Percussion

Persistence of Vision is an introspective work that offers a fresh and unique soundscape for players and listeners alike. A wide range of technical challenges per player makes this piece accessible to many ensembles. Genre:...

Photovoltaic is an ethereal, yet catchy percussion ensemble piece that uses a diverse harmonic pallet and intense metric interplay. The piece depicts the quantum mechanical interaction between photons and electrons that...

Inspired by two poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Poe is a challenging duet for clarinet & marimba set in two contrasting movement. This well-crafted work is a perfect recital piece filled with reflection, drama, and excitement...

Pointillism takes its name from a painting technique exploited by the French artist Georges Seurat. Small dots of color were juxtaposed on the canvas so that when viewed from a distance the colors were mixed optically. An...

Ponte las Pilas, which translates to "Look Alive," is a Latin-inspired work that launches into a vibrant landscape of layered rhythms, tight grooves, and rich harmonies that place the listener right in the middle of a...

Ponte las Pilas, which translates to "Look Alive," is a Latin-inspired work that launches into a vibrant landscape of layered rhythms, tight grooves, and rich harmonies that place the listener right in the middle of a...

Ponte las Pilas, which translates to "Look Alive," is a Latin-inspired work that launches into a vibrant landscape of layered rhythms, tight grooves, and rich harmonies that place the listener right in the middle of a...

Ponte las Pilas, which translates to "Look Alive," is a Latin-inspired work that launches into a vibrant landscape of layered rhythms, tight grooves, and rich harmonies that place the listener right in the middle of a...

Practus Interruptus is a unique theatrical showpiece for alto saxophone and one percussionist. The scenario is a run-through rehearsal in which the saxophonist keeps messing up. When the percussionist finally gets fed up, he...

This duet for clarinet and percussion offers listeners a glimpse of a child's dream, with an memorable melody and a variety of musical effects such as changing time signatures, abrupt tonal shifts, and electronic effects...

The Principle of Polarity is one of the seven Hermetic (occult or secret) principles. It embodies the idea that everything is dual, everything has two poles, and everything has its opposite. All manifested things have two...

Promises Broken is a composition for two marimbas that explores the expressive and emotive capabilities of these percussion instruments, building roiling textures from rich chords rolled in the sonorous depths of the two...

Emma Lou Diemer's dramatic Psalm 121 features sweeping scales played by the organ, stately fanfares in the brass and effective swells in the timpani and suspended cymbal. A perfect showcase for the contemporary organist...

Based on excerpts from four psalms, Diemer's Psalms for Percussion & Organ use the rhythmic excitement of the percussion instruments to contrast the majestic sustaining qualities of the organ.Genre: Trio for Organ &...

Arabic for dance, Raqs is a single-movement work for alto saxophone and djembe (or similar hand drum). The work represents two individuals dancing with abandon and passion, at times dancing together and at times reacting to...

Razdraz is a fast, showy duet for alto saxophone and 4-1/2 octave marimba in which both performers play equal roles. Close interval sticking is required, as well as independent rolls. The saxophone uses the unique technique...