Multi Percussion Solo Sheet Music
Hoffman-Metalmorphosis-P OS
METALMORPHOSIS experiments with sounds and textures of three different gongs. Extended techniques are employed to get and intriguing array of sounds. Number of Players:...
Saperstein-Sonata for Solo Percussion-B/C/M/P
Sonata for Solo Percussion by David Saperstein is dedicated to Pete Jarvis and was designed to show off his virtuosity, versatility, and over all master of percussio...
McClure-glue, tape and other adhesives-V/P
Glue, Tape, and Other Adhesives is a piece for solo percussion written by Robert McClure. Written for vibraphone, five pitched metal pipes, snare drum, two toms, bass drum, br...
Cangelosi-Chakra Shift-P
Chakra Shift by Casey Cangelosi is a percussion solo written for maracas and high-hat.
Cangelosi-Iktsuarpok-P
Iktsuarpok is an Inuit word describing the feeling of anticipation when waiting for an expected guest while continually checking for their arrival out your front door or windo...
Morales-Matos-Little Things That Make a Big Difference
Shakers, Tambourines, and Guiros come in many shapes and sizes. Often, these small, but important, instruments get overlooked by aspiring percussionists. It is vital for th...
Payson-Die Zwitschermaschine-P/X
Die Zwitschermaschine by Al Payson is an engaging little percussion solo written for a small setup. A sonic depiction of the famous Paul Klee painting, it presents quirky quas...
D'angelo-Toccata for Solo Percussionist
Number of Players: 1 Difficulty:Grade 4 Instrumentation: 2 Tom-Toms, Snare Drum, 2 Timbales, 2 Suspended Cymbals, Triangle
Cage-Two 3 (1991)
Ten pieces of different lengths having ten flexible time brackets to be played without accompaniment, or with amplified conch shells containing water and tipped so as to prod...
Alcalay-Syntax-P (OS)
Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 6 Instrumentation: 4 Temple Blocks, 2 African Wood Drums, 4 Wood Blocks, Guiro, Claves, Whip, Castanets, Sapo Cubana, Maracas, Afu...
Parthun-Un Poco Paco-P
Un poco Paco for multi-percussion solo by Jeffrey Parthun is a great introduction to the skills needed to play multiple percussion solos. The "mini lesson" included de...
Souza-Fartura-P
Fartura by Ricardo Souza can be performed as a solo for a percussionist that also sings or as a duet for percussion and voice. Fartura means abundance. The text of this piece ...
Santangelo-Ensemble for One-M/P
Ensemble for One by Claudio Santangelo is a percussion solo dedicated to Japan, in remembrance of the tragedy of March 11, 2011. This a single movement piece requires four-mal...
Varner-Silence Between, The-P/Almgl.
The Silence Between by Michael Varner is an advanced multiple percussion solo written for 4 toms, 4 almglocken, and opera gong. It is a minimalist set up that challenges the p...
Karukas-Elements-P
The title Elements has multiple meanings in relation to this piece. In one sense, it refers to the many different materials used in the instrumentation (metal, wood, skin, ...
Williams-Petrichor-4T/Cro./2 woodblocks
Petrichor is defined as "a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather." In this piece, Kenyon Williams seeks to cont...
Ward-Sleight of Hand-P
A Sleight of Hand is defined as "an artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation." This phrase is often used to describe ...
Cage-Dream arr. Anderson-V/Cro./M
Dream by John Cage arranged by Thad Anderson for solo percussion. This piece was originally written for piano, but this adaptation is scored for marimba, vibraphone, and an as...
Farr-Fifty Fifty-2 bongos
Pint-sized yet power-packed, Farr's "Fifty Fifty" for solo bongos was composed at the request of Dame Evelyn Glennie as part of her 50 for 50 project. Farr injects a range of ...
