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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
for mallet ensemble
by Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Brian Slawson
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 12 Percussionists
Our price: $40.00

Description:

Mendelssohn composed the incidental music for Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" at the behest of King Frederick of Prussia while serving as music director at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. Now, Brian Slawson brings forth a brilliant percussion arrangement of the “Scherzo,” a movement that underscores the antics of Puck, a clever jokester in the magical world of...

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Big Country
Big Country
for percussion ensemble and rhythm section
by Béla Fleck, arr. Olin Johannessen
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 8-10 Percussionists
Our price: $40.00

Description:

Big Country is a catchy and inspired composition by world renowned banjo picker and jazz musician Béla Fleck from the album Left of Cool by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. Its simple melody encapsulates the folksy sound of Americana, and Olin Johannessen's arrangement wonderfully captures this through his scoring for percussion ensemble. As he states in the performance notes,...

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Brandenburg No. 2: Allegro  Moderato
Brandenburg No. 2: Allegro Moderato
Mvt. 1 from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (BWV 1047) - arranged for mallet ensemble
by J.S. Bach, arr. Brian Slawson
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 10
Our price: $35.00

Description:

In this arrangement, Brian Slawson enables percussion ensembles to recreate Bach's masterpiece through creative mallet orchestrations.

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Compound Autonomy
Compound Autonomy
for percussion ensemble
by Jim Casella
Level: Advanced
Personnel: 15–17 Percussionists
Our price: $50.00

Description:

Odd meter, ostinato-driven work for larger ensemble (15-17 players) that explores mathematically overlapping patterns in 7/8 time. Requires groove, balance, and strong ensemble timing skills.

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Cop Drama
Cop Drama
for percussion ensemble and rhythm section
by Jim Casella
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 16 Percussionists
Our price: $45.00

Description:

Cop Drama is an homage to the groovy, retro sounds of classic American TV cop shows such as "S.W.A.T," "The Mod Squad," and "The Streets of San Francisco." With a large ensemble of colorful sounds and stylized interpretation, Cop Drama is an enjoyable piece for medium to advanced percussion ensembles.

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Cyclone
Cyclone
for percussion ensemble
by Jim Casella
Level: Advanced
Personnel: 12 Percussionists
Our price: $50.00

Description:

Inspired by true accounts of a friend's recent expedition to Mt. Everest, this aggressive composition by Jim Casella depicts both determination and danger. It features a quartet of marimba players who play on two marimbas that face each other and backed by seven multipercussionists and piano.

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Dance of the Tumblers
Dance of the Tumblers
from "The Snow Maiden"
by Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Lewis Norfleet
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 13 Percussionists
Our price: $36.00

Description:

An arrangement of the famous Rimsky-Korsakov piece for 13 medium-to-advance players. Playful, lively, and fast-paced, Lewis Norfleet’s percussion arrangement of "Dance of the Tumblers" from “The Snow Maiden” requires lightness, buoyancy, and ensemble awareness from its performers.

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Dystopia
Dystopia
for percussion ensemble
by Jim Casella
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 15 Percussionists
Our price: $45.00

Description:

Written by Jim Casella, "Dystopia" was designed to imitate a tense, action-packed, horror soundtrack within the percussion ensemble setting. Using a fairly large instrumentation including piano, a variety of percussive effects are used to create an eerie, creepy atmosphere.

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Joaquin on Sunshine
Joaquin on Sunshine
for percussion ensemble and rhythm section
by Jim Casella
Level: Advanced
Personnel: 15–17 Percussionists
Our price: $50.00

Description:

A creatively-titled piece for a large ensemble of 15-17 players that has a festive, soulful Afro-Cuban flavor and is thickly scored with a full complement of Latin rhythm section instruments.

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La Forza del Destino
La Forza del Destino
for percussion ensemble
by Giuseppi Verdi, arr. Luke Aylsworth
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 13 or 14 Percussionists
Our price: $45.00

Description:

This percussion ensemble arrangement of Verdi's famed overture to La Forza del Destino ("The Force of Destiny") makes for a very exciting piece that explores the classical music possibilities of the modern percussion ensemble. It can be performed with 13 or 14 players and would work equally well in a concert performance or in an indoor "arena" style performance. The piece...

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