Skipping Stones was composed for percussionist Alison Shaw in 2007. My intention was to create the aural illusion of foreground and background layers through a combination of register, dynamic, and mallet type changes. The title refers to the manner in which the foreground melodic fragments appear to skip across and submerge into the undulating surface of the background material.
Related products
Vertical River
$30.00 – $35.00Inspired by Tyson’s rafting adventure with John Parks on the Boise River. This piece depicts the beauty, excitement, and occasional feeling of losing control that they experienced in the raft that day.
Inspired by Tyson’s rafting adventure with John Parks on the Boise River. This piece depicts the beauty, excitement, and occasional feeling of losing control that they experienced in the raft that day.
Wrist Twisters
$32.00 – $35.00Wrist Twisters: A classic method book for snare drum, written by Elden “Buster” Bailey, who was a 40+ year member of the New York Philharmonic, a 20+ year teacher at the Juilliard School, and is acclaimed as one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time.
Wrist Twisters: A classic method book for snare drum, written by Elden “Buster” Bailey, who was a 40+ year member of the New York Philharmonic, a 20+ year teacher at the Juilliard School, and is acclaimed as one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time.
Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum
$18.00 – $20.00It is with the virtuosic percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.
It is with the virtuosic percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.
Jerry-Rigged
$8.00 – $9.00A 4.3 marimba solo inspired by the Grateful Dead.
A 4.3 marimba solo inspired by the Grateful Dead.
Four-Mallet Progressive Literature
$25.00 – $28.00A companion to Four-Mallet Method for Marimba; 45 solos that focus on double vertical strokes, single alternating strokes, rolls, and single independent strokes.
A companion to Four-Mallet Method for Marimba; 45 solos that focus on double vertical strokes, single alternating strokes, rolls, and single independent strokes.
Sirocco
$12.00 – $13.00Another delightful piece of Butov’s for xylophone solo, accompanied by two marimbists playing one marimba. Piano accompaniment/score included.
Another delightful piece of Butov’s for xylophone solo, accompanied by two marimbists playing one marimba. Piano accompaniment/score included.
Twilight
$40.00In Twilight, Brostrom focuses on basic ideas of chords and color transformation. An example of this occurs in the opening phrase as chords are passed off from duo to duo. “Twilight” is defined as “the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night” or simply as “an intermediate state that is not clearly defined.” (Intermediate to Advanced)Duration 6:00.
In Twilight, Brostrom focuses on basic ideas of chords and color transformation. An example of this occurs in the opening phrase as chords are passed off from duo to duo. “Twilight” is defined as “the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night” or simply as “an intermediate state that is not clearly defined.” (Intermediate to Advanced)Duration 6:00.
Contemporary Audition Solos for Percussion
$14.00 – $15.00An excellent collection of keyboard, timpani, snare drum and multi-perc solos suitable for college auditions.
An excellent collection of keyboard, timpani, snare drum and multi-perc solos suitable for college auditions.
Spanish Dance (Playera) (Granados/arr. Ron Fink)
$12.00 – $13.00Arranged for marimba quartet
Arranged for marimba quartet
Nina’s Joy
$19.50 – $21.00Skylark Orange Circles
$33.00 – $39.00Duet for two marimbasSkylark Orange Circles is dedicated to the wonderful Japanese marimba virtuoso, Momoko Kamiya. The music is very dance-like in quality, going over and over through mostly the same sequence of harmonies while melodic variations are developed. The melodic ideas become more and more like a bird (or flute) singing as the work progresses.
Duet for two marimbasSkylark Orange Circles is dedicated to the wonderful Japanese marimba virtuoso, Momoko Kamiya. The music is very dance-like in quality, going over and over through mostly the same sequence of harmonies while melodic variations are developed. The melodic ideas become more and more like a bird (or flute) singing as the work progresses.