With the timpani tuned high, Tension/Release begins with a groove and increases intensity throughout in both tempo and rhythm until the last few lines where the drums bend down, releasing the tension and settling back into its initial form.Program…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jessica Flannigan
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally stemming from an ad lib session during a break in a recording session, TetraCurrent was first written for marimba quartet. Chad Floyd has expanded the piece into a grooving 9-player ensemble, including drum set.Program NotesThe inspiration for…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Chad Floyd
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Changes is organized into three movements: …of time, …of mind, and …of place. The first movement features much unison playing and dialogue between the violin and vibraphone. The second movement explores many of the timbral possibilities of the violin…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Scott Meister
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Unique in its scope and powerful in its musical content, Three Pieces for Timpani & Piano is accessible to a tremendous variety of players.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1991 Number of Players: 2 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: Duet Category: Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Terry Winter Owens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Thunder requires technical command of the instrument as well as a keen sense of musicality. The inspiration of the work comes directly from the title and is represented by the heavy articulated double stops in the opening of the piece. The metallic sounds…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Joe W. Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A follow-up and companion piece to Remington's ever-popular Prelude to Paradise, Thy Kingdom Come is a bright & sparkling new work for percussion orchestra that merges the Swedish hymn How Great Thou Art with original ideas, resulting in a joyous…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Till the Stars Come Down was inspired by the final stanza of the poem "Death's Echo" by W.H. Auden: "Dance, dance, for the figure is easy, / The tune is catching and will not stop; / Dance till the stars come down from the rafters; / Dance, dance, dance till…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title for this piece, Time, reflects several meanings. The first meaning of the title is the abundance of changing time signatures in the piece. Second, the musical styles employed by each movement are representative of those of time periods throughout…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Sam Adams
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Toccata for Percussion Orchestra is a tour-de-force for 12 percussionists that is rooted in the Romantic era, while simultaneously merging with 21st century sensibilities. The physical & emotional impact will leave you breathless!
Grade Level: 4 Copyright…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Utilizing several pitch changes, this is a virtuosic and challenging tour-de-force for solo timpani.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2002 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:45 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
Instrumentation
Solo Timpani
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications