Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972638 Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 14 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #3025013. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972638). Dance of the Wind-Up Toys is for one clarinet in Bb, one cello, percussionist(s), and mime dancer(s). This work may be performed by instruments only; the percussion part being performed by one, two, or three performers.If a mime performer, or one or more dancers, also perform, the instrumental ensemble must be on the stage with them. The mime or dancer(s) enter the stage at measure 20 and either 1) perform until the end (m. 91), or 2) perform from m. 20 to m. 41, then leave the stage, and then return at m. 67. Costumes: the instrumentalists may be in costume as well as the performers, if desired. See the title page for suggestions. This piece is meant to be energetic, theatrical, and fun to perform as well as to watch.Program Note Dance of the Wind-Up Toys was composed in April-May 1968, when composer James Siddons was 19 years old. It was inspired by mime performers as well as the mechanical toys common in the early twentieth century.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.972637 Composed by James Siddons. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 4 pages. James Siddons Music and Writings #3025021. Published by James Siddons Music and Writings (A0.972637). This is the percussion part for Dance of the Wind-Up Toys by James Siddons. It shows the hi-hat, cymbal, and snare drum. This part may be played by one, two, or three percussionists, and is to be used in conjunction with the full score, for clarinet, cello, mime or dancer(s), and this percussion part. For full score, see SMP item number SO 200939.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.929012 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Mark McCafferty. Baroque,Concert,Graduation,Sacred,Wedding. Score and parts. 7 pages. Mark McCafferty #3053583. Published by Mark McCafferty (A0.929012). This arrangement can be performed as a Trio or Quartet, and works for any occasion, formal or casual.  First performed at Winter Commencement at Mount St. Joseph University--it was well received by those in attendance.

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 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.711318 Composed by Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Tsuyoshi Yoroiguma. Children,Christmas,Concert,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 13 pages. Tsuyoshi Yoroiguma #4581015. Published by Tsuyoshi Yoroiguma (A0.711318). Let's enjoy a famous Russian music by ensemble.This arrangement will be a good repertry for Glocken players.Instrumentation : 2 Alto Sax / Tenor Sax /Baritone Sax / Bass Clarinet / String Bass / Solo Glocken(2 players)PDF file includes 7 pages of score and 6 pages of parts.Playing time is 1 min 45 sec.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.793951 Composed by Ivana Tuskan. 20th Century,Instructional,Jazz,Latin. Score and parts. 13 pages. Ivana Tuskan #4615285. Published by Ivana Tuskan (A0.793951). Dear music teachers! What is the best way to learn music? Let your students use their fingers, foots, cheeks, hands and knees, or use some instruments by playing this fun music pieces. This PDF file contains 3 Rhythmic Rondo's (music form with A B A C A sheme) with Swing, Bossa Nova and Tango rhythmic patterns. You can use whole piece or just a theme, while episodes can be improvised by soloist. Fulfill your music classroom with joy, fun and creativity! Sincerely, Ivana Tuskan The sound sample is an electronic preview of 3 Themes. Level: early intermediate or intermediate.

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 - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.835781 Composed by Paul Burnell. Contemporary. Score and parts. 6 pages. Paul Burnell #3222647. Published by Paul Burnell (A0.835781). Composed 2015. One of a series of fourteen accompaniments to texts published between 1886-1899 Duration 4:45 approx. For percussion (three players) and narrator Narrator text - from 'Le Horla' by Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893), published 1887.  English translation by Jonathan Sturges (1864–1911) published 1890. Guy de Maupassant was a French writer, remembered as a master of the short story.  It has been suggested that the word horla is a blending of the French words hors (outside) and là (there) and the title can be interpreted as the what’s out there. Percussion: Wind wand or bullroarer and two guiros (or similar). Players read from the score. Narrator cues are shown in the score in boxed text and below in square brackets.  Between rehearsal letters [D] and [H] the percussionists maintain tempo; the narrator cues are for guidance only.

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.935382 Arranged by Dan Heslink. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary. Score and parts. 27 pages. Pharaoh Publications #5212785. Published by Pharaoh Publications (A0.935382). Holiday Bolero for percussion ensemble                                                       arr. by Dan Heslink This arrangement is available in two versions, a quintet for xylophone and four marimbas and a percussion ensemble octet for orchestra bells, vibes, 3 marimbas, snare drum, timpani and multiple percussion. These comments refer to the percussion ensemble arrangement. While the term Bolero can be applied to a variety of slow-tempo Latin dances, for most orchestral performers the title will evoke the stirring rhythms of Ravel’s famous Bolero. Similarities include the driving 3/4 bolero rhythm, the building of tension over one long-range crescendo, and the climactic conclusion. The pitch content is based on O Holy Night, the well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847. The difficulty level in terms of executing notes and rhythms is medium-easy. At the same time, the dynamic planning and control of the crescendo requires considerable musical judgment, particularly in the snare drum part. All of the keyboard parts require only two mallets per player, with the exception of the vibe part’s necessity of 3 or 4 mallets. There are no key changes, or mallet and hand independence. Pedaling on the vibes for the most part is suggested by the harmonic rhythm and is not notated. Setup of the general percussion part in the manner of a multiple percussion solo, where all playing surfaces are comfortably accessible. Holiday Bolero is sure to be an audience pleaser during a winter concert, especially close to Christmas. It would serve equally well in a percussion recital or a church service. In church this work would be appropriate as special music or as an offertory. Duration is 2:52. The arranger, Dan Heslink, can be contacted at dan@dheslink.com.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.935380 Arranged by Pharaoh Publications. Christian,Christmas,Contemporary,Spiritual. Score and parts. 14 pages. Pharaoh Publications #5212781. Published by Pharaoh Publications (A0.935380). Holiday Bolero for keyboard percussion                          arr. by Dan Heslink This arrangement is available in two versions, a quintet for xylophone and four marimbas, and a percussion ensemble octet for orchestra bells, vibes, 3 marimbas, snare drum, timpani and multiple percussion. These comments refer to the mallet quintet arrangement. While the term Bolero can be applied to a variety of slow-tempo Latin dances, for most orchestral performers the title will evoke the stirring rhythms of Ravel’s famous Bolero. Similarities include the driving 3/4 bolero rhythm, the building of tension over one long-range crescendo, and the climactic conclusion. The pitch content is based on O Holy Night, the well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847. The difficulty level in terms of executing notes and rhythms is medium-easy. At the same time, the dynamic planning and control of the crescendo requires considerable musical judgment. All of the keyboard parts require only two mallets; some passages unfold as double stops. Mallets for the marimbas should be chosen to maximize the blend of individual parts into a unified chord. There are no key changes, or mallet and hand independence.  Holiday Bolero is sure to be an audience pleaser during a winter concert, especially close to Christmas. It would serve equally well in a percussion recital or a church service. In church this work would be appropriate as special music or as an offertory. Duration is 2:52. The arranger, Dan Heslink, can be contacted at dan@dheslink.com.

Percussion Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.961994 Composed by Ma Shui Long 馬水é¾�. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 20 pages. SpringAutumnmusic #48525. Published by SpringAutumnmusic (A0.961994). Introduction:The Lament of Tou-Ehr, for Suona, Timpani, Percussion, and Chorus ã€€ã€€This work was composed for a Chinese dance drama Snow Festival. The drama was based on an extremely touching story about a lady named Doue E, and was written by the author Guan Hanqing during the Yuan Dynasty. It is divided into three sections in a cyclic form, with one theme. The instrumentation includes voices for male and female, suona (Chinese cornet), there are more than ten traditional Chinese percussions are used, such as the wind gong, large and small luo (as used in Beijing opera), and the Chinese clapper, Paiban. The sound of suona indicates the lady Dou E with her battle cry and strong faith. The music begins after lady Dou E’s faint narrative. â€»The Lament of Tou-Ehr was commissioned by the Neo Classical Music Group. The dance was arranged by Fon-xuei Liu, with orchestra and chorus conducted by the composer, Shui-long Ma himself. It was recorded by the Yun-de Company, and premiered at the Taiwan National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in April 1981. ã€Šç«‡å¨¥å†¤ã€‹æœ¬æ›²æ”¹ç·¨è‡ªã€ŒèˆžåŠ‡é›ªç¥­ã€�，å�–æ��自中國元代戲曲中關漢å�¿çš„作å“�-「感天動地竇娥冤ã€�。本曲略分三段，連樂章形å¼�，樂曲çµ�構為一貫性的主題延展。作曲者在編制上使用人è�²(男女混è�²)ã€�å—©å�¶ï¼Œä»¥å�Šå��多件傳統擊樂器，如風鑼ã€�平劇大å°�鑼ã€�æ‹�æ�¿ç­‰ç­‰ã€‚在整曲進行中，凡是有竇娥出ç�¾ä¹‹è™•ï¼Œå—©å�¶ä¹Ÿå°‡éš¨ä¹‹å¥�出，那是天ç�†çš„å�¶å–Šã€�精神信念之所在。全曲在一段竇娥幽幽的é�“白之後，å¾�å¾�展開。※本曲為新å�¤å…¸æ¨‚團委託創作之作å“�，由舞蹈家劉鳳學編舞ã€�馬水é¾�指æ�®æ¨‚團與人è�²ã€�韻德錄音公å�¸éŒ„音，於1980å¹´4月在å�°åŒ—國父紀念館舉行世界首演。 .

Percussion Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.984525 By Boney M. By Frank Farian, Fred Jay, and George Reyam. Arranged by S Welburn. Dance,Disco. Score and parts. 41 pages. S J Welburn #4634143. Published by S J Welburn (A0.984525). Arrangement of the 1978 hit single, by German / Caribbean Euro-Disco group Boney M. Taken from their third album Nightflight to Venus, the song was released in August of 1978 and reached No.1 in 5 countries, and peaked at No.2 in the UK.A cover of the song was released in 2007, by Finnish Folk Metal band Turisas. After years of playing it as part of their live shows, they decided to put it to record as a special edition EP in the wake of the success of their second full length album.KEY: G MinorDIFFICULTY: IntermediateThe piece makes use of several repeated rhythmic motifs, so once familiarised it is relatively easy to master. In a couple of spots their are short solo passages, but on the whole instruments work together in their subsections and are little exposed.

Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.881252 Composed by Gary Powell Nash. African,Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 122 pages. Gary Powell Nash #3553601. Published by Gary Powell Nash (A0.881252). Han River Fantasy Suite is based on and inspired by Nash’s first trip to Vietnam in 2007.   Commissioned by a percussion and horn duo, it is a five movement chamber concerto with mvts 1 and 2 performed continuously, as are mvts 4 and 5, giving the aural perception of 3 movements.  Mvt. 1, Dawning and mvt. 2, Morning Power Walks stem from Nash’s morning routine during that particular journey as he walked along the Han River in Danang, Vietnam every morning.  Mvt 1 is a slow and lyrical prelude, with vibraphone and chimes serving as melodic and colorful supporting lines for the horn solo and that immediately proceeds to Mvt. 2, a fast and somewhat fiery movement, alluding to a fast power walk. Mvt. 3. Moonlight Stroll is slow and lyrical, highlighted by bowed vibes and triangle being struck while placed on a timpani during a glissando in the middle section.  Mvt. 4, Boat Ride is a fast and dance-like, composed in compound duple meter and transitions to mvt. 5, Going Home, in a slightly faster simple quadruple meter.

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 - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1350568 Composed by Bjork Gudmundsdottir. Arranged by David R. Peoples. Classical,Contemporary,Pop,Rock. 87 pages. Bluesilhouettes Music #935388. Published by Bluesilhouettes Music (A0.1350568). If you had a day, and all you listened to was Björk, you’d have a fascinating day. The experience would be marked by a kaleidoscope of varying styles from pop, avant-garde, or jazz. Is it mainstream - probably not. But, the artist is definitely recognizable (as a name), appearing across multiple genres. As a source of background to her song ‘Come to Me,’ I borrowed a palindromic idea exploited by Radiohead in their ‘Pyramid song...’ if we truly expand a swing feel to a twelve-eight meter and extend the pattern across two measures - the eighth notes would provide a total of twenty-four possibilities - and as in this work you get four, five, six, five, four a palindrome on 45654 that (when added) equals twenty-four.This version is not a cover. Fragments of musical elements are translated into the ensemble. While occasionally exhibiting moments of dance, the composition evolves into a more profound expression, capitalizing on the musical possibilities of a percussion ensemble. This arrangement was crafted for the University of North Georgia’s percussion ensemble, directed by Dr. Steven Walker.Full mock-up digital audio: available here