Cloudburst is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 12. It portrays images of soaring over skylines with dazzling sunlight and flurries of clouds spread out across the bright blue sky.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Into the Fray is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It is a musical portrayal of someone getting prepared to face a significant challenge. The piece starts with a slow intense melody…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Island Breeze is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It evokes images of being at a party on the beach. The piece features a laid back melody as well as written out solo measures for…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Clayson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lullaby for PJ is dedicated to the composer's beautiful baby daughter, born on May 9, 2016. Unlike most of the piece in the Ignite series, this work exposes students to playing delicately at a fairly slow tempo.Program NotesLullaby for PJ is dedicated to my…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Part of the Ignite Series, On the Spectrum is an extremely flexible piece that helps students explore the sonic possibilities of the modern percussion ensemble by encouraging them to choose instruments that work well together and listen to how they fit into…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dedicated to the composer's young daughter who is fascinated with everything in the night sky, StarDancer alternates between light-hearted, spinning dances and more raucous, foot-stomping dances.Program NotesStarDancer is dedicated to & inspired by my 3-…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Topsy Turvy was written for the C. Alan Publications Ignite Series, which features entertaining yet flexible pieces for young percussion ensembles. It is meant to conjure up all of the fun one might experience at the circus.Program NotesTopsy Turvy was…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications