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
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
From its opening chords, Inmersión submerges the audience into the sonic world of the vibraphone. It is precisely the aim of the work to take advantage of the deep and beautiful sound of this instrument. From cascading scales to sustained clusters, Inmersión…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jorge Hoyos
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the landscape of the composer's hometown of Medellin, Columbia, Paisaje Accidentado is a single-movement piece with a variety of moods and dissolve into one another. The piece also has a strong cultural influence, as it displays a number of Latin-…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jorge Hoyos
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Because it is a “recital piece,” this work does not employ any experimental techniques and concepts; however, it is based on an idea of musical simultaneity. In fact, different rhythm structures, pitch structures, timbres, and musical characteristics are…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
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
Opposite musical characteristics such as soft and loud, comfort and angular, static and active, hesitant and steadfast are contrastingly employed in this piece.Program NotesValse Éxcentrique is composed as a part of series of pieces written by three composers…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications