Ethnic Percussion Solo Sheet Music

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 ... 

Williams-Kirina Dreams-Djembe

Djembe Solo with ksink-ksink (fan-shaped rattles attached to the djembe) based on the traditional Malian rhythm "Madan." The rattles vibrate in sympathetic resonance with the ... 

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... 

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... 

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 ... 

Lobi-Joro-Solo gyil

Kakraba Lobi, as a founding member of the National Dance Company of Ghana was often required to play solo during costume changes. After a time, both the public and internat... 

Sheronick-Manhattan Ave.-Frame drum

Manhattan Ave. was written in conjunction with Yousif Sheronick's online frame drum course Frame Drums 101. It serves as a quasi "final exam" to showcase what students have l... 

Robinson-Well in Hand-Kanjira

Well in Hand by N Scott Robinson is a solo for kanjira (South Indian tambourine) that makes use of some traditional South Indian rhythmic phrasing from Carnatic music. An etud... 

MacDonald-Alap-(Tabla) OS

Alap by Payton MacDonald is a solo tabla and may also be realized as a solo multiple percussion piece. The title comes from the first part of the first half of a classical Nor... 

Voight-Early Morning Nostalgia-Tenor steel pan

Experience the enchanting melodies of Early Morning Nostalgia, a mesmerizing steel drum solo that captures the essence of simpler times. Transport yourself to a park bench ... 

Floyd (arr.)-Were You There?-Tenor steel pan

Four-mallet playing is something not usually associated with steel drum performance. However, this arrangement of the popular traditional spiritual "Were You There" makes use ... 

Morales-Matos-Variations on a Lament Theme-8 congas

Variations on a Lament Theme for 8 congas was inspired by the loss of a great man, Steve Weiss. The theme came out of a composition of mine titled "A Lament for percuss... 

Sheronick-Doubtful Sound-Frame drum

Doubtful Sound is inspired by a recent trip to New Zealand. A 50th birthday present from, and with, my loving wife Kathryn Lockwood and daughter Surriah. Our journey through... 

Bach-Sonata No. 1 for Violin arr. Berry-Tenor pan

A beautiful adaptation for C Leadpan, of the Adagio movement of J.S. Bach's Sonata No. 1 for violin. Highly appropriate for both church and recital settings. The duration is a... 

Souza-Caxixando-caxixis

Caxixando by Ricardo A. Coelho de Souza is a short solo for a pair of caxixis, which are instruments typical of northeast Brazil. The caxixi is most often used as a single sha... 

Moses-Tropical Winds-M or Steel Drum

Tropical Winds by Leonard Moses is an island influenced piece that can either be played on steel drum or marimba. 

Williams-Bodhran Dance-bodhran

Bodhran Dance by B Michael Williams is an advance performance for solo Bodhran played with the hands. Any frame drum can be used as an instrument. 

Dutz-Three Congations-3 congas

Three Congations by Brad Dutz is a percussion solo scored for three congas. This solo involves realizing different "melodies" or fragments of melodies, which are juxtaposed ov... 

Riddick-Life's Essence-P

Life's Essence is an innovative piece for solo steel pan that explores emotions as we travel through the journey of life. In life we have our many ups and downs, but in the... 

Mazan-Ocean Sketches-Tenor steel pan

Ocean Sketches by Brent Mazan is a three-movement work for solo tenor pan in which each movement captures an image of the ocean. The first image, Ocean Floor, is simple but fa...