Percussion Ensemble Sheet Music
Daughtrey-Fidget (SP)-B/V/C/X/2M/4T/P
Fidget by Nathan Daughtrey for percussion octet. Featuring a balanced ensemble of 4 keyboard and 4 battery percussionists, Fidget borrows a rhythm from the agogo bell/cowbell ...
Burritt-Doomsday Machine, The (SP)-4T/P
The Doomsday Machine is named for an episode from Star Trek, my favorite science fiction series of all time. The "Doomsday Machine" is an enormous weapon, both in size and str...
Reich-Music for Pieces of Wood-P OS
This piece, Music for Pieces of Wood , is a fine example of how something of interest can be made with only basic elements. Pitch is involved in the tuning of the claves...
Rouse-Bonham (SP)-P/DS/5T (Complete Set)
Scored for a percussion ensemble of eight players, Christopher Rouse's Bonham is an ode to rock drumming and drummers, most particularly Led Zeppelin's legendary drumme...
Ford-Coffee Break (SP)-coffee cups, lids, etc.
Coffee Break by Mark Ford is a unique piece written for four different sizes of paper coffee cups with lids and sleeves. Music is everywhere and of course coffee has rhythm! A...
Willmarth-Tentacles (SP)-B/V/X/M/2T/P
Some of the ocean's most mysterious and elusive creatures possess the flexible appendages known as tentacles. Written for 6–10 beginning percussionists, Tentacles depict...
Peters-A La Samba (SP)-P/4T/X/B/M
A La Samba is a highly energetic samba like ensemble work for 6 percussionists. There are open section in the piece for individual improvised solos. Groove oriented sections...
Ford-Head Talk (SP)-P
Mark Ford's Head Talk provides the percussion quintet with a dose of sophisticated comic relief. The equipment necessary is somewhat unusual: six pretuned heads--ranging in...
Davila-Short Circuits (CD) (SP)-P
Short Circuits by Lalo Davila is written for eight players but can be adapted easily for four players. This piece was inspired by Jonathan Bendrick's Geometrics. As with Geome...
Cangelosi - White Knuckle Stroll (ENSEMBLE VERSION) (SP)- X/V/P
White Knuckle Stroll was originally composed by Casey Cangelosi for solo marimba in 2010 and quickly became a popular favorite. This ensemble arrangement was commissioned by t...
Trevino-Pajarito (SP)-V/2M/P
Written for the UT Austin Percussion Ensemble, Pajarito is scored for eight players who play on two marimbas, vibraphone, congas, cajon, and shaker. This music was made to ...
Glass-Aguas da Amazonia (SP)-V/M/P/Kbd.
Four arrangements by Third Coast Percussion for percussion quartet from Philip Glass' composition that draws inspiration from the Amazon waters with tones of classical, new...
Casella-Technology (SP)-B/X/3T/P
Technology by Jim Casella is written for eight percussionists of intermediate to beginning skill levels. Based on a "techno" groove, this piece is sure to be a hit among high ...
Khachaturian-Sabre Dance arr. Moore (SP)-P/DS/X/T/M
Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian arranged for percussion ensemble by James L. Moore. This exciting piece is playable by as few as three to seven player or by ensemble of unlim...
Campbell-Terra-cotta Warriors (SP)-P
This 2006 percussion trio is dedicated to the Caixa Trio (Julie Davila, Julie Hill and Amy Smith). Programmatic in its musical structure and style, "Terra-cotta Warriors" by J...
Sammut-Rotation IV (SP) ENSEMBLE VERSION-M/2VN/VA/VC/CB
Eric Sammut's Four Rotations have become some of the most frequently performed works for solo marimba. And this new arrangement re-imagines the catchy rhythms, memorable melod...
Chavez-Toccata for Percussion (SP)
Toccata for Percussion by Carlos Chavez is for six players. It features Indian drums and rhythms at an intermediate/advanced level. This wonderfully rhythmic piece is...
Tyson-Not Far From Here (perc. ens.) (SP)-B/2V/Cro./4M
Not Far From Here by Blake Tyson is a percussion ensemble piece scored for 8 players. This piece also exists in a version for SATB choir and percussion quartet. Instru...
Daughtrey-Ellipsis (SP)-B/V/X/2M/4T/P
Ellipsis by Nathan Daughtrey was commissioned by the middle school ensembles of the Spring Independent School District in Houston, TX. Ellipsis : A mark or...
Cage-Living Room Music (S-n4)-P/VX
The first and last movement of John Cage's Living Room Music are to be played on household objects such as magazines, a table, books, the floor or using architectura...
