Looking out the window once the plane has broken through the clouds gives me instant peace because it is such a beautiful sight - almost indescribable. The piece is essentially to aid in my own fear of flying by putting more of a focus on the part of flying…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Joe W. Moore
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
The Absence of Color was written in the Winter of 2007 and received its premiere at Elon University (NC) in April, 2008. The music and the poetry came in response to two of my friends being pulled apart to different places because of work situations. Both the…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Jon Metzger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Inspired by the excitement, stress, and fear brought forth from unanticipated change. This is heard as seemingly consistent patterns make decidedly unexpected transformations. These occur either through changes in pulse, in melodic inflection…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Kenneth Froelich
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Achievement Unlocked is a driving, exuberant, and FUN piece for young percussion ensembles to unlock their potential! This highly flexible piece can be played by ensembles of 8-17 players, and through doubling the piece can easily accommodate over 20. Packed…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Josh Turner
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Ad Astra is an exploration of minimalism, composite rhythms, and texture. It is influenced by Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas in the sense that all of the instruments blend amorphously to form a single sound rather than emphasizing any one instrument.Program…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Von Hansen
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
This beautiful adagio from one of the best known romantic symphonies truly enables the marimba ensemble to reach its most sensitive heights. The eight players can perform on four instruments (including optional bass).
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1984 Number of…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Saint-Saens, Richard Gipson
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Adaptable Duets for Christmas is the highly anticipated addition to Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam’s Adaptable Ensemble series. Following the success of their previous two books in the series, this latest volume features 28 expertly arranged duets for…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Tyler Arcari, Matthew R. Putnam
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Adaptable Duets contains 29 newly composed or arranged duets written at grades 1.5 to 3. Written by emerging composers Tyler Arcari, Matthew R. Putnam and Robert Clayson, these duets will add something new, fresh, and different to your duet repertoire.…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Tyler Arcari, Matthew R. Putnam, Robert Clayson
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Adaptable Quartets for Christmas contains 22 newly arranged quartets written at grades 1.5 to 3. Since it’s creation in 2019, Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam’s Adaptable Ensemble series has emerged as a leading resource in flexible instrumentation and this…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Tyler Arcari, Matthew R. Putnam, Robert Clayson
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Adaptable Quartets contains 21 newly-composed or arranged trios that can be flexibly used with any combination of wind and percussion instruments, making them an invaluable resource in the modern band room! Written at an accessible 1.5-3 grade level,…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Matthew R. Putnam, Robert Clayson, Tyler Arcari
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing