`PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES, MIXED MALLET and MARIMBA ENSEMBLES - Nine to Twelve+ Players
An eclectic collection of Large Percussion Ensembles for Drummers and Percussionists of all performance levels, beginners to advanced.
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A Walk in the Garden of Earthly Delights William L. Cahn Price: $28.00  This work was inspired by the triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights, painted in the 15th century by Bosch. Female voices and ten percussionists: sys. cym., wind machine, lion's roar, prepared taxi horns, bass drum, tam tam, vibraphone. college. 
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Alternate Stickin' Parade Tatsushi Muramatsu Price: $22.95
Scored for nine percussionists, this high energy piece would be great for opening or closing a concert. Instrumentation: snare drums (2), tom toms (4), crash cymbals (1 pair), sus. cymbal, bass drum, timpani (4), tambourine and triangle. high school/college. |
B for BRAZIL! for Twelve Players Alan Chan Price: $43.95  A challenging ensemble - that features multiple pop/Latin musical styles. Sections can opened-up for extended solo features. adv. high school/college.
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Back Door (The) for Ten Players Steve Pemberton Price: $34.95
Adapted from a big band piece of the same name, this work features a very predominant 7/8 Latin section. The piece is written in a "pop" style and the drumset and percussion parts display a pop/rock perspective. Scored for 10 players:
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Bingo Yusuke Yamamoto Price: $35.00 All the parts are challenging in this work scored for nine percussionists. An eclectic blend of styles - the Brazilian section is particularly unique - this work should be a real crowd pleaser! Instrumentation: marimbas (4 players - 2 inst. min.), vibraphone, orchestra bells, timpani (4), drum set, bass drum, shaker, sus. cymbal, triangle, wood block, tam tam, congas, cow bells, wind chime, and Brazilian percussion battery - tamborim, pandiero, agogo bell, samba whistle and surdo. college.
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Chameleon
Andrew R. Stout Price: $35.00 
SScored for twelve-thirteen performers this work requires a large array of percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimbas (3), xylophone, orchestra bells, chimes, timpani, drum set and an array of small instruments such as triangle, gong, flexatone, timbales, and bongos among others. As the title implies, this is a piece about colors - or more specifically - changing colors. adv. high school/college.
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Common Ground Doug. G. Stephens Price: $25.00
Written for nine players, this is an energetic work scored for: xylophone, bells, marimba, timpani (3), congas (2), timbales, bongos, drum set, sus. cymbal, maracas, shakere, sleigh bells, agogo bells and vibraslap. The piece derives its title from a constant eighth note pulse that evolves through three contrasting styles and meters. Appealing for both players and audiences alike, Common Ground would make a great up-tempo opener or closer on a concert program. (duration circa 4 minutes). high school/college. Sound Sample |
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Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Percussion Orchestra Russell Peterson Price: $10.95/$75.00
Here’s a winner! Constructed in three movements, this is an outstanding concerto that features a sax soloist with accompaniment by 12 percussionists and piano. Very active mallet parts (5 marimbas - two vibes), as well as 4 multi-percussion set-ups and one timpanist (4 drums) in conjunction with piano, weave wonderful textures under busy sax melodies.
[Recorded on CD: BDR2181, American Breath/Russell Peterson And on: Wood, Metal, Skin/Concordia College Percussion Ensemble] Saxophone Solo: $10.95
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Fanfarra Joel Smales Price: $25.00
This is a great opener for your next percussion concert - highlighting the street style of South American Carnival music! Using authentic South American drums or easy variations, this tune will surprise your audience as your ensemble marches and grooves in from the back of the performance hall, setting up quickly as a close pack of drummers grooving hard for all to see. A quick call and answer and a few solo breaks along with some eye-catching movement will have your audience wrapped around your finger! Easily accessible for high school/college ensembles. Sound Sample |
Fantasia: African Dreams for Percussion Bruce Salyers Price: $32.95 FANTASIA - Generally, a piece where “free flight of fancy” prevails over contemporary conventions of form, style, etc. - the piece usually has an improvisatory character. The term can also imply a dream-like mood or fanciful whim. "WRITTEN as a result of many of my life experiences Fantasia - African Dreams for Percussion, began as a percussion ensemble with a percussion soloist (intended to be myself). The soloist was to explore the tambourine and marimba. Shortly after beginning the composition, I began to study African percussion. The piece was already making use of improvisation, so I decided to add the accompanying hand drum ensemble, and give the soloist a true opportunity to be a creator of music. I wrote the music to be something that I would enjoy playing. I hope you find it both challenging and fun." . . . . BRUCE SALYERS
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Joy to the World Arr. Dennis Griffin Price: $22.95  Scored for 11 players, this is an accessible arrangement of a holiday favorite. Instrumentation: Crotales, Bells, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Chimes, Marimba [2-3], Drum set, Triangle/Tambourine/Cow Bell and Timpani [4].
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Natural Forces Andrew R. Stout Price: $28.00
Scored for twelve performers and written in a sophisticated pop style, crowd pleaser, yet is not fluff for the performers - requires four mallet technique throughout. Instrumentation: two vibraphones, marimba, xylophone, chimes, drum set, timpani (4), as well as a vast array of other percussion instruments (tom toms, claves, etc.) adv. high school/college.
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"O" Zone (The) Jack Stamp Price: $28.00
Scored for twelve performers. The title of this well crafted work refers to Gary Olmstead (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), known as "O" to scores of alumni. Instrumentation: orchestra bells, triangles, chimes, marimbas (2), crotales, sleighbells, timpani (5), snare drum, bongos, tom toms, bass drum and bass (marimba, electric or acoustic,
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Odd-O-Man Steve Pemberton Price: $35.00
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Overture For Percussion Toys Grant Cambridge Price: $22.95
Scored for ten percussionists and eleven instruments, this work utilizes a collection of percussion instruments frequently referred to as "toys." Particularly the instrumentation includes: wind chimes, temple blocks, tambourine, ratchet, triangle, castanets, finger cymbals, maracas, guiro, vibra-slap, and agogo bells. The idea for this composition is rooted in the notion of highlighting these distinct instruments and presenting them in the performance forefront. This work sheds new light, from both a performance and a technical standpoint, on instruments that are often not looked upon as carrying an important role. Each individual part carries a distinct and challenging task in tying this piece together. This is proven by the multiple occurrences of layering in addition to the many rhythmic motives that are passed back and forth among instruments. Precision and the consistent eighth note will be the keys to this piece's success.
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Pachelbel Island Johann Pachelbel, arr. by Michael J. Michel and Robert J. Damm Price: $25.00 
Scored for 8-9 players,
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Polysonics: Concerto for Drum Set and Percussion Ensemble Anthony Miranda Price: $32.95 
This challenging concerto utilizes the drum set as a solo multiple percussion instrument in conjunction with eight percussionists. Complex rhythmic structure is evident throughout the piece with the use of cross-rhythms among many other advanced polyrhythmic relationships. In addition, extreme rhythmic contrast is utilized as well. college.
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Primitive Cosmos (The) Jonathan Kolm Price: $42.00 2nd place winner in the 2001 PAS Composition Contest (Large Ensemble)! All the parts get a sustained workout - this is a challenging 10 minute work for dedicated performers! Scored for 10 players: 3 marimbas (one 4 1/2 octave), 2 vibraphones, xylophone, bells, timpani and 2 multi-percussionists. This piece is very rhythmic, both intense and yet at times tranquil - and would make a noteworthy addition to the repertoire of any ensemble! adv. high school/college. |
Russian Dance Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arr. Gabriel M. Staznik Price: $25.95  Accessible and recognizable seasonal favorite.
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| Tides William L. Cahn Price: $25.00 Scored for ten percussionists. This piece is never static |
To Those Who Are Brave Phillip J. Mikula Price: $32.00 Scored for twelve performers, this piece is at times subtle and reflective and at times rhythmically vibrant and driving. Dedicated, as the title indicates, to those around us in everyday life who go beyond what is just "required" of them and instead aspire to greater endeavors, this piece will be well-received by both players and audiences alike. A challenging yet accessible work, it features active parts for all players. Instrumentation includes: marimbas (3), vibraphone, bells, crotales, chimes, xylophone, timpani (4), assorted toms and small percussion instruments (cymbals, Cow Bell, Triangle, etc.).
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Vicissitude Phillip J. Mikula Price: $35.00 Up-tempo feature for solo timpani and percussion ensemble. Instrumentation: timpani (4), marimbas (2), vibraphone, xylophones (2) and a large array of small percussion instruments. adv. high school/college. "This should be an interesting work, and a good way to feature an advanced high school or young college timpanist."
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| Visional Train Kazuhiro Mamada Price: $35.95 Scored for nine percussionists, an eclectic and energetic blend of jazz/rock/latin rhythmic styles with the mallet percussion getting a particularly challenging and active workout - a crowd pleaser! Instrumentation: vibraphone, chimes, orchestra bells, marimbas (2), bass marimba (synthesizer or bass guitar), timpani, drum set, claves, wind chime, congas, sus. cymbal, cow bell, wood block, train whistle, bongos, shaker, vibra-slap, bass drum and agogo bells. college. Sound Sample Video Samples |
Waves Andrew R. Stout Price: $35.00 Scored for eleven performers this work starts as a ballad, then develops into a swing section in 5/4, which features solos for vibraphone and xylophone and optional solo space for drum set, and then ends with the initial ballad theme. Instrumentation includes: vibraphone, xylophone, orchestra bells, marimbas (3), Synth./bass, timpani (4), drum set and an array of aux. percussion: bongos, tambourine, finger cymbals, triangle . . . .
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