Percussion Music Scores

With a mysterious and improvisatory opening transitioning into a bombastic rhythmic section, this piece captures the force and energy of a hurricane.

Scored for eight percussionists, and winner of the 2003 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest, Mixtures II is a musical exploration of textures and timbres. The

Passages of driving sixteenth notes on a single low drum with accents dispersed among the higher drums create the foundation for this high-energy piece by Lynn Glassock. The timbres are filled out by

Winner of the 2000 Michael Hennagin Prize in Composition, this twenty-five minute work for an ensemble of twelve players is divided into four movements. It is a truly significant addition to our repertoire.

Winner of the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest in 1997, No Exit grabs the audience with primal energy and force from beginning to end. The driving rhythms and modal harmonies blend

This three movement work from one of the world's finest composers reflects on ancient Chinese tapestries. A moving and gorgeously expressive work, it will enthrall listeners and challenge all ten

For percussion quartet.  First Edition.  Preface in Fr. and Eng.  Includes instrumentation and notation.  Duration: ca. 12' 25".  Score, 21 p. and parts.

Commissioned by Evelyn Glennie and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra the piece was inspired by the arts of Beijing Opera and consists of three movements.

This piece for thirteen players musically depicts the life of a phage virus in a exciting, dynamic, and captivating way. Phage is the ultimate show-stopper for any percussion ensemble concert.

Stone is sacred because it is a part of Mother Earth; separated, hewn, sculpted, relocated, it continues to be a fragment of her existence. Stone provides a dynamic connection between human life and the

A spirited multi percussion feature with mallet ensemble. With contrasting sections of mysterious melodies and rhythmic ferocity, this work has it all.

The Soldier's March opens the well-known chamber play Histoire Du Soldat with its acrid dissonancesand pungent rhythms. Arranged here for percussion ensemble.

Featuring an ensemble’s formidable keyboard technique, this innovative and highly energetic work is truly a sprint to the finish!

Work for solo percussion consisting of four soundworlds made up of various unpitched percussion instruments. Live electronics are used as an additional sound source.

Whirlwind is virtually perpetual motion driven by continuous 16th notes. The motion is interrupted a couple times within the course of the piece, but hints of the 16th note motion still remain.

This three-movement work for 7 percussionists explores many of the possibilities of the whole tone scale. It is not only a sound piece of music, but also a fantastic teaching tool.

Here is a beautifully constructed percussion quartet by Lynn Glassock.  Each part would work as a multi-percussion solo unto itself, but it's the interaction between the parts that give the

Commissioned by percussionist Alison Shaw, Xyprexia is the perfect vehicle for showcasing the talents of a total percussionist, with virtuosic writing for marimba and a sizable multiple percussion