New Solo & Ensemble Music for 2015

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Did you say you need more cowbell? Well, we’ve got you covered. And we’ve got more…we’ve got a LOT more. Check out our 2015 New Releases!

NEW SOLOS

Alter Ego for solo snare drum with audio soundscape

by Pat Jacobs

(Advanced • Duration 8:20)


Chatterbox for solo multipercussion

by Chad Floyd

(Med-Advanced • Duration 3:00)


Constructive Interference for solo multipercussion

by Alan Keown

(Med-Advanced • Duration 6:40)


Drachten-Elisabeth for solo snare drum

by John Mark Reilly

(Med-Advanced • Duration 2:00)


Echo Song for solo multipercussion with optional assistant percussionist

by Gene Koshinski

(Med-Advanced • Duration 7:00)


Elements in Time – DEVELOPING three snare solos for the developing drummer

by Danny Raymond

(Medium)


Elements in Time – GROOVY groovy snare drum solos in four flavors

by Danny Raymond

(Medium to Med-Advanced)


Elements in Time – MASTERING three snare solos for the competitive drummer

by Danny Raymond

(Advanced)


Elements in Time – TRADITIONAL three traditional snare solos for the rudimental drummer

by Danny Raymond

(Medium to Advanced)


Mood for a Day for solo marimba

by Steve Howe, arr. Rick Dior

(Medium • Duration 3:00)


Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) for solo marimba

by Harold Arlen, arr. Robert Oetomo

(Advanced • Duration 4:10)


Smile (Theme from Modern Times) for solo marimba arranged

by Charles Chaplin, arr. Alex Stopa

(Med-Advanced • Duration 3:20)


Till the Cows Come Home for solo timbales with foot percussion

by Rick Dior

(Advanced • Duration 7:15)


NEW DUETS

Apotheosis duet for multipercussion

by Alan Keown

(Med-Advanced • Duration 6:40)


Clair de Lune arranged for marimba duet

by Claude Debussy, arr. Daniel Lesieur

(Med-Advanced • Duration 4:40)



The Game of the Century chess for two percussionists

by C. Snow

(Medium • Duration 2:30)


Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel arranged for vibraphone and marimba duet

by Franz Schubert, arr. Brian Blume

(Advanced • Duration 3:30)


Let It Snow! arranged for vibraphone and marimba duet

by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, arr. Brian Blume

(Med-Advanced • Duration 4:00)


Strata three pieces for snare drum

by Sean Patrick Harvey

(Advanced • Duration 8:15)


NEW ENSEMBLES – MED-EASY

Für Elise for percussion ensemble

by Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Christopher M. Retschulte

(5–6 players • Duration 3:30)


Scuttlebutt for percussion ensemble

by Jim Casella

(8 players • Duration 4:30)


NEW ENSEMBLES – MEDIUM

Four Dances for Percussion Ensemble 

by Rick Dior

(8+ players • Duration 8:30)


Surfboard by Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. Murray Gusseck

(8 players • Duration 3:00)


NEW ENSEMBLES – MED-ADVANCED

Caliente Christmas a nontraditional medley of traditional carols

arr. Rick Dior

(10–11 players • Duration 8:10)


Minor Infraction for percussion ensemble

by Rick Dior

(9–13 players • Duration 4:15)


O Voo Da Mosca for marimba quartet

by Jacob Bittencourt, arr. Stephen Primatic

(4–6 players • Duration 3:25)


Partials for percussion quartet

by Alan Keown

(4 players • Duration 4:00)


Peril of the Bells an inventive adaptation of Mykola Leontovich’s Carol of the Bells

by Rick Dior

(10 players • Duration 7:30)


The REM Cycle for percussion ensemble

by Dustin Schulze

(12 players • Duration 3:45)


Science Fiction for percussion ensemble and electronics with video montage

by Rick Dior

(12 players • Duration 12:20)


Triptych Boom for solo snare drum and percussion trio

by Chad Floyd

(4 players • Duration 5:05)

NEW ENSEMBLES – ADVANCED

5 Songs in the Age of Stupidity for percussion and mezzo-soprano

by John Max McFarland

(3 performers • Duration 7:20)


Symphony No. 5: Scherzo for percussion ensemble

by Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Matt Moore

(12 players • Duration 6:50)


Wigged Out crafty arrangements of classical favorites adapted for percussion ensemble

by Randy Waldman, arr. Murray Gusseck

(10 players • Duration 7:15)