THE MUSIC OF CHRISTOPHER  ALAN SCHMITZ

RHAPSODY  FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

Rhapsody presents technical and lyrical opportunities for both instruments, developing and combining a small number of motives.  Quasi-romantic in style. It is essentially a tonal composition (in G minor) that expands upon traditional harmony by means of shifting polychordal relationships.

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$21.95

FIVE MINIATURES  FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE AND MALLET PERCUSSION

​Each of these five miniatures documents an impression associated with a particular location at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.  On the surface, listen for depictions of a grand plaza, blinding zephyrs, flowing water, trains, nocturnal "phantoms," and insect-related anxiety; beyond those depictions, try to hear the composer's attempt to build a musical context in which each event can be experienced and contemplated with special significance.

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Includes 2 performance Sets

$24.95

 GLORIA  For SSA Voices, Piano and Solo Brass

​This setting of the Gloria was commissioned by the Mercer University Youth Choirs (Dr. Richard Kosowski, director) in honor of their tenth season.  Set for SSA voices, piano, and solo brass (horn or trumpet), it features contrasting moods of joyful exuberance and pensive reflection.

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$2.75