Experience three familiar folksongs in a setting that is suitable for contest as well as concert programming. Froggie Goes A-Courtin', Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair and When Johnny Comes Marching Home are given the full treatment in this varied…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Elliot Del Borgo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is a delightful four-movement suite of Baroque dances for intermediate timpani. Dwayne Rice has taken great care to make the timpani as melodic and musical as possible. Perfect for an undergraduate percussion recital!
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2014…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The familiar bolero rhythm permeates this entire work that is reminiscent of Ravel's “Bolero.” While not a transcription, Del Borgo's Bolero pays homage to the great French composer in that it makes use of similar material that is original while maintaining…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Elliot Del Borgo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fantasie in A is a marimba solo inspired by the M.C. Escher drawing Metamorphosis II. It is the metamorphosis of one musical idea into a series of other musical ideas, connected in much the same way elements of the Escher drawing are connected. One idea…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
These work are ideal for a percussion quartet that wants to perform high quality works without having to move the whole room full of percussion instruments. The entire collection can be performed with one 5-octave marimba, vibraphone, and bells.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Aukofer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
“Veni, Creatus Spiritus” is one of the best known Gregorian chants. The beauty of the melodic line lends itself to presentation in a variety of styles. This tone poem is a very accessible, yet serious piece of music with appeal to both players and listeners.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Elliot Del Borgo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The warmth and vitality of Irish folk music is evident in this exciting setting of “Bold Brennan on the Moor”, “Londonderry Air”, and “Irish Washer Woman”. The three sections of Irish Rhapsody provide excellent contrast and allow the players to display…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Elliot Del Borgo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Give your string group an opportunity to dream a bit with this lyric original work that develops expression and the give-and-take of a more sophisticated composition.Program NotesThis warm and Romantic work for strings was written for the composer's daughter'…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Elliot Del Borgo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The definition of reverie is “a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.” The quiet, reflective passages of this beautifully simple work wander about very much as if in a dream. Reverie was originally written for piano solo but is here…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Part of The EDGE Series, Time Worn is a Latin-based ensemble that has many interesting feels and textures. Players play on the same xylophone at one time through the piece.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 5 Duration: 3:15 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Aukofer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications