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The piece is written for two instruments performed by four players, and players are required to move to another instrument in the last Allegro section. As a result, players may feel busy, but the audience will have fun!...

The piece is a study in non-pitched loudness, and reflects a strong Afro-Caribbean influence, specifically influences of Congolese dance music and the Costa Rican version of the Calypso. The transitions are very reflective...

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...

Mean Man’s March is a xylophone showcase inspired by events at the composer's local dog park in Belmont, MA. It's a sunny and crisp Fall New England day, dogs play at the park, the mean man marches on to the field,...

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...

Melisande's Death is the final movement of Sibelius' beautiful eight-movement tone poem Pelleas et Melisande, op. 46. This passionate and sorrowful music is scored for marimba choir (including bass marimba), and vibraphone...

Melting Point begins in a rather cool mood (especially after the four opening bars), and seems to heat up more and more, with the culminating point in bars 139/140. It ends as icily as it started.Genre: Percussion Ensemble |...

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...

Merge began as an exercise in percussive hocket, where each player is given a part of the whole. This is done so in both the rhythms played in the drums and melody in the tuned pipes. The ascending and deciding lines...

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...