Piano Feature
This intense piece for solo piano and percussion quartet is a tour-de-force that doesn’t give you a chance to breathe. The piano part incorporates polyrhythms between the hands throughout the piece, while the percussionists play ostinati in the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Constable
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Percussion Trio Feature
Depicting an Aztec myth, the music at the opening of Cuico is fairly abstract and fragmented, with a mixture of tonal and atonal ideas exchanged between soloists and ensemble. Next is a furious dance, featuring each individual…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Greg Danner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the Greek myth concerning the five ages of man, this composition for solo timpani is a musical portrayal of the spirit of the Five Ages. Extensive use of non-traditional effects are employed to develop a unique sonic environment that distinguishes…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Greg Danner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Reflections on Wood explores the full range of emotional expressiveness of the marimba, from dramatic and frenetic, to delicate and gentle, from perseverance and resilience, to stars and cats. By exploring a variety of playing techniques throughout, it is…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mark Neal
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications