Newlove (arr.)-12 Drummers Drumming (SP)-B/V/X/2M/4T/P

12 Drummers Drumming is another great holiday ensemble from the pen of Dane Newlove. This arrangement of The 12 Days of Christmas was written for large ensemble but is accessible by a good Middle School percussion section. Scored for bells, vibes, xylophone, 2 marimbas, timpani, snare and bass drums and two aux percussionists playing cymbals, bird whistle, cowbell, triangle, tambourine, bulb horn and claves. Sounds like fun? It is!

Number of players: 10
Difficulty: intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Marimba 1 (3 octave)
Player 5: Marimba 1 (3 octave)
Player 6: 4 timpani
Player 7: Snare drum
Player 8: Bass drum
Player 9: Crash cymbals, bird whistle, cowbell, triangle
Player 10: tambourine, bulb horn, claves, suspended cymbal