Southern Music Company

Momentum, commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, is an advanced percussion octet, with each musician on one instrument for the entirety of the piece. The...

This mambo is written in 5/4. Instrumentation: Maracas, Claves, Bongos, Congas, and 2 Marimba players (both marimba parts can be played on one instrument.)

A percussion piece for 10 players, 'Antiphon' divides the musicians into two choirs. Aside from timpani, all other parts consist of unpitched drums including snare drums, tom-toms, bass drum, bongos,...

A three movement piece for five players on mixed percussion. Instrumentation includes: Two marimbas, vibraphone, bells, triangle, snare drum, two tom-toms, chimes, timpani, bass drum, gong, hand cymba...

Originally written in 1925 for xylophone and piano. It is basically a ragtime march, and avoids the elaborate cross-rhythms and sticking techniques popularized by the composer's brother, George Hamilt...

This collection of music consists of four duets for small percussion instruments. It has been written with the intention of not only exposing students to various techniques of playing small percussion...

This lively, up-tempo title for mixed percussion octet is a wonderful piece for advanced percussion groups wishing to work on complex and mixed meters. Instrumentation: 1. Xylophone, 2. 1st Marimba, 3...

This percussion octet (mixed pitched and non-pitched instruments) for advanced players is a wonderful selection for recital or contest. As the title suggests, each player (or layer) is very independen...

This percussion quartet, written for two snare drums, tenor drum, and bass drum, offers young players the opportunity to showcase their early rudiment skills. It is an ideal choice for contest or reci...

This setting was written for the University of Arkansas Percussion Ensemble. The arrangement provided and expressive and musical challenge for the mallet percussion ensemble. The setting has been orga...

This aggressive, rhythmic percussion ensemble for eight players requires precision and musicality on an energetic level from each performer. Instrumentation includes both pitched and non-pitched instr...

Drumming Together is devoted entirely to interesting duets in a variety of rhythmic patterns. It brings a wealth of material for the intermediate and advanced students as well as professional drummers...

Twenty-six percussion duets of varied difficulty and canonic techniques. Players are encouraged to experiment with various speeds commensurate with their level of accomplishment.

Snare drum solo for concert, contest or recital performance written by the Professor Emeritus of Percussion at the University of Texas.

This snare drum trio is a wonderful selection for young drummers' first contest or recital.

A snare drum trio well suited for beginning level players.

This snare drum solo focuses on stick technique focused on buzz, rolls, and rim shots.

Movement titles: 1. Quartz, 2. Diamond. The performance of this piece requires two snare drums and multi-rods in addition to standard drum sticks.

Art Songs by American Women Composers Vol.1

Contains practical solutions to specific problems in the performance of 20th Century band music and beyond. In 14 exercises master conductor and composer Francis McBeth focuses on seven areas in his s...

A beginning band method based on the breath impulse teaching techniques of James Middleton and William Robinson. This series has been carefully developed and the material coordinated to achieve the ma...