Ad Astra is an exploration of minimalism, composite rhythms, and texture. It is influenced by Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas in the sense that all of the instruments blend amorphously to form a single sound rather than emphasizing any one instrument.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Von Hansen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the Blackearth Percussion Group, Murray Houllif's percussion trio Earthlings explores the sonic landscapes of the moon in four descriptive movements - 1. Exploration, 2. Moonbeams, 3. Footprints and 4. Time & Space. The interactions between…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Murray Houllif
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
By using standard instrumentation, Houllif has created a composition in J.P. playable by a wide array of percussionists (from high school to professional). The rhythmic language features constantly changing meters. Each of the four parts is equally as…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Murray Houllif
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 5 + Solo Marimba Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Sextet; With Soloist Category: Percussion
Instrumentation
Marimba (4-octave, 2 and 4-mallet) Percussion 1 (bells, 2 bongos, triangle)…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Murray Houllif
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dedicated to marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens, Samba is outrageously fun to play and listen to. It features "bouncy" Latin rhythms with a left hand bass ostinato and some independent rolls in the right hand.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 1…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Murray Houllif
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Attaching such objects as tambourine jingles, guitar string, coins, aluminum packets filled with rice, & rubber erasers, Von Hansen has created a unique work for solo vibraphone, extending the sonic palette and keeping audiences and performers engaged.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Von Hansen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Forms is a unique work for bells, vibraphone and marimba, all played by one percussionist. Divided into three contrasting movements, the piece all of the fascinating timbral possibilities of combining these three keyboard instruments.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Murray Houllif
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications