POD-Nico Muhly's Pulses Cycles Clouds for large mixed Percussion ensemble was written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. At its core it is a group of four marimbas surrounded by various bells and other mallet instruments; unpitched instruments here are primarily played by an ensemble of amateur percussionists. The piece obsesses over a cycle of eleven chord…
Facsimile Of The Draft Score and Paul Sacher'S Annotated Full Score Copy-Béla Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion composed in summer 1937 on a commission from Paul Sacher and premièred in Basel in January 1938 is incontestably one of the supreme creations of modern music. This publication with introductory essays by Felix Meyer Robert W. Wason Lászlo Vikárius and Wolfgang Rathert …
Suitable for young children aged 3-7 this book allows everyone to join in playing and singing along to familiar songs with simple percussion instruments. A free CD providing the backing and accompaniments is included toplay-along to. Barry hart talks you through each instrument: how to hold and play it to produce the best sound and tips for very young children to play in time. This book can be u…
Trois Rivieres by Kaija Saariaho was Commissioned by the French Government and Musica Strasbourg.As the title suggests Trois rivières is divided into three separate sections. The first part introduces allthe instrumental colours used in the piece. The rhythmic aspect is here nearly eliminated giving room for the timbral scales colours resonances attacks and textures to come to the fore. The …
The Louisville Leopard Percussionists an ensemble founded and directed by Diane Downs has been wowing audiences at national and regional PAS and MENC conventions for several years. Using music arranged by Diane these youngstersperform with a degree of enthusiasm and skill that is truly amazing. For the first time these distinctive arrangements are available in print – carefully edited by…
This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses bristling with technical difficulties'. However as he goes on to say 'young people arenaturally gifted with extraordinary rhythmic skills which normally remain untapped'. Given the opportunity older children have here the material for a highly arresting piece o…
This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses bristling with technical difficulties'. However as he goes on to say 'young people are naturally gifted with extraordinary rhythmic skills which normally remain untapped'. Given the opportunity older children have here the material for a highly arresting piece …
Founded and directed by award-winning educator Diane Downs The Louisville Leopard Percussionists have been wowing audiences at national and regional conventions for years. In addition they were featured recently in the HBOFamily documentary The Music in Me in a segment entitled “The Leopards Take Manhattan: The Little Band That Roared.” Here are the authentic arrangements by Diane c…
A Selkie Tale is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by seven- to eleven-year-olds year olds. Four solo roles and several separate chorus groups give scope for the participation of a large number of children of all ability levels.The story is a humorous version of the Orkney folk-tale of an islander kidnapping a Selkie wife - a creature who is a seal in …
Joe Cutler's Zzz for Two Percussionists.First performed by Chris Brannick and Richard Benjafield as part of the Cutting Edge Series at the Warehouse London on December 13th 2001.Duration: 4 minutes
Koncert For Skrammel Og Orkester (Concerto For Trash and Orchestra) is a Children's Concerto for 3 'trash percussionists' and Orchestra composed by Anders Koppel in 2007.
Founded and directed by award-winning educator Diane Downs The Louisville Leopard Percussionists have been wowing audiences at national and regional conventions for years. In addition they were featured recently in the HBOFamily documentary The Music in Me in a segment entitled ?The Leopards Take Manhattan: The Little Band That Roared.? Here are the authentic arrangements by Diane carefully edi…
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