Southern Music Company

This piece for an advanced percussion nonet requires the following instrumentation: Player 1- vibraphone, high woodblock, castanets, Player 2- Vibraphone, medium woodblock, Player 3- chimes, tambourin...

This percussion octet (mixed pitched and non-pitched instruments) for advanced players is a wonderful selection for recital or contest. As the title suggests, each player (or layer) is very independen...

This aggressive, rhythmic percussion ensemble for eight players requires precision and musicality on an energetic level from each performer. Instrumentation includes both pitched and non-pitched instr...

In 1834, Rossini wrote a set of eight chamber arias and four duets called 'Soirees Musicales'. They were completed in Paris after his retirement from the world of opera. This work is an arrangement of...

As the title suggests, this work for advanced mallet ensemble summons the flavor of Carnival. It is scored for seven players: Bells, chimes/shaker, marimba/claves, vibes/vibraslap/flexitone, bass mari...

This composition for seven percussionists requires the following instrumentation: Tambourine, Snare Drum, Field Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Bass Drum, and Timpani

Rondo for percussion septet was written while Donald Gilbert, a student of William Schinstine and William Sheet, was attending the Eastman School of Music. Instrumentation: I. Triangle, II. Tambourine...

Momentum, commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, is an advanced percussion octet, with each musician on one instrument for the entirety of the piece. The...

This collection of Three Asiatic Dances is written for six players. Instrumentation: 2 triangles, 2 suspended cymbals, orchestra bells, chimes, five automobile brake drums (cow bells, steel drums, iro...

This collection of Three Asiatic Dances is written for six players. Instrumentation: 2 triangles, 2 suspended cymbals, orchestra bells, chimes, five automobile brake drums (cow bells, steel drums, iro...

A percussion piece for 10 players, 'Antiphon' divides the musicians into two choirs. Aside from timpani, all other parts consist of unpitched drums including snare drums, tom-toms, bass drum, bongos,...

This advanced percussion quintet explores multi-meter, improvisation and quick intrument changes. Instrumentation includes: timpani (5 drums), low tom-tom, timbales, snare drum, bongos, bass drum, tam...

A three movement piece for five players on mixed percussion. Instrumentation includes: Two marimbas, vibraphone, bells, triangle, snare drum, two tom-toms, chimes, timpani, bass drum, gong, hand cymba...

The title of this 3-movement work for percussion quartet indicates the intention. The first movement is contrapuntal (fugal), featuring multi-pitched sets of drums imitating and interacting with each...

The title of this 3-movement work for percussion quartet indicates the intention. The first movement is contrapuntal (fugal), featuring multi-pitched sets of drums imitating and interacting with each...

This swing style piece for percussion octet (4 playing mallets and 4 playing percussion) has the following instrumentation: orchestra bells, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, tambourine, chimes, timpani...

This swing style piece for percussion octet (4 playing mallets and 4 playing percussion) has the following instrumentation: orchestra bells, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, tambourine, chimes, timpani...