Holiday
This arrangement of Deck the Halls is a jocular romp with hints of Ragtime throughout.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players: 4 Duration: 1:40 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Quartet Series: Holiday Series Category: Percussion
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Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The second in a series of marimba quartets, the work is heavily influenced by EDM and video game music. Digital Dances 2 combines a constant driving pulse with unexpected harmonies, odd meters, and classical forms to emulate popular electronic music in a way…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Marco Schirripa
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Loosely based on the "deconstructionist" architecture of Frank Gehry, Dave Hall's percussion quartet DisArchitecture takes the listener on a journey through many harmonic and rhythmic textures.Program NotesDisArchitecture is loosely based on the “…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dave Hall
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dissonant Oscillations is a percussion quartet centered around dissonant intervals moving throughout the ensemble. Each player has a portion of the piece where they play a mallet instrument and a drum, so there is something for every percussionist to enjoy.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In Fellinger's "junky" piece "Don't Talk Trash," oil barrels, buckets, various household bowls, iron pipes tuned, car brake drums, aluminum tubes, and four thunder sheets are all used. You and your students will not only have a blast tracking these "…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Christopher Fellinger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The inspiration behind Drops came from observing a rainstorm come and go one evening. As the storm started, the drops were falling sporadically, and every so often enough water would collect on a leaf to create a single drop that would fall to the ground.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ryan Elvert
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Eastern Oriental Express goes from Bangkok to Singapore. This composition depicts some of the fantastic impressions you might get while traveling with the luxury train through the Caoutchouc Plantations of Malaysia, the terrace-shaped farms of Thailand,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Leander Kaiser
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A fun and energetic swing quartet for percussion.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1999 Number of Players: 4 Duration: 2:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Quartet Category: Percussion
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Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Leander Kaiser
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Echo Falls features cascades of rhythms and exciting counterpoint to depict an underground waterfall. Fell the echoes of the water flowing and trickling down to the cave floor. Hear the bright and brilliant melodies erupting as the rays of light breach the…
Style:
Percussion, Woodwind
Composer:
Michael Iorio
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Entourage is the result of a bunch of drummer friends getting together and improvising based on some preset criteria, such as layers of number groupings. It is ultimately an exploration of number groupings through layering and displacement in time. Deeply…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joe W. Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications