Percussion Ensemble Quartets

Nola-Béla-Sowega for percussion quartet was inspired by the New Orleans brass band tradition and the rhythmically vibrant works of Béla Bartók. The work follows

Quadrinomial is written for four players with four drums, four mallets, and four wire brushes. A variety of mallet techniques are applied to create an arrangement of timbres shared between each

Inspired by the landscape of the composer's hometown of Medellin, Columbia, Paisaje Accidentado is a single-movement piece with a variety of moods and dissolve into one another. The piece also has

Fanfare and Romance is a powerful concert-style piece for percussion quartet. The fanfare section is a majestic combination of unison bombast and militaristic layering. The romance section is

In Guac is Extra, John Herndon has done a fantastic job of providing an engaging piece for young percussionists to dialog with traditional Latin percussion instruments without their needing

This piece challenges students to sound as one, creating a unique experience for the audience. Calling for only 4 players, each using one tom, the piece portrays just what the title suggests, existence and

An elementary quartet for snare drum, two High Toms, Two Low Toms and Bass Drum.

From the Inside Out was written for the students at Gurrie Middle School in LaGrange, Illinois. The students continually begged for a body percussion piece, but my focus for them was developing

Written for cajon quartet with pedaled percussion instruments, Institutionalized is a unique and intriguing addition to the repertoire. By exploiting the many different sounds the cajon can make,

This challenging quartet focuses on frequent interactions of polyrhythms and quintuplets, with a small instrumentation allowing for a variety of programming options.

Entourage is the result of a bunch of drummer friends getting together and improvising based on some preset criteria, such as layers of number groupings. It is ultimately an exploration of number

Time’s Arc is Anthony DiSanza’s second concerto for darabukka. Premiered at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2013, DiSanza uses a wide range of tempos and styles,

Tink was written for small instruments to be played with tiny implements, giving it a light but tasteful sound palette. Some sections of the piece are groove-oriented, while others are made to

In Black Racer, Brian Blume has crafted an effective piece for intermediate percussion quartets to hone their chamber ensemble skills while communicating intensity and musical sensitivity. Each

This action-packed programmatic work by John Willmarth depicts an attack from the mythical sea creature, the Kraken. Release the Kraken uses all the instruments found in a standard 5-piece drumset

This collection of ten easy percussion ensemble quartets and quintets will improve the ensemble skills of developing players. Each introduces a different genre of music that is accessible to new

A fun and accessible arrangement of the classic jazz standard for keyboard percussion quartet with drum set. The walking bass line in the bass marimba gives it the perfect jazz combo feel. Perfect for

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Woodstock, New York's Maverick concert series, Garry Kvistad, his wife Diane, and the Woodstock Chimes Fund commissioned this work in three movements from Peter

Fun and furious, fantastic and forward, Funky Fugue for Five fashions friendly rhythms into a festive foray for four or five fledgling friends to fire funky feels at fans while furthering their

Animals is a loosely programmatic suite for percussion quartet in three movements by Brian Slawson. In Small, Medium, and Large, each player is assigned a specific animal name to help define their

Chock full of aggressive polyrhythms, colorful timbres, and a driving, electronic audio accompaniment track, Jason Lord's Rotating Brains is as unique as it is entertaining. Written for four

Here is the first place winner of the 2012 PAS Italy Composition Contest. It is a challenging percussion quartet full of Intricate rhythmic figures and subtle dynamic nuances. It is scored for four

Dots & Dashes is an intense, drummy quartet for unpitched percussion in which composer Dustin Schulze aims to bridge the feel of tribal drum and dance music popular in West Africa with the