Nine musical caricatures of such differing personalities as Salvador Dali and Sammy Davis Jr, give Caricatures III a variety of character that accentuates the unique composition of each movement.Program Notes1. Salvador Dali - The Persistence of Memory With…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jere Hutcheson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Saxophone Feature
Heroic, plaintive, and energetic describe the three movements of this modern Concerto for Saxophone & Wind Symphony. Written for the modern-day soloist and a band looking for a challenge in contemporary harmonies.Program NotesConcerto…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jere Hutcheson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The composer states that the rich metallic timbres of the Balanese Gamelan Orchestra was in the back of his mind when creating Desert Flower. The percussion section provides the backbone of the work while the winds embellish the melodic lines provided by the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jere Hutcheson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Four Lyric Pieces is a collection of piano compositions by Edvard Grieg adapted for the marimba by Murray Houllif. The collection includes: Patriotic Song, Waltz, Album Leaf, and Elfin Dance.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 1 Publisher: C.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Murray Houllif, Grieg
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This steel drum band selection, for four players plus drum set, creates an easy going mood typical of the steel drum idiom. Program notes inform us this piece pokes a little fun at the Northern Kentucky University Department of Music during a construction…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Brant Karrick
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
"Land-Sighting"
Edvard Grieg's Landkjenning, Op. 31 (“Land-Sighting”) is a Grade 4 selection, well-suited for the mature high school or collegiate band.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2015 Number of Players: Standard Duration: 7:30 Publisher: Aux Arcs Music…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grieg, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Wonderful, unique and "outside the box" musical gestures that pique the interest and satisfaction of any listener, Reflections: Caricatures V is one of the most rewarding pieces available for a first-rate band.Program NotesThe formal design for Reflections is…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jere Hutcheson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Sacred Suite is a three-movement work inspired by traditional American shape-note songs. The first movement is a fanfare, the second is a beautiful slow tune found in the Southern Harmony singing book called Consolation, and the third is a rollicking 6/8…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brant Karrick
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
“Scene III” from Olav Trygvason, Op. 50 is a Grade 5, well-suited to the outstanding high school or college band. Duration 12:30.Program NotesThis arrangement came about because of my research into the music of the Australian-American composer Percy Aldridge…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grieg, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Based on an earlier fanfare titled "Spartan Spirit", A Spartan's Dram shares material with the original, but it is expanded to twice the length of the earlier piece. It is now less a fanfare and more a tone poem. The performing forces may vary from the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jere Hutcheson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications