Grainger tells us that Arrival Platform Humlet conveys the sense of “Awaiting the arrival of belated train bringing one’s sweetheart from foreign parts; great fun! The sort of thing one hums to oneself as an accompaniment to one’s tramping feet as one happily…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Written for percussionist Jeffrey Barudin, Concert(in)o for Marimba & WInd Quintet is a challenging, delightful three-movement work that showcases the full range of the marimba, both musically & physically.Program NotesConcert(in)o for Marimba and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Danny Deever started life as a poem from the “Barracks Room Ballads” of Rudyard Kipling, a major cultural hero of Percy Grainger’s. Originally scored the for small male unison chorus, large male choir, and a large orchestra including saxophones and euphonium…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Originally scored for 5 solo voices, a double mixed chorus, 3 orchestral groups of brass, strings, and mixed mandolins and guitars, Father and Daughter is one of Grainger's most exciting works. It may be performed as a standalone work or as a set called "…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Set in two movements - Hocket-ish and Tandem - Interactions for Baritone Saxophone & Percussion is a tour-de-force for both players and a delight for audiences, both visually and aurally.Program NotesInteractions for Baritone Saxophone and Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from "The Jungle Book" Cycle
This 5-movement suite contains half of Grainger’s Jungle Book Cycle, including Morning Song in the Jungle, The Inuit, The Hunting Song of the Seeonee Pack, The Beaches of Lukannon, and .Program Notes"My Kipling 'Jungle Book' Cycle…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
This setting of Molly on the Shore re-assigns most of the “knuckle-buster” woodwind parts to 4 players on 4 marimbas, treating the marimbas like a soli group in a concerto grosso. This arrangement for 8 hands on 4 marimbas and band is a Grade 5, well-suited…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Refracted Moonlight is a masterfully crafted interpretation of motives & melodies from Debussy's "Claire de Lune" viewed through the filter of the octatonic scale. Although Cairns uses fragments of Debussy's piece, this is an imaginative, purely original…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Why this fascination with the tango? Perhaps it is because the tango, more than any other popular dance, often tells a story. The resulting drama and ballet-like verve captivate dancers, musicians and audiences alike. John Paulson captures the essence of this…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
John Paulson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Tragic Ballads is a Grade 6, well-suited for the accomplished collegiate wind band. The Three Tragic Ballads - “Danny Deever,” “The Three Ravens,” and “Father and Daughter” - can be played as a set or individually.Program NotesPercy Grainger (1882-1961…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music