Originally a marimba & piano duet, Almost Beyond was inspired by the poem and beautiful watercolor print of the same name by StoryPeople creator Brian Andreas. Now scored for a full keyboard percussion ensemble with 2 optional auxiliary percussion parts,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to honor the composer's high school band director for his 30 years of teaching, Catamount Chaos is an exciting, celebratory piece that is full of fanfare & sparkle from beginning to end.Program NotesCatamount Chaos was commissioned by the Panther…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally for two toms found in Daughtrey's collection of duets for young percussionists, DUOLOGY, Drums of Moria has been expanded for full percussion ensemble for C. Alan's IGNITE SERIES. Inspired by the barbaric drums described in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, Falling Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vivid imagery of a meteor shower.Program NotesFALLING STARS by RAINER MARIA RILKE (trans. Albert Ernest Flemming) Do you…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fever Dream is a colorful battery percussion quartet that draws inspiration from the composer's personal experience with a cycle of post-apocalyptic nightmares that a accompanied a nasty bout of tonsillitis. The piece takes the listener on a powerful journey…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by quotes from three revolutionary speakers and activists - Desmond Tutu, Helen Keller, and Martin Luther King, Jr. - Finding Hope takes you on a journey from uncertainty to hope to questioning to resolution and joy. This ultimately uplifting piece…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lullaby for PJ is dedicated to the composer's beautiful baby daughter, born on May 9, 2016. Unlike most of the piece in the Ignite series, this work exposes students to playing delicately at a fairly slow tempo.Program NotesLullaby for PJ is dedicated to my…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Variants on “In the Bleak Midwinter”
In true “fantasy” fashion, this setting of In the Bleak Midwinter starts with a simple statement of the melody in the metallic keyboards against flowing triplets in the marimbas. The melody then travels through several…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Movers & Shakers was commissioned in celebration of a new high school fine arts center. The title was extracted from a verse from Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s popular poem, “Ode.” The first line of the poem has even found its way into pop culture with a brief…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the minimalism of Philip Glass, Pieces of Glass is a dynamic work for young band that takes listeners on a journey through delicate staccato iterations, and sweeping lyrical passages, and powerful chordal punches.
Grade Level: 3.5 Copyright: 2019…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Leslie Gilreath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications