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LA CATEDRAL
"Nathan Daughtrey's adaptation of "La Catedral" can be added to guitar works that have been successfully adapted to the marimba. This is an attractive piece, whether one has Spanish blood flowing in his or her veins or not, it will captivate any audience, and is ideal for recital programs for a college marimbist who has a good grasp of the basic techniques."
- John R.Raush, Percussive Notes (February 2005)
UNA LIMOSNITA POR AMOR DE DIOS
"This lovely piece is certain to become a staple in the marimba literature. Originally composed for guitar, it transfers beautifully to the marimba. Along with its strong pedagogical value as a great workout for single independent and alternating strokes, Una Limosnita por Amor de Dios is sure to be a crowd pleaser."
- Tom Morgan, Percussive Notes (February 2005)
STRANGE DREAMS
"Strange Dreams nicely blends the sounds and musical strengths of the saxophone and marimba. The world could use more strange dreams like this!"
- Terry O'Mahoney, Percussive Notes (April 2003)
ADAPTATION
“The wonderful thing about Daughtrey’s writing is that the familiar thematic material is harmonized differently each time, employing new countermelodies, rhythmic twists, changes in texture and subtle changes in color. The music is always fresh and interesting.”
- Mario Gaetano, Percussive Notes (October 2005)
DECK THE HALLS
"Nathan Daughtrey deserves high marks for his arrangement of Deck the Halls for marimba quartet, which manages to present the old, familiar tune in a refreshing, imaginative, march-like setting. It provides each of the four marimbists an equally important voice in the discourse, as portions of the melody are freely tossed around between them in the cleverly written, fast-paced presentation."
- John R.Raush, Percussive Notes (October 2003)
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
Scored for marimba quartet, Nathan Daughtrey's arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is truly creative in the manner that he frames the traditional melody, making it appropriate not only for a sacred setting but for percussion ensemble programming any time of the year, in any performance forum.
Careful directions regarding mallet selection permit performers to balance and articulate their parts throughout this 85-measure arrangement. After a rhapsodic 16-measure introduction, Daughtrey takes the listener through an imitative variation - starting with the bass marimbist. This transitions to a completely different style, with the lower two parts energizing a tight-canonic section in the upper two parts, before the arrangement ends with a sounding chorale at a very soft dynamic level.
Overall, this is an outstanding arrangement for an intermediate to advanced high school marimba quartet or for a solid college marimba quartet.
- Jim Lambert (Percussive Notes, February 2006)
LIMERICK DAYDREAMS (Percussion Ensemble Version)
"In recent years, Nathan Daughtrey has distinguished himself as an accomplished marimba artist. Now he deserves recognition as an outstanding composer, having won both second and third place in this year’s contest with Limerick Daydreams and Adaptation, respectively. Daughtrey’s compositional style is such that he has the ability to unify a piece around a small number of melodic and rhythmic ideas that undergo constant variation. Throughout the remaining sections of the work this folk tune is skillfully crafted, being set in novel harmonies, sometimes simple and diatonic, sometimes chromatic and dissonant. Textures ar
e constantly changing, as is the level of tension. Toward the end of the work the piece becomes extremely complex, both musically and technically."
- Mario Gaetano, Percussive Notes (October 2005)
SHOCK FACTOR
"Using limited instrumentation, Daughtrey strives for dramatic results and visceral impact. To this end, he uses tension-building ostinatos, hammer-like blows (2 consecutive, accented, fortissimo sixteenth notes), and vocal contributions in which participants whisper, speak, and yell. As excitement escalates, players interject explosive, fortissimo bursts using a 32nd note figure. As this sonic melee continues, players top off each burst by shouting "SHA!" Keep this piece in mind if you want a dramatic, hard-driving piece that stays within the limitations of a high school ensemble."
- John R. Raush, Percussive Notes (February 2005)
"I'm delighted to report that my students and my percussion instructor absolutely love "Shock Factor" and have been practicing it feverishly for our April concert. You have interested them with your art and challenged their chops with some of the technical aspects of the music (specifically the bongo, vibraphone, and temple block parts!). I'm sure this won't be the last Daughtrey work we put in front of our students!"
Joseph Roman, Director of Bands
General Douglas MacArthur High School, Levittown, NY
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