In a display of percussion virtuosity, Axiom goes through many style, meter and texture changes. The piece borrows its shifting and changing time signatures from odd-meter progressive rock - even fully giving in to a common time backbeat.Program NotesAxiom…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Eric Thomas Rath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by cinemagraphic techniques in which one image is gradually transformed into another, this work allows resonant sounds to dissolve according to their natural acoustical decay. Sustained sounds dissolve into percussive passages and definitely pitched…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece is quite straightforward in terms of its technical requirements. A good sense of rhythm and consistent tempo is important. Dynamic contrast is also vital to maintain a vibrant atmosphere. Attention to dynamic inflection utilized is vital to give the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Barrie Gott
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The work is a celebration of the pioneering spirit of those who founded the school, then on the margins of the unexplored bushland that surrounded the fledgling city of Brisbane. It is fitting that the march uses as its first theme, The Ballad of Cobb and Co…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Barrie Gott
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Tracing a rich musical history, the Maryborough Brass Band beginning its life as the Junior Naval Band, was re-named Maryborough Federal Band Queensland in 1919. Amalgamating with the Maryborough Senior Naval Band in 1939, a further name change came in 1964…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Barrie Gott
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Latin percussion performance and Medieval composition techniques are combined in Talea to create unusual musical patterns and colors. Although the piece is scored as a sextet, additional players may be added to any and all parts and it may be used for study,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Tango! was premiered at the International Double Reed Society Convention in 2015. After spending time poring over the music of Astor Piazzolla, Rath composed decided that a tango would provide a lighter contrast to the repertoire.Program NotesTango! was…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Eric Thomas Rath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Drawing from the poetry of Stephen Cochran, Adams attempts to portray the beauty, mystique, and caprice that he has come to know through his many visits to Three Subtropical Vistas. The percussionist moves freely between the two mallet instruments.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Times Two is so named because each dimension of the piece is constructed in multiples of two. Two performers each play four tom-toms in a four-movement piece with a total duration of ten minutes. All tempi are expressed in multiples of two. In each movement a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The coloristic and registral transformations occurring in Twilight Remembered allude to the gradually dimming hues of sunset over water. The sounds move gradually from high to low from the beginning to the end of the piece. Four-mallet technique is required.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications