Percussion

Five programmatic movements displaying the soloistic qualities of each instrument. Ideal chamber pieces for any recital.Genre: Trio for Viola, Marimba & Piano | # of Players: 3 Level: Medium | Duration:...

Known as The Harmonious Blacksmith, Air Mit Variationen includes the original music by Handel and new variations by Nishimura. Genre: Marimba (2-mallet) with Piano | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:30...

This set of short pieces begins in a contemporary (although tonal) harmonic language and gradually carries the listener “back in time” to a more romantic tonality. The five “photographs” hint at a...

Based on the hymn Lasst uns erfreuen, Alleluia is a joyous duet for organ and timpani, perfect for any church service or recital. The melodic timpani part is rather challenging with pitch changes required throughout. This...

Almost Beyond takes its inspiration from a story/painting by StoryPeople creator Brian Andreas (www.storypeople.com). Genre: Duet for Marimba & Piano | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:00...

American Dance Music celebrates uniquely American music popularized by American dance crazes. A sophisticated hoe-down leads into a Latin dance combined with a Baroque cannon! The slow Serenade recalls the 40s style slow...

Intended to meet a goal of the Classical Marimba League to generate a body of literature for the marimba in older styles, the Antique Sonata is a work that could easily have been written by Bach. Intended to help marimba...

Although challenging, Apokrypha is a very rewarding enterprise for the performers, showcasing the collaboration of saxophone and percussion, whose musical possibilities are truly endless.Genre: Duet for Soprano Saxophone...

Set in three movements, The Arrival Suite is a lovely duet for flute & marimba that uses ambitious themes & uncertain harmony to depict the expectation of mysterious revelation found within the discovery of the...

While this is a duet, the first and third movements are frequently meant for the trombone to be used as a solo instrument, while the second movement puts the trombone in the accompaniment figure position. The third movement...

Spanish for the color blue, Azul is a two-movement work that explores the contemplative mood of the vast icy-blue glaciers of Antarctica (with the harsh, metallic sounds of crotales and vibraphone) and the infernal...

Inspired by the image of a wild-looking cockatoo rising, phoenix-like, from the bell of a saxophone, this 3-movement work for alto sax and marimba perfectly captures the diverse personalities of such a creature.Genre: Duet...

Black Rainbow is a work for 6 solo percussionists and symphonic band (piano in this version) that explores the elusive and mystical moonbow – a rainbow produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon. The work...

Winner of the 2009 Classical Marimba League Composition Contest 2009 (Romantic Category), Bold Spark is an exciting, uplifting work for marimba and piano.Genre: Duet for Marimba & Piano | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium...

Using text from a sonnet by John Keats, Souza weaves together unique sonic textures by requiring the percussionist to play simultaneously on marimba, vibraphone and glockenspiel.Genre: Duet for Voice and Percussion | # of...

The unique combination of bassoon and percussion/marimba/vibraphone creates many dark and “woody” colors as suggested by the title of the first movement, “Wood and Wind.” This movement explores the...