with CD Accompaniment
This piece is a play on the timpani solo excerpts from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, second movement. The characteristic dotted rhythms of the opening timpani solo are accompanied with groove music of hand drummed sounds in the accompaniment…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with CD Accompaniment
Concerto for Keyboards combines the virtuosity inherent in solo piano playing with the unique sound created by electronics into a well-crafted composition. In six movements, McCarthy covers quite a range of styles. Perfect recital piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A virtuosic marimba solo. The title describes a late, moonlit walk in winter on Lake Wahbekaness in Interlochen, MichiganProgram NotesDance on Wahbekaness was commissioned in 2005 by marimbist Nathan Daughtrey.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2006 Number of Players…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
'Joy to the World'
A wonderful Christmas prelude for organ. Based on Joy to the World, this work adds the complex harmonies of the modern composition while celebrating the holiday season with music.Program NotesAs Easter is about rising, Christmas is about…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A modern solo for B-flat Clarinet that recreates the sounds of flight with soaring lines and fast, rhythmic runs.Program NotesWritten for Caroline Hartig, Professor of Clarinet, Michigan State University College of Music.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for electric violin and harmonizer, this computer interactive piece is rhythmic excitement with rock, funk, and jazz styles all rolled into one exciting composition.Program NotesA Harmonizer is a vocal synthesizer that uses a microphone or "pick-up"…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Extracted from Time Out of Mind: Six Tales of Middle Earth, The Mirror of Galadriel has been arranged so that it is performable by a high school pianist.Program NotesThe single-movement Mirror of Galadriel is a transcription of a movement from the multi-…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with CD accompaniment
Rimbasly represents virtuosic marimba writing at its best. Written for Michael Burritt, the piece presents many wonderful technical challenges for the performer, with complicated sticking, complete independence between the hands, and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Six Tales of Middle Earth
A virtuosic work in a very modern style. Dig in to see what develops when you tackle Time Out of Mind.Program NotesTime Out of Mind, written for Alexandra-Mascolo David (2001), is inspired by the epic trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with CD Accompaniment
UrbanScapes combines electronics with a concert-style piano in the classic tradition, with musical elements of modern city life.Program NotesUrbanScapes was written for the London concert pianist, GeNIA. It is a piece that combines…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications