Percussion

(page two of) Psychedelicacy is an energetic work for mallet quartet & drum set that’s sure to surprise you, carrying you from atonal chaos to tasty grooves and back again—with a pinch of ethereal ambiance...

Written for the University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble, a space for everything is a slow burn with innovative textures that evolve throughout the 9-minute work, building into an infectious groove that never relents...

A Starry Sky is a mallet septet that captures the wondrous feeling of stargazing through metallic textures and lush harmonies. Demanding a high degree of listening skills from the players, A Starry Sky is ideal for...

Scored for 14-16 percussionists, A World in Us is a celebration of enduring friendship. The exciting 5-1/2 minute work takes its title from the following quote from The Diary of Anaïs Nin: “Each friend represents...

Above and Beyond is a fun, challenging journey exploring unique polyrhythms and melodic aspects of the unaccompanied drum set, highlighting creative colors and timbral opportunities.Genre: Drum Set | # of Players: 1 Series: ...

Alacrán is a dramatic tone poem that explores the intricate and often perilous mating ritual of scorpions and is re-imagined through the voices of alto saxophone and marimba. Structured in two main continuous...

Alacrán is a dramatic tone poem that explores the intricate and often perilous mating ritual of scorpions and is re-imagined through the voices of vibraphone and marimba. Structured in two main continuous sections,...

Amethyst, scored for double seconds (low F) and B-flat clarinet is the second work in the 'Birthstones' series. The tonality of this work is derived from a serialized spelling of the stone. However, the rhythms and meters...

An Ocean of Time is an advanced quintet that flows through a range of styles and emotions while combining a more traditional quartet instrumentation of two marimbas and two vibraphones with a unique multi-percussion part...

Aquamarine, scored for glockenspiel and oboe, is the third work in the Birthstones series. The tonality, meter, and rhythmic content of this work is a serialized spelling of the stone it represents, as well as certain...

beneath painted skies... blends and balances the sonic energy of two very distinct percussion areas - the marimba and the drum set - like the cloudy diffusion of intense colors in a sunset sky. Fiery and groovy at its core,...

BlueShift is a high-energy percussion ensemble that accelerates from shimmering textures to a brilliant, driving climax. Inspired by motion toward the blue end of the spectrum, bright metallic colors and layered grooves pull...

On of the first pieces of its kind, Boxout is a high-energy piece written for only two cajóns. Using nontraditional ways to play the instrument, this groove-heavy piece is fun to perform and a crowd-pleaser! Genre:...

Dedicated to the composer's young son and his favorite bouncer, Bubby's Bounce is a work for solo snare drum and fixed electronic track. The accompaniment is built from a few simple melodic and rhythmic motives, transformed...

Coin Toss is a short piece for battery percussion sextet inspired by the rhythms and flows found in Hip-Hop and Rap. For young percussionists, it’s the perfect introduction to complex compositional techniques such as...

Crystal Skies is a percussion trio features shared vibraphone and water-tuned glass bowls, perfect for performers with limited space or equipment. The shimmering soundscape evokes light refracting through crystal, drawing...