Ethnic Percussion Ensemble Sheet Music
Sekhon-Sun (SP)-V/X/M/P OS
Sun by Baljinder Singh Sekhon, II is a percussion trio that was commissioned by The Volta Trio. This piece explores a variety of musical energies. From tired phrases to extend...
Wagner-Beat the Box (SP)-3 cajons
Beat the Box by Tom Wagner is a trio written for three cajones. Includes score and parts.
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 ...
Cline-Carnival (SP)-Steel Drs./DS/P/GT/BG
A festive steel drum arrangement. Energetic rhythmic motives will make this an exciting work for you steel drum ensemble. Number of Players: 7-? Difficulty:Grade 4...
Wahlund-Sextet (SP)-6 cajons
Sextet by Ben Wahlund is a sextet written for six cajones. This piece can be played on cajones with or without snares, as long as they are uniform. Run time for this piece is ...
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...
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...
Khayat/Redone/Thiam-Lady Gaga Medley arr Colaneri (SP)-V/2M BM/Steel dr./P
Chris Colaneri's arrangement of this Lady Gaga Medley is for percussion ensemble but can be easily adapted to steel pan ensemble. The steel pan part is intended to be o...
Marley-I Shot the Sheriff arr. Colaneri (SP)-V/2M/BM/P
Bob Marley's I Shot the Sheriff is arranged for percussion ensemble by Chris Colaneri but can easily be adapted for steel pan ensemble as well. The vibraphone part can...
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...
Ehlers-Cornbread Funk (SP)-Steel band
"Cornbread Funk" is a relaxed funk groove for steel band. This chart has a hard, syncopated groove that will feel extremely natural to the audience and performers. Num...
El-Dabh-Egyptian Calypso (Score only)-Steel drum ensemble
When composing Egyptian Calypso , Halim El-Dabh felt a connection between the music of his childhood and that of Trinidad and Tobago. His imagination took him from Egypt...
Williams-Maqsumed (SP)-4 frame drums
Maqsumed by B. Michael Williams employs a system of building up fragments of permuted rhythms derived from the traditional Arabic rhythm Maqsum. Once a given player's rhythm h...
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...
DiSanza-Time's Arc (SP)-Solo darabukka/B/V/M/tuned gongs/ P
Time's Arc is Anthony DiSanza's second concerto for darabukka. Premiered at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2013, DiSanza uses a wide range of tempos a...
Maricle-Batucada Blues (SP)-V/X/4T/P
Batucada Blues by Sherrie Maricle is a high energy, fun samba full of exciting rhythmic drive. Written for 10 players, accessible and powerful mallet parts, special effects an...
Liszt-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 arr. Hernandez (SP)-steel drs./4T
This is an advanced version of Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. It has been arranged by Michael Hernandez for a 12 player percussion ensemble featuring steel drums.
Gottry-Framed (SP)-Frame drums
A work simply intended to explore the frame drum family of percussion instruments within in a chamber setting, Framed is an excellent change of pace piece for percussion ensem...
