Daniel Adams

Daniel Adams served as a member of the Texas Southern University Music Faculty for thirty-six years. He retired at the rank of full professor in January of 2025. He resides in Houston, TX. Adams holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music from the University of Miami Frost School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from Louisiana State University. He has composed numerous published musical works and has authored articles and reviews on topics related to Twentieth and Twenty-first Century percussion music. He is also the author of two entries published in the Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History: 1896 to the Present (2009) and a revision of the Miami, Florida entry for the Grove Dictionary of American Music.

Adams has served as a panelist and lecturer nationally and internationally. He has received commissions from The McCormick Percussion Group, The McCormick Duo, the Robinson High School Percussion Ensemble (Tampa, FL), The Gulf Coast Community Band, The Leechburg (PA) High School Percussion Ensemble, the Louisiana State University Percussion Ensemble, the EOS flute and guitar duo, guitarist Kenneth Kam, VioLet, Lee Hinkle, Richard Nunemaker Studios, Selmer Paris, Buffet Crampon, D’Addario Woodwinds, the Mesquite Trio, and the Texas Chamber Symphony. Adams’ music has been performed throughout the United States, and in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Costa Rica, Turkey, Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and South Korea. His music is recorded on Capstone Records, Ravello, Navona, Phasma, Ablaze, Potenza, Albany, and Summit Records.

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Alloy

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Trio for glock, chimes, and vibraphone

Trio for glock, chimes, and vibraphone

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Andalusian Haiku

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The castanet rhythms of Southern Spain and the metric structure of this originally Japanese form of poetry are combined in Andalusian Haiku.

The castanet rhythms of Southern Spain and the metric structure of this originally Japanese form of poetry are combined in Andalusian Haiku.

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Camaraderie

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“… Camaraderie is a musical and exciting addition to the repertoire for solo timpani with percussion accompaniment.” – John Baldwin, Percussive Notes The term “camaraderie” is defined as good will and light-hearted rapport between friends. The title is symbolic of the musical rapport between the soloist and the ensemble.

“… Camaraderie is a musical and exciting addition to the repertoire for solo timpani with percussion accompaniment.” – John Baldwin, Percussive Notes The term “camaraderie” is defined as good will and light-hearted rapport between friends. The title is symbolic of the musical rapport between the soloist and the ensemble.

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Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble

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This concerto is based on thematic materials in both the solo and ensemble part that are transformed through polyrhythmic textures, changing meters, shifting rhythmic subdivisions and imitative counterpoint.

This concerto is based on thematic materials in both the solo and ensemble part that are transformed through polyrhythmic textures, changing meters, shifting rhythmic subdivisions and imitative counterpoint.

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Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds

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Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds was commissioned and composed in 2004 for Robert McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In this concerto, the solo timpanist, winds and percussion section interact equally in the transformation and development of thematic materials.

Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds was commissioned and composed in 2004 for Robert McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In this concerto, the solo timpanist, winds and percussion section interact equally in the transformation and development of thematic materials.

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Equipoise

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Duo for keyboard percussionist and saxophone

Duo for keyboard percussionist and saxophone

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Isorhythmic Concerto

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Third prize winner in the 2000 PAS Composition Contest, ‘Isorhythmic Concerto’ is scored for the three families of non-pitched percussion; wood, metal and skins.

Third prize winner in the 2000 PAS Composition Contest, ‘Isorhythmic Concerto’ is scored for the three families of non-pitched percussion; wood, metal and skins.

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Lignumvitae

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A companion piece of sorts to Adams’ Alloy, Lignumvitae uses only wooden percussion instruments.

A companion piece of sorts to Adams’ Alloy, Lignumvitae uses only wooden percussion instruments.

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Resonant Canvass

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This multi-percussion solo is filled with wonderful sounds and textures. The title refers to the interplay between sounds emanating from instruments with long reverberation times and those which produce sounds of shorter duration.- Joshua D. Smith, Percussive Notes

This multi-percussion solo is filled with wonderful sounds and textures. The title refers to the interplay between sounds emanating from instruments with long reverberation times and those which produce sounds of shorter duration.- Joshua D. Smith, Percussive Notes

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Road Traversed and Reversed

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For two marimbas, marimba one: 4 1/3 octaves, marimba two 5 octavesThe title is based on the concept that new experience and events always replicate patterns rooted in an unconscious past. The over-lapping rolls in the opening section develop into the thematic interplay that traverses the entire range of the two marimbas.

For two marimbas, marimba one: 4 1/3 octaves, marimba two 5 octavesThe title is based on the concept that new experience and events always replicate patterns rooted in an unconscious past. The over-lapping rolls in the opening section develop into the thematic interplay that traverses the entire range of the two marimbas.

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Shadow on Mist

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Composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble.

Composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble.

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Shadow On Mist CD

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Shadow on Mist was composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Robert McCormick. It was inspired by the pictorial imagery of South Florida.

Shadow on Mist was composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Robert McCormick. It was inspired by the pictorial imagery of South Florida.

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Stratum

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For marimba quartet

For marimba quartet

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Variations Sans Theme

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A third-place winner in 1978 PAS composition contest for percussion soloist with percussion ensemble accompaniment.

A third-place winner in 1978 PAS composition contest for percussion soloist with percussion ensemble accompaniment.

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