Bombasticus Cachophonosaurus utilizes a four measure theme that is traded between players and is supported with antiphonal patterns. The B section has a thinner texture that allows the antiphonal
Koshinski's piece for two-mallet marimba combines lyric melody and polyrhythmic dexterity between the hands, giving the piece an improvisational Latin flavor. Fantastic for
Circuit Breaker, scored for percussion sextet, functions as a concertino for percussion duo with percussion quartet accompaniment. While there is no set program, the impetus for the piece came from
Continuous Line of Evenness by Dave Gerhart is a challenging and highly entertaining work for four unaccompanied timpani. It calls for several modern performance techniques including
Glass Jungle refers to the plethora of skyscrapers and apartment buildings combined with the frenzy of New York City life. In several instances, the feel changes abruptly through the use of himiola
Here is a wonderfully layered solo for snare drum and kick drum. The snare drum part allows the soloist to show off their musicality and finger dexterity, while the kick drum part gets
This book is, in essence, a collection of stately marches. The use of French-style syncopated accents within groupings and combinations of quintuplets counterbalances the solidity of the American rudiments
In 1974 Pat Metheny introduced a new voice into the jazz world by replacing the traditional jazz guitar sound with rock chords and layering quick, synchronized passages over smooth synthesizer lines and
Here is a concert solo containing all the delight and intricacy that its French title implies. With its constantly changing meter, variety of tuplets, and French-styled rudiments, Petite
This piece was the final composition of the Brevard College Percussion Ensemble’s program entitled "A Night in the Mountains." Anyone who has lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains has dealt with a
Prelude Nuevo was inspired by some of the composer's favorite musical preludes. Preludes by Frederic Chopin and Clair Omar Musser are among them. The piece is meant to stand on its
Rancho Jubilee is the name of a Dominican restaurant in Washington Heights, New York. It’s fun décor and lively atmosphere mixed with Latin and Caribbean influences provided a nice
This sweetly constructed piece by guitar great Pat Metheney is masterfully arranged here for vibraphone by Jeremy Muller. The mellow jazz tonalities and improvisational B section help to make this
Two flamencos and a Broadway hit make up this fun and virtuosic collection of songs arranged for marimba by Mayumi Sekizawa. Play them individually, or as a set!
Trio was commissioned in 2002 by the New York Philharmonic percussion section. It is written in a funk-influenced rudimental style and features each player in turn as a soloist, backed by a