which rooted in the tradition of rudimental…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A set of ten short pieces for concert vibraphone. Each prelude instructs the performer to pedal at the beginning of every measure. Each piece has a style and character of its own, ranging from cantabile to agitato to tranquilo to energico.
Grade Level: 3…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Terry Winter Owens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Unique in its scope and powerful in its musical content, Three Pieces for Timpani & Piano is accessible to a tremendous variety of players.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1991 Number of Players: 2 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Duet Category: Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Terry Winter Owens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications