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Embark on a dynamic musical journey with "Take Offs and Landings" by Adam Hopper. Perfect for concert and contest settings, this piece soars through exhilarating crescendos and gentle descents, capturing the thrilling essence of flight. An engaging challenge for performers that promises to captivate any audience. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Take Offs And Landings

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Integrate modern compositional techniques within the traditional structure of the percussion ensemble in this large percussion ensemble work. Listeners will notice the heavy bass line provided by the synthesizer and hip-hop-inspired backbeats performed by the drum set. Nestled within is the refrain from the traditional hymn How Great Thou Art. This juxtaposition sonically and thematically creates a unique landscape for listeners and players to engage with.

All She Wrote

Immerse yourself in the dynamic and stirring composition "Southpaw" by Adam Hopper. Perfect for concert and contest settings, this piece challenges musicians with its intricate harmonies and robust energy, captivating audiences and performers alike. Elevate your ensemble's repertoire with this compelling and unforgettable musical masterpiece. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Southpaw

"Hardwick House" by Adam Hopper is a striking addition to any concert or contest repertoire. This piece challenges ensembles to blend dynamic intensity with delicate precision, enveloping audiences in a powerful yet refined musical experience. Ideal for advancing groups looking to showcase their technical skills and emotional depth. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

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Devloped as part of a commission with Black Swamp Percussion in honor of the 20th anniversary of their Multisonic Snare drum System, Borrow or Rob is a piece for solo snare and electronics. The soundscape created on the electronic platform begins with an off kilter ostinato pattern that allows the performer to play within the space. As the piece progresses, the snare performer is called upon to provide different sounds and tonal options. There are multiple times that different snare configurates are called upon in the piece.

Borrow or Rob

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Mind the Gap is a piece for solo steelpan and pre-recorded track. Written after a trip to London in 2017, Mind the Gap is a fun and exciting piece, inspired by a journey on London's underground. Commissioned by Josh Watkins of the University of Trinidad, it calls for the performer to use a variety of implements to create a tapestry of colors and sounds. The diverse timbres that are created during the piece are reminiscent of the diverse people that one may encounter on the tube in London.

Mind The Gap

Steel Pan Solo with Track

Lost Cause Kids is a piece written for solo 4.3 marimba. Written as a commission for the studio of Colby Snider, the piece is inspired by the patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. St. Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of lost causes, and the namesake of the hospital. The hospital has treated children with life threatening illnesses since its founding in 1962, and through research has drastically increased the survival rate of childhood cancers and other diseases. Lost Cause Kids begins with a simple and childlike melody that expands into a fun and playful theme. This theme develops and reprises, representing the normal growth and experiences one has as a child. As the piece moves into the next section, a darker more unsettled theme enters. Representing uncertainty and a foreboding challenge that awaits. This section overtime recedes and our original theme and playful melody reemerges, thus representing a return to normalcy. The piece can be performed either as a solo marimba solo, or by including the optional vibraphone, glock, and drum set parts, it can easily become a chamber percussion ensemble work.

Lost Cause Kids

Moving Mountains is a modern piece for percussion quartet. Though its influence may be subtle, and not easily recognized by many listeners, Moving Mountains takes its inspiration from the music of both Thailand and the Appalachian region of Kentucky. Composed as a quartet featuring two marimbas/percussionists, and two vibraphone/glocks, it puts a western spin on the instrumentation of the Piphat ensembles of northern Thailand. These ensembles often feature a mixture of wooden and metallic melodic percussion instruments, as well as membranic instruments. Melodically, the music uses limited tones and syncopated rhythms, reminiscent of the Mor Lam music style of eastern Thailand and Laos. In addition, Moving Mountains features several quotes of the American Christian hymn Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. The piece was inspired by the adoption process my wife and I have undertaken from the country of Thailand. As you can imagine, this process is daunting and stressful to say the least. The title Moving Mountains, comes from the somewhat overwhelming and challenging feelings my wife and I have felt during the adoption process, as well as the literal movement from the mountains of Thailand to the mountains of southeastern Kentucky.

Moving Mountains

Immerse yourself in the rustic charm of "Country Mile" by Adam Hopper. Perfect for concert and contest settings, this piece weaves intricate melodies that capture the essence of a tranquil countryside. Engage your ensemble with its compelling harmonies and captivating rhythms that ensure an unforgettable musical journey. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Country Mile

Inspired by a daily trek for coffee in Bangkok, Thailand, Len Bao Bao is reminiscent of the sounds of Buddhist monks collecting their daily alms, and the awakening city around them. This piece features what could be considered a strange instrumentation, but each voice was carefully selected to represent a specific sound heard each day. Almost all voice are metallic in nature, thus representing the metal bowls that each monk collected their offerings in. The modified drum set, bass guitar, and tenor saxophone, represent a modern feel of the city in stark juxtaposition with the ancient act of the monks. The words Len Bao Bao literally mean "play gently."

Len Bao Bao

Percussion Ensemble with Tenor Saxophone

Few and Far Between is a percussion quintet composed by Adam Hopper for his graduating group of seniors in 2019.   The light-hearted and fun, grooved based melodies are enjoyable to listen to, but still challenging for the performers. The interlocking rhythmic patterns require focus and clarity amongst the performers. Few and Far Between is something to check out if you have an upcoming group of solid upperclassmen.

Few and Far Between

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