Percussion Solos

Elemental Dances is a work for 5 timpani and percussion trio based on several segments of Native American music, mixing the sounds of world percussion with contemporary ideas commonly found in percussion ensemble literature...

This piece aims to capture this feeling of uncertainty and encourages the mindset of Embracing Uncertainty in all of life’s endeavors. Bookended by mysterious rolled sections, this 6-1/2 minute marimba solo features...

This piece aims to capture this feeling of uncertainty and encourages the mindset of Embracing Uncertainty in all of life’s endeavors. Bookended by mysterious rolled sections, this 6-1/2 minute marimba solo features...

Based on material from the first movement of Daughtrey's Concerto for Vibraphone, this piece is filled with beautiful and memorable melodies.Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration:...

Based on material from the first movement of Daughtrey's Concerto for Vibraphone, this piece is filled with beautiful and memorable melodies.Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration:...

Play Joplin's famous ragtime piano solo on the marimba! Lowry has done a remarkable job adapting the piece, allowing the music to sing on the rosewood bars.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium |...

Play Joplin's famous ragtime piano solo on the marimba! Lowry has done a remarkable job adapting the piece, allowing the music to sing on the rosewood bars.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium |...

Spanish for "blue stars," Estrellas Azules is a vibraphone solo featuring a lyrical, sweet melody using extended 4-mallet techniques while bringing in the use of the motor. It explores voice leading and phrasing through...

Spanish for "blue stars," Estrellas Azules is a vibraphone solo featuring a lyrical, sweet melody using extended 4-mallet techniques while bringing in the use of the motor. It explores voice leading and phrasing through...

Dedicated to Leigh Howard Stevens, these three etudes focus on various advanced 4-mallet marimba techniques, such as double laterals, uncommon sticking permutations, independent rolls, metric modulations, and independence...

Dedicated to Leigh Howard Stevens, these three etudes focus on various advanced 4-mallet marimba techniques, such as double laterals, uncommon sticking permutations, independent rolls, metric modulations, and independence...

Euphoria Variations is a work for marimba inspired by the rhythmic language of Argentine composer Alejandro Viñao, who composed two “variation” sets for marimba largely structured around rhythmic iteration...

Euphoria Variations is a work for marimba inspired by the rhythmic language of Argentine composer Alejandro Viñao, who composed two “variation” sets for marimba largely structured around rhythmic iteration...

Inspired by David Whyte's poem of the same name, Everything is Waiting for You tackles the topic of loneliness. Whyte starts the poem pointedly by writing, "Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone." As...

Inspired by David Whyte's poem of the same name, Everything is Waiting for You tackles the topic of loneliness. Whyte starts the poem pointedly by writing, "Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone." As...

This work for marimba and piano begins with a high energy duet that puts the players on equal footing. Only two mallets are needed. The second movement is a moving chorale like feature for four mallets while the third...