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This six-movement work uses four percussionists, piano, and baritone voice to create a very unique piece of music. Instrumentation includes traditional instruments such as marimba, bells, timpani, and cymbals along with some...

With the constant "ticking" of the clock underlying the piece, it's easy to get into the composers feeling of being Stranded on Tulsa time!Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6 Level: Medium | Duration: 9:00...

Essentially a two-mallet work for each performer, the Suite for Keyboard Percussion demands excellent technique from all four players. The first and third movements create exciting rhythmical textures in contrast with the...

Utilizing only battery instruments, Surface Sounds aims to capture the frenetic sounds of civilization, the echoed sound waves bending through space, and the sporadic sounds reminiscent of distant planetary winds. Genre:...

The slow and melodious nature of this arrangement really show off the expressive qualities of the instruments. Perfect for any level of mallet ensemble.Genre: Marimba Quartet | # of Players: 4 Level: Medium Easy | Duration:...

One vibraphone & four players! If you are looking for a great mallet quartet for your students but have limited instruments, SyncoShift is the piece for you!Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4 Level: Medium |...

Originally from a suite for solo harpsichord in E minor, Rameau’s Tambourin has been transposed, simplified, and scored for young flexible percussion ensemble by Michael Huestis. The Tambourin is a spirited dance form...

Tantango Dongo was inspired by West African music, with flowing transitions in a minimalistic style and traditional African instrumentation. Wide, desert, sun, drums, and dance: just TANTANGO DONGO.Genre: Percussion Ensemble...

Tendencies is a keyboard percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that explores the tendencies of four scale degrees and two time signatures as it moves between four key signatures all hinging on a single pitch: C...

TetraCurrent is a grooving intermediate marimba quartet featuring syncopated accompanimental tone clusters and memorable melodies,Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:30...

The Big Bob Special is a rag for solo xylophone/glockenspiel and percussion quartet. The tempo sets a brisk pace for the performance of this work. Intricate xylophone runs will make this an interesting work for most keyboard...

The Cage We Make is a not-so-subtle nod to the percussion quartets of John Cage, most notably his Constructions. The work is built around the rhythmic pattern of 2-3-5-7-11 with its various forms being manipulated through...

The Turtle Waltz is an easy piece for a student ensemble. In the first part the piece is played with hands in the second part with sticks. This piece is fun for the players and audience and is characterized by many modes of...

There and Back is a palindromic study in minimalism. This work, an exact palindrome, develops an insistent five-note motif over time (going there) and then reverses back all the way to its beginning (coming back). This work...

There, Their, They’re is a three-movement work for percussion quartet using minimal instrumentation. The prevailing time signature of each movement is based on the number of unique characters in each word of its title...

These Violent Delights is a quartet that experiments in control and chaos. Each section offers just enough time to feel the groove before slowly devolving into a jumbled mess, then suddenly everything stops and begins again...