Evoking images of belly dancers wielding swirling balls of fire on strings, Arabian Processional weaves together a tapestry of celebration, danger & dance. Using repeated syncopated ostinatos and doublings in all the right places, Kiefer introduces…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A short and easy piece for developing ensemble, this work has everything your students could want. Jazzy themes in the mallets are interspersed with percussive overtures in the auxiliary.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players: 7 Duration: 2:15…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Murray Houllif
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Bluegrass Rondeau is a fun piece based on four old fiddle tunes that are woven together in rondeau form. These time-tested melodies are bright and rhythmic and tend to stay with you long after you hear them. Although they are arranged with creative changes of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As the name implies, Kiefer's piece Cat & Mouse really is a game of cat & mouse! With its back and forth melody, each section of the percussion ensemble is featured!
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2009 Number of Players: 8 Duration: 4:10 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth."Program Notes<b.Collapse is based on a play entitled Marybeth by Hayley Pugh, set in Colonial America. The play follows the story of a young…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
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
This suite is based on three popular songs from the south that have been performed through the years by fiddles, bluegrass groups, country, and popular music bands since before the Civil War. The rich heritage of the mountains and plantations of the south has…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Four Lyric Pieces is a collection of piano compositions by Edvard Grieg adapted for the marimba by Murray Houllif. The collection includes: Patriotic Song, Waltz, Album Leaf, and Elfin Dance.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 1 Publisher: C.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Murray Houllif, Grieg
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gray is a challenging rondo that grew organically out of an improvisation session. It is designed to reflect the feelings of unsurety that accompany the "gray areas" in life, and can be an emotionally satisfying piece to perform.Program NotesGray is a piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
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