A powerful and exciting work for 4 percussionists. One of Cirone's most popular ensemble pieces due to its playability and audience appeal.
Sextet for a combination of mallet instruments and multi-percussion setups. The melodies and grooves reflect the spirit of the title.
This quintet is scored for field drum, four concert toms and splash splash cymbal; field drum and bass drum; field drum and cowbell; field drum and timbales; military bass drum and hi-hat. It is based on
Inspired by Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, this piece hits the audience square in the gut just like the master himself.
Children of all ages! Here is a regular three-ring circus for ten to twelve players that uses everything but the kitchen sink! Just try not to have fun with this one!
Discussion is a solid, well-written quartet for unpitched percussion and timpani. As the title implies, the four players toss rhythmic ideas back and forth throughout the piece. Sometimes
Here is a tried-and-true old-school classic! Scored for seven players, Encore in Jazz has catchy melodies, a smooth swing feel with sets and kicks in all the right places, and
Written to utilize the many possibilities of the tambourine, John Alfieri's Fanfare for Tambourines is a treat for both the ears and eyes. It is scored for six players, and requires
A very popular percussion quintet in three contrasting movements. One of the staples in the literature!
The title of this work is a combination of two separate sources; the 19th century popular song The Girl in the Gilded Cage, and the 20th century percussion ensemble work Third Construction
Head Talk is a piece written for five percussionists and an assortment of drum heads. The composition and choreography combine to send the entertainment value of the piece through the roof!
Using traditional instruments available in most high school band rooms, David Long created a wonderfully effective piece for small percussion ensemble. Brief slow and free introduction, followed by a fast
Fun and exciting piece based on blues scales for large mixed ensemble.
Medium-advanced piece for percussion octet. Scored for pitched and non-pitched instruments.
Modest Mussorgsky's masterpiece is given a different coat of paint in this arrangement for keyboard percussion ensemble with classical battery. Despite the smaller ensemble, the rich