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
for Marimba and Orchestra
So much music in a single (fast-slow-fast) movement. This 13-minute concerto should be top priority for the serious marimbist. Perfect for a university concerto competition; perfect for the professional. The marimba part is difficult…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
So much music in a single (fast-slow-fast) movement. This 13-minute concerto should be top priority for the serious marimbist. Perfect for a university concerto competition; perfect for the professional. The marimba part is difficult, but…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Utilizing several pitch changes, this is a virtuosic and challenging tour-de-force for solo timpani.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:45 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
Instrumentation
Solo Timpani
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications