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Schubert’s famous Erlkönig (The Erlking) arranged for percussion ensemble and baritone voice (or euphonium) soloist. The colors of the percussion instruments enhance the persistent tension in Schubert’s...

This quartet features three keyboards and a djembe part, although each player plays several other percussion instruments, often simultaneously with their primary part. This piece is influenced by the music of Béla...

A mysterious opening with independent solo parts throughout the first movement builds to a glorious climax with all of the mallet instruments. The second movement has all players on drums and drives all the way to the end...

Euonymus Alatus (sp. "The Burning Bush") is a perfectly simple, classic, yet complex shrub found in home gardens and nurseries in many parts of the country. This work presents a reflection on the plant; Its classic form, its...

Extremely challenging marimba quartet requiring four-mallet technique from all players. Beautiful harmonic progressions and melodies are heard throughout this 11-minute piece.Genre: Marimba Quartet | # of Players: 4 Level:...

Every Way But Forward is a high-energy Latin-inspired percussion ensemble piece with plenty of tasty licks and big ensemble moments. A great closer for a concert that will both challenge an ensemble and get any audience...

Eye presents the Hai River and the Tianjin Eye with musical themes and carries them through the piece in a way that transports the listeners to the ferry, exploring the river themselves.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

High energy piece set in many different meters, starting in 7/8. Opportunities for many players to perform cadenzas. The final section of the piece uses the human voice to chant specific words and syllables.Genre: Percussion...

Although the scoring is rather mallet instrument heavy, this is very much a rhythm-oriented piece. Dialogue between the drums and mallet instruments forces the listeners to constantly shift their attention from one to the...

Inspired by the poem “Starfall” by Rainer Maria Rilke, Fallen Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vidid imagery of a meteor shower. Playable by as few as 3 keyboard...

Also known as a “double dream,” a “dream within a dream,” or “nested dream,” False Awakenings are usually vivid dreams in which you mistakenly feel like you’ve woken up, to only...

Fanfare Bravo is scored for three metallic keyboard instruments and a membrane quartet. The middle section of the composition reaches a climax with the percussionists performing improvised solos. At the conclusion of each...

The material for Fanfare for the Return of Shadow is derived from Michael Burritt’s composition Shadow Chasers. Using several of the composer’s rhythmic themes for battery and dispersing them throughout the...

Fantastic Night is a work in eight parts for multiple percussion solo and percussion duo accompaniment. The solo part has several opportunities for improvisation allowing the soloist to make this piece their own.Genre:...

Fantasy for Marimba Quartet is a character piece for marimba quartet that begins with a strongly articulated meter and a stark sense of tonality. Subsequently, the meter becomes obscured along with an ever-increasing sense...

A challenging work for piano and percussion ensemble. This work features an advanced piano part that has many vertical characteristics. The percussion parts color and shape the musical concepts of the piano solo.Genre: Solo...