Known as The Harmonious Blacksmith, Air Mit Variationen includes the original music by Handel and new variations by Nishimura.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2015 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 3:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Duet Category: Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Handel, Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This collection of three solos for marimba explores three distinctive moods and characters. They may be performed as a set or as individual solos.Program NotesPrelude: Aggressively Happy was written to serve as a “high octane,” aggressive opener to concerts.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Cloudburst is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 12. It portrays images of soaring over skylines with dazzling sunlight and flurries of clouds spread out across the bright blue sky.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dissonant Oscillations is a percussion quartet centered around dissonant intervals moving throughout the ensemble. Each player has a portion of the piece where they play a mallet instrument and a drum, so there is something for every percussionist to enjoy.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Purely • Brightly
The combination of bass clarinet and marimba may be rare, but the resonance of each instrument complements one another. Hightide Yuletide celebrates the sounds of nature.Program NotesHightide Yuletide for bass clarinet and marimba was…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Into the Fray is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It is a musical portrayal of someone getting prepared to face a significant challenge. The piece starts with a slow intense melody…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Island Breeze is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It evokes images of being at a party on the beach. The piece features a laid back melody as well as written out solo measures for…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A virtuosic showpiece for marimba and piano, Mendelssohn Konzert is primarily based on the third movement of Felix Mendelssohn's violin concerto.Program NotesMendelssohn Konzert is primarily based on the third movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s violin concerto.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mendelssohn, Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Mourning at Fort Polk is a solo for low A marimba that serves as a reminder that some things are bigger than ourselves. It is dedicated to all of the men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. May your service and many sacrifices never be forgotten…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Starry Heaven • Prominence • The Milky Way
Myriads of Stars is a three-movement work for marimba and piano. This glittering, shimmery, and sparkling work sounds like space. To express a primitive atmosphere, a unique rhythmic metalwork pattern from Africa is…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications