Dance Toccata combines continuous rhythmic motion, varied textures and colors, and motives imbued with strong dance-like features in a work that is energetic and bold. Though the underlying current of pulsation is hardly ever interrupted, there are also…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Frederick Speck
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
First Light
Prima Luce (or "First Light") is a dramatic work for two marimba soloists accompanied by marimba quartet. The two soloists are pitted against one another, performing different scales and rhythms as if competing. These opposing sounds & rhythms…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Quick moving lines flowing through the orchestra make this a wonderful challenge even for the advanced ensemble. A dynamic work for young players by a master of composition.Program NotesCommissioned by the Lafayette School Chamber Orchestra, Lexington,…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Frederick Speck
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A War in Wonderland is a suite for solo euphonium that is a caricature of old-fashioned war, complete with the sound of bugles and drums, court music, and marching on a battlefield.Program NotesA War in Wonderland, a suite for euphonium solo, was commissioned…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications