A journey through self-discovery, Anna Karenina takes the listener through the life of Tolstoy's muse and her disputes with both family and her own consciousness. Lyrical melodies and folk rhythms provide the barre as Karenina dances her way through this…
Style:
String
Composer:
Magen Miller
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Grainger tells us that Arrival Platform Humlet conveys the sense of “Awaiting the arrival of belated train bringing one’s sweetheart from foreign parts; great fun! The sort of thing one hums to oneself as an accompaniment to one’s tramping feet as one happily…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Black (W)Hole is an extraterrestrial introduction to the whole tone scale. Instruments weave in and out of different rhythmic layers that create a very “spacious” and eerie feel. Players experiment with alternate uses of their implementations to create a wide…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jordan Williams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dandy Lions paints the picture of a young cub playing in an open field. Basic ostinatos keep the piece moving forward while a playful melody creates a sense of youth and excitement. Young players are also introduced to ornamentation within the melodic voices…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jordan Williams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Red Koi was written using the “Minyō” scale found in Japanese music, such as Gagaku and Shomyo. The snare drum/tom part was written to emulate basic Taiko-style drumming. Red Koi represents a great opportunity to introduce new percussionists to this style.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jordan Williams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Percy Grainger’s Shepherd’s Hey is an iconic work in the Grainger oeuvre, along with "Irish Tune from County Derry," "Handel in the Strand," "Molly on the Shore," and "Country Gardens," establishing Grainger as perhaps the greatest “setter” of British folk…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Program NotesPercy Grainger was a multi-faceted artist. He was one of the great pianists of the first half of the twentieth century; the most important English folk song collector of his time; one of the greatest “setters” of folk song of any time; a musical…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music