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...
Change My Medicationis a fun 4-mallet piece inspired by the music of Thelonius Monk that flirts with the octatonic scale. There are opportunities for...
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...
Drum Set Feature
In addition to the large collection of percussion instruments, there is soprano sax, flugel horn, trumpet, tenor sax, bass, and piano in this...
The piece has a very dramatic start, followed by what the composer describes as “an earthquake," and finally slowing down to a calm stillness. A quiet peaceful...
This 2-1/2 minute piece is a salute to the famous honky tonk piano artist “Meade Lux” Lewis. It is based on the blues scale, uses the standard 12-bar blues...
Ever wonder what goes through a performers mind during a classical percussion ensemble performance? Find out with 'Not Just Another Finale', where the daydream...
Exciting jazz vibraphone feature with long sustained melodies over an undercurrent of syncopation. Chord symbols are provided for those daring enough to...
Novelty piece with a rock groove and bluesy elements throughout. Many opportunities for improvisation for all players involved.Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2000...
Opening with a brief rubato jazz ballad, the piece then moves into a samba feel before returning to the ballad again. Pedal and mallet dampening are indicated...