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Bounce! provides a streamlined, effective path to mastering both concert and rudimental snare drum rolls. With its logical progression, the book helps percussionists of all levels achieve smooth, sustained rolls with confidence. An ideal resource...

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 dead strokes in the...

A Gossamer is a light, filmy substance, most often composed of cobwebs and spider webs, that is most often seen drifting through clear autumn air. This work for large percussion ensemble provides a musical interpretation of this image. Themes,...

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 mallet dampening and pedaling...

A challenging work for piano and percussion ensemble. This work features an advanced piano part that has many vertical characteristics. The percussion parts color and shape the musical concepts of the piano solo.Genre: Solo with Percussion Ensemble#...

Inspired by the raucous and alluring music from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Rite of Way is built from a combination of motifs and compositional techniques Stravinsky employed, but with groovy embellishments. This piece is a fundamental...

Tears of Apollo is a musical portrayal of three stages of man’s relationship to God: I. Age of Fire, II. Age of Reason, and III. Age of Heaven. Four challenging mallet parts make this a must for your college ensemble.Genre: Percussion Ensemble...

Outside the Box is a collection of four progressive solos and one duet for cajon. Each piece is intended to develop comfort with a variety of sounds and to assist the performer in creating a vocabulary of idiomatic and creative grooves for the...