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Title |
Description |
Grade |
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Price |
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Snare Drum |
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| Winds of Change | Advanced Concert Snare solo featuring every imaginable sonic possibility
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Grade 5 | $11.00 | ||
| Firestorm | Very advanced snare drum solo taking the marching idiom to new dimensions
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Grade 5 | $11.00 | ||
| Counterpane II | Advanced PASIC style snare drum solo that incorporates the latest rudiments and concepts. Counterpane II highlights both the visual and the excitement of marching percussion!
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Grade 5 | $9.50 | ||
| Challenging Horizons | Snare drum collection of 11 solos progressing from intermediate to
advanced featuring the latest techniques combined with good musical phrasing. (TEXAS UIL SOLO LIST, CLASS 1) ....."as much fun to hear as they are to perform!"
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Grade 3-5 | $12.00 | ||
Multiple Percussion |
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| Bamboo Dragon | Challenging multiple percussion solo for concert toms, Bass
drum, temple gongs, and wood block. Wide variety of colors, featuring
sections requiring hand independence. (TEXAS UIL SOLO LIST, CLASS 1) ...."the sounds of the orient!"
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Grade 5 | $14.00 | ||
Percussion Ensemble with soloist |
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| Journey to Beyond | Written to spotlight the ultimate percussionist who is required to demonstrate fluency on Multiple Percussion, Classical Tambourine, African Djembe and Modern Marching Quint-Toms.
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5 + soloist | $45.00 | ||
Celestial Elements" for 7 Percussionists and Snare Drum Soloist |
Written to spotlight the snare drum, each movement gives the listener a different view of musical and tonal capabilities. The movements can be performed separately. "The best vehicle for showcasing the snare drums sound and color that I have ever experienced." Richard MacDonald, Director of Percussion Studies, Winona State University, Minnesota | 7 + soloist | |||
1. Earth |
Reflects the orchestral role and sound of the snare drum.
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Grade 4 | $20.00 | ||
2. Wind |
Highlights the sound color aspects of the snare drum.
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Grade 5+ | $20.00 | ||
3. Fire |
The brash contemporary "outdoor" character of the snare drum.
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Grade 5+ | $20.00 | ||
Percussion Ensemble |
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Kingdom Five Departed
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“A Rhythm Poem” based on a fantasy tale written in Percussion sounds, featuring only Membranophones and Accessories in a Semi-classical vein | 9 players | $45.00 | ||
Arabian Sketches |
Arabian Sketches is based on dances and rhythms from the Mid-east. The composition for western percussion instruments features the "Doumbek" which is a goblet shaped hand drum. Mid-eastern "Zil" and "Riq" can be substituted for the Finger cymbals and tambourine if desired for a more authentic effect, or strictly western instruments can be used. "Arabian Sketches" captures the "aura" of the fabled Mid-east described in novels and legends.
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Grade 5 | 8 players | $45.00 | |
| Tala | Tala allows performers and audience to experience some of the unique aspects of Classical Indian music. Based on a rhythmic pattern of twelve beats it is divided into groupings of 5 and 7 subdivided into 2-3-2-2-3. Written for strictly western instruments, Tala challenges the ensemble to rhythmic precision and ensemble awareness offering a small taste of the relentless energy of Indian music!
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Grade 5 | 7 players | $45.00 | |
| Phantasm III | Phantasm III is an imaginary "movie sound track" featuring the widest possible variety of intriguing sounds and colors. From its first moment with all performers exploring every imaginable possibility for suspended cymbal through a finale of spatial sixteenth notes Phantasm III drives forward with relentless energy. Close your eyes and picture the scenes!
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Grade 5 | 7 players | $45.00 | |
| Sorcery! | Orchestral style ensemble with 20th century harmony, and a driving
timpani ostinato.
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Grade 5 | 12 players | $40.00 | |
| Mushroom Soup | A flashy fusion composition featuring bass and drumset with contrasting
musical sections.
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Grade 5 | 11 players bass and drumset |
$40.00 | |
| Soul of the New Machine | A contemporary ensemble for a younger group, that features a
wide range of colors and textures. (TEXAS UIL ENSEMBLE LIST, CLASS 1) |
Grade 3-4 | 7 players | $30.00 | |
Michael Varner Music
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| Email: MVarner@UTA.edu | **prices subject to change** | 817-272-3434 Fax |