Texas UIL Instrumental and Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Class 2

A powerful and exciting work for 4 percussionists. One of Cirone's most popular ensemble pieces due to its playability and audience appeal.

Aeolian Dreams was written at a time in the composer's life when he was preparing to move across the country and begin a new career. In his own words, the piece "interweaves the reflections I felt

Composed specifically for the developing middle school and high school percussion ensemble, this composition presents healthy challenges in the areas of dynamics, playing drags or ruffs consistently and in

Here is a beautiful arrangement of a classical work by Jean Barriere. It was originally written for two cellos, and works perfectly for mallet ensemble as many string works do! 

Alternate Realities is a wonderful choice for middle school ensemble! After a quickly building intro and trade-off section between mallets, battery, and timpani, the piece settles

From the music of Green Day, this extremely driving percussion sextet will add a lot of excitement to your next concert.  Written solely for keyboard instruments, this also has a driving drumset part

By choosing these two contrasting works as his wellspring - the traditional French hymn Angels We Have Heard On High and Beethoven's immortal Moonlight Sonata - the composer is able to

Animals is a loosely programmatic suite for percussion quartet in three movements by Brian Slawson. In Small, Medium, and Large, each player is assigned a specific animal name to help define their

Antiphon is a piece for 10 percussionists scored as a double percussion choir. As the title suggests, the composition centers around the rhythmic motifs being played in in a call and response style

In the world of technology, Augmented Reality superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world. In this musical composition, the melodic motives are drawn from augmented chords and

Here is a piece that is elegant in its subtlety. Even in the second half of the piece when the battery and mallet instruments open up, it stays classy and controlled. Only at the very end do the

A classic percussion ensemble piece scored for eight or nine players.  It is melodically driven giving it big audience appeal, and short in duration making it easy to program.

Ludwig van Beethoven is regarded by many as the greatest composer in the history of music. He was prone to sudden mood swings often reflected in his music. This excerpt from his Piano Sonata 13, Op.27 No. 1

For unpitched percussion, Bombastix offers your ensemble of young players the chance to have fun and flex muscles. You may wake the neighbors with this one, but they'll be glad you did!

A classic Leroy Anderson piece newly arranged for percussion quintet! Scored for three xylophone "soloists" and two accompanying marimbas, this medium level ensemble will be a great addition to any

This melodically driven piece for six percussionists takes on a quirky, toy-like quality with bright keyboard timbres and woody sounds in the battery. It is in three distinct movements titled March for

One of the most well-known Star Wars themes is now available for percussion ensemble! John Williams' classic composition, from the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope," is

This no-nonsense, hassle-free, easy-to-use piece is devoid of any down payments, surcharges, or finder's fees. It's a great way for young investors to enter the market. It's simple enough for beginning

Imagine what the skeletons hear while dancing through graves on a crisp All Hallows' Eve, and this may be it! In Cemetery Salsa, three intermediate players are featured on a single 4.3 octave

Here is a clever, fun, and superbly layered concert selection for intermediate level percussion octet!