Aqueous Transfusion is a meditative work for solo vibraphone and background track, featuring a metallic orchestra accompanying an evocative solo part. A general feeling of ‘underwater’-ness permeates the track, and this work stands as the first known use of…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jamie Whitmarsh
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to explore the multiple roles of the drumset, Concerto for Drumset and Percussion Ensemble divides into three sections, each treating the drumset in a unique way. The first treats the instrument as a classical multi-percussion set-up. The second…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jamie Whitmarsh
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the bugle call "Taps," this is a powerful composition honoring a young sergeant who lost his life in Iraq. The opening fanfare of Face of Honor is reminiscent of Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" with the thunderous interjections by the battery…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Rumbelow
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An Anthology of 10 Traditional Mexican Tunes
Written for one 4-octave marimba, the arrangements in The Mexican Marimba attempt to recreate the traditional marimba style of street musicians so common in larger cities of Mexico. Street musicians make their…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Terry Baldridge
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Scored for organ and percussion quartet, Soundscapes explores many of the sonic possibilities of the pipe organ and accentuates these with a wide array of battery percussion, gongs & other metallic instruments, and keyboard percussion.
Grade Level: 3…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Robert Rumbelow
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications