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Ah One
Dan Senn
Allen Molineux
Jessica Muñiz
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Maurice Wright
Mark Berry
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Stanko Horvat
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Marko
Ruzdjak
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Walter B. Saul
Zae Munn
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Igor Krivokapic
William L. Cahn
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$24.95
"Ah
One, for
two Vibraphones and
amplified acoustic Bass, was created using
my Raku Composition Program, a computer-assisted composing program which
takes as its model the "elegant awkwardness" inherent in the raku
ceramic process. This ancient method, which is closely associated with
Zen and the Japanese tea ceremony, purposely uses unstable materials and
processes as a means of frustrating an artist's will to control the
medium. With the RCP, routines have been developed to act in a
like manner - and while these routines are often aleatoric in nature,
great care must be taken to perform Ah One exactly as written. For
example, the piece will not survive metrical inaccuracy.
Ah One
is structured to produce twenty-four clusters of activity with the bass
part serving as an interconnecting voice" - Dan Senn. college/professional.
Down by the Old Third Stream
$15.00
Vibraphone
and bass. Loosely based on the opening
motive of the old barbershop quartet classic, Down by the Old Mill
Stream, this work places two traditional jazz partners in a series
of casual and intense "third stream" settings. college.
Fallen
Peace for Marimba & String Quartet
Marimba solo, score & string parts:
$25.00
An audience friendly work
with an accessible marimba solo that would be a great way to feature a
performer with intermediate to advanced level performance abilities.
This piece would make a unique contribution to any recital program!
adv. high school/college.
Grand Duo
$22.00
Scored for
viola
and
multi-percussion
this work was composed for Barbara Westphal and Harvey Price who
premiered it at New York's Merkin Hall. In six movements, the work
explores the rich alto register of the viola and the marimba and also
includes brief passages for a small bell or gong, wood blocks (2), and
two drums (one with snares). college/professional.
"Grand
Duo. . . . opened the program. One of the city's more prolific
composers, Wright also produces some of the most consistently
pleasurable pieces to be heard on local stages. There's a witty,
jazzy tone to many of his works even those, like Grand Duo, that
seem to explore more serious subjects."
(The Philadelphia Inquirer 11/86)
Interface: for Viola and Marimba
$15.00
Zae Munn
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An attractive and virtuosic pairing of instruments.
Interface is a musical psychodrama in which the
viola
plays the
part of the artist and the
marimba
plays the underlying archetype which
the artist struggles to express. There is an intricate interplay between
the parts as they undergo gradual increases in tempo. college.
Jeu
Des Cloches: for Marimba and String Quartet
$32.00
A challenging contemporary work commissioned by the
Zagreb Quartet on the occasion of it's 75th anniversary (1994).
Marimba
and all
string
parts
get a good workout - with much rhythmic interplay
between parts. Marimba part requires four mallets. college/professional.
[Recorded on
Sticks & Winds & Strings/Igor
Lesnik - CD IL01/HoneyRock]
"The
writing for the string quartet, which plays a role of corresponding
significance to that of the marimba soloist, reveals Horvat's experience
and talent as a composer. . . will definitely be worth the effort."
(Percussive
Notes)
Notturno: for Guitar Trio and Percussion
$32.00
A
unique pairing of instruments - written for the Zagreb
Guitar Trio
and percussionist Igor Lesnik, this
work was premiered in 1995 at the Zagreb Music Biennale. Scored for
one multipercussionist
utilizing: triangles (2),
glockenspiel, vibraphone, suspended cymbals (3), cow bells (3), maracas
(2), and a large tam tam. college/professional. [Recorded on
Sticks & Winds & Strings/Igor
Lesnik - CD IL01/HoneyRock]
".
. . music programs at the collegiate level that have the requisite
personnel should closely examine this imaginative quartet."
(Percussive
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On the Day of Pentecost
$25.00
This musical portrait,
inspired by events in the Book of Acts, is scored for the unique pairing
of
harp
and
one
multi-percussionist.
Plenty of room in this one to display one's musical finesse with regard
to dynamics and subtle nuance. Suitable for the recital hall or sacred
settings. Percussion instrumentation: glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba,
tom toms (5), bass drum suspended cymbal (3), and gong. college.
$18.00
Scored for
viola
and 4 Roto-toms,
Start Dancing "celebrates the notion of moving beyond the
study of something to the actual doing of that something;
allowing all the study, contemplation and rehearsing to take us finally
to something more (than just study, contemplation and
rehearsing)." Wonderful melodic and rhythmic interplay between the
instruments - a lively addition for any viola or percussion recital!
Duration: 9 min. college/professional.
Audience friendly, three movement suite scored for a unique combination
of
marimba
&
harp.
Both instruments get a challenging workout. This title would make a very
interesting addition to any college recital and could be used for
performances in a variety of settings outside the concert hall as well.
4 1/3 octave marimba - four mallets. Duration: ca 15' 19" (Cavatina
6'19"/Toccata 4'02"/Folia 4'58"). college.
Three Solos for Bass Guitar and Drum Set
$17.95
Anthony Miranda
This advanced collection of recital pieces
for electric bass and drum set was written to provide performers with
recital material designed to exploit and expand the possibilities of the
bass guitar and drum set as solo instruments. A unique combination
of strict notation and improvisation will provide the performers with a
truly exciting challenge. college.
". . .won't you
join the dance?" (a Pas de Duex for Double-Bass and Percussion)
$25.00
Commissioned
by and dedicated to members of the Finnish National Opera Orchestra,
this challenging dance-like duet is scored for
bass
and
multi-percussionist
utilizing
roto-toms (3), large wood block, sus. cymbal and Chinese cymbal.
college. [Recorded on The Solo Percussionist/The Music of William
L. Cahn - CD 10339/NEXUS]
