Percussion Ensemble Bass Marimba,Bell (or Triangle),Boomwhackers,Claves,Glockenspiel,Snare Drum,Tom Tom,Woodblock,Xylophone - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1427368 By JC Cro. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 350 pages. JC Croyle #1008094. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1427368). The Vampire Suite is a percussion suite of four Act's, each having anywhere from six to ten parts.  It is aproximately 60 minutes long.  It can be performed as a percussion suite or can be performed with dance to tell the 4 distinct stories.   Each Act is based on a short story written between 1800 and 1920. The stories are The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbit, Dracula's Guest by Bram Stroker, Clarimonde by Theophile Gautier and Wake Not the Dead by Ernst Raupach.It would take 4-6 percussionists of an intermediate to advanced level.  The Marimba parts, being the most difficult, could also be played by a pianist on piano.  Included: Full Score Each Part Individually The storyboards for the Ballet Instrument List Bio's of each character Instrumentation: Bass Drum (Concert) Bongos Boom Whackers Claves Concert Toms Conga Cowbell Djembe Drum-Set Glockenspiel (Bells) Marimba Snare Drum (Concert) Triangle Tubular Bells Vibraphone Wood Blocks Xylophone The mp3 here is a sampling of the pieces.The music can be heard in full at https://jccroylepercussion.bandcamp.com/album/the-vampire-suite-for-percussion

Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1422185 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Arranged by JC Croyle. Jazz. 7 pages. JC Croyle #1003533. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1422185). Jazz Piece mainly in 3/4 time for Drums (Brushes), Vibes and Upright Bass.  Generally in A minor but has a lot of B in ti as well.

Percussion Solo,Snare Drum - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1417992 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional. Individual part. 1 pages. JC Croyle #999543. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1417992). This is a snare drum solo in 5/4 time with a smaller portion in 5/8 time. It uses notes, no faster than 16th's and is at a BPM of 130. This is great for a beginning or intermediate student interested in learning about odd-time and can be a fun performance piece as well.

Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1433464 By JC Croyle. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by JC Croyle. 19th Century,Contemporary,Jazz. 17 pages. JC Croyle #1013697. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1433464). This is a Fugue written by Mozart changed to a swung jazz combo piece.  It is at an Allegro tempo.  Instrumentation:DrumsUpright BassVibes (Lead instrument such as Trumpet or Clarinet can be substituted.)Marimba (Piano can be substituted).

Jazz Combo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1423969 By JC Croyle. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by JC Croyle. Classical,Contest,Festival,Historic,Jazz. 75 pages. JC Croyle #1005169. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1423969). This piece was originally a classical string movement by Mozart.  This arrangement takes that and turns it into a small jazz combo piece for piano, upright bass, drums and tenor sax.  The tenor part could be switched to another brass or woodwind instrument or even a guitar.  The piano could also instead be a vibrapone or marimba part.  The piano part is the lead but the tenor has a lot of lead-like instances as well.  The tempo is increased slightly from the original and the piece is meant to be swung throughout.

Xylophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1419088 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Traditional. 1 pages. JC Croyle #1000518. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1419088). This is a short xylophone piece in 4/4 time going back and fourth between C major and A minor.  It is made so it can be played on a two octave xylophone or more professional 3 or 4 octave one.  It could be played on any mallet instrument.  It is at 100bpm.

Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1440086 By The JC Croyle Project. By JC Croyle. Jazz. 29 pages. JC Croyle #1020034. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1440086). 4/4 jazz tune at 176 BPM.  Laid back but still with that quick tempo.  Places for all members to fill solo.InstrumentationDrumsUpright BassVibes.

Percussion Solo,Snare Drum - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1418321 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. JC Croyle #999883. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1418321). This is a snare solo that has two time signitures throughout: 3/4 and 4/4. It also is meant to be played as paradiddles and has the noted Left and Right Sticking.

Percussion Solo,Snare Drum - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1417990 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Instructional,March. Individual part. 3 pages. JC Croyle #999541. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1417990). This is a simple snare drum solo in 4/4 time. It uses notes, no faster than 16th's and is at a BPM of 150. This is great for a beginning/intermediate student or just for good old-fashioned sight reading. It also is good for putting triplets into good use.

Percussion Ensemble Bells,Bongos,Marimba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416213 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical. 3 pages. JC Croyle #997898. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1416213). This is the first part of a multi-part percussion suite.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1423264 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival,March. 60 pages. JC Croyle #1004562. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1423264). This is a short Concert Band piece (3 minutes) for various Instruments.Instrumentation Piccolo Flute Oboe English Horn Bassoon Clarinets in Eb and Bb Alto & Bass Clarinet Alto Sax Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Cornet Trumpet in Bb Horn in F Trombone Tuba Timpani Crash Cymbals Snare Drum Bass Drum

Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1422795 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Contemporary,Contest,Festival,Jazz. 8 pages. JC Croyle #1004149. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1422795). Jazz piece in 7/8 time.  Has a bit of an early Miles sound to it.  The mp3 is of a midi so you can at least hear how it goes.  Made for Trumpet in Bb as the lead but could be transp[osed for any lead instrument as needed.  Upright Bass and Drums included as well.

Xylophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1419867 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Traditional. 2 pages. JC Croyle #1001289. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1419867). This is a xylophone solo piece that is 120 bpm's and is in 4/4 time in the key of G minor.  It does have major and minor portions.  it has an airy feel to it and could be a great beginner solo xylopohone piece.  It comes in around 3.5 minutes long, but if you needed it to be a shorter piece you could skip the repeats.  It also has some dynamic changes as well as a rit. at the end.

Percussion Solo,Snare Drum - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1417361 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,March,Traditional. Individual part. 1 pages. JC Croyle #998908. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1417361). This is a simple snare solo in 3/4 time.  Can be used as a warm-up, used in lessons to gain understanding of 3/4 time or just for fun/sight reading.

Jazz Combo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1423350 By JC Croyle. By JC Croyle. Jazz. 14 pages. JC Croyle #1004664. Published by JC Croyle (A0.1423350). Jazz piece for Drums, Upright Bass, Piano and Guitar, though any lead instrument could do the guitar part.  Made for a small combo.  It is a medium tempo.  Has availability for solos.