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
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
Hip Hop Bop is an intermediate percussion quartet infused with hip hop style that utilizes very basic, standard battery instrumentation (2 snare drums, toms, and 4 timpani).
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1995 Number of Players: 4 Duration: 3:45 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Moses Howden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Star-Fall Dances is a wonderfully challenging and showy addition to the repertoire. The single-movement work consists of an introduction and four distinct sections, connected by transitions. Much of the piece is based on ostinato technique, the continuous…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Frank Wiley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications