American Dance Music celebrates uniquely American music popularized by American dance crazes. A sophisticated hoe-down leads into a Latin dance combined with a Baroque cannon! The slow Serenade recalls the 40s style slow dances while Jazz brings the 50s to…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Concerto for Brass Quintet…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Before I Sleep is an easy and accessible 4-mallet solo for 4.3 Marimba. It is tailored towards players who have mastered the basic techniques and are ready to take on longer works.Program NotesThe varied sections of the piece feature different concepts like…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel Eisenhardt
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The unique combination of bassoon and percussion/marimba/vibraphone creates many dark and “woody” colors as suggested by the title of the first movement, “Wood and Wind.” This movement explores the lyric qualities of the bassoon in its upper register. The…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for horn and marimba, Call of Boromir is based upon a character from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings epic who blew his horn in times of distress and battle. Like many of McCarthy's other works, the marimba part is extremely idiomatic and blends nicely…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Marimba, Winds…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Written for marimbist Michael Burritt, this virtuosic three-movement work is a first-rate piece of music. The solo marimba part is virtuosic and challenging. The electronics weave in and out of the solo and ensemble texture, sometimes…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Scored for 4 keyboards, 5 percussion, timpani, and piano, "Dance Music" thrives on creating fascinating dialogue within the ensemble.Program NotesWritten for the Kent State University Percussion Ensemble, Michael Burritt, conductor.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright:…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A virtuosic marimba solo. The title describes a late, moonlit walk in winter on Lake Wahbekaness in Interlochen, MichiganProgram NotesDance on Wahbekaness was commissioned in 2005 by marimbist Nathan Daughtrey.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2006 Number of Players…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This composition evokes the dark, sinister feeling that surrounds Mt. Diablo located in San Francisco. To achieve this feeling, the composition is written in A minor. The piece begins with the thunderous sounds of agitato drumming, followed by the rhythmic…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kandis Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications