Southern Music Percussion

This lively Latin piece is for percussion septet with electric bass. Instrumentation: Bells or vibes, marimba or xylophone, 2 tom-toms, woodblocks/cowbell, claves/tambourine, high-hat, snare drum/bass...

This lively Latin piece is for percussion septet with electric bass. Instrumentation: Bells or vibes, marimba or xylophone, 2 tom-toms, woodblocks/cowbell, claves/tambourine, high-hat, snare drum/bass...

Commissioned by D. Stanly Barnes, director of the Clinton Tennessee High School Band, and dedicated to Doris and Elmer Cook. Instrumentation: orchestra Bells, xylophone, marimba, vibes (alt. piano), c...

Commissioned by D. Stanly Barnes, director of the Clinton Tennessee High School Band, and dedicated to Doris and Elmer Cook. Instrumentation: orchestra Bells, xylophone, marimba, vibes (alt. piano), c...

This piece for five players calls for the following instruments: brake drums, 4 tom-toms, 3 snare drums, bells, and 4 timpani.

Based on the original 'Danse Macabre' by Camille Saint-Saens, Harry Breuer borrowed this famous melody for marimba in the style of an early 20th century samba. This arrangement for mallet sextet and f...

Based on the original 'Danse Macabre' by Camille Saint-Saens, Harry Breuer borrowed this famous melody for marimba in the style of an early 20th century samba. This arrangement for mallet sextet and f...

This samba for percussion sextet, subtitled 'Brazilian Scenes #3, ' is written for idiomatic Brazilian instruments. Special instructions are included to aid players in the appropriate way to play thei...

This samba for percussion sextet, subtitled 'Brazilian Scenes #3, ' is written for idiomatic Brazilian instruments. Special instructions are included to aid players in the appropriate way to play thei...

This three movement work explores a different rhythmic texture in each movement. The first is a mid-tempo piece with 8th and 16th note syncopations. Movement two is a kind of 'perpetual motion' featur...

This three movement work explores a different rhythmic texture in each movement. The first is a mid-tempo piece with 8th and 16th note syncopations. Movement two is a kind of 'perpetual motion' featur...

This piece for an advanced percussion nonet requires the following instrumentation: Player 1- vibraphone, high woodblock, castanets, Player 2- Vibraphone, medium woodblock, Player 3- chimes, tambourin...

This piece for an advanced percussion nonet requires the following instrumentation: Player 1- vibraphone, high woodblock, castanets, Player 2- Vibraphone, medium woodblock, Player 3- chimes, tambourin...

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 piece for eight-player percussion ensemble was commissioned by and dedicated to the Space Center Intermediate School percussion ensemble, Greg Dick, director.

This piece for eight-player percussion ensemble was commissioned by and dedicated to the Space Center Intermediate School percussion ensemble, Greg Dick, director.

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...

Jubiloso was written to be a rhythmically and melodically exciting wo featuring percussion instruments commonly found in band a orchestra rooms. This piece maintains it's level of energy at an Allegro...