'Joy to the World'
A wonderful Christmas prelude for organ. Based on Joy to the World, this work adds the complex harmonies of the modern composition while celebrating the holiday season with music.Program NotesAs Easter is about rising, Christmas is about…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Event Horizon is a 2-minute jubilant fanfare which alternates between punchy syncopation and longer lyrical lines. The lively interplay between the brass and the timpani gives the piece rhythmic and syncopated momentum from beginning to end.
Grade Level: 3…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A great work for the modern string ensemble. Fast paced and energetic, this one keeps the audience listening.Program NotesI. Moon Fractals II. Obscured by Clouds III. Morning Fractals IV. Fire, Dance & Wahbekanetta
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2006 Number of…
Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Commissioned by the Akron Symphony Orchestra for the 75th anniversary celebration. The piece is for youth orchestra with an accompanying cd of songs written by middle school children from Akron middle schools.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A modern solo for B-flat Clarinet that recreates the sounds of flight with soaring lines and fast, rhythmic runs.Program NotesWritten for Caroline Hartig, Professor of Clarinet, Michigan State University College of Music.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Opening with a flourish of woodwinds and a brass fanfare, Fun, Fire & Fury settles into a landscape of driving eighth notes and whirling melodies passed back and forth between the woodwinds and brass. After a brief dreamy interlude, the driving eighths…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for Barrick Stees, Assistant Principal bassoon of the Cleveland Orchestra. The various movements of this work depict aspects of Gothic Cathedral architecture.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: Standard Duration: 20:00 Publisher: C.…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With a driving and undulating syncopation in the percussion and low brass, the trumpet and upper woodwinds provide silky soaring melodies in this 5-1/2 minute overture. As always, McCarthy gets points for originality!
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 1999 Number of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fun & challenging piece with thick scoring and instrumentation throughout. As with many of his works, McCarthy embeds several funky grooves into the context of a serious piece of music.Program NotesWritten for Keith Aleo, at one time Instructor of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A powerfully exciting composition that uses the full force of the modern symphony orchestra. Jazz, Funk, Avant-garde Styles, animated rhythms, and a colorful timbral pallet dominate the musical language of this piece, typical of McCarthy's unique style of…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications