Premiered on March 3, 1887 by the Taffanel Society for Wind Chamber Music in Paris, France, the enchanting wind octet Méditation by Charles Lefèbvre has been lost to posterity until now. Composer Matthew Arau has reverse-transcribed the only remaining version…
Style:
Woodwind
Composer:
Matthew R. Arau
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Percussion Quartet
Nola-Béla-Sowega for percussion quartet was inspired by the New Orleans brass band tradition and the rhythmically vibrant works of Béla Bartók. The work follows Bartók’s signature arch form (ABCBA) and seeks to be a virtuosic showpiece…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
James M. David
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This driving percussion quartet features a constantly changing sense of pulse that can be found in many genres of music, including East African folk music, Balinese Gamelan ensembles, medieval isorhythmic motets and even American rudimental drumming.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
James M. David
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Short and compact, Sinfonia Caroliniana is structured in three movements, fast-slow-fast, as were the early 18th-century Italian opera overtures called “sinfonias.” Like them, this piece is tonally centered (E-flat - C - E-flat) but uses current harmonic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Walter S. Hartley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications