Cha-Cha Blues is part of C. Alan's Edge Series, which is a collection of percussion ensembles featuring many popular musical styles - from funk to calypso to techno. It was developed to excite a wider range of ensembles, directors, and audiences while…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Clouds Make Songo Away is designed to be a flexible composition for early percussion programs or schools that desire to introduce students to percussion ensemble. It exposes students to traditional characteristics of the Cuban songo style, includes brief solo…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Even in the hands of a child, a piece of paper with the simple outline of a figure can become an amazing artistic creation. A coloring sheet is, in its simplicity, a wealth of possibilities. This is the concept behind the composition of this percussion duet.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Combo Meal is designed to be a flexible composition for early percussion programs or schools that desire to introduce students to percussion ensemble. It is a large percussion work arranged to ensure that every part is heard and contributing to the ensemble…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An exploration of short and long sounds in a rhythmically captivating orchestration, Dot Dash is creatively-conceived work that allows for flexible instrumentation and ensemble size options. Pairing pitched and non-pitched instruments, this work turns a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This piece was written by Josh Gottry to give two individuals, using limited instrumentation, the opportunity to truly create one unified performance. The title, In Tandem, comes simply from the composer's desire to force the two players to work in close…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Collection of Duets for Small Multiple Percussion Set-Ups with Shared Instruments
Mutual Interest was written in recognition of the need for quality percussion duets at the intermediate level for students with limited instrument resources or rehearsal space…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Northern Workshop explores a little toy making workshop in the far northern parts of the globe. The initial footsteps through the snow, a few timid knocks, and a ring of the bell ... then the door opens to a joyful collection of assembly line sounds and song…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Pliplets is a word that originated as an accidental amalgamation of two words in my effort to say "playing triplets" in a rehearsal. As such, in this composition there are triplet figures sprinkled around multiple parts and, with the exception of a slower…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An intriguing work for three players on each side of a 5.0-octave marimba, Prime Numbers is a complex, yet approachable piece that is sure to make a splash on a percussion ensemble concert.Program NotesA commissioned work for three players on each side of a 5…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications