Mainly a marimba solo, Agathoclea has a brief battery percussion section to add to the excitement of this piece. Dance-like themes run throughout the work and make for a fun piece on your next program.Program NotesAgathoclea was a drum player and a courtesan…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Euonymus Alatus (sp. "The Burning Bush") is a perfectly simple, classic, yet complex shrub found in home gardens and nurseries in many parts of the country. This work presents a reflection on the plant; Its classic form, its deceptive, mysterious, and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Thom Hasenpflug
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This unique work for 5 timpani and 4 mallets alternates between a relaxed swing feel and a blazing-fast straight-8th 5/4 feel.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 2:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Just off the coast of Cozumel, there is an area near the Columbia Reef known as El Cielo ("the Heavens"). Here you will find a shallow sandy bottom with a bit of sea grass and hundreds if not thousands of giant starfish. The local dive operators who bring you…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Thom Hasenpflug
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
How often do you get to play timpani with four mallets? Here's your chance! Oriental III is a work of bravura for 5 timpani that gives the soloist the opportunity to improvise before coming to a close.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The composer characterizes this piece as learned ethnic. As in all of his previous works, this one is tonal, using ancient modes or their variation that leads to the use of peculiar key signatures.Program NotesIn Persian, Taxim is the ramp where musicians…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dimitris Papadimitriou
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
This arrangement of Carol of the Bells looks back to the Ukrainian version for inspiration, realizing the folk theme for percussive timbres. It is scored for 4 marimbas plus crotales. A beautiful arrangement!Program NotesThis popular theme of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications