Keyboard Ensembles

This arrangement of Carol of the Bells looks back to the Ukrainian version for inspiration, realizing the folk theme for percussive timbres. It is scored for 4 marimbas plus crotales. A beautiful arrangement!Genre:...

Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios is a beautiful, haunting, and uplifting keyboard sextet arrangement of the final work by the Paraguayan virtuoso classical guitarist Agustín Barrios. The title translates to “An...

David Gillingham's Unity is a hauntingly lyrical work for marimba quartet written to celebrate a wedding. However, the piece will work in any number of concert settings as well.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4...

Unleash the Fury is a tour-de-force for marimba quartet. The driving accented sixteenths throughout create an atmosphere of tension and excitement. A slow, mournful rolled section is found in the middle of the piece in a...

Written for keyboard percussion and electronics, Vector is a fun, challenging work suitable for a front ensemble warm-up or as part of a percussion ensemble concert.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5 or 8 Level:...

Vignettes is a marimba quartet inspired by the art of photography. Each of the four vignettes are intended to be a musical setting for four photographs contrasting in color, setting, and texture, but sharing common themes...

Inspired by photos from Professor She-e Wu’s tour of this ancient Scottish city, A Walk Through Edinburgh is a piece for four marimbists sharing two 5-octave instruments. Utilizing elements of metric obfuscation and...

A vintage work by Percy Grainger comes alive as a 9-piece percussion ensemble for keyboard percussion and timpani. Drawing upon Grainger’s use of “tuneful percussion,” Walking Tune intermixes metal and...

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...

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)...

Wooden Timepiece is a captivating marimba quartet that explores the concept of time through its rhythmic patterns and musical themes. Designed to be played on two marimbas, the performers are constantly interacting and...

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...

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...