Sheet Music Downloads from Kendor Music: Essential Charts for Band

This high energy piece for 4 multi-percussionists is written especially for grade 5 groups. As the title suggests, players interweave their parts amongst themselves making for an exciting piece to pla...

This grade 2 percussion ensemble piece is moderately paced requiring 2 players to switch between drums and accessories. This exciting and educational work will be enjoyable to players and audiences al...

Written for grade 4 players, this piece includes 4 short episodes written in contrasting styles. Each player is responsible for playing several standard percussion instruments performing both soloisti...

This collection of eight pieces for buckets (and shaker, pot lid & large plastic bin) offers rhythm music spanning grade 1-4 levels. The variety in difficulty makes this collection great for general m...

In this creative, fast-paced work (quarter note = 140-152) for young percussionists, every player steps into the solo spotlight at least once before the strong finish in the final bar.

Written for the Ithaca College (NY) Summer Music Academy, this piece will challenge each performer to play a variety of standard percussion instruments. Through the three connected sections - a fast 3...

As the title indicates, this challenging workout is a fun-loving exploration of the almighty 8th note in a variety of patterns and textures. Complete with setup and performance suggestions, it's writt...

This exciting presentation for unpitched quartets recreates the Overture to Mozart's Marriage Of Figaro note-for-note, minus the melody! The result is a real revelation of the rhythmic cleverness and...

Written at the grade 4 level to capture the spirit and energy of typical percussionists. The bright tempo and changing meters may be a bit unsettling at first, but the music is accessible and players...

This creative collection presents four exciting originals in contrasting African drumming styles for grade 3-4 groups. Notated in an easy to read and play format, the scoring calls for African percuss...

Premiered by the Phoenixville (PA) Area High School Percussion Ensemble directed by Rocco Richardson, each part of this dramatic original features a 4-bar 'as written or ad lib' solo so all players ge...

As the title suggests, this colorful concert work showcases the unique qualities of each instrument alone and in various combinations with others in the ensemble. Following an ABABA form, the alternat...

Percussionists looking for grade 3 material will love this spirited work by renowned composer Jared Spears. Written for percussion quintet, the piece displays a variety of colors produced by playing o...

This work opens with the native musical colors and excitement of an African celebration. A recreation of a war dance follows, which will drive the music to a smashing conclusion. Though the score call...

The difficulty of this marching groove powerhouse stems from the use of hemiola throughout the piece and occasional mixed meter. The snare, timpani and tom parts are great for showcasing more advanced...

Featuring a variety of common percussion instruments, this programmatic work is a convincing and colorful portrayal of life in the Old West, complete with cowboys, galloping horses, a saloon, and the...

Concerto for Timpani and Percussion Ensemble by John Beck is a large work for percussion ensemble and begins with a slow introduction that accels into a short ad-libbed cadenza. Following the cadenza...

This grade 2 work is performed antiphonally with 2 teams of 3 players each. The spirit of the work can be enhanced with the use of some theatrics by the performers which will result in a fun experienc...

This exciting grade 3 sextet features hypnotic, syncopated and accented rhythms played on authentic African instruments - 2 djembes, gaukogui, shakere, 2 djabarra and gourd. A description of each Afri...

First published by Kendor in 1961, this perennial concert favorite casts young percussionists in a variety of solo, duo, trio and tutti roles to develop their ensemble and part-independence skills. Th...

Grade 3 percussionists will love playing this rhythmic ensemble piece. Each player is featured for a short solo as the music builds toward the ending - with a humorous conclusion. Help this percussion...

This descriptive grade 3 piece chronicles the range of emotions encountered by the early explorers of western America. Using a variety of textures and colors, Spears creates an exciting work for perfo...

This exciting and fun percussive tour de force is highly energetic and powerful throughout, and also includes opportunities to improvise. Three rhythmical levels of a 3-4 hemiola are developed through...

Percussion ensemble will love the programmatic nature of this deftly written piece for common percussion instruments. This tribute to Native American warriors of years gone by features incisive rhythm...

The music begins with the gathering of the tribe for a festive celebration. It continues with the children at play, a mother softly singing a lullaby to her baby, and concludes with a spectacular fest...