for Symphonic Band
Ascendant is an exciting work for concert band scored in a cinematic style. The piece is marked by soaring melodies and rich textures that truly showcase the power of a concert band.Program NotesAscendant was commissioned by the Bowling…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Breaking Their Hold is a bold and aggressive work for orchestra. The intense percussion and dramatic themes are sure to move any audience.Program NotesBreaking Their Hold is a bold and aggressive work for orchestra. The intense percussion and dramatic themes…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from Quatre Pièces Caractéristiques, Op. 5, No. 2
Caprice à la Boléro combines a driving rhythmic undercurrent with lyrical melodicism, and as a marimba duet allows the performers to have a turn at each. Despite the division of labor, the virtuosity of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Clara Schumann, Martin Blessinger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Taylor’s Concerto No. 1 for Marimba displays confident youth as the composer ambitiously recalls the Romanticism of the past. The work is a large-scale undertaking for the soloist and the ensemble. Taylor has truly constructed a solo part of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Consolation is chorale-like and passionately evokes the emotions one endures when they find a source of comfort in a time of suffering or grief. Representing the complex emotions of the human condition, Consolation juxtaposes moments of quiet solace, building…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Finlandian Celebration is an uplifting and exciting work for youngwinds and percussion. The single movement work pays homage to the theme written by Jean Sibelius' timeless work, Finlandia.Program NotesA Finlandian Celebration is an uplifting and exiting…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A challenging single-movement work for advanced ensembles, The Glass Prison employs aleatory and sound mass techniques, but within a traditional band scoring and notational paradigm.Program NotesThe Glass Prison is an eight-minute work for symphonic band…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Originally written for solo marimba and percussion ensemble, Taylor has reworked The Hunt as a solo feature with wind ensemble. As the title implies, the work is a programmatic and virtuosic fantasy that expresses how the calm of nature can…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Burladingen beim ersten Schneefall ("Burladingen upon the first snowfall")
Commissioned by the Brian A. West TCU Percussion Orchestra for their performance at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Image for Percussion Orchestra paints a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Martin Blessinger
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With its haunting melodies and rhythmic drive, The Oredock Legends is an exciting work capturing past spirit of the iron industry of Wisconsin. Commissioned by young musicians, for young musicians, this work is educational, but filled with musicality and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Noah D. Taylor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications