This intermediate marimba solo serves as a wonderful introduction to polytonality for the performer and audience alike. While not too technically challenging,...
Cerulean Blue for solo vibraphone begins and ends with a simple melody, while the B section is driven by 4-1-3-2 and outside-inside permutations, accenting the...
Trumpet Feature
With the trumpet and percussion ensemble exchanging and combining in the presentation of rhythmic and melodic ideas, this is an exciting work...
After a free, improvisational introduction with many special effects (bass drum roll inside piano, bowed tam-tam, wire brush on piano string, etc.), the tempo...
Based on a twelve bar blues and built on syncopated melodic ideas that build in intensity when layered on top of each other, Crank It Up is a riff-based swing...
Cymplified rocks as many cymbal sounds and textures as you have in your arsenal. Ranging from finger cymbals to hand crashes, all of these instruments converge...
Duo Dichotomy is written for 4.3-octave marimba with optional notes of a 5-octave marimba. Listen for the two "dichotomies" of the piece - the two central...
Clarinet Feature
Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its...
Rooted in a fairly standard percussion ensemble setup, The Forgotten pulls some less-common instrumentation and colors from the depths of the percussion...
