Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.797632 Composed by Jeremy Barnett. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional,World. Score and parts. 2 pages. Jeremy Barnett #5827903. Published by Jeremy Barnett (A0.797632). Drum JamFor 4 DrummersA simple yet irresistible quartet for 4 drummers playing one drum each. Suitable for beginners and upward, the piece uses basic syncopated rhythms in unison interspersed with ensemble techniques such as imitation and call and response. Not only is Drum Jam an excellent introduction into ensemble music making for young drummers, it is an energetic and exciting addition to any program!

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 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.884293 Composed by David Rudder and Pelham Goddard. Arranged by Aaron Ziegler. Contemporary. Score and parts. 31 pages. Aaron Ziegler #3915773. Published by Aaron Ziegler (A0.884293). The Hammer by David Rudder and Pelham Goddard is a wonderful soca with cool harmonies and fun syncopated melodic lines. To hear this arrangement of The Hammer please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AFRy0KvQOg Difficulty: Intermediate For more information about the arranger visit: www.AaronZieglerPercussion.com 

Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.884300 By Trini Lopez. By Christian De Walden, Francesco Boccuzzi, and Kenny O'Brien. Arranged by Aaron Ziegler. Contemporary. Score and parts. 30 pages. Aaron Ziegler #3918873. Published by Aaron Ziegler (A0.884300). This arrangement of Trini Lopez' song If I Had A Hammer is a great chart for beginning bands. With relatively simple rhythms, players can focus on techniques like rolling and dynamics.Difficulty: Easy/BeginnerFor more information about the arranger please visit: www.AaronZieglerPercussion.com  .

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.884317 By Wilson Phillips. By Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, and Katherine K. Davis. Arranged by Aaron Ziegler. Contemporary. Score and parts. 9 pages. Aaron Ziegler #6232637. Published by Aaron Ziegler (A0.884317). This arrangement of Little (West African) Drummer Boy will be a favorite holiday tune for your band and audience. It allows space for open solos over easy changes, and while only written for 4 parts, can be expanded to fit any size ensemble with the addition of African drums. .

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 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1012689 Composed by Brian Monroe. Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 9 pages. BLM Music Publications (https://brianmonroemusic.com) #6890089. Published by BLM Music Publications (https://brianmonroemusic.com) (A0.1012689). Power Line: for 2 or More Energetic Percussionists is a two part ensemble for first year percussionist.  Performed on a drum pad, the work explores the sound a percussionist can make by playing on the head and rim of the pad and the metal stand on which the pad sits, and stick clicks  In addition, there are also vocal effects.  The performs say tzzzz imitating the sound or an electrical arc.  Rhythms include quarter note and eighth note patterns and a few instances of four sixteenth notes grouped into one beat (1e&a).  The performs are also asked to play flams, paradiddles and multi bounce rolls.  Finally there is a small section which features a drum to drum section where the performers will play on the pads on each side of the performer.  This is a fun and exciting work for your first year percussionist!  Enjoy!

Percussion Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1316116 By Josh Groban Featuring Andy Mckee. By Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, and Katherine K. Davis. Arranged by Bradley Lithgow. Advent,Children,Christian,Christmas,Classical. 5 pages. Bradley Lithgow #904865. Published by Bradley Lithgow (A0.1316116). This arrangement is ideally suited for The Marimba Workshop (PTY) Ltd instruments (see: www.marimbaworkshop.co.za), but can be adapted. I would love to hear your version, please drop me an email on bradley@marimbaworkshop.co.za 

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1321460 Composed by Kathrine Kennicott Davis. Arranged by William R Parker III. Children,Christmas,Holiday. 3 pages. William Parker #909919. Published by William Parker (A0.1321460). This is a fun piece for Elementary School drums. Using the glockenspiel, resonance bells, boom whackers, hand drums, tambourine, and triangle, students will be able to work together to play a holiday classic at an acheiveable level! The piece is only 32 bars but can be easily modified to fit your needs. If you want it longer... repeat. If not, than play it as is. There is a spark in the eyes of students when they realize that they are working as a team to make a song come to life. Please enjoy!!

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.935389 Arranged by Dan Heslink. Christian,Christmas. Score and parts. 18 pages. Pharaoh Publications #6117159. Published by Pharaoh Publications (A0.935389). Christmas Calypso for Percussion Sextet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan Heslink  The calypso style referenced in the title is not the calypso of Afro-Caribbean music from Trinidad and Tobago. Rather, it is the especially toned-down but still rhythmic commercial variant popularized by folk singers. Couched in this style, the arrangement offers Christmas favorites Deck the Halls, Angels We Have Heard On High, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Good Christian Men, Rejoice.  This if one of two versions of the calypso arrangement by Dan Heslink, both of which are available through Sheet Music Plus. The other arrangement, percussion sextet, follows similar musical contours and is available separately. Both versions are intended to elicit one primary response from both performers and audience – fun. It does not tax the players technically, but delivers a satisfying sound with carols that the performers likely know and love. General audiences will be enchanted by the familiar melodies delivered in percussion, especially at Christmas time. The introduction opens with a brisk and rhythmic introduction based on Deck the Halls, and establishes the fun calypso rhythm immediately. Deck the Halls is the much-loved welsh air that was arranged by Haydn, Nos galan (Hob. XXXIb:29, 1803). Then, Angels We Have Heard on High breaks out in double-stops with a continuation of the rhythmic impetus. The birth of Jesus Christ as narrated in the Gospel of Luke is the subject of Angels We Have Heard on High, a traditional French song of unknown origin. The gloria section provides some flowing contrast, portraying the shepherds’ impressions as they encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising. The performers are encouraged to use a relaxed stroke to glide through these passages. Following is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, a 16th century English traditional Christmas carol also known under the title, The old Christmas Carol. It provides a contrast in tonality (minor mode) and texture. The xylophone part likely will lay most comfortably when executed with four mallets, although there are no three or four mallet chords in these passages. Good Christian Men, Rejoice is the closing selection in this Christmas medley. It’s title is an English translation of In dulci jubilo  (Latin for In sweet rejoicing). The work ends happily with a summation of the calypso rhythm.  This medley will be especially effective programmed on a winter holiday concert. Duration is 2:30. The arranger, Dan Heslink, assigned a difficulty level of medium easy, and can be contacted at dan@dheslink.com.

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.935390 Arranged by Dan Heslink. Christian,Christmas. Score and parts. 16 pages. Pharaoh Publications #6117165. Published by Pharaoh Publications (A0.935390). Christmas Calypso for Marimba Quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan HeslinkThe calypso style referenced in the title is not the calypso of Afro-Caribbean music from Trinidad and Tobago. Rather, it is the especially toned-down but still rhythmic commercial variant popularized by folk singers. Couched in this style, the arrangement offers Christmas favorites Deck the Halls, Angels We Have Heard On High, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Good Christian Men, Rejoice.  This if one of two versions of the calypso arrangement by Dan Heslink, both of which are available through Sheet Music Plus. The other arrangement, for percussion sextet, follows similar musical contours and is available separately. Both versions are intended to elicit one primary response from both performers and audience – fun. It does not tax the players technically, but delivers a satisfying sound with carols that the performers likely know and love. General audiences will be enchanted by the familiar melodies delivered in percussion, especially at Christmas time.  The introduction opens with a brisk and rhythmic introduction based on Deck the Halls, and establishes the fun calypso rhythm immediately. Deck the Halls is the much-loved welsh air that was arranged by Haydn, Nos galan (Hob. XXXIb:29, 1803). Then, Angels We Have Heard on High breaks out in double-stops with a continuation of the rhythmic impetus. The birth of Jesus Christ as narrated in the Gospel of Luke is the subject of Angels We Have Heard on High, a traditional French song of unknown origin. The gloria section provides some flowing contrast, portraying the shepherds’ impressions as they encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising. The performers are encouraged to use a relaxed stroke to glide through these passages. Following is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, a 16th century English traditional Christmas carol also known under the title, The old Christmas Carol. It provides a contrast in tonality (minor mode) and texture. The xylophone part likely will lay most comfortably when executed with four mallets, although there are no three or four mallet chords in these passages. Good Christian Men, Rejoice is the closing selection in this Christmas medley. It’s title is an English translation of In dulci jubilo  (Latin for In sweet rejoicing). The work ends happily with a summation of the calypso rhythm.  This medley will be especially effective programmed on a winter holiday concert. Duration is 2:30. The arranger, Dan Heslink, assigned a difficulty level of medium easy, and can be contacted at dan@dheslink.com.  

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.952823 Composed by Andrew Thomas. 20th Century. Score and parts. 89 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4624335. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.952823). A work inspired by a story by Albert Seay about Pythagoras discovering harmonic ratios, scored for percussion quartet. PDF download includes score and parts.Perc. 1: snare drum, mark tree, maracas, gourd, anvil, sizzle cymbal, brake drum, claves, orchestral bells.Perc. 2: 2 bongos, 4 timbales, claves, high gong, tubular chimes, xylophone, mark tree.Perc. 3: field drum (sounding G), castanet, vibraslap, gourd, medium gong, medium cymbal, 1 timpani, vibraphone.Perc. 4: bass drum, kick drum, maracas, triangle, marimba.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1016553 By Bryan Adams. By Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Arranged by Stephen Lawhorne. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 33 pages. StevoPanMan #5802997. Published by StevoPanMan (A0.1016553). An easy steel band arrangement of this Bryan Adams favorite. Arranged for: Lead, Doubles, Guitar/Cello, Bass Pans, Electric Bass and Drum Set. One additional part included: TAB electric bass.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1305672 By Calvin Harris. By Calvin Harris. Arranged by Josh Ball. 21st Century,Pop. 2 pages. The BeatCave #895127. Published by The BeatCave (A0.1305672). Color-coded Top 40 chart for use with Boomwhackers, Xylophones, Keyboards, and all pitched percussion instruments.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1013928 Composed by Tsoof Baras. Contemporary,Holiday,Patriotic,Standards. Score and parts. 37 pages. Tsoof Baras #6663569. Published by Tsoof Baras (A0.1013928). Players - 12Instrumentation - Drums (x12)Volcano Rising is a percussion ensemble drumming piece for 12 drummers. It draws inspiration from The Blue Man Group and aims to challenge the perception of sound. It is recommended that the piece be performed in a circle surrounding the audience or in a line to enhance the effects used.The composition works with and without the visual effect and focuses on groovy polyrhythms and moving lines across the parts. It is a challenging piece for every level of ensemble.