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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR PERCUSSION

Contemporary Music for Percussion | Contemporary percussion music | Percussion in modern compositions | Cutting-edge percussion pieces | Percussion music exploration | Contemporary percussion ensembles | Modern percussion repertoire | Avant-garde percussion sounds | Percussion in experimental music | Progressive percussion compositions | Percussion contemporary  | Percussion soloists in contemporary pieces | Percussion virtuosos in modern music

UNACCOMPANIED PERCUSSION

unaccompanied


Rosewood Staircase
6' | marimba solo
 

Unaccompanied percussion music | Percussion solos | Solo percussion repertoire | Unaccompanied drumming | Solo percussion pieces | Percussion without accompaniment | Solo percussion exploration 

PERCUSSON ENSEMBLE

p. ensemble


Signals
for percussion ensemble
11' | percussion (4 players) and piano / celeste (one player)
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Percussion ensemble music | Ensemble percussion performances | Percussion ensemble repertoire | Percussion ensemble pieces  | Drum ensemble music | Percussion ensemble highlights | Percussion ensemble catalog | Percussion ensemble compositions | Percussion ensemble recordings | Percussion ensemble performances |   Percussion ensemble masterpieces 

CHAMBER MUSIC FOR PERCUSSION

CHAMBER MUSIC


Frozen Junctions
13' | vibraphone, viola and piano
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Chamber music with percussion | Percussion in chamber music | Percussion chamber ensembles | Percussion chamber repertoire | Percussion chamber music showcase | Percussion chamber pieces | Percussion in small ensemble music | Chamber music featuring percussion | Percussion chamber works | Percussion in intimate ensemble settings | Percussion chamber performances |

V5 – Quintet for Vibraphone and String Quartet
for vibraphone and string quartet
17' | vibraphone, violins (2), viola and cello
 

PERCUSSION CONCERTO

concerto


…of weaving the shadowed waves
for two marimbas and chamber orchestra
7'30" | 2 marimbas (soli), 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings (6,5,4,3,1)
 

Music for percussion concerto | Percussion concerto repertoire | Percussion concerto performances | Percussion concerto showcase | Percussion concerto pieces | Percussion soloist in concerto | Concerto featuring percussion 

VOCAL MUSIC WITH percssion

PERCUSSION AND VOICE


Dialogues
for soprano and percussion
11' | soprano and percussion
 

Music for voice and percussion | Vocal percussion compositions | Percussion accompaniment for vocals | Percussion and voice ensemble | Percussion vocal duets | Percussion and singing collaborations | Percussion and vocal repertoire

Bestiarius (The Book of Monsters and Creatures)
for alto/mezzo-soprano and ensemble
11' | alto / mezzo-soprano, flute / piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, violin, percussion (2), harpsichord
 

PERCUSSION WITH ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER MUSIC

Chamber ensemble with percussion | Percussion in chamber ensembles | Percussion ensemble repertoire | Percussion in small ensemble music | Chamber ensemble featuring percussion | Percussion chamber works


After a Tango
for chamber ensemble
16' | recorders (3), clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, percussion, violin, double bass​
 

Elegy to the Future
for Pierrot ensemble
13' | piccolo / alto flute; clarinet; violin; cello; percussion; piano
 

Flashes of Decay
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute / piccolo; English horn; clarinet / bass clarinet; horn; tuba; percussion (2); harp; piano
 

Quicksand
for Pierrot ensemble
11' | bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano
 

Sextet
for Pierrot ensemble
22' | flute / piccolo/bass flute, clarinet / bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano
 

Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion (1), piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass
 

STAGE MUSIC WITH PERCUSSION

STAGE MUSIC WITH percussin


Gitz & Spitz 
for actor and chamber ensemble
50' | actor; clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon; horn; trumpet; trombone, tuba and percussion (1)
 

The Little Mermaid
for actress and chamber ensemble / chamber orchestra
36' | actress, flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1), two pianos and string quintet
OR
actress, flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1), two pianos and string section
 

Sheet Music for Percussion:

List of Key 20th–21st Century Piano Repertoire

  • John Cage – Third Construction – percussion ensemble – 1941

  • Elliott Carter – Eight Pieces for Four Timpani – solo timpani – 1949-1966

  • Michael Colgrass – Déjà Vu – percussion and orchestra – 1978

  • William Cahn – Raga No. 1 – solo timpani – 1975

  • David Lang – The So-Called Laws of Nature – percussion trio – 2002

  • James Tenney – Koan – solo percussion – 1971

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen – Zyklus – solo percussion – 1959

  • Iannis Xenakis – Psappha – solo percussion – 1975

  • Steve Reich – Drumming – percussion ensemble – 1971

  • Lou Harrison – Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra – percussion and violin – 1959

  • Toru Takemitsu – Rain Tree – percussion trio – 1981

  • Edgard Varèse – Ionisation – percussion ensemble – 1931

  • Henry Cowell – Ostinato Pianissimo – percussion ensemble – 1934

  • John Luther Adams – Strange and Sacred Noise – percussion quartet – 1997

  • George Crumb – Idyll for the Misbegotten – percussion and flute – 1986

  • Paul Lansky – Threads – percussion quartet – 2005

  • Christopher Rouse – Ogoun Badagris – percussion ensemble – 1976

  • Gerard Grisey – Tempus ex Machina – percussion ensemble – 1979

  • Harrison Birtwistle – For O, for O, the Hobby-Horse is Forgot – percussion ensemble – 1993

  • Tristan Murail – Les travaux et les jours – percussion ensemble – 2002

  • Brian Ferneyhough – Bone Alphabet – solo percussion – 1991

  • Helmut Lachenmann – Intérieur I – percussion and piano – 1965

  • Mark Applebaum – Straitjacket – percussion and electronics – 2000

  • Unsuk Chin – Double Concerto – percussion and piano – 2002

  • Tania León – A la Par – percussion and piano – 1986

  • Jennifer Higdon – Splendid Wood – percussion sextet – 2006

  • Augusta Read Thomas – Resounding Earth – percussion quartet – 2012

  • Jo Kondo – Under the Umbrella – percussion ensemble – 1976

  • Per Nørgård – Arabesques – percussion ensemble – 1987

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