Inspired by cinemagraphic techniques in which one image is gradually transformed into another, this work allows resonant sounds to dissolve according to their natural acoustical decay. Sustained sounds dissolve into percussive passages and definitely pitched…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Intermezzo Sinfonico from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' is a Grade 3 selection, well-suited to the mature junior high or high school band.Program NotesIntermezzo Sinfonico from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' is a Grade 3 selection, well-suited to the mature junior high or…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mascagni, L. Odom
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Life’s Essence is an innovative piece for solo steel pan that explores emotions as we travel through the journey of life. In life we have our many ups and downs, but in the end we are promised only two things that make us all the same - life and death. This…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Sam Riddick
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Overture to the Opera Fra Diavolo is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited to the accomplished collegiate wind band.Program NotesOverture to the Opera Fra Diavolo is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited to the accomplished collegiate wind band.French composer Daniel-…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Auber, L. Odom
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Latin percussion performance and Medieval composition techniques are combined in Talea to create unusual musical patterns and colors. Although the piece is scored as a sextet, additional players may be added to any and all parts and it may be used for study,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Drawing from the poetry of Stephen Cochran, Adams attempts to portray the beauty, mystique, and caprice that he has come to know through his many visits to Three Subtropical Vistas. The percussionist moves freely between the two mallet instruments.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Times Two is so named because each dimension of the piece is constructed in multiples of two. Two performers each play four tom-toms in a four-movement piece with a total duration of ten minutes. All tempi are expressed in multiples of two. In each movement a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The coloristic and registral transformations occurring in Twilight Remembered allude to the gradually dimming hues of sunset over water. The sounds move gradually from high to low from the beginning to the end of the piece. Four-mallet technique is required.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An excellent study in polyrhythms, pitting quintuplets against triplets against syncopated sixteenth note patterns. Requires independence among all players. All keyboard parts require 4-mallet technique. Great challenge!Program NotesTwo Antiphonal Portraits…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications