Caprice à la Bolero
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
Nola-Béla-Sowega
for Percussion Quartet Nola-Béla-Sowega for percussion quartet was inspired by the New Orleans brass band tradition and the rhythmically vibrant works of Béla Bartók. The work follows Bartók’s signature arch form (ABCBA) and seeks to be a virtuosic showpiece…
Style: Percussion
Composer: James M. David
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Shifting Cells
This driving percussion quartet features a constantly changing sense of pulse that can be found in many genres of music, including East African folk music, Balinese Gamelan ensembles, medieval isorhythmic motets and even American rudimental drumming.Program…
Style: Percussion
Composer: James M. David
Publisher: C. Alan Publications