Keyboard Percussion

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...

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 &...

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...

Challnged by famed marimbist Gordon Stout to compose a work for flute & marimba, Josh Oxford impressively cranked out Salopettes in a matter of days. It is an impressive display for both players and extremely musically...

I. Prelude – North Shore at Dusk (sweetly in a moderately slow tempo) II. Cakewalk – Carriages on Main Street (in a ragtime style) III. Waltz – Ball at the Grand Hotel (in three)Genre: Trio for Flute,...

Seductions for alto flute, cello, and marimba is inspired by the beautiful poetry of author Anne Carson and specifically her poem “Stanzas, Sexes, Seductions.” Each of the six movements is the composer's direct...

Contrary to what the title might suggest, Serenade Electronique is an inventive acoustic piece that magically merges the sounds of the flute and marimba into a quite nontraditional serenade.Genre: Duet for Flute and Marimba...

Shhh... is a duo for drum set and marimba, in which the marimbist and drum set player have playful conversations. The composition ends with a nerve-racking, tension-building moment with the drummer improvising around the...

Brilliant flourishes are contrasted by introspective sections of music in this captivating duet for flute and marimba/vibes.Genre: Duet for Flute & Marimba/Vibraphone | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium | Duration: 11:20...

A contemporary duet for piano and marimba with hints to the romantic piano writing of Liszt and Rachmoninoff. Other musical styles can be heard in each of the Short Stories from baroque to minimalism with a listener-friendly...

Are you looking for chamber music combining keyboard percussionists and woodwind instrumentalists? Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré is such a work. Its beautiful, lilting melody is sure to captivate performers and...

Silent Flower is a lovely trio for recorder (flute), piano, and marimba, which was commissioned by PIARECSION, Hidehiro Nakajima (recorder), Masayuki Nino (marimba), and Kentaro Ajima (piano).Genre: Trio for Recorder,...

Singing Wood is based upon interpretations of four woodcut prints: “Lake Louise” by Walter J. Phillips, “Singing Wood” by Gustave Baumann, “Willows and the Moon” by Arthur Wesley Dow...

Six Poems is a six-movement work for percussion duet that is based off literary forms instead of musical forms. This work is scored for alternating instrumentation with movements I, III, and V being scored for metallic...

A postcard painting by Ivan Generalcic inspired a poem by Krzywicki, which then inspired this colorful, descriptive, and challenging duet for marimba and piano. Both players are on equal footing throughout, each having their...