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Awake is a groove-oriented piece about coming alive, existing, and finding oneself. It explores texture and meter amongst a mostly consistent pulse and simple recognizable melody that pervades the work. Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2022 Number of Players: 5…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Austin Franklin
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Butchemish Ragtime is a fun and delightful piece by George Tantchev that features a Bulgarian melody set in 15/8!Program NotesButchemish Ragtime is a fun and delightful piece by George Tantchev that features a Bulgarian melody set in 15/8!About the OU…
Style: Percussion
Composer: George Tantchev
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Inspired by a visit to the Cathedral of San Jose in Montevideo, the broad, horizontal chords of the andante represent Mangore's impressions of the organist playing Bach chorales in the cathedral. The ensuing allegro symbolizes his leaving the calm, spiritual…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Barrios, Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
This piece is an arpeggio etude, originally for guitar, set in a fast-paced 12/8 which showcases the virtuosic qualities of the marimba.Program NotesAgustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) was one of the most successful and influential guitarist/composers of the…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Barrios, Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Both of these two lovely marimba solos express a sense of nostalgia. The Prelude is a chorale that leaves nearly every aspect of musical interpretation up to the performer. Reverie is a beautiful, lyrical piece filled with grace.Program NotesThe works Prelude…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Austin Franklin
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Trance is a marimba solo filled with rhythmic drive and groove that explores the full dynamic range of the instrument while still maintaining a sense of lightness and subtlety.Program NotesTrance, composed in 2015, is one of my first compositions. There is…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Austin Franklin
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
This tremolo etude places the soaring melody in the soprano voice and the persistent ostinato in the lower and middle voices.Program NotesAgustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) was one of the most successful and influential guitarist/composers of the first half…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Nathan Daughtrey, Barrios
Publisher: C. Alan Publications