Adagio from Symphony No. 3
This beautiful adagio from one of the best known romantic symphonies truly enables the marimba ensemble to reach its most sensitive heights. The eight players can perform on four instruments (including optional bass). Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1984 Number of…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Saint-Saens, Richard Gipson
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Aquarium (Saint-Saëns)
from "Carnival of the Animals" Written for keyboard percussion sextet, Aquarium is an arrangement of Saint-Saëns’ enchanting movement of the same name from The Carnival of the Animals. Musicality is at the forefront as players are challenged with complex,…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Matt Moore, Saint-Saens
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Bolado
Inspired by a trip to El Salvador and the white knuckle ride from the airport to the center of town, Bolado perfectly captures the fast-pace changing of lanes, quick maneuvers to avoid oncoming traffic and pedestrians, and the dance-like movement of the other…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Adam Hopper
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Crackhead
Piano Feature This intense piece for solo piano and percussion quartet is a tour-de-force that doesn’t give you a chance to breathe. The piano part incorporates polyrhythms between the hands throughout the piece, while the percussionists play ostinati in the…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Robert Constable
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Danse Macabre (Saint-Saëns)
An arrangement of Camille Saint-Saens's classic Danse Macabre. This arrangement is for a large percussion ensemble of 12 players. Josh Gottry has captured the essence of the Danse with this work.Program NotesA direct transcription from the original orchestra…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Saint-Saens, Josh Gottry
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Wheels Up
Wheels Up is a unique take on drum set literature. This collection provides the performer with a notated drum set solo that can be performed with either electronic backing track or with a small chamber percussion ensemble. Each tune can be performed as a…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Adam Hopper
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
You Can't Get There From Here
A celebration of the life of the composer's grandfather, You Can't Get There From Here is a beautiful intermediate duet for vibraphone and marimba that would be appropriate in any number of performance situations.Program NotesNorm was a classically trained…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Adam Hopper
Publisher: C. Alan Publications