Ready Player 4 is a collection of quartets designed to elevate the playing level of your percussionists by introducing students to ensemble playing as well as several new techniques, like thumb rolls, crush buzzes, muted triangle, etc. that they might not be…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Amanda Sycamore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Beginning with fun hand claps and snaps, Rhythm Cell uses a combination of the Cuban cinquillo and Brazilian influences to make an intriguing work for younger ensembles.Program NotesA cell in music is a “small rhythmic or melodic design that can be isolated,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Amanda Sycamore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for & premiered by famed LA session musician Malcolm McNab, Saloon Music is a delightful 4-movement suite for cornet & pit orchestra.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2018 Number of Players: 8 + 1 Duration: 11:45 Publisher: Brubel Music Category:…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Secure the Perimeter is perfect for the first-year percussion ensemble. Mallet parts stay within the C Major scale and rely mostly on stepwise motion to accommodate early pitched music reading, while the battery parts are well within the rhythm reading skills…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Amanda Sycamore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Shell Game musically represents the old game of trying to find a pea hidden under one of three shells which are always in motion. The pea appears and disappears and the game gets faster and faster until it ends with the final appearance of the pea.Program…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A contemporary duet for piano and marimba with hints to the romantic piano writing of Liszt and Rachmoninoff. Other musical styles can be heard in each of the Short Stories from baroque to minimalism with a listener-friendly virtuosic final movement.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Recorded by David Griffin of the Chicago Symphony, Sonata for Horn & Piano is a 3-movement lyrical and challenging work.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2013 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 18:45 Publisher: Brubel Music Type: Duet Category: Brass
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Style:
Brass
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Dedicated to cellist Andrew Shulman, Sonata for Violoncello and Piano is a challenging and engaging three-movement concert work.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2018 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 20:40 Publisher: Brubel Music Type: Duet Category: String…
Style:
String
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Stampede is a lively piece for young percussionists and a wonderful introduction to mallet playing for a first ensemble piece. It is perfect for band programs that require bell kits and want to get the students excited about playing mallet instrumentsProgram…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Amanda Sycamore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Five Pieces for B-flat Trumpet and Piano
Suspect Folktunes is a set of five pieces for trumpet and piano based upon tunes which may or may not be folk tunes. They are tunes that could have come from different cultures, all of which could have words, even as…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications