Originally written as a solo work, Get It! is a challenging concert piece for bassoon that stems from the popular music medium. Simply put, Get It! is designed to unleash the bassoonist’s inner “rock star!" Add cajon and hi-hat to the mix and you better watch…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Gene Koshinski
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Pocket Grooves is designed with “small” in mind. The pieces are short and require small hand-held instruments for the percussionist while they also focus on simple harmony and simple melody. While these pieces present incredible challenges for the bassoonist…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Gene Koshinski
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With a title coming from the Vedic god Rudra, the god of the roaring storm and a fierce entity of destruction, the entire quartet is based on the idea of compression, acceleration, and intensifaction. There are even some elements of rock music, which is sure…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Payton MacDonald
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Using primarily hand drums, woodblocks and cymbals, Streamline is culturally infused with music from West Africa, Cuba, Haiti and China. Indigenous instruments and playing techniques from these cultures are used throughout, but this thrilling work is very…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Gene Koshinski
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by South Indian Carnatic music and the percussion works of Xenakis, Xati is an exciting yet sophisticated tambourine quintet, filled with polyrhythms and primitivism.Program NotesIn the spring of 2007 I spent two months listening to South Indian…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Payton MacDonald
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications