Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025413 Composed by Jehad Choate. 20th Century,Contemporary,Film/TV. Score and parts. 67 pages. Jehad Choate #4781401. Published by Jehad Choate (A0.1025413). The Man Who Laughs is a musical portrait of Batman’s greatest adversary, the Joker (Detective Comics). This piece draws inspiration from both comic book sources and live-action performances on film and television. It features five continuous sections:One Bad Day: (Page 1) A prelude showcasing a lush melodic theme that ascribes the derangement of a normal man to the dramatic events of one bad day.How I Got These Scars: (Page 10) Introduces additional thematic material at a frantically energized pace to contrive an identity from a mind fragmented by hitting rock bottom.Why So Serious: (Page 17) Punctuates the Joker’s aggressive resolutions with a reoccurring two note motif.A Dance with the Devil: (Page 33) A fleshed-out unity of previous materials in a romantic waltz-like style.Giggling in a Corner and Bleeding: (Page 47) A dynamic and provocative bout of hysteria that challenges the speed and dexterity of a player in the same way the Joker challenges the ideological resolve of Batman. By the end of this section, the audience might feel like they have been attacked by the Joker, influenced by him, or may have actually been the Joker all along.

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.1032522 Composed by Jef Augustin. Contemporary. Score and parts. 4 pages. Jef Augustin #4889607. Published by Jef Augustin (A0.1032522).

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.999279 Composed by Augusto Piccinini. Contemporary. Score and parts. 20 pages. Augusto Piccinini #5777913. Published by Augusto Piccinini (A0.999279). T.S.I.N. is a very experimental piece for percussion ensemble (4 concert bass drums). Each letter is a homage to a different composer: Takemitsu, Dennis Smalley, Ryoji Ikeda and Alva Noto. Largely based on taiko drumming, this piece is very energetic and destructive. At times the ressonance of the 4 drums will create a subwoofer effect that is more felt than heard.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.999283 By Aphex Twin. By Richard D James and Richard D. James. Arranged by Augusto Piccinini. Contemporary. Score and parts. 27 pages. Augusto Piccinini #5777929. Published by Augusto Piccinini (A0.999283). Ensemble arrangement of Aphex Twin's Windowlicker. Altough Windowlicker is an electronic piece, I managed to simulate all sound with physical instruments. Some parts were added to the original song.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011784 Composed by Dalton McLaughlin. 20th Century,Jazz. Score and parts. 95 pages. Dalton McLaughlin #3452087. Published by Dalton McLaughlin (A0.1011784). This percussion ensemble, which was written for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras Percussion ensemble, is a jazz inspired blend of the music that fascinated me when I wrote this. It is inspired by the work of Claude Debussy and Jacob Collier, because I felt like there ins't really much in the way of a percussion ensemble in that vein. It is also inspired by the idea of Sisyphus, the Greek Myth, and the idea of a phoenix burning up to become renewed.This piece works great for college percussion ensembles.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1024088 Composed by Zachary M. Robinson. 20th Century. Score and parts. 30 pages. Zach Robinson #1919711. Published by Zach Robinson (A0.1024088). Burlesque is a literary, dramatic, or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of seriousness, or by ludicrous treatment of a subject. This is a waltz based around how I view my undergraduate studies and of the money and time I have spent, despite my high academic standing. It ends solemnly, yet also longingly to suggests that I hope college will eventually get harder and I will actually learn what I have set out to... We can all dream can't we.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.929935 By Billy Joel. By Billy Joel. Arranged by Addison Griffith, Evan Gunter, Grace Novack, Michael Charles Smith, and William Francis. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 17 pages. Michael Smith #4354205. Published by Michael Smith (A0.929935). This is the product of over 6 months of work. Scheduling issues, numerous bloopers and fits of maniacal laughter went into this piece of music. Made by two seventh graders and the same number of eighth graders. See more at www.marimbalab.com

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730494 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Musical/Show. Score and parts. 326 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #4800780. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730494). Advisory: Ballet story contains adult situation and themes. Not suitable for audiences or performers under the age of 18.  INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT PARTS 2 (Strings, Harp, Timpani and Percussion). Piano Score, Full Orchestral Score, Individual Parts (Part 1) Sold Separately. American composer, James Nathaniel Holland, brings a ballet adapted from the first century Roman novel by Gaius Petronius (cir. 50 A.D.) to the stage. An entertaining ballet for adults (not suitable for general audiences under the age of 18), celebrating the male ballet dancer's physique and a laugh at our own human sexuality. The comedy is a romp of three gay protagonists and their adventures and misadventure in ancient Rome and their characters; an ex-gladiator, Enclopius, his young lover, Giton, and an upper class snob, Ascyltos. It should also be said that this ballet is not pure gratuitous vulgarity, there is a interweaving story containing a deeper message of real human relationships, the satire of ancient Roman archetypes, and a humorous glimpse into ancient Roman life that still rings true even 2,000 plus years later. Regardless of the subject matter, Holland's original music is fantastic tapestry of counterpoint, set in a sort of atonal-ism and heavy percussion, evoking a period of history no longer available to us. Although not all cues and counterpoint is contained here, this piano score is extremely useful for either a performance with 2 pianos and percussion and a dance company, a director's/choreographer's score, or a concise conductor's score, or rehearsal score. Measure numbers line up with the full score. An orchestral, performance CD is available for those company's on a budget.

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.984904 By Billy Vaughn. By Bert Kaempfert. Arranged by JohnBeale. Contemporary. Score and parts. 68 pages. John Beale #6442233. Published by John Beale (A0.984904). For over 40 years I have arranged music for my school's musicians to come together and perform in school concerts. They were mostly grades 1-3.  I tried to arrange the parts to be meaningful but at the same time maintaining an effective, complete and pleasing sound. I often arranged parts with individuals in mind. The piano part is there for support and filling in. Not a difficult piece and very repetitive and catchy. I have arranged this piece for a school orchestra made up of pupils of grades 1-3. I suggest a solo for the first 4 bars (I did with a recorder). At F there is a ‘jazz’ style solo. Choose your instrument. Once I did with a recorder. A second time with a trumpet. Beware you won’t get the tune out of your head!!

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.927008 By Dave Koz & Kelly Sweet. By Irving Berlin. Arranged by Michael Rennaker. Jazz. Score and parts. 22 pages. Rennaker Music #3864925. Published by Rennaker Music (A0.927008). This arrangement of the popular Christmas tune is designed to facilitate a large range of skill sets to be accessible for middle/high school groups with a wide range of abilities. The timpani and percussion parts are optional additions to involve more players, but the piece works equally well with only the mallet parts. The auxiliary parts may also be augmented to add more color as seen fit by the director/performers. 4-mallet marimba parts can be covered by a single player, or split between to younger performers. At 3 minutes in duration it's the perfect addition to the Winter Concert to showcase the special talents of the percussion section. .

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029072 Composed by Jake Garratt. Contemporary,Folk,Standards,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. J Garratt Composer #4615943. Published by J Garratt Composer (A0.1029072). 'The Hammer & Anvil' is the piece that adorns the balustrade of the band stand in Parade Gardens, Bath, UK. The band stand was forged by the National Heritage Ironwork Group as a gift to the city during their 2018 'BathIron' festival. The piece is written for 2 treble clef parts and a bass clef part and can be performed by any group of instruments. For the original performance it was performed on 2 Bb Clarinets and a Bass Clarinet.About the piece:'The Hammer & Anvil' is derived from the melody of an English folk song about a blacksmith (ironworker) which has been adapted and augmented to be used as a melodic foundation throughout the piece, similar to an isorhythm in medieval compositions. The piece is in two sections: the A section where the folk melody is confined to the bass and the B section where the melody is split between all three parts. A repeated rhythmic motif, representative of an ironworker using his hammer and anvil, is used to accompany and/or decorate this melody.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.998063 Composed by Robert Schumann. Arranged by Yvonne Johnson. Instructional,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 12 pages. Yvonne Johnson #595915. Published by Yvonne Johnson (A0.998063). The Merry Farmer Score and Full Set of 7 Parts Composed for his 3 daughters, this happy little tune from Album for The Young by Robert Schumann, has been arranged in 5 parts for Orff ensemble. Sop Glock and Alto Met play the melody throughout. Alto Glock provides the harmony. Sop Xylo and Alto Xylo adds harmonic and rhythmic elements giving the music a lively bounce. Tambourine adds to the happy mood of the arrangement with rhythmic passages and a trill at the end. Marimba could be used instead of the Bass Xylo. Tempo and dynamic markings are suggested ones only. Written in the key of F Major, players will need their Bb bars.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1165968 By Shakira. By Emile Kojidie, Eugene Victor Doo Belley, Jean Ze Bella, John Hill, Shakira, and Zolani Mahola. Arranged by Joan Lithgow. Children,Instructional,Multicultural,Pop,Traditional,World. Score and parts. 5 pages. Joan Lithgow Music #766344. Published by Joan Lithgow Music (A0.1165968). I have taught this arrangement very successfully to many African Marimba Ensembles.  It is written for African diatonic marimbas in C but can be played on a variety of different instruments. The arrangement is ideally suited for the Marimba Workshop (Pty) Ltd marimbas. (www.marimbaworkshop.co.za)I hope you enjoy playing this arrangement.  I would love to hear your version: joan@marimbaworkshop.co.za.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891147 By Ben E. King. By Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. Arranged by Shelly Davis. 20th Century,Contemporary,Film/TV,Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 8 pages. Shelly Davis #4354845. Published by Shelly Davis (A0.891147). Older elementary students will have a blast playing this 50's smooth rock tune on their favorite percussion instrument, Boomwhackers. Arranged in three parts: Melody, Harmony, and Bass, this song is sure to be a favorite among your students and an audience pleaser at your concert.Each part is written within the C4-C5 octave range (Middle C to Treble C on the Treble Staff). Tricky rhythm patterns are easily taught by rote and auditory recognition.