Carribean-flavor piece. Works great as a novelty closer on a percussion ensemble concert or on a full-blown steel drum band concert.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1993 Number of Players: 7 Duration: 4:45 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Septet Category:…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Phil Hawkins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Deep Beneath the Ice is a tuneful piece for solo marimba that offers the performer many opportunities for musical expression. A calm, song-like beginning builds to a climax of cascading arpeggios, shifting the harmony and texture to a place in which melodies…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Carribean flavor piece. Works great as a novelty closer on a percussion ensemble concert or on a full-blown steel drum band concert.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1993 Number of Players: 7 Duration: 6:15 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Septet Category:…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Phil Hawkins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Expressively textural in one moment and relentlessly groovy in the next, It Flows is a challenging and varied work for marimba and alto saxophone that includes polyrhythmic textures, exciting hocketed lines, and soaring saxophone melodies. The constantly…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Optimal Damage is an exciting percussion quartet for accessible instruments. Solo/duo opportunities take place over a groovy backbone, including wood block “snare breaks” and polyrhythmic illusions that create a fun challenge for both students and seasoned…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Designed to evoke images of primitive life, To Live and Die in the Wild utilizes a range of sounds, including intense ritual drumming, intricate polyrhythmic cells, and weeping, howling effects made possible by fading between different drums and rolling on…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications