This bravura piece for six drummers alternates sections of strict rhythm with unmeasured sections which include randomly repeated events.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players: 6 Duration: 7:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Sextet Category…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This 2-movement work was written for Goto's wife, Akiko. The first air features a rhapsodic opening alternating between mallets and hands, followed by a dance-like 6/8. The second air expands on the dance-like nature of the first and even has a nod to…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With text by Lord Byron, The Destruction of Sennacherib is a powerful work for amplified spoken voice and a battery percussion septet. The piece is driving from beginning to end and will add a lot of variety to a percussion ensemble concert!Program NotesThe…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dirges for solo timpani consists of four short movements representing a sense of mourning in four different musical forms.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 9:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Downside, Up and Around explores the range of textures and timbres made possible by simple set-ups. It features two snare drum soloists accompanied by five percussionists and is influenced by techno music, which focuses on long-scale ostinati with gradual…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Line Around Us is a sextet that explores an extreme membranophone range, accented by the use of cymbals. The work helps performers strengthen ensemble awareness, work on polyrhythmic figures, and develop dynamic sensitivity.Program NotesThe Line Around Us…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Concerto for Drums and Wind Ensemble
Drawing on melodic material from Yankee Doodle and the Funeral March of the U.S. Army, Yo Goto has crafted a brilliant showpiece for snare drum soloist and symphonic band, which rooted in the tradition of rudimental…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The 'Svara Mandala' is a rare kind of harp used in Indian classical music. It is usually played to the accompaniment of tablas. In this 6-movement piece, the 'Svara Mandala' is addressed as a deity, each invocation emphasizing a different sound producing…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Walter Mays
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
So We Go Forward is a driving work for 9 percussionists that was inspired by a quote from Chukwuemeka (“Emeka”) Odumegwu Ojukwu was one of the most important figures in the Nigerian/Biafran Civil War in the late 1960s. Describing his soldiers' position on the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Barudin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications