This set of short pieces begins in a contemporary (although tonal) harmonic language and gradually carries the listener “back in time” to a more romantic tonality. The five “photographs” hint at a possible story connecting the different images, but these…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Christine Donkin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
All the West Was Moving is a tribute to those who fought, endured at home, or died in World War II. This piece is a tribute to those who saved the West during the bleakest hours of humankind. It is a tribute in hopes that history will preserve the…
Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Almost Beyond takes its inspiration from a story/painting by StoryPeople creator Brian Andreas (www.storypeople.com).Program NotesCommissioned by Una Duo (Jeff Calissi, marimba and Rebecca McNair Calissi, piano), Almost Beyond takes its inspiration from a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This gentle Japanese melody will add warm flowers to your precious recital and is especially suitable for an encore.Program NotesThere are many traditional Japanese children's songs that distinctly express the spirit of the good old days. At the Shore is one…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Tamezo Narita, Takashi Haga
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for 6 Percussionists…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Winner of the 2009 Classical Marimba League Composition Contest 2009 (Romantic Category), Bold Spark is an exciting, uplifting work for marimba and piano.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2010 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 4:20 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jonathan Crehan
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Infused with the sounds of Bernstein, Gershwin, and a brief nod to Dizzy Gillespie, Bounce features the trumpet as both a classical and a jazz instrument, offering moments of blazing virtuosity and flexible improvisation.Program NotesCommissioned by the West…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Infused with the sounds of Bernstein, Gershwin, and a brief nod to Dizzy Gillespie, Bounce features the euphonium as both a classical and a jazz instrument, offering moments of blazing virtuosity and expressive lyricism.Program NotesCommissioned by the West…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Infused with the sounds of Bernstein, Gershwin, and a brief nod to Dizzy Gillespie, Bounce features the euphonium as both a classical and a jazz instrument, offering moments of blazing virtuosity and expressive lyricism.Program NotesCommissioned by the West…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Extracted from Sonata for Alto Saxophone, Piano, and Tape, the first movement for soprano saxophone and piano stands very well on its own.Program NotesBreathe is one of the earliest works in the repertoire of Daniel McCarthy. It was extracted from his Sonata…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications