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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Bobo-Friday-Solo lead pan
Friday by Kevin Bobo is a lead pan solo commissioned by Liam Teague. This piece is a study in four movements of the musical possibilities of the steel pan. The demands placed ...
Junker-Six Bagatelles for Body Percussion Solo
Six Bagatelles for Body Percussion by Martin Junker is a collection of pieces for unaccompanied body percussion.
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...
Schirripa-Portraits from a City Window-Tenor steel pan
As implied by the title, Marco Schirripa's Portraits from a City Window explored four different scenes one may observe from such an angle. "Morning Light" represents the beaut...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Moses-Island Riffs-M or Steel Drum
Island Riffs by Lennard V. Moses is a solo for tenor steel drum that can also be performed as a two mallet keyboard solo. This short composition is based upon some calypso sty...
Sheronick-Shaker Talk-caxixis/maracas
Shaker Talk is a solo I developed for Brazilian Caxixi and Venezuelan Maracas. I've been fascinated by shakers ever since I took a trip to Brazil in graduate school. Only ...
Pickering-Oxenfree (Steel Pan)
Oxenfree by Caleb Pickering is a performance for solo tenor pan. The performer uses a low C pan while using a wire brush, chopsticks, and pan mallets. Number of ...
