Mixed Ensembles

With an incessantly dark, ritualistic quality coupled with a metallic sparkle, Magic takes its title from the concept of magic as a powerful and unknowable cosmic force, and the awe – and potentially fear – that...

A fantastic quartet that stretches the imagination of the listener. With hints of tribal rhythms, this piece will delight all who hear it.Genre: Solo with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 3 + Solo Flute Level: Medium |...

The piece is titled to reflect the two energies in the work: 1) the chanting monks of Tibet and 2) the Funk Music of New Orleans. 5 movements: “Meditation in Mambo’ (uses the mambo beat pattern), “Voodoo...

The Manes Scroll is an imaginative and groundbreaking piece that redefines the sonic possibilities of the keyboard percussion ensemble. Deane uses unique new sounds, such as blowing in the resonators and pitch bends, in...

Matafnik begins with layering a variety of sounds, creating interesting composite rhythms and visual patterns. The paradiddle, a common percussion rudiment, is used as the basis for the second section of the piece. The...

The mbira is the classic instrument of Zimbabwe, with an entire musical genre developed around it. This work is work is based off of the traditional character of the instrument. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6...

Me Irie is a groovy Caribbean-inspired tune for young percussion ensembles. Students will really enjoy performing the fun melody and rhythmic drive of this selection suitable for concerts or festivals.Genre: Percussion...

Megastructure is inspired by enormous architecture, such as the Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, the Vessel, the Oculus, and the One World Trade Center in New York. Each of these massive works of art are truly breathtaking and...

Memories of an Unforgettable Love is a composition for marimba and percussion ensemble. In essence, this piece is a set of theme and variations on the famous Latin ballad Besame Mucho. However, other original melodic...

Memories of Santa Fe features a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion with memorable melodies and toe-tapping, syncopated rhythmic exchanges.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8 Level: Medium Easy |...

The Mental Manacles of the Rhythmically Divine is a play on the rhythmically difficult devices that run the course of this 5-minute work from its unsettling beginning to its maniacal ending.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

New quartet version of Daughtrey's popular percussion ensemble. Featuring a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion, Mercury Rising is, in essence, a double fugue that gives all players the opportunity to shine...

Featuring a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion, Mercury Rising is, in essence, a double fugue that gives all players the opportunity to shine.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium Easy...

In true “fantasy” fashion, this setting of In the Bleak Midwinter starts with a simple statement of the melody in the metallic keyboards against flowing triplets in the marimbas. The melody then travels through...

These classic two and four-mallet solos by Harry Breuer are arranged for solo xylophone plus 3-4 marimbas accompanying. All accompaniments are easy enough for the youngest of keyboard players.Genre: Solo Xylophone with...

The delightful Minus Nine uses the unique combination of a keyboard percussion quartet and a string quartet to musically represent the beautiful & exotic world revealed during low tide on Puget Sound.Genre: Percussion...