Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730497 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,Musical/Show,Opera. Score and parts. 368 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #5021025. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730497). INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT PARTS 2 (2 of 2) STRINGS, HARP, TIMPANI, PERCUSSIONFull Orchestral Score (Concert Pitch), Vocal Score, Instrument Parts 1 (Woodwinds and Brass) all sold separatelyINDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT PARTS 2 (2 of 2) STRINGS, HARP, TIMPANI, AND PERCUSSION Full Orchestral Score (Concert Pitch), Vocal Score, Instrument Parts 2 (Strings, Harp, and Percussion)OPERA SYNOPSIS:A mythical country, somewhere lost in time and space; two factions, the minority have and the majority have-not’s, are in constant violent conflict to rule the country.  Germain, a young man with mysterious origins, and for neither side,by fate meets the the prime minister and hopes for personal love. But this is not to be a happy ending. The leader of the have-not’s takes this perfect opportunity to assassinate the PM.When the attempt fails, the blame falls on Germain and leads him to his imprisonment and eventual death.GERMAIN, A Dreamer (Lyric Baritone)CHERYL, A tavern owner and girlfriend to Talleyrand (Soprano, Coloratura)TALLEYRAND, Minister of District Thirteen, Secret leader of the Dissidents (Bass)ALEXANDER, The newly elected Prime Minister of Timbaksha (Tenor)TAMINA, Alexander’s wife (Soprano)NADINE, Minister of District Five (Alto)URCHIN, A Young Teen (Male or Female Voice)WALLACE, Minister of District Nine (Baritone)OFFICER (Baritone)CHORUS: DISSIDENT, GUESTS, SERVANTS, CROWD, OFFICERSComplete Instrumentation: picc, fl12, ob, eh, cl12, tensax, bsn, hrn12, tpt12, trm12, tba, timpani, perc, hrp, strgs

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942733 Arranged by Frank Pugh. Christian,Christmas. Score and parts. 5 pages. Frank Pugh #6050785. Published by Frank Pugh (A0.942733). This well-known carol has been set here as a mallet instrument duet with easy rhythm values. It works for bells, marimbas, xylophones, vibraphones, or a combination of those instruments.  It makes a good selection for church programs or recitals with a playing time of around 2:30. Part 1 uses a two octave range from D - D, and part two uses a one octave and a sixth range from D - Bb.You can find my other small ensemble arrangements here at Sheet Music Plus, and be sure to check out some of the full-length videos at my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFOboEO545LYT_F7kSa99Xw/videos Thanks for listening!

Large Ensemble Mallet Percussion, Marimba, Orff Instrument, Xylophone - Level 3 - Digital Download Composed by Vince Guaraldi. Arranged by Doug Edwards. Children, Christmas, Film/TV, Holiday, Jazz. Score and parts. 10 pages. Doug Edwards #4736983. Published by Doug Edwards

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1305745 By Shawn Mendes. By Geoffrey Warburton, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes, and Teddy Geiger. Arranged by Josh Ball. 21st Century,Pop,Rock. 1 pages. The BeatCave #895186. Published by The BeatCave (A0.1305745). Color-coded Top 40 chart for use with Boomwhackers, Xylophones, Keyboards, and all pitched percussion instruments.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1027778 Composed by MohammadHadi Ayanbod. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 25 pages. Rimorarte Edition #5996957. Published by Rimorarte Edition (A0.1027778). In GRAVITY I explored different gravities as forces we not only feel them in every moments of our lives, but also thinking of living without or escaping from them seems impossible. Likewise, those gravities exist in the music, make us feel the music continuous, desirable, logical and an integrated language of art. The exploration of the path from chaos to unity, and from unity to multiplicity, is where the title came from. GRAVITY consists of two main sections. The first section, which shows the fully-grown and flourished musical ecosystem, and the second part; a flashback to just after big-bang, which tries to musicalize the creation of the gravity! In the first section, I’ve used the concept of horizontal and vertical minimalism. At the very beginning of the piece we have a structure that bring the idea of the vertical minimalism out. In every moment, each instrument plays the same note as others. However, the narrative line is divided into different octaves, so, the melody is not the same in spite of the fact that each instrument plays the same tone. This structure also reminds the paradoxical ladder or optical staircase illusion. The narration is built up until it reaches temporal climax. At the same time, this melody starts again from the beginning with some microscopic differences visible vividly to musicians. This semi reciprocating musical narration, could be observed as a musical example of the staircase illusion. After this part, but still in the first section of the music, I’ve used the horizontal (traditional) minimalism idioms to explore the bounding forces present in the music. Although, what interesting here is the creation of synthetic voices which is the result of different amounts of the nuances and different combinations of the sound. For keen ears, it seems like shades of neon lights, penetrate into one another in the scale of time and create a big picture of micro fluctuating objects. In the second section or just after big-bang, I’ve observed and recreate musically, the very moment of creation of the gravity just after the big-bang. Here, we don’t have melody, rhythm, structure, narration and other aspects of the music in the traditional way, although all of them are present in the music. very single sound or noise is meaningful and showing the assemblage process of the forces in the music to create a melody line. I’ve occupied idioms of contemporary Sonorism genre to create the atmosphere. This highly complex texture shows the virtuosity of interpreters and the capability of the instruments in avant-garde literature and extended techniques. The music is concluded by a fast-tempo finale, with the instruction of fortissimo possiblile (as loud as possible). The piece, in fact, will not be finished as a morendo, but, it opens a space for hypothetically living structure; constantly grows, flourishes, shines and decays.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1035920 Composed by Jesse Milhoan. Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 28 pages. ArrangeMe #6440859. Published by ArrangeMe (A0.1035920). Midnight Manor is a composition for percussion ensemble utilizing 6 performers. The work was written as a side project in segments over the course of the composer's undergraduate degree, beginning as a fragment of a melody and eventually arriving at the final product it is today. The instrumentation of the piece makes use of two 4.3 octave marimbas, a vibraphone, glockenspiel, tubular bells, and various unpitched percussion instruments. An attempt at writing for mostly keyboard instruments in the percussion ensemble setting, this melody-based composition recreates the atmosphere of feeling left alone in a seemingly haunted mansion with nowhere to run. Midnight Manor is in ABA form, with the A section

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.584693 Composed by Jeff Tincher. Contemporary. Score and parts. 45 pages. Jeff Tincher #6019467. Published by Jeff Tincher (A0.584693). This composition begins with a 4/4 March. I wanted to write a composition that started with a simple chord. As the march progresses I added a mote here and there. Each note added continues until a complete musical composition is formed. But it doesn't stop there. Once the composition is formed it progresses to a solemn, smooth 5/4 section. This section then breaks apart to where each instrument has a solo. Then the solos are combined before it returns to the original rhythm with a different chord. Hear the full version of composition on Jeff Tincher's For Percussion Quartet CD. Duration = 6:57. Visit my websites: https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/sheetmusic, https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/music, https://www.facebook.com/jefftincherpublishing.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.935379 Composed by Dan Heslink. Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 30 pages. Pharaoh Publications #4978359. Published by Pharaoh Publications (A0.935379). Asian Symmetries                                                                      by Dan Heslink Asian Symmetries is a fanciful work which draws loosely from the musical procedures and sonic preferences of Indonesian and other Asian musical styles.  It is scored for three percussionists, each with their own battery of instruments. Gamelan-like impressions might be inferred from the cyclical nature of its rhythm, using metal plates like cymbals and gongs to mark large units of rhythmic time. Also evocative are the faster moving elaborations and a preponderance of metallophones in the instrumentation.   The work is medium to difficult in its demands. There are quick changes of instrument, planned to be manageable but requiring some attention to logistics  Each player’s performance station must remain stationary, with all instruments in reach without moving the performer’s position. Percussion I and Percussion III players must set up next to each other so that they may share the tenor drum. A selection of mallets that allows different striking surfaces to sound good without undue picking up and setting down of mallets is suggested.   Changes of meter and tempo occur, and an odd meter section sporting measures in 12/8, 6/8, 11/8 may require some additional attention. The instrumentation is selected to approximate Asian sounds with common western instruments. Performance time is 6:28. The composer, Dan Heslink, can be reached at dan@dheslink.com.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899162 By Bobby McFerrin. By Bobby McFerrin. Arranged by Ricardo Matosinhos. Jazz. Score and parts. 32 pages. Ricardo Matosinhos #5723941. Published by Ricardo Matosinhos (A0.899162). This is a well known piece by Bobby McFerrin. Here presented on a music arrangement for unconventional music instruments. The arrangement allows flexibility, so this piece can be performed using tuned bottles (25cl, 33cl and 75cl), lip whistle, finger snaps, complemented with xylophones and optionally with voices to sing the lyrics too. This arrangement was made during the 2020 quarantine, when the world was shutdown due to a world virus pandemic. Some of the music students didn’t have their music instruments at home, so this arrangement came up to fill that gap and it is perfect to keep doing music with the available option of instruments.On each rehearsal letter, you can play optional improvisations, while keeping the voices 5-8. These improvisations can be easily done using the C major pentatonic scale or the note ranges presented on the right, that even include E♭ and B♭. If played using lip whistle, bendings will be possible too. This arrangement presents 8 voices and an alternative solution for voice 8, that makes it easier to be performed as it is the place where bottles are divided between the players. There is also an optional bass line to complement voice eight one octave bellow. In order to keep it simple, neither dynamics or articulations were included and the notes were represented always in the middle octave in G clef. The correct pitch ranges are presented in the performance notes.The amount of water will change the pitch differently depending if you are blowing or doing percussion on a bottle. When blowing, the more water you use, the higher the pitch will be, but while doing percussions more water means lower pitch. A good option, in order to save time during rehearsals, is to fill the bottles with water, marking the level with a pen, and then filling the bottle with the desired amount of hot wax instead of water. This way, when the wax cools down you can have a tuned bottle without requiring to tune it again every single rehearsal. Please note that the bottles should be made of glass and that different aspects change the performance. For percussion, straight bottles are better to tune as the curves in the bottles tend to produce unstable pitches. The extreme notes of the range might not be available in every single bottle, so you might need to try some alternatives. For example the high A is available in some beer bottles, while the low G is available in larger 75cl bottles of champaign. Last but not least, this piece should always be played according to Bobby’s motto: dont worry, be happy!I had lots of fun while doing this arrangement, now it’s your time to have fun while performing it!Ricardo Matosinhoshttp://www.ricardomatosinhos.com

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.904351 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Tiffany Nicely. Latin,World. Score and parts. 18 pages. Tiffany Nicely #3378715. Published by Tiffany Nicely (A0.904351). This arrangement of Veracruz, a traditional Mexican tune, evokes the lively atmosphere of a cafe combo.  Veracruz can be performed on two marimbas with two players on each instrument, or may be easily expanded to more players by doubling parts.  The drum set part is a cumbia groove. This arrangement is a favorite with student performers and audiences in Western New York, where La Marimba frequently delights audiences.

Percussion Ensemble African Percussion,Bass Marimba,Bongos,Boomwhackers,Conga Drum,Drum Set,Snare Drum,Vibraphone - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416844 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Halloween,Multicultural,World. 75 pages. JC Croyle #998440. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1416844). This is One of Four Percussion suites (Part II) that can either be played with the other three portions or by itself or even each part inside this portion of the suite for performance.  Included with the score and each instrument part are the entire instrumentation, storyboards, and a character Bio Page.  Why is there a character Bio page and storyboard you ask?  This suite combined with the others can also be performed as a contemporary dance piece following the story of the short story (which is in the public domain) written by Bram Stroker as a prelude to Dracula entitled Dracula's Curse.  Instrumentation for each portion can range from Orchestral Bass Drum, Snare Drum, and Marimba Parts to drum-set to Boom Whackers.  Note: Most of the Marimba parts and some of the Vibeâ??s parts are written for Grand Marimba, these could also be played on a piano if need be.  Same with the Vibes.  Each mallet part could also be split so that 2-3 people play it instead of a more advanced player playing with 4 mallets.  This would be the same for the Boom Whacker sections as well.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029902 Composed by Luis Carlos Diaz. Arranged by Luis Carlos Diaz. 20th Century,Contemporary,Hip-Hop,World. Score and parts. 119 pages. Azdi #5983083. Published by azdi (A0.1029902). Downtown area Musical work, for chamber orchestra, which recreates the atmospheres experienced when walking through the streets of the downtown area of ​​my city (Tijuana). Using the popular urban rhythms that can be heard live, performed by all the city's musicians, such as: Rap hip hop). The most popular and booming genre among young people in this city in particular and throughout Mexico in general. Jazz, which since the 1960s has been played on the legendary Av. Revolución. Aztec Dance (Mexica) that is still practiced by various circles of the city and the country, preserving ancient cultures. Reggae. Music of conscience and positive message, which is the most listened to and performed by numerous local and independent bands from the northern border. Divided into three parts, it begins with a melody or main theme, such as the bass line used on rap tracks, played first by the trombone, the double bass, and later also by the other instruments, on a rhythmic basis in the section of percussions with a characteristic rhythm of rap music at a speed of 90 bpm.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011398 Composed by Derek Larson. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 1 pages. Derek Larson #3395773. Published by Derek Larson (A0.1011398). Clouds on the River is an easy percussion ensemble that is pleasing to the ear and easy to accomplish. The piece requires 12 players but is easier with 13 (dividing up the marimba part between two players). The emphasis is on the mallet instruments, but there is no vibe part. The chimes part can be played on the Vibes with hard mallets if there are no chimes. The instrumentation is: Timpani, Cymbals, Gong, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, Chimes, Congas, Snare, Bass Drum, Triangle, Rainstick.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.584697 Composed by Jeff Tincher. Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. Jeff Tincher #6019477. Published by Jeff Tincher (A0.584697). This composition is a Bolero in 12/8. It begins with the initial rhythm that is played throughout the piece. The piece begins at ppp and increases in volume as each instrument plays the melody section. As each instrument enters, it forms a round of the same melody. The bridge begins with the continuing rhythm with each instrument adding their own note with the same rhythm until the complete quartet is playing the same rhythm in a chord. The bridge leads to the climax section where the initial rhythm continues with the third instrument imitates a tympani while the upper two instruments play the melody in harmony at fff volume. The finale is a repeat of the layering bridge to a single accented chord. Hear the full version of composition on Jeff Tincher's For Percussion Quartet CD. Duration = 6:43. Visit my websites: https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/sheetmusic, https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/music, https://www.facebook.com/jefftincherpublishing

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.942726 Composed by Frank Pugh. Standards. Score and parts. 24 pages. Frank Pugh #6018905. Published by Frank Pugh (A0.942726).  I wrote Nuevo-Nueve for an ensemble of nine new first-time percussion students.  Nuevo meaning new or different, and Nueve meaning nine, seemed to be a good title for the piece.  Going along with the concept of nine, the song is written in nine bar phrases and has a total of 99 measures as well.  It uses simple and repetitive patterns to introduce students to the instruments that are utilized in the piece.  Out of the nine students that I originally wrote it for, six were wind players and the other three had never read music.  They had great success with it (and a lot of fun, too!).     The first four parts are all listed as generic mallet parts, and all work pretty well with whatever mallet instruments that you have available.  Part 3 and 4 double each other, but part 4 is in bass clef.  They are written on the same sheet.  If you have the equipment for it, I recommend the following instrumentation: Part 1:  bells or marimba Part 2:  vibraphone Part 3:  marimba Part 4: (optional, bass clef, doubles part 3):  bass guitar, keyboard, or mallet controller Part 5:  hi-hat cymbal, suspended cymbal, mounted tambourine Part 6:  guiro, castanets, maracas, two pitched toms Part 7:  drum set Part 8:  suspended cymbal, china cymbal, splash cymbal, triangle Part 9:  concert bass drum, cabasaBe sure to check out my other small ensemble arrangements here on Sheet Music Plus, and thanks for taking a look!