from Quatre Pièces Caractéristiques, Op. 5, No. 2
Caprice à la Boléro combines a driving rhythmic undercurrent with lyrical melodicism, and as a marimba duet allows the performers to have a turn at each. Despite the division of labor, the virtuosity of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Clara Schumann, Martin Blessinger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Truman Capote's short story Music for Chameleons provided the inspiration for this work. Welcher's music sets the stage for Capote's story with its use of cricket calls, bamboo wind chimes, and spring coil. Bits of Mozart piano sonatas are quoted throughout…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dan Welcher
Publisher:
OU Percussion Press
This arrangement of the second movement of Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major captures the essence of the original and translates it to the world of mallet percussion. The arrangement utilizes six marimbas to capture the playfulness and beauty of the original…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Maurice Ravel, David Mety
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications