...all things hastened back to Unity uses Greek philosopher Xenophanes' quote as a basis for its structure and motivic development. From an eight measure chord...
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...
from "Carnival of the Animals"
Written for keyboard percussion sextet, Aquarium is an arrangement of Saint-Saëns’ enchanting movement of the same name from...
Transcribed for band from a famous classical vocal selection. Lyric in style, Aria di Chiesa unfolds in an emotional display of harmonic and dramatic tension....
Style: Concert Band
Arranger / Composer: Stradella; Fraschillo, Thomas
The piece opens freely with a quick 32nd note pattern to be repeated ad lib with written dead strokes to be interspersed throughout. Out of this section comes...
After a free, improvisatory opening, Choice moves into a rhythmically exciting dance-like section in 6/8. The performer is required to play polyrhythms between...
Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth."Program Notes<b.Collapse is based on a...
Percussion Sextet Feature
High energy piece with much interplay within the soloist group and between the soloists and the band.Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2004...
for 6 Solo Percussion & CD
High energy piece with much interplay within the soloist group and between the soloists and the band.Program NotesMusic can be...
Traditional Latin rhythms comprise this ostinato-based piece. Player 1 acts as a soloist throughout, though the other players have improvisation opportunities...