Addison Avenue was inspired by the style of the classic big band led by the great Count Basie. It's a toe-tapping swing chart featuring dynamic statements from all sections of the band and jumping shout choruses for the whole ensemble. The solo section…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A Collection of Duets, Trios, and Quartets for Cajons, Congas, and/or Djembes
Featuring nine pieces - three duets, three trios, & three quartets - each playable on cajons, congas, djembes, or any combination of the three, All Hands on Deck is a flexible…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Baldur, son of Odin, is known in Norse mythology as the god of beauty and light, peace and righteousness. Through the treachery of Loki, the trickster and god of fire and magic, Baldur is slain by his own twin brother with a spear made from mistletoe. He is…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Red Ribbons is a dramatic and colourful concert piece that takes its inspiration from the Red Ribbon Rebellion which flared up on the Bendigo goldfields of Victoria, Australia in 1853. Thousands of miners, objecting to the harsh license conditions imposed by…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Some People's Kids is a set of two short pieces for percussion ensemble each based around a 16-bar melody written by Gottry's two kids.Program NotesSome People's Kids originated as a deal with my children: if they'd each compose a 16-measure melody, I'd use…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
There, Their, They’re is a three-movement work for percussion quartet using minimal instrumentation. The prevailing time signature of each movement is based on the number of unique characters in each word of its title (4, 5, 6) and the three movements are…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Percussion Trio
As a small, chamber work for handheld percussion, this is an excellent change of pace piece for percussion ensembles. Appropriate for run-out concerts, tour performances, or for a “front-of-curtain” selection to open your percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title of this work, Zig Zag, is derived from two of its more obvious formal or structural elements. These contrasting ideas don’t necessarily connect intuitively to the primary theme, potentially giving the audience the sense that the piece is…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications