Percussion

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...

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...

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...

Dance Suite for solo snare drum is composed in four movements, each representing one of the four standard baroque dances: Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, and Gigue. Each movement is approximately 90 seconds to two minutes in...

Daphne's Nocturne is a lullaby for large percussion ensemble with optional handbell choir that incorporates a Brahms lullaby, Sleep Baby Sleep, Stephen Foster's Beautiful Dreamer, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Musella's...

Dead in the Water is new, creative sextet for "accessory" percussion, which juxtaposes the textures of standard orchestral accessories with that of tuned gongs. Slowly, the gongs overtake the role of the accessories, before...