Holiday
A Basque Noel is a medley of three medieval carols from what is now southern France and known still as the Basque region, surrounding the French Pyrenees, near the Spanish border. The carols are Noel Nouvelet (Sing We Now of Christmas), The Angel…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Beyond the Sequestered Grove is simply the second movement (Cadenza lenta) extracted from Zachary Cairns' Concert(in)o for Marimba & Wind Quintet. It is largely an introspective work, but there is plenty of understated, undulating urgency to showcase the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for percussionist Jeffrey Barudin, Concert(in)o for Marimba & WInd Quintet is a challenging, delightful three-movement work that showcases the full range of the marimba, both musically & physically.Program NotesConcert(in)o for Marimba and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Concertino for Marimba & Piano was composed for the retirement concert of Margaretta Lamb of Boyertown High School in Boyertown, PA. The piece is a concertino in one movement and works well as a recital piece for advanced high school and early college…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Keith Larson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Coventry Carol starts with unison bells, vibraphone, and chimes answered by the warmth of harmonized marimbas. After some harmonic variations early in this arrangement, the piece ends with the traditional carol in a big, richly orchestrated final verse.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Keith Larson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Deck the Halls was arranged for the Kansas City Youth Percussion Ensemble Christmas Mallet Ensemble and is part of a series of Yuletide arrangements. This crowd-pleasing rendition features the use of bells, chimes, vibraphone, xylophone, and marimbas.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Keith Larson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Scored for marimba quartet, bells, & xylophone, Larson's arrangement of Ding Dong! Merrily on High sparkles from the opening bell tones.Program NotesScored for marimba quartet, bells, & xylophone, Larson's arrangement of Ding Dong! Merrily on High…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Tabourot, Keith Larson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fusion Suite leans toward the jazz side, inspired by the sound of a jazz-rock fusion band playing outdoors on a warm August night. The three movements evoke the energy of the band, the warmth of the evening, and the crystalline beauty of the star-filled sky.…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This straightforward arrangement of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing gives equal opportunity to each & every player to shine.Program NotesThis straightforward arrangement of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing gives equal opportunity to each & every player to…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mendelssohn, Keith Larson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Hymn Tune Variations is a setting of the famous English hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” which employs the American folk tune NETTLETON. The variations re-harmonize this popular melody using a solo instrument with marimba and piano. This setting is…
Style:
Percussion, Woodwind, String
Composer:
Keith Larson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications