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From the author of Jazz Drummer's Reading Workbook Tom Morgan, comes this jazzy version of Jingle Bells entitled Jingle Jazz. A great piece to feature your percussion ensemble on a holiday concert!Genre: Percussion Ensemble...

The Jivaro are the indigenous people of northern Peru and Ecuador, living in the tropical rain forests where the Andes mountain range meets the Amazon headwaters. This piece explores their culture from exploring the rain...

The Jivaro are the indigenous people of northern Peru and Ecuador, living in the tropical rain forests where the Andes mountain range meets the Amazon headwaters. This piece explores their culture from exploring the rain...

Joe Clark is a challenging marimba quartet based on a traditional folk tune. You can hear a recording of the piece on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Percussion Ensemble's CD, “Sketches.”Genre:...

Extracted from the 3-movement work As Above, So Below, Jötenheim: The Land of the Giants, features a vast, mighty wilderness with deep, dark forests and mountain peaks. Enemies of the gods, the giants have experienced...

An adaptation of the advent hymn "Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus," Joy of Every Heart puts an Afro-Cuban spin on the traditional melody and would make a great addition to a holiday percussion ensemble concert.Genre:...

Festive romp for large keyboard ensemble and assorted percussion. Reminiscent of an Irish jig. Several style changes throughout. Excellent closer for your next concert!Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 12 Level:...

Jump Start is a high-energy joy ride for large percussion ensemble that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 13 + Piano Level: Medium | Duration: 4:30...

A fun and energetic piece using everyday items. Enjoyable for ensembles of all ages and even more so for the audience.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5 Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 2:00 InstrumentationPercussion...

An arrangement of one of the most recognizable movements for Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Jupiter is a challenging, yet rewarding work that performers and audiences alike will enjoy. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

How many times in a day do you say a phrase with the word “case” in it? Phrases such as “in any case,” “in that case,” or the most used contingency thought, “just in case,” are...

Just Like That is a percussion quintet scored for one concert tom and one woodblock per player. Based on variations of a traditional cascara pattern, this energetic and rhythmically driven work weaves through several time...

Kaiju (怪獣, kaijū, from Japanese "strange beast") is a Japanese genre of films featuring giant monsters. The term kaiju (which comes from the Chinese text Classic of Mountains and Seas) can refer to the giant monsters...

Karlimba, A Reflection is a showy, yet accessible, work for marimba quartet and wind ensemble (piano) that requires four expressive percussionists to pull it off. It features primarily 2-mallet playing, but two of the...

Six pieces for six or more beginning percussionists, using only the components of each student’s percussion kit (bells or pad), this pedagogically designed collection is the perfect gateway into percussion ensemble...

Kohola (Hawaiian for humpback whale), written for oboe and percussion quartet by David Jarvis, was inspired from the songs of humpback whales. The work begins slowly and freely with ocean drums and oboe stating the main...