Ethnic Percussion Ensemble Sheet Music
Waters-Piece for Ghana (SP)-Djembes
Sarah Waters of Ohio Northern University teaches Applied Percussion, Steel Drum Band, Percussion Ensemble, African Music. Piece for Ghana is written for 5 Djembes, however, yo...
Smales-Brazilian Beat (SP)-P
Brazilian Beat by Joel Smales is a creative collection of six original pieces for percussion quintet in a variety of Brazilian drumming styles. Scoring calls for agogo bells, ...
Davila-Tumbao Talk (SP)-Congas or hand drums
Tumbao Talk is an exciting piece for hand drums by Julie Davila. This piece incorporates several split parts and visuals to keep the audience riveted. Davila has also...
Xenakis-Okho (S-n3)-3 Djembes
Okho by Iannis Xenakis for percussion trio. This piece was composed to celebrate the French bicentennial. Scored for three performers on djembe and bass drum. Xenakis first en...
Ikebe-Shape of Soil, The (S)-P
The Shape of Soil for taiko drum ensemble by Shin-Ichiro Ikebe was commissioned by the Japanese drums ensemble 'KODO' in 1998, and was first performed by the group at N...
Spears-Africa! (SP)-P
Africa! by Jared Spears is a percussion sextet that avails the native musical colors and excitement of an African celebration. The score for this piece calls for authentic ...
Ford-Cabasa! (SP)-5 cabasas
Cabasa! by Mark Ford showcases the various techniques used on cabasas in an all-cabasa ensemble setting. This unusual piece would be an intersting change of pace in any percus...
Koontz-Batucada Jam (SP)-P
Batucada Jam by Jason Koontz is a percussion ensemble piece scored for 9 players. Length 5'54" Instrumentation: brazilian percussion instruments percussion(9) - ...
Gottry-Hands Up (SP-3)-3 congas
Hands Up by Josh Gottry is a conga trio based loosely on elements of west African djembe rhythms. The piece opens in 12/8 time with a unison statement from the ensembl...
Beck-Mani Volanti (SP)-Solo hand drums/V/M/4T/P
Mani Volanti by John Beck offers percussion soloists an opportunity to showcase their skills on hand drums such as bongos, congas, djembe, darbuka as well as other percussion...
Beall-Rancho Jubilee (SP)-3 cajons
From composer Andrew Beall - " Rancho Jubilee is the name of a Dominican restaurant on my corner in Washington Heights. It's fun décor and lively atmospher...
Naito-Nanafushi arr. Crowell (SP)-P
Nanafushi by Tetsuro Naito arranged for percussion trio by Jeffery Crowell. Originally arranged for the famous Japanese taiko group Kodo, Crowell was fascinated with the piece...
Fellinger-Tantango Dongo (SP)-M/Kalimba/P
Tantango Dongo by Christopher Fellinger was inspired by West African music, with flowing transitions in a minimalistic style and traditional African instrumentation. Wide, des...
Chan-B for Brazil! (SP)-2V/2X/2M/4T/P
B for Brazil! by Alan Chan is a challenging ensemble that features multiple pop/Latin musical styles. Sections can opened-up for extended solo features. Advanced high school/c...
Miller, T.-Gingerbread Island (SP)-Steel band/DS
A sweet medium tempo beguine with one variation and key change This piece will give your next holiday concert an island feel that will be infectious. Gingerbread island is wel...
Waters-Ghana Grooves (SP)-P
Ghana Grooves by Sarah Williams is the second djembe ensemble following the successful Djembe quintet Piece for Ghana. In Ghana Grooves Sarah writes for traditional African dr...
Brown, S.-Kumi-Daiko (SP)-P
Kumi-Daiko by Scott Brown is scored for taiko drums and cymbals. Number of players: 5-20 Difficulty: Elementary/intermediate Instrumentation: Shime-Daiko, Oke...
Buffett-Cheeseburger in Paradise arr. Moore (SP)Steel drs /DS/opt. BG
The music of Jimmy Buffet can always be found at the top of a steel drum band's request list. His song, Cheeseburger in Paradise , is one of the most popular and cannot ...
Ishii-Shi Kyo (StS)-Gagaku ens.
The literal meaning of the title "SHI-KYO" is violet sound. In a metaphorical sense it characterizes the timbre of this present composition for Gagaku ensemble. Number...
Gottry-All Hands on Deck (SP)-Hand drums
Featuring nine pieces – three duets, three trios, & three quartets – each playable on cajons, congas, djembes, or any combination of the three, All Hands on Deck b...
