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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...

Bluegrass Rondeau is a fun piece based on four old fiddle tunes that are woven together in rondeau form. These time-tested melodies are bright and rhythmic and tend to stay with you long after you hear them. Although...

This feature for marimba soloist(s) and Latin percussion ensemble gives several players the opportunity to shine – from offering the solo part to as many players as you like to opening the Latin percussion parts up to...

Body Lotion is a funny, groovy body percussion piece in a “New Jack Swing Feel”, ending with fast “drum and bass” grooves and breaks. It works great as an encore and is characterized by a wide dynamic...

Inspired by a trip to El Salvador and the white knuckle ride from the airport to the center of town, Bolado perfectly captures the fast-pace changing of lanes, quick maneuvers to avoid oncoming traffic and pedestrians, and...

A Bomba is a secular, recreational style of music originating from Puerto Rico. It is characterized by a challenge or connection between the drummer and dancer, like a “call and response.” The dancer produces a...

Bon Temps was written for Gustavo Miranda and his students at Nicholls State University. The title Bon Temps comes from the Louisiana saying, "Laissez les bon temps rouler" or "Let the good times roll." NSU premiered this...

Originally written for unaccompanied marimba, Bon Voyage was expanded to include percussion sextet accompaniment at the request of Christopher Nguyen and the Salyards Middle School Percussion Ensemble for their performance...

Beginning with driving rhythms reminiscent of the Australian Outback, shifting to a delicate melody that is passed around the ensemble, and ending with a return of the original theme. Boomerang is scored for 8-10 players and...

Infused with the sounds of Bernstein, Gershwin, and a brief nod to Dizzy Gillespie, Bounce features the trumpet as both a classical and a jazz instrument, offering moments of blazing virtuosity and flexible improvisation...

Using a lullaby setting of a Swedish folk melody, this work adds plenty of percussion to represent a day in the life of a toddler. A fun, yet sentimental piece.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8 Level: Medium |...

Breakout RGV is a unique and exciting piece for 10 players that fits lyrical melodies, ethereal soundscapes, and heavy asymmetric grooves all within 5 minutes. The music constantly builds to a climactic and virtuosic ending...

Inspired by the music of artists such as Squarepusher and Venetian Snares, Von Hansen’s The Breaks has relentless energy and gritty break beats played on prepared drums (frying pans, tambourines, cymbals, etc. placed...

Heavily influenced by the Charles Bukowksi poem "We Must," Bright Light–Dark Shadows explores the ideas of light and dark through inventive textures and moods.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 9 Level: Medium...

Bubblegum is intended to captivate the simplicity in form, chord structure, and groove of those early rock and roll hits released by Motown in a percussion ensemble setting. Pulling from the style and even chord progressions...

Bucimis, a traditional Bulgarian folk song, is excitingly paced, and performed in mixed-meter alternating bars of 4/4 and 7/8. The song is a perfect fit for the type of ensemble that thrives in metric changes. The frequent...