1-21 is a quartet for mallet instruments and toms inspired by music, chanting, and energy of the Women’s March. Each member of the ensemble has the opportunity to play both a mallet instrument and toms. The piece contains rhythms inspired by sambas and chants…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
and we meet again… caters to students with a variety of experience levels. A groovy bass line begins the piece as beautiful yet mysterious melodic lines layer over the top. B major peaks through in the middle, bringing a brighter energy to the second half of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Bring your groove, expression, and energy for this exciting piece. From the huge opening statement followed by a couple of quirky sections, a gentle rolling melody, and a rockin’ ending, this piece is a sure crowd pleaser.Program NotesBon Voyage was written…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dynamic Duos for Mallets is a collection for keyboard instruments (bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba) that is accessible for young percussionists while being musically interesting for both players and audiences. Through the use of multiple key signatures…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The word Kymbalon in Greek can be translated as cymbal. Many cymbals and gongs are used in the music along with other percussion instruments to allow for a melody.Program NotesThe word Kymbalon in Greek can be translated as cymbal. I have always been…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With its title inspired by a famous waterfall in Costa Rica, La Fortuna is a marimba and piano duet that celebrates the power of music and its ability to unite people from all different parts of the world, despite their cultural differences. Program NotesLa…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mackenna Tolfa
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Matafnik begins with layering a variety of sounds, creating interesting composite rhythms and visual patterns. The paradiddle, a common percussion rudiment, is used as the basis for the second section of the piece. The performers then transition to the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Timpani Feature
Recitative and Scherzo is a celebration of the view of percussion instruments in their own right as musical instruments.Program NotesRecitative and Scherzo was commissioned and premiered by Ronald Horner with the Percussion Ensemble of Indiana…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Solo Marimba
Reflections utilizes the low end of a 5-octave marimba and opens with a calm motif that develops throughout the piece. The composition ebbs and flows and includes a few moments of intensity before returning to the calm and contemplative.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Angela Kepley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Stone is sacred because it is a part of mother earth; seperated, hewn, sculpted, relocated, it continues to be a fragment of her existence. Stone provides a dynamic connection between human life and the marvelous sphere that is our home. Sacred Stones is an…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stanley Leonard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications