Intermediate

Based on the hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," this work for 13 percussionists and piano opens very mysteriously, but quickly moves into a section of driving 16ths. The hymn tune is very subtle throughout until a...

Proving the idea that "what goes around comes around" is exactly right, Chris Carmean's piece has four players on one marimba with additional percussion. The players continually move around the instrument in what's sure to...

Inspired by the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us," this lush, reflective work for keyboard percussion ensemble takes listeners on an...

Where The Minor Things Are is a great challenge for an intermediate percussion ensemble. The first part features a 3:4 polyrhythmic groove and opportunities to highlight many members of the ensemble. The second part is more...

Whiplash is an exciting work for percussion quartet that showcases an ensemble’s aggression and finesse. The intensity of the piece is sure to thrill audiences and performers alike. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

This three-movement work for 7 percussionists explores many of the possibilities of the whole tone scale. It is not only a sound piece of music, but also a fantastic teaching tool. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

Written as a pops percussion ensemble piece, Winged Victory pays homage to the funky theme from the movie, “Rocky.” Your students and your audiences will love it!Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8...

Wired Beats is a collection of nine percussion ensembles written for two or more beginning to intermediate players. Utilizing the standard beginning percussion kit, these ensembles incorporate playing on the drum pad, pad...

Exquisite arrangement for xylophone feature and marimba ensemble. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6 Level: Medium | Duration: InstrumentationSolo Xylophone Marimba 1 Marimba 2 Marimba 3 Marimba 4 (4.3-octave)...

Electric bass in the context of a contemporary percussion ensemble piece – WOW! The possibilities are endless for the programming of this piece. Many changing meters and quick exchanges between soloist and ensemble...

As a small, chamber work for handheld percussion, this is an excellent change of pace piece for percussion ensembles. Appropriate for run-out concerts, tour performances, or for a “front-of-curtain” selection to...

In the Walt Whitman poem “Song of Myself,” he writes the line “I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." This exciting percussion quintet pairs fun drum grooves with rhythmic, barbaric shouts...

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 9-10 Level: 2.5 | Duration: 3:00 InstrumentationOrchestra Bells Vibraphone Marimba 1 (4.3 oct., 2 players) Marimba 2 (5.0 oct., 2 players) Chimes Suspended Cymbal Timpani String...

Zeug is a German word loosely translated into English as "stuff." The collection of instruments required - brake drum, impact drum, ride and china cymbal, concert bass drum, tam-tam, snare drum, and four concert toms -...

The title of this work, Zig Zag, is derived from two of its more obvious formal or structural elements. These contrasting ideas don’t necessarily connect intuitively to the primary theme, potentially giving the...

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 7+ Level: MediumInstrumentationPercussion 1 (4.3-octave marimba, vibraphone) Percussion 2 (4.3-octavemarimba, crotales) Percussion 3 (vibraphone, bells, 4.5-octave marimba)...