Destruction and Ascension is a through-composed piece in two distinct halves, meant to represent things that are destroyed then ascended back into creation. Destruction is violent and incessant music consisting of loud driving rhythms across the ensemble,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Imminent Slaughter is just what you might expect - something loud, violent, and extremely challenging that will fill a large hall.
Grade Level: 6 Copyright: 2021 Number of Players: 8 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Octet Category: Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from 'Cavelleria Rusticana'
Cavalleria Rusticana is a one-act opera from Pietro Mascagni. The Intermezzo represents the contrast between the very serene lifestyle of the people of a small village and the passionate, often turbulent romance between the main…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mascagni, Daniel Chisham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Explosive in volume and energy throughout, Napalm Basket is a tasteful, challenging, and creative percussion quartet which is also an enormous amount of fun to play.Program NotesI noticed that there weren't really any pieces out there that are just ridiculous…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Moving back and forth from a slow lyric melody to a fast paced dance, New Africa blends the voices of the bassoon and vibraphone wonderfully during the sonorous passages while also pitting them against each other in jazz-like sections.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Chisham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Onslaught is an exciting, barbaric battery percussion quartet that is relentless from top to bottom. Four shared instrument set-ups force the performers to travel around the stage, making the piece an aural, as a well as visual, treat for the audience.
Grade…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Stank is a fun quasi-drumset multi-percussion solo that features stanky grooves and rhythms that will get your head bobbing and feet tapping. It is sure to get you to make a stank face.Program NotesStank was commissioned with the title in mind. It is a groovy…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Storm is an exciting and beautiful marimba duet that takes the listener through the journey of what it’s like to experience a storm in 3 phases: Approach, Storm, and Calm. Providing a challenge for the performers, it is an enormous amount of fun to play and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Cy Miessler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wind Turbines by Daniel Chisham is a fun and energetic piece that draws upon polyrhythms and innovative percussion techniques. Inspired by the wind farms of Western Oklahoma, it contains rich imagery through the use of variations in texture and mood. Your…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel Chisham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications