6 Players

Ocean’s Air is a programmatic piece written to resemble soaring over the ocean, or any body of water from a bird’s perspective. It captures the ups and downs that come with it and what animals, boats, and more...

An attention grabber from the very beginning. Very catchy melody with the appropriate amount of supporting batterie. Excellent listening, good musical material for the conductor searching for a little lighter sound that...

Take your percussionists on an adventure to the mysterious and uncharted reaches of the galaxy. Outer Limits challenges the young percussionists to create and display a spectrum of unique and otherworldly timbres. The audio...

Genre: Solo Marimba with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5 + Solo Marimba Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: InstrumentationMarimba (4-octave, 2 and 4-mallet) Percussion 1 (bells, 2 bongos, triangle) Percussion 2...

Jason Frith's arrangement of Claude Debussy's Passepied for keyboard percussion sextet captures the elegance of a French courtly dance. Intermediate percussionists will encounter staccato arpeggios, legato melodic lines, and...

Passover's Falling is a dramatic work for 6 players has the percussionists performing only on two marimbas (one 4-octave and one 5-octave) and from one small multiple percussion set-up. Practical and extremely...

Bristling with energy and an incessant momentum, Payload is a challenging and exciting new piece that features six percussionists partnered with cello and contrabass.Genre: Percussion Ensemble, Cello, Bass | # of Players:...

Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new...

This two-movement work—a prelude for keyboard percussion and metal sounds and a double fugue with one subject for drums and the other for keyboard percussion—was scored using the same instrumentation, ensemble...

Prima Luce (or "First Light") is a dramatic work for two marimba soloists accompanied by marimba quartet. The two soloists are pitted against one another, performing different scales and rhythms as if competing. These...

A performance of Primal Groove should sound like six percussionists playing one drumset. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6 Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 4:15 InstrumentationPercussion 1 (chimes, bells, triangle)...

An intriguing work for three players on each side of a 5.0-octave marimba, Prime Numbers is a complex, yet approachable piece that is sure to make a splash on a percussion ensemble concert.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

Part of the Ignite Series, Prism Schism is an extremely flexible piece that helps students explore the sonic possibilities of the modern percussion ensemble by encouraging them to choose instruments that work well together...

Puzzle Pieces was written specifically for the C. Alan Publications Ignite Series which features entertaining yet flexible pieces for young percussion ensembles. It is a minimalistic work that allows the performers to be...

Designed to simulate a rainstorm, Rainfall employs a variety of nontraditional techniques in order to reproduce certain timbres, such as finger snaps or leg-patting. Audience participation is also encouraged to enhance the...

Rarus Felicity is an energetic, wild musical journey for percussion quintet and soloist. Drawing inspiration from its unique instrumentation, “Rarus” explores several compositional ideas to highlight the...