Bahrah         
$24.95                     

Brandon Hendrix        Sound sample  
Scored for percussion quartet - each performer utilizes a set-up of drums and/or small percussion instruments: claves, temple blocks, maracas, congas, bongos, log drum, woodblocks, toms and cymbals.  SEE PERCUSSION KEY
"BAHRAH" (pronounced "bay-ray") is the transliteration of the Hebrew phrase "to create." The idea for this composition was to take certain important themes from the Creation narrative in the Bible and turn them into musical motives, and then use these motives to develop musical material. The process of turning events from the book of Genesis into musical material was fairly straightforward. By simply taking the transliteration of certain key words and breaking them up into syllables, the composer could then base the motives on 1) the rhythmic syllabification and 2) the natural Hebrew inflection.

The work as a whole is not intended to symbolize the Creation. It simply represents the primitive and raw forces that were used in the creative act. Of particular importance is the motive for "God," which is represented in the log drum and is featured throughout the work as a sort of recurring theme.  adv. high school/college.  Duration: ca. 4'30"

Boogaloo: Rough and Tumble       
Version for Quartet: $25.00

William Price       
Boogaloo: Rough and Tumble was constructed using the late 1950's - early 60's "boogaloo" popular music style as the main impetus for the piece. New Orleans funk and soul rhythms are combined to create a driving, syncopated framework that supports the "quirky" melodic lines that permeate the work. Quartet version - 3rd prize winner in the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest: 2004.

Available in two versions: for 4 players ($25.00) or 6-7 players ($28.00).

Instrumentation: vibraphone, xylophone & glock., marimbas (2 - one 5 octave) and an array of small percussion (cymbals, cow bells, toms, etc.).

Cactus Trilogy
$20.00

Phil Hahn
Three movement work scored for four multi-percussionists. Inspired by encounters with a number of varieties of cacti in the American South West. adv. high school/college.

Chamade Suite
$32.00

Igor Lesnik        Sound samples:    Chamade    Retraite    Diane
Snare drum quartet in three movements - optional additional player(s) on cymbals & bass drum. The term "Chamade" is derived from an old French military expression for a drum (or trumpet) signal for a cease fire. This unique suite of three movements is in fact a concert version of a series of military drum signals. Players utilize a variety of sticking techniques, adv. high school/college.
"This interesting work explores most of the sound possibilities of the snare drum. It will be challenging for the performer and visually and aurally fascinating for the audience." (Percussive Notes)

Circle Dances
$35.00

Beth Mehocic
Challenging percussion quartet which displays intricate rhythmic interplay between parts. Instrumentation: xylophone (w/B.D. & sus. cym.), vibraphone, marimba, marimba - low C (w/nipple gongs). college.

Densities
$20.00

Richard Power
Scored for four multi-percussionists, this work explores in a contemporary fashion, the various thicknesses of sonic texture to be found within a particular grouping of percussion instruments. Full of contemporary rhythmic configurations and performance procedures - approx. six minutes. college/professional.

Downfall      
$17.95
                             
John R. Beck        Sound sample
Scored for 4-5 players, this ensemble is a "rudimental fantasy" - which utilizes themes from three traditional snare drum compositions; Three Camps, The Downfall of Paris and Connecticut Halftime, with a nod to Steve Gadd’s performance of Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover! Instrumentation: three snare drums, bass drum and optional toms (2). Big fun! high school/college.
[Recorded on Tympanum Ubïquitäs - HRCD005]

Mad Hatters     
$15.95                          

Jane Boxall        Sound sample
Scored for four players, each with a hi-hat and woodblock (graduated from highest to lowest in pitch), this piece offers some unique interaction between the parts. Players utilize “open” and “closed” hi-hat as well as stick clicks and woodblocks to achieve some interesting visual and aural effects. A unique piece that would work as an up-tempo opening number or as an encore piece, as it is fairly short in duration. Younger players may have to spend some time working out the patterns to facilitate the musical nuances, while more experienced players should be able to put the piece together in a short time.

Quadrance               
Score & Parts: $24.95

Stephen A. Montalvo        Sound samples:  1    2
Challenging, up-tempo groove oriented piece for four players, each of which utilize a mallet instrument and small percussion set-up - sometimes simultaneously! Instrumentation: xylophone, vibraphone and marimbas (2) as well as bongos, cowbells (2), assorted toms, bass drum, log drums (4 pitches), congas (2), small gongs (2) and several cymbals. high school/college.

Revelation 4:11
$15.00

Ralph C. Verdi
Scored for percussion quartet - utilizing bell timbres in a neo-tonal style, this work features vibraphone, bells, and chimes against an ostinato background of mostly indefinitely-pitched percussion. adv. high school/college.

Sonata For Trombone and Percussion
$35.00

William L. Cahn
Scored for trombone and three multi-percussionists this is a substantial work in five movements, each of which presents a distinct mood. Perc. instrumentation: xylophone, orchestra bells, vibraphone, timpani (3), bass drum, and an array of small perc. instruments - bongos, timbales, triangles, sus. cymbals, . . . etc. college/professional.

Surrogate
$25.00

Igor Lesnik
This percussion quartet offers a challenging workout in 7/8. Scored for tupan (or large floor tom/small bass drum), tambourine, cowbell, whistles (3), wood blocks (2), bongos (2), and drum set, this work can be opened up for solos between players, the movement of players through the audience - while playing, and audience participation as well. adv. high school/college.

Atmospheres
$25.00

Beth Mehocic
Challenging marimba quartet, contemporary tonalities, intricate rhythmic interplay. Minimum of three instruments required, one a bass marimba or a five octave (with transpositions). college.

Ave Maria
$15.00

Rachmaninoff - Ron Horner
Accessible arrangement for marimba quartet - requires two marimbas (one 4 1/3 octave). Very useful for developing roll skills and ensemble sense in younger players. high school/college.

Banjo (The)    
$22.95
                           
L. M. Gottschalk - Arr. Steven Mathiesen       
Scored for three marimbas (one with low F) and xylophone, this is a lively setting of an interesting piece of Americana.  While the individual parts are not too difficult (each requires two mallets), the interlocking nature of the overall texture requires concentrated attention to detail.  A great piece for developing " ensemble listening" skills!  The Banjo was one of many piano works written by Gottschalk for his own performances and dates from his first American tour (1853-56) after his return from Europe. In the rhythmic material of the piece, one can easily hear the sounds of the strumming of the banjo enjoyed by Gottschalk in his early years, as well as a passing reference to Stephen Foster's Camptown Races.  high school/college.

CHROMA 1                               
$22.95

Stephen Crawford       
Scored for four players, this piece makes interesting use of tonal colors and rhythmic syncopations. All parts are written for two mallets and the piece requires a 5-octave instrument and a 4 1/3 octave instrument - with two players performing on each. This would make a unique addition to a marimba or percussion ensemble program, as the focus is not so much on the percussive qualities of the marimbas, as it is on the tonal/harmonic “colors” that can be derived from the instruments. high school/college.

Circle Dances
$25.00

Beth Mehocic
Challenging percussion quartet which displays intricate rhythmic interplay between parts. Instrumentation: xylophone (w/B.D. & sus. cym.), vibraphone, marimba, marimba - low C (w/nipple gongs). college.

Comitan
$20.00

Roberto Cordero - Arr. Steve Chavez       
The title of this tune is derived from a city in the Chiapas region of Mexico. This arrangement for four or more players in a Mesoamerican style, can be performed with percussion accompaniment as a bolero, samba, etc. high school/college.

Fantasy on St. Patrick’s Day                 
$20.00

Henri Vieuxtemps/Clair Omar Musser, adapted by Richard K. LeVan   
Sound samples:  1    2
This is a crowd-pleasing feature for a marimba soloist - scored for marimba trio and Bodhran (tom tom, or other drum could substitute). Great if you have at least one 5-octave instrument, but can be easily adapted to 4 1/3 octave instruments. adv. high school/college.
  

Jesusita en Chihuahua
$20.00

Traditional - Arr. Steve Chavez       
This tune, scored for four or more players, is a Mexican favorite and features lots of chromatics and a secondary dominant that gives it a wonderful Mesoamerican flavor. high school/college.

Las Tripas
$25.00

Steve Chavez
This arrangement, for four or more players, offers quick tempos and lots of notes with open solo space in the middle. Players as well as audiences will welcome this tune with a distinct Mesoamerican style. (requires marimba with low F)  high school/college.

Le Papillon       
$20.00                     

Richard K. LeVan        Sound sample       
A bit of minimalism meets some African influence . . . . with a flitting melody . . . . flying lightly . . . .  Up-tempo ensemble, scored for four players on two marimbas - requires one instrument with low F.  Anchored by an ostinato in the fourth marimba part, the other three players trade short melodies and weave in and out of interlocking rhythmic figures.  No one part is particularly difficult - only the fourth marimba part would require more than two mallets - yet focused concentration is required so as to realize the melo-rhythmic patterns in a fashion that seems relaxed, yet grooves.  ca. 4'38" in duration.  high school/college.

Marimba Quartet                                

Matthew Briggs        Sound samples:  ~  Mvt. I  ~  Mvt. II  ~  Mvt. III  ~  Mvt. IV
3rd place winner in the 2000 PAS Composition Contest, Marimba Quartet is a virtuosic, 17 minute piece written in the four-movement structure of a classical string quartet. The first movement is highly neo-classical, in sonata-allegro form. The second utilizes a cyclic, self-transposing, jazzy harmonic progression in one voice as a foundation for floating melodic ideas in the other three parts. The third, "Scherzo Rhythmicus," is a tour de force in 20 eighth-note time, leading to a surprising 3/8 conclusion. The final movement is an all-out chromatic race (a la Dimitri Shostakovich) to the climatic final triad! (4, 4.3, 4.6 & 5 octave instruments required)  college/professional.

Full Score: $20.00

Minuet
$15.00

L. Boccherini - arr. Wessela Kostowa       
This arrangement of Boccherini's widely known work is scored for four mallet players: xylophone (vibraphone), vibraphone, and two marimbas (parts can be adjusted so as to be playable on one marimba). high school/college.

Momentia/Minutia                 
$22.95

Scott Blasco       
This is a very rhythmic piece scored for four marimba players, each utilizing two mallets. The works’ interlocking patterns propel it along from start to finish - very audience friendly! Requires one 5- and two 4 1/3-octave instruments.

Onion Rag: A Bermuda Essence
$20.00

A. J. Weidt - arr. R.K. LeVan
Up-tempo rag scored for xylophone, marimba (two players - one instrument) and drum set. Can be opened up for extended drum solo, all mallet parts require three mallets. high school/college.

Pilgrim's Chorus
$15.00

R. Wagner - arr. Ronald Horner
Accessible arrangement for marimba quartet - requires two marimbas (one 4 1/3 octave). high school/college.
"Ensemble directors should appreciate this as an excellent opportunity for developing the roll skills of a high school or young college mallet player." (Percussive Notes)

Ragtime Collection       
Score & parts: $27.95
                         
Arr. Gene Koshinski
Collection of four full-length rags in various styles.  Each scored for four players: solo xylophone, and three marimbas (one five-octave/may be adapted to a 4 1/3 if 5 octave not available).  Titles: The Shovelfish (Rag), Gum Shoe (Fox Trot), Dimples (Ragtime Intermezzo), Silks & Rags (Waltzes).  An accessible collection that would be well received by both audiences and performers.  adv. high school/college.