This percussion sextet written predominantly in 6/4 phrases in alternating bars of 5/8 and 7/8. The 6/4 motivic development blends and creates a rhythmic tension against the 2-3-2-2-3 beaming. A rhythmic motif of sixteenth notes on the “two” groupings drive…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Varner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 37
Villanesca is the fourth selection in a collection for piano entitled 12 Spanish Dances (Op. 37, H.142) by the Spanish pianist and composer Enrique Granados. Set in ABA form, the work now arranged for percussion ensemble…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry, Granados
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Voices of Himeji is an exciting quartet of three movements portraying a beautiful castle in Japan, high on a hill, guarding the city silently for centuries. Divided into separate movements of Drums, Marimbas, and Metals, each feature distinctive groupings of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Varner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications