Based on the octatonic collection, Awakenings is a glorious work utilizes a tonal system not usually found in young band repertoire. The appeal of an octatonic collection lies in its unusual combination of available sonorities. Broad and grandiose throughout…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The musical fabric of Ballad for Aisha is woven with a gentle flow, singing lyricism, and the soft timbres of keyboard mallet instruments, all intermingled with musical climaxes as one might experience in musicals.Program NotesBallad for Aisha was…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Elements of style, melody, harmony, and contrapuntal complexity that delight the ear. Coupled with this "simple march" is the ever-struggling cymbalist who, no matter how hard he/she tries, never quite seems to be able to place the cymbal crashes in the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title The Devil's Workshop is based on the two most prominent harmonic components of the work. Tritones were, in ancient times, referred to as the 'devil’s interval.' Chromatic scales were likewise seen as evil sounds. This, combined with the goofy…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a line from 'The Return of the King' (from the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy) - "There may come a time - an hour of wolves and shattered shields - when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it will not be this day!" The image of an "hour of wolves…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In the Gathering Dark is the first installment of an unofficial "Lord of the Rings" triptych. The title refers to a moment in the second film where, as two massive armies brace for a cataclysmic battle, a narrator reminds the audience that "in the gathering…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A stunning setting of an ancient Italian Carol. Consistent with Zaninelli's contrapuntal skills, after first offering us a warm, tender exposition of the ancient carol, he then presents an original section of pastoral loveliness which seems to spring…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Telling the story of one of the most revered martyrs, Zaninelli has created a striking work for advanced solo piano and young band. Saint Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, is said to have "sang her heart to the Lord" as musicians played at her wedding.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Little Scherzo was written for the composer's four-year old son (who appeared as the triangle soloist at the first performance). Zaninelli creates melodic and rhythmic material of charming simplicity. The mood is mischievous, irreverent, and at all times…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
I first heard this melody years ago only to discover that it was a beloved English hymn written by C.H.H. Parry. I heard it again in the film CHARIOTS OF FIRE. It has continued to haunt me with it’s graceful nobility. In this setting for wind orchestra, I…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications