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Silent Canyons was inspired of by the story of the Ancestral Pueblo Peoples or Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning “ancient ones” or “ancient enemies”) and their disappearance from the Four Corners region...

Nathan Daughtrey's arrangement of Silent Night sparkles with creativity from the reflective opening to the driving sextuplets in the middle to the pensive rolled section that closes out the work.Genre: Marimba Quartet | # of...

These special arrangements for percussion ensemble, featuring traditional carols and modern seasonal favorites fully arranged for 8-12 players, have become standards for Christmas programs throughout the country. The full...

A short work in the style of Mozart, this piece in an excellent selection for high school or college percussion ensembles and may be performed as a marimba quartet or mallet quartet with vibraphone as a substitute for the...

Simple Objects was Inspired by this quote from percussionist Steven Schick: “Percussion instruments are, after all, simple objects: hit them and they will make a sound.” Centered on four featured batter/auxiliary...

Sisters' is a fun and challenging trio for advanced players. This piece pays homage to the composer's two daughters and his my interpretation of their sweet, playful, and complementary (though sometimes challenging)...

Six Bagatelles was written in 1986 for and premiered by Frank Epstein and the percussion ensemble of the New England Conservatory of Music. This is a newly revised and edited version of the original. It may be performed in...

The 'Svara Mandala' is a rare kind of harp used in Indian classical music. It is usually played to the accompaniment of tablas. In this 6-movement piece, the 'Svara Mandala' is addressed as a deity, each invocation...

A “gyre” is a large circular current in the ocean. There are five known gyres on Earth, hence, The Sixth Gyre. The piece builds itself around two vertically staged marimbas that all eight performers play...

Sizzle! features 3 families of percussion instruments: membranes (bongos, snare drum, toms, bass drum), metals (suspended cymbals, China cymbal, hi-hat), and woods (claves, woodblocks, temple blocks, log drums, slap stick)...

Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity known only to a rare...

Fascinating composition with constantly shifting roles among the three players. Dynamics are indicated by the size of notehead as opposed to traditional dynamic notation. Rim shots are indicated by accents. Accents are...

Traditional conga rhythms with Cuban roots set the tone for this spicy conga sextet.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6 Level: Medium | Duration: 5:05 DOWNLOAD ELECTRONIC ACCOMPANIMENTInstrumentation6...

Conceived as a companion piece to one of Dave Hall's other works, "Surfacing," Slide is dedicated to his three children, who are filled with such joy with the simplicity of going down a slide after the hard work of climbing...

Every harmonic and melodic element in this work was derived from the chorale, Jesu, wahres Brot des Lebens from Bach’s Cantata, Schmuke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 180) including the initial statement of the chorale in...

As the saying goes, “good things come in small packages.” Unlike many percussion ensemble works that are centered around larger instruments—marimba, timpani, vibraphone, bass drum, and such—this piece...