Concertos

Named for the Titan God, ,b>Oceanus is a three-movement work for vibraphone that is reflective of the earth’s bodies of water. The entire piece is constructed around the pitch “C” as a tonal center...

In the great tradition of piano quintets, Holger Jung has created a unique three-movement work that effectively replaces the piano with a marimba. The contrasting movements in of lost dreams and chocolate feature musical...

Off Axis includes an impressive virtuosic (yet idiomatic) solo part. Glassock uses the ensemble as a sounding board for the solo marimba with much rhythmic interplay and imitation. Constantly changing meters (4/4, 7/16,...

Genre: Solo Marimba with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5 + Solo Marimba Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: InstrumentationMarimba (4-octave, 2 and 4-mallet) Percussion 1 (bells, 2 bongos, triangle) Percussion 2...

This is a wonderful piece for the advanced player to have a performance opportunity with their school percussion ensemble. The solo part is challenging with a wide range of techniques and a cadenza in the middle of the...

Prima Luce (or "First Light") is a dramatic work for two marimba soloists accompanied by marimba quartet. The two soloists are pitted against one another, performing different scales and rhythms as if competing. These...

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...

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...

Recitative and Scherzo is a celebration of the view of percussion instruments in their own right as musical instruments.Genre: Solo Timpani with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5 + Solo Timpani Level: Medium...

Reconcilable Differences is an intriguing work for solo marimba with percussion trio. The rhythmic structure of the work starts out with recurring 32nd note motives that are slow soft and undulating. As the work progress the...

Revelations “reveals” the incredible diversity of snare drum timbres and effects. Written for solo snare and 12 percussionists, it is essentially a snare drum concerto presenting ten unique sonic scenarios,...

Rimbasly represents virtuosic marimba writing at its best. Written for Michael Burritt, the piece presents many wonderful technical challenges for the performer, with complicated sticking, complete independence between the...

Rimbasly represents virtuosic marimba writing at its best. Written for Michael Burritt, the piece presents many wonderful technical challenges for the performer, with complicated sticking, complete independence between the...

Inspired by the death Dietz's mother after suffering from Parkinson's Disease, Rivers Will Flow is a powerful concerto for percussion trio & wind ensemble that draws inspiration from a Biblical passage from the Book of...

Drawing on melodic material from Yankee Doodle and the Funeral March of the U.S. Army, Yo Goto has crafted a brilliant showpiece for snare drum soloist and symphonic band, which rooted in the tradition of rudimental drumming...

This is the ensemble version of Burritt’s popular piece for solo marimba and percussion quartet. It explores the full range of the instrument and of marimba technique. Extremely challenging, but idiomatic writing makes...