Aurora Australis, the southern hemisphere’s equivalent to the famous Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), is a descriptive work portraying the colourful night sky light display visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martyn Hancock
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Cold Pressed is set up as a modified drum set with timbral notation, meaning each instrument is assigned a pitch and arranged like a keyboard. If you read keyboard music well, learning the notation will be a piece of cake. Syncopation, contrasting timbres and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dave Hollinden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Of Wind and Water is based on a verse from the Bhagavad Gita, “which suggests that the movement of our senses among the sense objects is similar to the wind carrying a ship across the waters.” The piece is very free in nature, but picks up momentum driving…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dave Hollinden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Remembering a Friend was composed in memory of Leading Seaman Colin Hughes, Royal Australian Navy, who was tragically taken from us in September 2012 whilst on duty in Cairns, Australia. The piece opens by paying slight reference to the tune ‘The Watermill’…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martyn Hancock
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Focusing your awareness into...Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm. A power house of a piece that motivates both listener and performer to interact.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 1994 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 15:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dave Hollinden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Songs of Vent are intended as contemporary pedagogical models designed for the intermediate-level performer. The desire is that these pieces will give expression to the creative voice of the developing player, allowing them to ‘vent’ their intellect, emotion…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Michael Edgerton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A challenging duet for two multi-percussionists with nearly identical set-ups, Surface Tension travels through many styles: hip-hop, rock, jazz waltz, and back again. As with his other compositions, Hollinden uses metric modulations for transitioning smoothly…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dave Hollinden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Whole Toy Laid Down was inspired by an extended daydream about a mechanical wind-up toy. With that as a starting point, my goal was to fuse the energy of rock style drumming with classical performance technique, resulting in music that is both accessible…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dave Hollinden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications