Blue’s Blues was written for the great trumpet player, Blue Mitchell, and is a medium boogaloo groove over a blues form.Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2014
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Get your groove on with this fun piece from William Kempster. Works great as a novelty tune on a percussion ensemble concert!Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2000...
Cha Chooi is a modal piece based on a funky cha cha cha groove and a simple bass pattern.Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2013
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The Circus Bee is a circus march composed by Henry Fillmore in February 1908. The march is named after an imaginary circus newspaper and reflects Fillmore's...
Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth."Program Notes<b.Collapse is based on a...
Using harmonies from the jazz idiom, Wiliam Kempster has created a work for percussion ensemble that is both inviting for the audience and engaging for the...
Gray is a challenging rondo that grew organically out of an improvisation session. It is designed to reflect the feelings of unsurety that accompany the "gray...
Strollin' is a medium blues in a Basie style swing. Opening with a featured bass line strolling over a twelve bar blues, Strollin' refers to the colloquial...