Evoking images of belly dancers wielding swirling balls of fire on strings, Arabian Processional weaves together a tapestry of celebration, danger & dance. Using repeated syncopated ostinatos and doublings in all the right places, Kiefer introduces…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Bluegrass Rondeau is a fun piece based on four old fiddle tunes that are woven together in rondeau form. These time-tested melodies are bright and rhythmic and tend to stay with you long after you hear them. Although they are arranged with creative changes of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As the name implies, Kiefer's piece Cat & Mouse really is a game of cat & mouse! With its back and forth melody, each section of the percussion ensemble is featured!
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2009 Number of Players: 8 Duration: 4:10 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Destruction and Ascension is a through-composed piece in two distinct halves, meant to represent things that are destroyed then ascended back into creation. Destruction is violent and incessant music consisting of loud driving rhythms across the ensemble,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This suite is based on three popular songs from the south that have been performed through the years by fiddles, bluegrass groups, country, and popular music bands since before the Civil War. The rich heritage of the mountains and plantations of the south has…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Imminent Slaughter is just what you might expect - something loud, violent, and extremely challenging that will fill a large hall.
Grade Level: 6 Copyright: 2021 Number of Players: 8 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Octet Category: Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Another truly gorgeous arrangement for marimba ensemble. The ensemble of five players can explore the expressive vocal ensemble genre in a manner rarely available.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1984 Number of Players: 5 Duration: 2:35 Publisher: OU Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Monteverdi, Richard Gipson
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
Explosive in volume and energy throughout, Napalm Basket is a tasteful, challenging, and creative percussion quartet which is also an enormous amount of fun to play.Program NotesI noticed that there weren't really any pieces out there that are just ridiculous…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Onslaught is an exciting, barbaric battery percussion quartet that is relentless from top to bottom. Four shared instrument set-ups force the performers to travel around the stage, making the piece an aural, as a well as visual, treat for the audience.
Grade…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Pavane ‘La Bataille’ is an excellent way to introduce your percussionists to the Renaissance era, as this piece is very typical of the mid-sixteenth century court music. Your audience will appreciate the contrast of this piece with most other pieces written…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Tielman Susato, Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications