Percussion Ensemble Sheet Music

Cage-Amores (SP)-P/PN

The work consists of 4 parts. I. Solo (prepared piano) II. Trio (9 tom-toms, pod rattle) III. Trio (7 woodblocks, not Chinese) IV. Solo (prepared piano). ... 

Shostakovich-Intermezzo from Die Nase(SP)-Cahn-P

Intermezzo from the opera Die Nase by Dmitri Shostakovich arranged for percussion ensemble by William Cahn. Instrumentation: Player 1 - castanets, tam tam Player... 

Zappa-G-Spot Tornado arr. Wallace (SP)-2B/2V/2X/2M/2T/DS/P/BASS

Piece is for 8 performers. Instrumentation: 2 Marimbas 2 Xylophones 2 Vibraphones 2 Glockenspiels Drum Set... 

Kotche/Reich-Clapping Music Variations (SP)-B/2V/X/2M/P/ opt. dulcimer or cimbalom

Variations upon Steve Reich's Clapping Music. This is a musically and intellectually intriguing exploration of the rhythmic motives of Clapping Music. Glenn Kotche uses numero... 

Benson-Trio for Percussion-P

Trio fro Percussion by Warren Benson is dedicated to Terry Hulick and was composed for Robin Engleman's senior recital in 1957. It features a limited instrumentation th... 

Spears-Scamper-P/2T

Scamper by Jared Spears for percussion quintet. Instrumentation: Player 1 - 4 Tom Toms Player 2 - Snare Drum Player 3 - Bass Drum, Triangle Player 4 - Suspe... 

Various-Noveltysicles (SP)-P

Noveltysicles is a Collection of 8 Novelty Ensembles for 6 - 1000 Players! This package includes: * Complete set of 8 ensembles. * Conductor's ... 

Bartok-Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion (Score)

The Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion premiered in 1938. The percussion instruments sometimes color the piano part, sometimes accent it, or take on a melodic role. This... 

Aukofer-Criminal Activity (SP)-B/X/M/P

"Criminal Activity" is a fun work for percussion ensemble by Michael Aukofer. The opening of this work has the whole ensemble playing siren whistles to set the criminal mood. ... 

Cangelosi-Sextet (SP)-P

Sextet by Casey Cangelosi is a percussion ensemble piece commissioned by the University of Oregon. P1: 3 wooden planks, maraca, tam tam. P2: 3 wooden planks, mara... 

Gottry-Shake (SP)-P

Shake by Josh Gottry is a work simply intended to explore shaken instruments within the percussion family in a chamber setting and is a perfect change of pace for percussion e... 

Hicks/Rath-Golden Age of Ragtime, The (SP)-X/2M (4 players)/opt. PN

Ralph Hicks and Eric Rath, co-authors of the popular Five Minute Drill, Nine Minute Drill, and Beyond Basic Percussion are partners in crime yet again bringing this charming c... 

Hoffman-Music for 6 Percussionists (SP)

Music for Six Percussionists by Lawrence Hoffman Instrumentation Player 1: sand blocks, 5 wood blocks, small tamtam, glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone Player 2... 

Rouse-Ogoun Badagris (SP)-P/4T-(Complete Set)

Ogoun Badagris by Christopher Rouse derives its inspiration from Haitian drumming patterns, particularly those of the Juba Dance. Hence, it seemed logical to tie in th... 

Peters-Piece for Percussion (SP)-P/X/B/3T

Piece for Percussion is dedicated to Charles Blackman. This work allows three of the four players to switch between pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments. This well r... 

Freytag-South of the Border X/M/2T/P SP

Number of Players: 6-8 Difficulty: Grade 2 Instrumentation: Player I: Xylophone, Marimba Player II: Claves, Vibraslap, Snare Drum, Wood Block ... 

Maslanka-Hohner (SP)-8T/B/C OS

Hohner by David Maslanka for percussion orchestra. This piece was written in memory of Bob Hohner, one of the greatest contributors to percussion ensemble literature and perfo... 

Skidmore-Echoes (SP)-P OS

Echoes by David Skidmore is a two movement work that packs a big punch in a very compact setup of instruments. This mulit-percusssion work was the 2nd Prize winner of ... 

Glass-1+1-Amplified Table Top

Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 4 Instrumentation: Amplified Table Top  

Novotney-Scratch (4S)-scrapers

This unique piece by Eugene Novotney entitled "Scratch" features four players playing scrapers or guiros. The piece is constructed with three accompaniment lines, with player...