An exciting work for unaccompanied four-mallet marimba, Uncommon Times puts cool pentatonic melodies on top of percolating decoration, and it's all amidst a variety of odd meters. A
This is an unaccompanied work for advanced timpanist based on a twelve-tone row. Each variation utilizes four notes from the original row creating sets unto themselves. Compositional techniques such as
Some of the greatest rudimental drummers have come together to offer you the world's most jam-packed, advanced rudimental snare drum solos. Many of these solos were actually performed in DCI and PASIC
Here are three solos for contemporary vibraphone which offer unique challenges in four-mallet damping and pedaling techniques while exploring the concept of jazz voicings. Explicitly marked with pedal
Four-leaf clovers, white elephants, rudimental snare drum solos in 7. The all exist, but there aren't many. This piece by Michael Varner works the ears as much as the hands. The beat is played with and
This intermediate level composition for marimba (with two mallets) and piano utilizes the rhythm derived from the polyrhythm four over three, which is also found in the text of the title itself. Written in
This medium-advanced solo for unaccompanied snare drum truly impresses, with a full armory of flashy sticking and clever use of rudiments. It ticks along at 128 beats per minute, mostly in
This classic, comfortably playable, unaccompanied solo for vibes or marimba is an essential addition to any percussionist's library! Never has a title been more accurately descriptive. Play it and