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About Christian Erickson

Shiba Garden Press is the primary publisher of the compositions of Christian Erickson.

Christian Erickson was born in Rapid City, SD in 1967. He holds degrees in music composition from the University of Wyoming, the University of Nebraska, and the University of Colorado. Dr. Erickson freelances as a composer, arranger, orchestrator and educator. He lives in Story, Wyoming with his wife Ami and their three Shiba Inus.

For inquiries regarding commissions for original works, orchestrations or engraving services please visit the Contact Page at shibagarden.com.

 

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Introduction to Music Technology Lab Manual
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Lab manual for MUSC 1415 Intro to Music Technology at Sheridan College.
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Five Sketches for Jazz Piano
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Five Sketches for Jazz Piano is a set of short solo pieces for intermediate to early advanced pianists. The five movements... More > include a variety of musical moments, including a lush blues, a new age meditation and a broken-octave boogie. < Less
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Dust of Snow
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Dust of Snow is a setting of the Robert Frost poem of the same name from his 1923 collection New... More > Hampshire; a poem with notes and grace notes. This miniature is set in an accessible, lyrical style with a vocal range from E4 to G5. The text is as follows…
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

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Isomorphia
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Isomorphia is three-movement sonata that explores numerical relationships and proportions through a tonal and accessible... More > idiom. The first movement is a flowing sonata-allegro; the second a moody passacaglia; and the finale is a breezy bit of jazzsong. For intermediate to advanced flute and piano. Approximate duration: 15 minutes. < Less
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Incidental Music for Proof (Score)
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Catalog Number: SGP10348Incidental Music for Proof was commissioned for a production of David Auburn's Pulitzer... More > Prize-winning play. This atmospheric score enhances the play's theme of the struggle between mathematical genius and mental illness.Musical themes are present for all four characters, as well as a prologue and interlude, scene change music, and underscore for the play's most dramatic moments. Portions of score can also be played as a suite in a concert setting.This edition is an 8.5" x 11" full score arranged for violin, viola, cello and piano. It's coil-bound for easy page turning during performance. Individual string parts are available from the publisher or as a free digital download. < Less
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Three Rocky Mountain Miniatures
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Three Rocky Mountain Miniatures is a setting of three charming short poems by Wyoming author Janell Hanson. The poems... More > portray aspects of rural ranch life in both humorous and serious treatments.

The three movements are entitled "Entering a Wyoming Ranch," "Forty Below," and "Conversation with a Rancher."

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Anthem: Fire & Water (Study Score)
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Catalog Number: SGP00446 Anthem: Fire & Water is a six-minute work for antiphonal choirs, harp, organ, and strings. Written... More > in a contemporary tonal style, this accessible piece is a setting of Isaiah 43:1-2. It combines two translations, the NRSVA and the Latin Vulgate, in an antiphonal manner. Anthem: Fire & Water was commissioned by a chapter of the United Methodist Church marking the chapter's 125th anniversary and the commemorating its perseverance through both a fire and flood.This edition is an 8.5" x 11" study score containing the full orchestration. The full-sized conductor's score and parts are available from the publisher. Alternate Edition Available: Piano-Vocal Score < Less
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Anthem: Fire & Water (Piano-Vocal Score)
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Catalog Number: SGP03446 Anthem: Fire & Water is a six-minute work for antiphonal choirs, harp, organ, and strings. Written... More > in a contemporary tonal style, this accessible piece is a setting of Isaiah 43:1-2. It combines two translations, the NRSVA and the Latin Vulgate, in an antiphonal manner. Anthem: Fire & Water was commissioned by a chapter of the United Methodist Church marking the chapter's 125th anniversary and the commemorating its perseverance through both a fire and flood.This edition is an 8.5" x 11" vocal score with an accompaniment arranged for piano or organ. Purchase of this edition (including the digital version) entitles you the right to reproduce copies as needed for performance purposes. The full-sized conductor's score and parts are available from the publisher. Alternate Edition Available: Study Score < Less
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Saxomaphone! (Study Score)
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Catalog Number: SGP10335 Saxomaphone! is a nine-minute "rendezvous" for saxophone quartet. Combining classical and popular... More > idioms, this accessible work charms audiences with three short movements. "Funky Foray" features a highly-syncopated funk-based melody that occasionally delves into meters of 5 and 7. "Gentle Gesture" is a quiet meditation employing Impressionist harmonies. And "Harmonious Happenstance" is an eclectic rondo that moves freely between a pompous fanfare, a jazz waltz, and a squeaky four-part fugue. This edition is an 8.5" x 11" conductor/study score. Parts are available as a free digital download or from the publisher. < Less
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Isomorphia
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Isomorphia is three-movement sonata that explores numerical relationships and proportions through a tonal and accessible... More > idiom. The first movement is a flowing sonata-allegro; the second a moody passacaglia; and the finale is a breezy bit of jazzsong. For intermediate to advanced flute and piano. Approximate duration: 15 minutes. < Less
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