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
Slater's work represents a major addition to the mallet ensemble literature. This full-fledged canzona requires advanced two and four-mallet playing on six keyboard instruments as well as sensitive playing by two percussionists. A difficult sixteen-minute…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joseph Westley Slater
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
What if, on the night of a barn dance, the fiddle player got sick and couldnÕt make it? What if only a euphonium player were available to fill in? A spirited work which requires a little singing, whistling, kazoo playing, and even audience participation. You'…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fracture tackles the weighty subject of childhood abuse in this moving work for percussion ensemble. Beginning with carefree, idyllic simplicity and segueing into places with dark, sharp edges, Archer paints a vivid & powerful soundscape.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Multiple Personalities represents three completely different characters: "Herbert" is rather old-school, named after Herbert L. Clarke, with his many flashy showpieces for cornet. "Rauel" is a bit smarmy, while "Doyle" favors a pint and a good jig at the…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Savage Ritual is a musical depiction of the anxiety and drama that accompanied the sacrificial rites as practiced by the Aztecs in 15th century Mexico. A free improvisational section is surrounded by faster, more rhythmically active sections leading up to the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
J. Michael Roy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Kim Archer's String Quartet No. 1 is a challenging work set in four contrasting movements, filled with angst, humor, beauty and valor. All four players get a workout and have their individual moment to shine.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players:…
Style:
String
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Essentially a two-mallet work for each performer, the Suite for Keyboard Percussion demands excellent technique from all four players. The first and third movements create exciting rhythmical textures in contrast with the second movement's beautiful chorale.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joseph Westley Slater
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
A large scale sonata for the trombone showcasing the melodic capabilities of the instrument.Program NotesA composition teacher once claimed that the trombone is not a melodic instrument, so I decided to prove him wrong by writing a large-scale sonata for the…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications