Duets

A collection of catchy and fun medium-easy to medium-advanced marimba duets, played on a single 4.3-octave, low A instrument.

A set of five, short, contemporary songs for two percussionists and mezzo-soprano that use stupid, and comical, quotes as their lyrics.

A med-advanced, expressive mallet duet arrangement of the second movement from Schubert’s Sonata in A Major, D.959.

Rich with rhythmic melody and dynamic and timbre variation, Keown showcases his gift for original composition in this multipercussion duet.

A med-advanced marimba duet arrangement of one of Schumann’s most beloved solo piano pieces.

A rhythmic, reflective piece for intermediate-advanced marimba duo, celebrating the life of a loved one.

An exciting piece for percussion duo by British composer and percussionist, Stephen Whibley. This piece received an amazing response from a packed house at Maraca2's PASIC performance in 2009.

This updated arrangement of Owen’s famous xylophone solo includes three accompaniment options and an optional solo cadenza.

A programmatic work for two percussionists depicting a trip to the famous City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.

The beloved Impressionist piano solo arranged for marimba duet maintains the integrity of the original.

A beautifully-scored hymn arranged for marimba and vibraphone duet.

This piano reduction is adapted from the original version for wind ensemble and features the same medium-advanced solo marimba part.

"Conversation for two tambourines" is a fun duet for headed tambourines that showcases techniques (both commonplace and otherwise) often found in orchestral tambourine playing.

This dark and deep journey through a foreboding landscape will pose plenty of musical challenges for two marimbas. A haunting, lyrical gem.

A charming, medium-difficulty duet for marimba and voice, set to a French poem about romantic nostalgia.

Written for two multi-percussion stations configured in mirror-image, split by a shared bass drum, "Double Take" launches at a blistering speed for nearly 7 minutes of exciting counterpoint.

A progressive set of 12 etudes for snare and bass drum, performable as solos or duets. Alternative metronome patterns provide an optional, unique challenge to develop internal pulse.

Easily one of the coolest multipercussion duets on the market, "Eight on 3 and Nine on 2" tests players' abilities to "split" rhythms.

This suite for two developing marimbists includes an optional atmospheric audio accompaniment making it perfect for a first recital duet.

Not for the faint of heart, this marimba/vibe duet provides an amazing opportunity for duos to max out their communication skills!

This med-advanced duet is a short, high-energy gem, requiring an intense knowledge of the other performer’s part. Players share a mounted kick drum to add to the creative counterpoint.

An advanced mallet keyboard arrangement of an iconic piano piece by Frédéric Chopin.

Written for two timpanists in a circle of 9 timpani, this is a dramatic piece which utilizes a variety of effects to set a dark tone. The performers are also accompanied by a pre-recorded audio track.

A collection of beginning snare drum solos, duets, and a trio building solid foundations for early success.