Ethnic Percussion Solo Sheet Music
Williams-Recital Suite for Djembe-P
Recital Suite for Djembe by B. Michael Williams is an advanced piece for solo Djembe in three movements. This performance focuses on traditional African rhythms, utilizing a v...
Williams-Tiriba Kan (for djembe)
Tiriba Kan by B. Michael Williams is a performance for solo Djembe focusing on a variety of traditional African rhythms.
Sierra-Bongo-0 (Bongo-Zero)
Bongo 0 by Roberto Sierra is composed for a solo bongo player utilizing traditional and non traditional techniques and rhythms. Part of the performance require vocal accents a...
Damm-Udu Dances-P
Udu Dances by Robert Damm features the udu as a solo instrument. The work could also be readily adapted to a hand drum such as doumbek, conga or djembe. Number of Playe...
Dutz-Four Congations-4 congas
Four Congations by Brad Dutz is a percussion solo scored for four congas. This solo involves realizing different "melodies" or fragments of melodies, which are juxtaposed over...
Williams-4 Solos for Frame Drums
4 Solos for Frame Drums by B. Michael Williams is a collection of rhythmically challenging solos for Bendir, Tar, Bodhran, Kanjira or Riq. Titles: Quatrin...
Cheung-Nian3-BD (Solo Version)
Nian3 is scored for solo bass drum. It is preceded by Nian2, which is scored for 6 drums and 6 cymbals/gongs. In Nian3, I wanted to experiment with expressing musical/artistic...
Williams-Merck's Tattoo-Riq
Riq solo loosely based on funk-style drumset rhythms with brief references to the bell pattern used in the West African Ewe dance "Gahu." The piece explores "cabaret" style an...
Bobo-Triangulum-Steel Pan
Triangulum by Kevin Bobo is a solo for unaccompanied lead pan. The first section of the piece features an insistent eight-note ostinato at 180 BPM. This is followed by an exte...
Chen-Colors Of Naobo-Chinese Cymbals (pair)
To celebrate her 50th birthday, legendary percussionist Evelyn Glennie asked her favorite composers to write short solo works as performable gifts. Chen Yi responded with Colo...
Forsthoff-Riq, Roll'd-Riq
Riq, Roll'd , my second composition for solo riq (a tambourine played throughout the Middle East but particularly in Egypt), was commissioned by Matt Geiger for his senior rec...
Rosauro-Three Moods-M or Pan
Originally written for solo steel pan (lead), Ney Rosauro's Three Moods are also suitable for two mallet marimba. The first movement, Baroque , is a fugue like mov...
Gottry/Woodbury-Outside the Box-Cajon
Outside the Box is a collection of four progressive solos and one duet for cajon by Josh Gottry and Jonny Woodbury. Each piece is intended to develop comfort with a var...
Zivkovic-To the Gods of Rhythm-Djembe/VX
If there is a rhythm section in Heaven, the realm of the Gods, then surely the people of Africa and the Balkans have the say there. „To the Gods of rhythm" is a mixture ...
Sheronick-Manta Ray Dance-Riq
Manta Ray Dance by Yousif Sheronick is a solo for the Riq (Middle Eastern tambourine). This piece has been arranged to accommodate beginners using basic Riq technique. Basic t...
MacDonald-Jhala-Tabla OS
Jhala by Payton MacDonald is a solo tabla and may also be realized as solo multiple percussion piece. The titles come from the first, second, and third parts of the first half...
Junker-Six Bagatelles for Body Percussion Solo
Six Bagatelles for Body Percussion by Martin Junker is a collection of pieces for unaccompanied body percussion.
Williams-Rhythmic Journey No. 3: Post Minimal"-Riq"
Rhythmic Journey No. 3: Post-Minimal by B. Michael Williams was inspired by the motoric rhythms of such composers as David Lang, Paul Lansky, and John Luther Adams. Williams h...
MacDonald-Jor-(Tabla) OS
Jor by Payton MacDonald is for solo tabla and may also be realized as a solo multiple percussion pieces. The titles come from the second, part of the first half of a classical...
Forsthoff-Parampara-Frame drum
Parampara was written in two days in April, 2003 and received a major revision in October, 2004. The title is an Indian word which means "lineage." The piece began simply enou...
