for Marimba, Winds…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Truman Capote's short story Music for Chameleons provided the inspiration for this work. Welcher's music sets the stage for Capote's story with its use of cricket calls, bamboo wind chimes, and spring coil. Bits of Mozart piano sonatas are quoted throughout…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dan Welcher
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
Change My Medicationis a fun 4-mallet piece inspired by the music of Thelonius Monk that flirts with the octatonic scale. There are opportunities for improvisation throughout the piece.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1992 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 2:30…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
J.C. Combs
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the composer's daughter's wedding, Chant du Coeur (Song of the Heart) is a truly heartfelt piece that would be appropriate for a recital or special event.Program NotesChant du Coeur was written in honor of Amy (my daughter) and Michael Culligan’s…
Style:
Percussion, String
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Chapel Further Down is a keyboard-forward piece inspired by various sites of historic importance throughout the British isles. In many cases, there is a small church or chapel featured secondarily, set off to the side as a seeming afterthought to a castle…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Thom Hasenpflug
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This collection of three solos for marimba explores three distinctive moods and characters. They may be performed as a set or as individual solos.Program NotesPrelude: Aggressively Happy was written to serve as a “high octane,” aggressive opener to concerts.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Charleston is meant to depict experiences in the city of Charleston, SC. The first movement Harbourview is an unhurried chorale-like setting with several short motives that reflect the peaceful motion of the harbor surrounding the city of Charleston. The…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Xylophone Feature
Capture all the fun of the Roarin' 20s with Charleston Capers - a showpiece for solo xylophone and band! James Moyer has done a masterful job of scoring the original piano part for a full concert band without covering up the soloist.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
James Moyer, G.H. Green
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With the exception of a brief rolled interlude in the middle of the piece, The Chase is a perpetually moving tour-de-force. Many different sticking combinations are required throughout, providing wonderful challenges to the performer.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel Cathey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Chasing Infinity is an exciting & colorful 12-minute work for 13 percussionists that was inspired by a quote from Gustav Flaubert: “Everything measurable passes, everything that can be counted has an end. Only three things are infinite: the sky in its…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications