Barbarossa is a dramatic and exciting intermediate level piece for 11 players. It introduces multiple alternative playing techniques and will develop a strong and innate sense of 12/8 time in the performers.Program NotesBarbarossa is inspired by the make-…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Bruce
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with Narrator
Inspired by the book "Black Elk Speaks" by John Neihardt (an oral history of Black Elk, a Sioux medicine man or Shaman), this dramatic work for 11 percussionists culminates in narrator reciting a passage from the book.Program NotesInspired by…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Golgotha is a programmatic work for large percussion orchestra that is inspired by the final hours of the life of Jesus as chronicled in the New Testament of the Bible. It spans the range of expression from haunting and somber to rage and desperation.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Bruce
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Vibraphone Feature
4 movements: “Shadows Appearing” (slow and improvisatory), “Turn A Stone” (jazz waltz), “Angels Unawares” (solo vibraphone with no ensemble - ballad), “Upward Soaring” (quick Latin groove). Written by a jazz vibraphonist so you know it…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
From the burning bush to the parting of the Red Sea, Plagues chronicles the incredible story of the struggle between Moses and Pharaoh in the Old Testament book of Exodus. This dramatic and compelling retelling of the story is scored for percussion orchestra…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Bruce
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Collected Solos for the Developing Percussionist
Originally three separate books, Jon Metzger's Five Easy Pieces for Two-Mallet Marimba, Five Pieces for Timpani and Five Pieces for Vibraphone are now available in one convenient collection -Step to Step:…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Baritone Feature
This six-movement work uses four percussionists, piano, and baritone voice to create a very unique piece of music. Instrumentation includes traditional instruments such as marimba, bells, timpani, and cymbals along with some different…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Program NotesI. Sage Departed II. Future Tense III. Shadowy Way
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: 7+ Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Percussion
Instrumentation
Percussion 1 (4.3-octave marimba, vibraphone) Percussion 2 (4.3-…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jon Metzger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications