Battery Ensembles

Cymplified rocks as many cymbal sounds and textures as you have in your arsenal. Ranging from finger cymbals to hand crashes, all of these instruments converge to shine at the center of attention.Genre: Percussion Ensemble |...

D.N.R., or “Do Not Resuscitate” is a legally recognized order signed by a physician at a patient’s request. A D.N.R. means the patient does not want to be resuscitated if they suddenly go into cardiac...

Daily Grind is a flexible and accessible sextet that gives the performers an opportunity to play hand drums with an added melodic element on desk bells. Each player also get to improvise solos. This piece is groovy, fun, and...

The Dandelion is a medium-advanced etude for timpani and four additional percussionists inspired by the 1913 poem of the same name by Vachel Lindsay. Various ostinati spring forth to represent the pernicious weed only to be...

A truly unique addition to the repertoire, Danza Bamboo features the fascinating timbres of bamboo and has plenty of contrasting sections to add variety.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6 Level: Medium Difficult |...

Dead in the Water is new, creative sextet for "accessory" percussion, which juxtaposes the textures of standard orchestral accessories with that of tuned gongs. Slowly, the gongs overtake the role of the accessories, before...

The title Demon Poetry is pulled from an account of the way fire moves: "Fire has got a certain genius... a certain demon poetry." This piece is a product of the realization that one can write whatever they want – and...

Denkyem is the West African Adinkra symbol for the crocodile.and refers to the animal's adaptability – the fact that it breathes air but lives under water. This idea of adaptability is used throughout the piece as the...

Disco Penguin was written with the developing percussionist in mind. It is designed to help bridge the gap between that formative period of unison playing and the earliest instances of independent adventures in an ensemble...

In Fellinger's "junky" piece "Don't Talk Trash," oil barrels, buckets, various household bowls, iron pipes tuned, car brake drums, aluminum tubes, and four thunder sheets are all used. You and your students will not only...

German for “double tone” or “two tones,” Doppeltone utilizes three primary performers utilizing two non-pitched instruments that produce different tones. The piece can be performed as a trio...

An exploration of short and long sounds in a rhythmically captivating orchestration, Dot Dash is creatively-conceived work that allows for flexible instrumentation and ensemble size options. Pairing pitched and non-pitched...

Downside, Up and Around explores the range of textures and timbres made possible by simple set-ups. It features two snare drum soloists accompanied by five percussionists and is influenced by techno music, which focuses on...

Doxy is a dynamic battery percussion sextet that's a paradox of sorts…unison and independent, cooperative and competitive, powerful and controlled, identical yet different.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6...

Inspired by the drum line writing Mike Jackson and drum set playing of singer/rapper Anderson .Paak, Drum Quartet No. 1 is a groovy & raucous piece that is a blast to both play and hear.Genre: Percussion Quartet | # of...

Drum-e Piece No. 1 is an exciting, blazing-fast work for 3 percussionists with similar drum & cymbal set-ups. The piece alternates between bombastic unison figures and moments for each player to shine.Genre: Percussion...