Extremely challenging marimba quartet requiring four-mallet technique from all players. Beautiful harmonic progressions and melodies are heard throughout this 11-minute piece.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 1993 Number of Players: 4 Duration: 11:00 Publisher: C.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Carlsen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on five poems of Gary Snyder, Morning Star paints a beautiful picture of his words: The Morning Star, Shaman Song, Pine Tree Tops, Birds, and The Myth. Each movement incorporates unique techniques for both the voice and the vibraphone, such as pitch…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Philip Carlsen
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
Pavane ‘La Bataille’ is an excellent way to introduce your percussionists to the Renaissance era, as this piece is very typical of the mid-sixteenth century court music. Your audience will appreciate the contrast of this piece with most other pieces written…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Tielman Susato, Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications