Medium Easy

A beautifully lyrical work for marimba quartet. This arrangement captures the lush, warm sounds of the organ for which it was originally composed.Genre: Marimba Quartet | # of Players: 4 Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 4:00...

Asante is Swahili for “thank you.” Written for the developing percussion ensemble, Asante will introduce young percussionists to syncopated melodic rhythms. Flexible mallet voicing allows for a variety of melodic...

Slow introduction moves into a faster groove section. This melody-driven piece works as a wonderful introduction to complex meters. The majority of the piece is in 4/4, 5/4, and 6/4, but 5/8 bars are interspersed through the...

The “referee” monitors the Battle Royale between two teams. This piece requires each team to work together to create a monstrous sound and battle out their rhythms. Which team wins? You decide!Genre: Percussion...

A short and easy piece for developing ensemble, this work has everything your students could want. Jazzy themes in the mallets are interspersed with percussive overtures in the auxiliary.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

After a brief chorale-like introduction, Beaty's Brain transforms the calming main theme into a rollicking circus march.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 2:30...

Beginning with driving rhythms reminiscent of the Australian Outback, shifting to a delicate melody that is passed around the ensemble, and ending with a return of the original theme. Boomerang is scored for 8-10 players and...

Buckets Ruckus is an exciting visual showpiece that any ensemble – regardless of size or program budget – would be able do, indoors or outdoors. Using only 3- or 5-gallon buckets, your ensemble of 3-18+...

As the name implies, Kiefer's piece Cat & Mouse really is a game of cat & mouse! With its back and forth melody, each section of the percussion ensemble is featured!Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8 Level:...

Cha-Cha Blues is part of C. Alan's Edge Series, which is a collection of percussion ensembles featuring many popular musical styles – from funk to calypso to techno. It was developed to excite a wider range of...

Christmas Time Is Here originally appeared on the 1965 TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and has since become a staple of holiday music. This version for percussion ensemble aims to feel intimate and light, but also...

Circles is mostly comprised of accent patterns over a solid underlying sixteenth note foundation. This piece requires the players to control accents and taps while playing a fun, relaxed groove.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | #...

Coventry Carol starts with unison bells, vibraphone, and chimes answered by the warmth of harmonized marimbas. After some harmonic variations early in this arrangement, the piece ends with the traditional carol in a big,...

Lush harmonies and moving melodies characterize this holiday favorite. Now available for mallet ensemble.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6 Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 2:45 InstrumentationBells Vibraphone...

A nod to ‘Surf Music’ made popular throughout Hawaii and Southern California in the 1960’s, Cowabunga Rock provides developing performers the opportunity to play mallets and drums alike.Genre: Flexible...

Deck the Halls was arranged for the Kansas City Youth Percussion Ensemble Christmas Mallet Ensemble and is part of a series of Yuletide arrangements. This crowd-pleasing rendition features the use of bells, chimes,...