Looking out the window once the plane has broken through the clouds gives me instant peace because it is such a beautiful sight - almost indescribable. The piece is essentially to aid in my own fear of flying by putting more of a focus on the part of flying…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joe W. Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A developmental, hard-driving swing composition.Program NotesWritten for Conti Condoli and the Tonite Show Orchestra. Premiered by Condoli at The Lakeland Jazz Festival with The Lakeland Jazz Orchestra and composer, Daniel McCarthy, conducting.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
All the West Was Moving is a tribute to those who fought, endured at home, or died in World War II. This piece is a tribute to those who saved the West during the bleakest hours of humankind. It is a tribute in hopes that history will preserve the…
Style:
Woodwind, String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
All the West Was Moving is a tribute to those who fought, endured at home, or died in World War II. This piece is a tribute to those who saved the West during the bleakest hours of humankind. It is a tribute in hopes that history will preserve the…
Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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
The instrumentation for Apex represents an amalgamation different percussive sounds: glass bottles, pieces of wood, bell tree, toms, triangle, bongos, kick drum, and snare drum. The word Apex means high point; so much of the music begins at the higher pitched…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joe W. Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dedicated to Keith Aleo, Director of Orchestral Percussion for The Zildjian Cymbal Company, Balance of Power is a virtuosic duet riddled with rhythmic intricacies and interplay between the two percussionists.Program NotesDedicated to Keith Aleo, Director of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for Melissa Krause & Jeffrey Lastrapes, this 5-1/2 minute cello duet will give you a workout and will astound audiences. Beat on!
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 5:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Duet…
Style:
String
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Benedict(us) is an energetic and exciting piece of music that explores janissary percussion instruments; triangles, tambourines, and bass drum as well as other accessory and battery percussion instruments such as toms, woodblocks, and snare drum. The brackets…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joe W. Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Tuba Feature
Blithe Spirit is a unique and innovative showpiece for tuba and chamber ensemble. What seems an odd combination of instruments meshes perfectly. Tubists, try this on your next recital!Program NotesBlithe Spirit is one of the earliest works in the…
Style:
Woodwind, Brass
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications