Trumpet Feature
With the trumpet and percussion ensemble exchanging and combining in the presentation of rhythmic and melodic ideas, this is an exciting work that explores the timbres and textures that are available to the composer of percussion ensemble…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Timpani Feature
Opening with a regal fanfare, this concerto puts the timpani front and center with a clever brass ensemble to compliment the soloist. A timpani cadenza highlights many modern timpani techniques and Portamento effects.Program NotesOpening with…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Peter Tanner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After a free, improvisational introduction with many special effects (bass drum roll inside piano, bowed tam-tam, wire brush on piano string, etc.), the tempo takes off in a fast triple meter. Eighths and sixteenths get passed around the ensemble very briskly…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Clarinet Feature
Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity found only in a rare number of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This adaptation of the fugue for full percussion ensemble explores the versatile sonic capabilities of keyboard percussion instruments and creatively incorporates various battery and accessory percussion instruments in ways that make this movement…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Arie
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Alto Saxophone Feature
Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity known only to a rare number of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Soliloquy & Dances is a fantastic feature for your outstanding oboe player or guest artist to perform with a developing ensemble. Slow melodious sections contrast to faster ornamental passages. There is even an extended cadenza for the soloist.
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Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
On a warm summer evening around midnight, a lone firefly flits among the trees and is soon joined by dozens of others. Suddenly and magically they coordinate their flashing lights and movements as they dance a veritable ballet. Then, as suddenly as they…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Parker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications