Soliloquy for a Passing Century - Score-'All music be it 'abstract' or 'descriptive ' or 'popular' or 'serious ' must speak for itself. Words about it are irrelevant unless they be lyrics or narration. That being said I will attempt a few words about my piece because I was asked to do so and the very special nature of the event in which this first performance takes place. Therefore I offer a g…

Commissioned by the Indiana Bandmasters Association for the 2008 All-State High School Honor Band this stunning work from the pen of Samuel Hazo is a tour de force of Middle Eastern sounds for the contemporary wind band. Fromdelicate and sensual soloistic writing to full-blown ensemble passages with rapid fire tutti rhythms and frenzied percussion here is a rewarding piece with drama and depth t…

for piano. Par LARCHER THOMAS. Smart Dust' devices are tiny wireless microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS) which are able to sense everything from light to vibrations. Thanks to new developments in silicon processing, these 'motes' are no larger than a sand grain even though they are provided with sensors, circuits, wireless communications and a power supply. They collect enormous amounts of data,…

The title of this work is taken from a poem of the same name by the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996) and considers the importance of revolutions tyrannicides and politicalconspiracies in relation to that of skimming shadows fluttering white butterflies and windblown clouds.No Title Required has two movements. The first is fast and virtuosic the …

Alfred's Best series centers around impeccable piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the most loved and recognizable songs in modern music. Best Top 40 Songs: 38 Hits from the '90s to the Now highlights tunes from such varied artists as Bruno Mars, Aerosmith, Evanescence, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, The Verve, and more. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)