Percussion

Inspired by the William Blake poem "Morning," ...ascends the sky is a beautiful intermediate work for solo 5-octave marimba, filled with sixteenth notes flowing up and down the full range of the instrument.Genre: Marimba...

At the Baggage Claim combines a variety of tambourine techniques with gnarly electronic sounds. The piece is dedicated to anyone who has ever wanted to take a ride on the baggage carousel at the airport.Genre: Solo...

At the Baggage Claim combines a variety of tambourine techniques with gnarly electronic sounds. The piece is dedicated to anyone who has ever wanted to take a ride on the baggage carousel at the airport.Genre: Solo...

Employing some very unusual "instruments"(i.e. anchor chains, garden weasel) At the Dawn of War is a very emotional work born from an idea to write a piece about a day of war and then interrupted by the events of 9/11. A...

Employing some very unusual "instruments"(i.e. anchor chains, garden weasel) At the Dawn of War is a very emotional work born from an idea to write a piece about a day of war and then interrupted by the events of 9/11. A...

Employing some very unusual "instruments"(i.e. anchor chains, garden weasel) At the Dawn of War is a very emotional work born from an idea to write a piece about a day of war and then interrupted by the events of 9/11. A...

While this is a duet, the first and third movements are frequently meant for the trombone to be used as a solo instrument, while the second movement puts the trombone in the accompaniment figure position. The third movement...

While this is a duet, the first and third movements are frequently meant for the trombone to be used as a solo instrument, while the second movement puts the trombone in the accompaniment figure position. The third movement...

Atmos is a balanced keyboard percussion quartet for 2 vibraphone and 2 marimbas. Defined as a gaseous envelope surrounding a celestial body, Clayson envisioned images of constellations and galaxies as he was composing the...

Atmos is a balanced keyboard percussion quartet for 2 vibraphone and 2 marimbas. Defined as a gaseous envelope surrounding a celestial body, Clayson envisioned images of constellations and galaxies as he was composing the...

This evocative study for piano and vibraphone, an uncommon pairing, explores the dueling and complementary timbres of the two instruments. It flows seamlessly between delicate interplay and indistinguishable oneness, painting...

This evocative study for piano and vibraphone, an uncommon pairing, explores the dueling and complementary timbres of the two instruments. It flows seamlessly between delicate interplay and indistinguishable oneness, painting...

Atmospheric Study No. 2 for vibraphone and piano, titled “Extempore,” draws influence from jazz, especially the music of Gary Burton, Chick Corea, and Tigran Himasyan.Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) + Piano | # of...

Atmospheric Study No. 2 for vibraphone and piano, titled “Extempore,” draws influence from jazz, especially the music of Gary Burton, Chick Corea, and Tigran Himasyan.Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) + Piano | # of...

Inspired by a funny online comment from a student insisting his instructor had a 10-octave marimba, Attack of the 10-Octave Marimba plays out like a 1950s "B" horror movie, with the vision of a gigantic marimba arising out...

Inspired by a funny online comment from a student insisting his instructor had a 10-octave marimba, Attack of the 10-Octave Marimba plays out like a 1950s "B" horror movie, with the vision of a gigantic marimba arising out...