Daniel Adams

Daniel Adams (b. 1956, Miami, FL( is a Professor of Music at Texas Southern University. Adams holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (1985) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music form the University of Miami (1981) and a Bachelor of Music form Louisiana State University (1978). Adams currently serves as the President of the South Central Chapter of the College Music Society. He is the composer of numerous published musical compositions and the author of several articles and reviews on various topics related to Twentieth Century percussion music, musical pedagogy and the music of Texas.

His book entitled The Solo Snare Drum was published in 2000. He is also the author of two entreis published in 2009 in the Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History 1986 to the Present. In 2005 he appeared as an invited guest conductor for the premiere of a commissioned work at the Teatro Nancional in San Jose, Coasta Rica. His music has been performed throughout the United States, and in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Turkey, Argentina, Canada and South Korea.

He is recorded on Capstone Records, Ravello Records and Summit Records.

From Daniel Adams

Camaraderie

$48.00

“… Camaraderie is a musical and exciting addition to the repertoire for solo timpani with percussion accompaniment.” – John Baldwin, Percussive Notes The term “camaraderie” is defined as good will and light-hearted rapport between friends. The title is symbolic of the musical rapport between the soloist and the ensemble.

“… Camaraderie is a musical and exciting addition to the repertoire for solo timpani with percussion accompaniment.” – John Baldwin, Percussive Notes The term “camaraderie” is defined as good will and light-hearted rapport between friends. The title is symbolic of the musical rapport between the soloist and the ensemble.

Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble

$69.00

This concerto is based on thematic materials in both the solo and ensemble part that are transformed through polyrhythmic textures, changing meters, shifting rhythmic subdivisions and imitative counterpoint.

This concerto is based on thematic materials in both the solo and ensemble part that are transformed through polyrhythmic textures, changing meters, shifting rhythmic subdivisions and imitative counterpoint.

Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds

$120.00

Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds was commissioned and composed in 2004 for Robert McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In this concerto, the solo timpanist, winds and percussion section interact equally in the transformation and development of thematic materials.

Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds was commissioned and composed in 2004 for Robert McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In this concerto, the solo timpanist, winds and percussion section interact equally in the transformation and development of thematic materials.

Resonant Canvass

$12.00

This multi-percussion solo is filled with wonderful sounds and textures. The title refers to the interplay between sounds emanating from instruments with long reverberation times and those which produce sounds of shorter duration.- Joshua D. Smith, Percussive Notes

This multi-percussion solo is filled with wonderful sounds and textures. The title refers to the interplay between sounds emanating from instruments with long reverberation times and those which produce sounds of shorter duration.- Joshua D. Smith, Percussive Notes

Road Traversed and Reversed

$25.00

For two marimbas, marimba one: 4 1/3 octaves, marimba two 5 octavesThe title is based on the concept that new experience and events always replicate patterns rooted in an unconscious past. The over-lapping rolls in the opening section develop into the thematic interplay that traverses the entire range of the two marimbas.

For two marimbas, marimba one: 4 1/3 octaves, marimba two 5 octavesThe title is based on the concept that new experience and events always replicate patterns rooted in an unconscious past. The over-lapping rolls in the opening section develop into the thematic interplay that traverses the entire range of the two marimbas.

Shadow On Mist CD

$7.00

Shadow on Mist was composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Robert McCormick. It was inspired by the pictorial imagery of South Florida.

Shadow on Mist was composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Robert McCormick. It was inspired by the pictorial imagery of South Florida.