A short concert opener for advanced percussion ensemble, A Little D 'n' A explores fun techniques using muted and open sounds and allows for bluesy improvisation in the keyboard instruments. Fast and furious, this is a showy piece for your next concert.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Gary Gilroy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This beautiful adagio from one of the best known romantic symphonies truly enables the marimba ensemble to reach its most sensitive heights. The eight players can perform on four instruments (including optional bass).
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1984 Number of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Saint-Saens, Richard Gipson
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
Inspired by the Book of Revelation, Gillingham's Angels of the Apocalypse is a dramatic work for 5 keyboard percussion and 3 battery percussion that features lush, chromatic harmonies, gorgeous lyrical lines and sweeping, breathtaking arpeggios. This is not a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The enigmatic Arepo asks each performer to demonstrate well-rounded musicianship by playing several instruments, rotating between drums and keyboards. Inspired by the film Tenet, this octet travels forward then backwards through time.Program NotesArepo was…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Tyler Nechamkin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the lunar exploration program The Artemis Plan, this percussion octet imagines the initial exploration phase, the discovery and colonization, and the unknown that lies ahead. With our population ever growing, and the Earth’s climate in danger, a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Doug Wallace
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Opening with a short rolled mallet section, this piece quickly moves into a fast and rhythmic romp for the entire ensemble. Memorable melodies are masterfully accompanied by an underlying pulse in the battery.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2000 Number of Players…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Steve Riley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for 6 Percussionists…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
This feature for marimba soloist(s) and Latin percussion ensemble gives several players the opportunity to shine - from offering the solo part to as many players as you like to opening the Latin percussion parts up to improvised solos.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Nearpass
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This work is a humorous set of variations, starting with a tribute to Ravel’s Bolero and including blues, rock, minimalism, in addition to allusions to other familiar works by other composers.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players: 8 Duration: 3:35…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Using a lullaby setting of a Swedish folk melody, this work adds plenty of percussion to represent a day in the life of a toddler. A fun, yet sentimental piece.Program NotesWritten for my one-year-old son Caleb, this piece opens with a simple lullaby setting…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications