Based on the idea of a single hybrid instrument, this demanding keyboard percussion duet welcomes skilled musicians looking for a relentless, stimulating, and challenging piece for both players.Program NotesAmálgama (2006, rev. 2022) (Portuguese for amalgam)…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Samuel Peruzzolo-Vieira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Timpani Feature
A thrilling work for timpani and percussion ensemble that highlights the tonal abilities of the timpani as well as the technical skills needed to perform this often overlooked member of the percussion section. Don't miss this winner of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Allen Houston
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Linnearis is a two-mallet solo marimba piece based on linear harmony. Fed by a constant driving motion, the piece includes long phrasings, fast arpeggios, and sudden unusual micro-modulations. A good option for closing a solo recital, for it combines…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Samuel Peruzzolo-Vieira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Voyage is a unique piece, in that it requires the performers to move to different instruments throughout the performance. Two sets of parts are included: one set for the individual players to practice with and one set to be placed at each instrument…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Allen Houston
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Déja vu is the phenomenon when an event, situation, or conversation, currently occurring but having never happened before, feels oddly and inexplicably familiar. Vuja De is the exact opposite. It proposes that something that should be familiar, is not, thus…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nicholas Fields
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," this work for 13 percussionists and piano opens very mysteriously, but quickly moves into a section of driving 16ths. The hymn tune is very subtle throughout until a brief choral interlude in the middle of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Allen Houston
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications