for Marimba and Orchestra
Taylor's Concerto displays confident youth as the composer ambitiously recalls the Romanticism of the past. The work is a large-scale undertaking for the soloist and the ensemble. Taylor has truly constructed a solo part of…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Taylor’s Concerto displays confident youth as the composer ambitiously recalls the Romanticism of the past. The work is a large-scale undertaking for the soloist and the ensemble. Taylor has truly constructed a solo part of transcendental technique and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dissonant Oscillations is a percussion quartet centered around dissonant intervals moving throughout the ensemble. Each player has a portion of the piece where they play a mallet instrument and a drum, so there is something for every percussionist to enjoy.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
A Fantasy for Marimba and Percussion Orchestra. The work contains a number of common percussion instruments such as the mallet instruments, drums, and cymbals, but also a number of atypical instruments including: log drum, thunder sheets,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ellie's Lullaby
In Spite of it All was completed in the spring of 2020 and is a lullaby inspired by a new kitten the composer had fostered. The piece is intended for intermediate to advanced performers and gives the opportunity to explore the marimba's…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Little Song is an intermediate to advanced solo for 4.3 octave marimba. Though it does not ask much of the performer in terms of advanced technical skill, it is rich in opportunities for deep lyrical expression.Program NotesLittle Song is an intermediate to…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Nocturne for Lost Souls is a musical portrayal of the Christian parable of the rich man and the beggar. A medium-advanced solo for 5-octave marimba, its technical challenges include the use of right hand octaves, odd meter (7/16), rolls, and multiple time…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is a solo concert piece composed in the virtuoso tradition. The work is composed in a tonal and improvisatory manner. Many intricate techniques are employed by the soloist, including the use of 6 mallets in the opening section. The work calls for immense…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Percy Grainger’s Shepherd’s Hey is an iconic work in the Grainger oeuvre, along with "Irish Tune from County Derry," "Handel in the Strand," "Molly on the Shore," and "Country Gardens," establishing Grainger as perhaps the greatest “setter” of British folk…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Storm Surge is a medium difficulty percussion ensemble piece that portrays a storm rampaging through a coastal town. The piece has a wide array of difficulty, so it will work well for groups that have multiple grade levels in one ensemble.Program NotesStorm…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications