Pointillism takes its name from a painting technique exploited by the French artist Georges Seurat. Small dots of color were juxtaposed on the canvas so that when viewed from a distance the colors were mixed optically. An attempt to transfer the technique to…
Style:
Percussion, Woodwind
Composer:
Vida Chenoweth
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Short and compact, Sinfonia Caroliniana is structured in three movements, fast-slow-fast, as were the early 18th-century Italian opera overtures called “sinfonias.” Like them, this piece is tonally centered (E-flat - C - E-flat) but uses current harmonic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Walter S. Hartley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Vida Chenoweth, perhaps more than any other artist, is responsible for elevating solo marimba to a level of respect equal in stature to violin, piano or guitar. She is known for her high artistic abilities as well as her insistence on performing new works…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Vida Chenoweth
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications