The inspiration behind Drops came from observing a rainstorm come and go one evening. As the storm started, the drops were falling sporadically, and every so often enough water would collect on a leaf to create a single drop that would fall to the ground.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ryan Elvert
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Hopscotch is a playful, although not entirely innocent, composition where the game-like mentality is pursued on a variety of levels. The first movement serves as a prelude to the dance-like flavor of the second movement. Challenging work for both performers.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael DeMurga
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Merge began as an exercise in percussive hocket, where each player is given a part of the whole. This is done so in both the rhythms played in the drums and melody in the tuned pipes. The ascending and deciding lines throughout each performer present a very…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ryan Elvert
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Before any notes were laid, I was given the mental image of a window, in the back of a Colorado coffee house, that supplied a breath taking view of the Front Range mountains. From that image I constructed a piece that takes the listener on a climb to the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ryan Elvert
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Strollin’ is a charming new work for String Orchestra, utilizing syncopation in 6/8 time. Written as a contemporary jazz piece, every voice is balanced with the other making this a great piece to reinforce tutti play and blend. We know you and your audiences…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Shirl Jae Atwell
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing