Cast in three movements, David Gillingham's Alto Saxophone Sonata is a tour-de-force that showcases the versatility of the instrument of both the saxophone and piano. It was premiered at the World Saxophone Congress in Japan in 1988 by John Nichol, Professor…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the hymn, And Can It Be?, Gillingham takes the work to new heights to depict the escalating violence in this country. The substance of this work is derived from the hymn, starting with a partial statement of the hymn which becomes twisted and snarled…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Elegy for Bass Trombone & String Quartet elicits the multifaceted feelings of grief beginning with the trombone playing a solemn lyrical line in A minor against a quiet backdrop of ascending sixteenths of intervals of sixths and fifths in the string…
Style:
Brass, String
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Brass Quintet…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Brass Quintet…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Building on the work Quintessence, Gillingham adds a first movement that utilizes more mallet percussion and woodwind (piano) in flowing themes and soft harmonies. A stark contrast to the second movement which has a decidedly jazz feel in the solo parts.…
Style:
Percussion, Brass
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Concerto for Bass Trombone
Vital Signs of Planet Earth is a programmatic concerto for bass trombone that seeks to depict the “vital signs” of the earth as related to global warming. Global warming is scientific fact. The level of awareness about global…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Concerto for Bass Trombone
Vital Signs of Planet Earth is a programmatic concerto for bass trombone that seeks to depict the “vital signs” of the earth as related to global warming. Global warming is scientific fact. The level of awareness about global…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications