Percussion Ensemble Sheet Music
Miki-Marimba Spiritual (COMPLETE SET OF SCORE & PARTS) M/P
Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki was written in 1983-84 and is dedicated to Japanese marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe. This NEW edition of Marimba Spiritual contain...
Wagner-Stage Clapping (SP)-Hands
Tom Wagner's Stage Clapping is a medium difficult quartet for handclappers. Number of players: 4 Difficulty: Easy/intermediate Instrumentation: 4 handclappers
Levitan-Variation on a Ghanian Theme (SP)-P
Variations on a Ghanaian Theme by Daniel Levitan is based on a short motif found in Ghanaian drumming. Each player develops a theme over steady patterns held by the ot...
Tyson-Cloud Forest (SP)-Solo M/B/V/P
Cloud Forest by Blake Tyson was commissioned by Spindrift Percussion Group in 2005. The original version was for percussion trio and soloist. In 2008 he revised the w...
Roberts-Last Day of Pompeii, The(SP)
The Last Day of Pompeii by Bruce Roberts primarily uses seven percussionists which represent the seven city gates that surround the two-mile circumference of the city. ...
Colgrass-Three Brothers (SP)-4T/P
Michael Colgrass' Three Brothers is composed for percussion nonette. The "three brothers" are the snare drum, bongo and timps and they carry the majority of the musica...
Reich-Drumming part 1 (StS)-P
Drumming Part One by Steve Reich begins with two drummers building up the basic rhythmic pattern of the entire piece from a single drum beat, played in a cycle of twelve beats...
Worden-Escape (SP)-6 Triangles
Escape by Drew Worden is a percussion sextet written for 6 unclipped triangles.
Ford-Heads Up!-Drumheads-SP
Heads Up! is a companion piece for my earlier composition Head Talk (1987). This new composition is an excursion into further possibilities of a five-member percussion ensembl...
Tyson-Ceiling Full of Stars, A (SP)-B/2V/C/Cro./4M
A Ceiling Full of Stars is written by the professor of percussion at the University of Central Arkansas. It was commissioned by the Texas Christian University Percus...
Zivkovic-Trio per Uno (SP)-V/Cro./P
Trio Per Uno by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic consists of three movements. The edge-movements have some similarities in manner and appears as if they would represent a perfection ...
Skidmore-Whispers (SP-9)-4T/B/Cro/2V/2M/P OS
Whispers by David Skidmore for percussion ensemble. Instrumentation (9 players): glockenspiel, glass wind chimes, 2 wind gongs, bass drum, 2 octaves crotales, eleph...
Tompkins-Blue Burn (SP)-P
Blue Burn by Joe Tompkins was written for the University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble. The composer says, "although many universities have school colors, the University...
Abbe-Ten Elementary Percussion Ensembles (S-n3)-P
A collection of 10 pieces for your beginning percussion ensemble. These pieces will introduce the young percussionist to the world of ensemble playing. All of the pieces utili...
Tompkins-Board Games(3S)-P
Board Games is a work for thress percussionists playing on wooden boards while wearing metal tipped gloves. Notes on construction of the boards and gloves is included. ...
Hall-Escape Velocity (SP)-V/2M/P
Escape Velocity was composed in the Spring of 2008. The quartet features three keyboards and a djembe part, although each player plays several other percussion instruments, of...
Dietz-Damaged Goods (SP)-P
Damaged Goods by Brett Dietz is a percussion sextet that was commissioned by and dedicated to Chad Heiny and the Kiski Area High School Percussion Ensemble (Vandergrift, PA). ...
Alfieri-Fanfare for Tambourines-P
John Alfieri's piece, Fanfare for Tambourines provides a great example of the use of extended techniques for tambourine. Shake rolls, finger rollls and knee/fist techni...
Gottry-Puzzle Pieces (SP)-P/Mal
Puzzle Pieces by Josh Gottry was written specifically for the C. Alan Publications Ignite Series which features entertaining yet flexible pieces for young percussion en...
Rouse-Ku-ka-ilimoku (SP)-P/4T-(Complete Set)
Ku-Ka-Ilimoku was completed in 1978 on commission from the Syracuse Symphony Percussion Ensemble. The composer has written: "In Hawaiian mythology, Ku...
