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• Percussion History
  ...other purposes, such as bows and shields for battle, began to replace body percussion. After a successful hunt, a hunter would place the bows in front of him wi ...a hole and placing a platform over it. The most important contribution to percussion instruments of the Stone Age however, was the invention of the membranophon
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• Beck, John H.
  Born: February 16, 1933 <br /> ...as Professor Emeritus of Percussion and teaches a class in The History of Percussion
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• Freeze, Tracy
  ..., Reno Pops Orchestra, the Reno Percussion Ensemble, the Oregon Percussion Ensemble and various other professional and university orchestras. ...nist Charles Dowd. Recently, Freeze has authored and created a new online percussion database title TEKPercussion Database at www.tekpercussion.com.
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• Common Works Categories
  <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:Percussion Ensemble Works]]<br> <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Category:Percussion Duo Works]]<br>
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• Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Percussion Orchestra
  '''Duration''': c. 16:00 <br /--> ===Ensemble===
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• First Construction (in metal)
  ...n Metal) by John Cage is one of the earliest pieces written for percussion ensemble. This 6-player work was the origin of Cage's "rhythmic structures" composit ...ww.lonestarpercussion.com/Sheet-Music-Books/Music-For-Percussion-Ensembles/Percussion-Ensembles-Mixed-Instrumentation-First-Construction-In-Metal-by-John-Cage-C-
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• Riley, Steve
  ...part of a group of works that are “significant contributions to percussion ensemble literature from its inception until the late 20th century”, and Gramophon ...and the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, has also played drum set and additional percussion with The Kansas City Symphony. He is also very active in musical theatre (
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• Jarvis, Peter
  ...Community College. His teaching responsibilities include academic classes, percussion lessons, coaching/conducting chamber music, directing new music concerts at ...s music appeared in seven episodes. He transcribed, arranged and performed percussion music for Ang Lee’s movie Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk during Novemb
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• Treehouses
  Player 1: Concert [[Tom-toms]] (14" & 15" & 16") & [[Stacked Cymbal]] & [[Finger Cymbals]] <br/> Player 6: [[Roto-toms]] (14" & 16" & 18") & [[Stacked Cymbal]] & [[Finger Cymbals]] <br/>
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• Houben, Etienne
  Always interested in the broad spectrum of the percussion world, he developed into a He worked as timpanist at the Dutch Customs Orchestra and as a percussion teacher.
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• Euonymus Alatus
  Player 16: [[Timbales]] & Concert [[Bass Drum]] & [[Hi Hat]] <br/> Euonymus Alatus by [[Thom Hasenpflug]] is a 16 player percussion ensemble with a very unique instrumentation. It features instruments like vases, mix
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• Kraft, William
  ...ctivities for the composer’s Los Angeles performances and recordings. As a percussion soloist, he performed in the American premieres of Stockhausen’s Zyklus a ...ra, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was premiered on January 16, 2003, with soloist Carolyn Hove and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting. His Seco
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• Gevers, Sam
  Studies: Master of Music (Percussion & Conducting) from Antwerp Royal Conservatory ...k for ONSK & WMC. His work is published at Tapspace and in the "Sam Gevers Percussion Collection" at Metropolis/UMMP. For the solfege method "Tierelier" he compo
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• Schinstine, William
  Born: December 16, 1922<br /> == Works for Percussion ==
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• Knijn, Fred M.
  <!--== Books for Percussion == ...s for percussion, unless they already exist as a template. Ex. [[Title]] - Percussion Quartet<br /> -->
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• Camp, Leon
  ...o his name, of which approximately 75 are major compositions for extensive percussion ensembles. He currently composes mainly on commission. His most important a ...and harmonious. Leon Camp is currently instructor/conductor of 3 renowned percussion groups. In addition, he is frequently asked to join jury teams at home and
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• Cygnus X
  Player 16: Concert [[Bass Drum]]<br/> ...en behind the night sky? He linked this to the symbol of the commissioning ensemble, ‘Cecilia,’ which is the Swan, a particularly intriguing galaxy. The Ga
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• Ballet Mécanique
  ...e several versions of the piece. The very first, written in 1924 calls for 16 player pianos playing four separate parts, for four bass drums, three xylop ...and France using two custom-modified MIDI-driven player pianos to play the 16 parts, and six pianists to play the two human parts.
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• Dreams
  Player 16: [[Bass Drum]] <br/> Dreams is a concert work for 16 percussionists, harp, accordion and choir. When composing Dreams, Ruud Mour
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• Fantasy Dream
  Player 16: [[Tam Tam]] & [[Tom Tom]] & [[Guiro]] <br/> ...is the 6th part of a large work called Dreams. This is a concert work for 16 percussionists, harp, accordion and choir. When composing Dreams, [[Ruud Mo
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• Messy Dream
  Player 16: [[Tom Toms]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Brake Drum]] & [[Guiro]] & [[Maracas]] <br/ ...2nd and 4th part of a large work called Dreams. This is a concert work for 16 percussionists, harp, accordion and choir. When composing Dreams, [[Ruud Mo
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• Wood, James
  and electronics, Jodo (1999) for soprano, percussion solo and Magi (2000), commissioned by the Nouvel Ensemble Modern and Percussions
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• Hasenpflug, Thom
  ...l recognition and are played all over the world. Currently the Director of Percussion Studies (Associate Professor of Music) at Idaho State University , he has h ...ng Kong, Taiwan, Dublin, Rio de Janiero, Venezuela, and Sweden, by various percussion groups / individuals of note.
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• Gottry, Josh
  Studies: Northern Arizona University (Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance); Arizona State University (Master of Music in Composition) ...the Arizona Commission on the Arts, presenting clinics and residencies on percussion and composition for schools and after-school programs. In 2021, his book FR
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• Silverman, Adam
  ...since 2011: one for saxophone and wind ensemble, one for marimba and wind ensemble, and a double concerto for violin, cello and orchestra. ...is musical training as a pianist and taught himself to play guitar. By age 16, he was writing original songs and performing in local bars where, were he
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• Walker, Clif
  ...truments, Remo Drumheads, Sabian Cymbals, Beetle Percussion and Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets.<ref>https://www.tapspace.com/clif-walker/</ref> == Works for Percussion ==
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• Cage, John
  ...iss, and Henry Cowell. While teaching in Seattle (1938–40), Cage organized percussion ensembles to perform his compositions. He also experimented with works for ...its concepts of meaningful sound. The concert he gave with his percussion ensemble at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1943 marked the first step
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• Encounters VI - A Concertino for Roto-toms and Percussion Quartet
  [[Roto-toms]] (18", 16", 14", 12", 10", 8", 6") & [[triangle]] & [[suspended cymbals]](4) & [[crot ===Ensemble===
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• Brant, Henry
  ...e organ. Tremors, a Getty Research Institute commission, for 4 singers and 16 instrumentalists, was premiered on June 4, 2004 at the Getty Center in Los ...e to that of other groups. Rhythmic coordination is maintained within each ensemble, often by conductors, but in order to allow for possible time lags in the h
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• A Small Latino
  Player 1: Mallet Percussion 1 <br/> Player 2: Mallet Percussion 2 <br/>
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• Morgan, Tom
  == Books for Percussion == ...s for percussion, unless they already exist as a template. Ex. [[Title]] - Percussion Quartet<br /> -->
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• Genzmer, Harald
  Died: December 16, 2007<br /> He died on December 16, 2007 in Munich.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Genzmer Harald Ge
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• Casella, Jim
  ...tionally recognized as one of today's most prolific arrangers for marching percussion, Casella has served as a composer/arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard (19 ...unded and operates Tapspace, a publishing company specializing in creative percussion music.<ref>http://www.jimcasella.com/bio/bio.html</ref>
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• Mennens, Henk
  ..., Henk Mennens passed the instructor's diploma for drum bands and became a percussion instructor at various corps. In addition to my MEAO study (administrative d ...ervatories, Henk Mennens have been increasingly inspired and fascinated by percussion music in the broadest sense of the word. That's why Henk Mennens started wr
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• Drums. Louder. Gooder.
  Duration: 00:02:16 <br/> Series: [[Foremost In Marching And Concert Percussion Literature]] <br/>
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• O'Meara, Rich
  Born: November 16, 1957<br /> album, Red Chard, features works for solo marimba, chamber percussion,
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• Heiny, Chad
  ...he Cadets, Spirit of Atlanta, Boston Crusaders, and Glassmen. An acclaimed percussion arranger, wind arranger, and program coordinator for high school and colleg ==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
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• Roeder, Toni
  Died: July 16, 2015<br /> <!--== Books for Percussion ==
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• Brands, Nico
  Born: November 16, 1960<br /> == Works for Percussion ==
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• A table of noises
  [[Multiple Percussion]]<br> A percussion concerto in six movements, with five brief instrumental 'ghosts' interspers
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• A Sky Full of Stars
  Player 10: 3 [[Tom Toms]] (12" & 14" & 16") & [[Bass Drum]] <br/> ...& [[Ride Cymbal]] (20") & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] (18") & [[Suspended Cymbal]] (16") & [[Hi-hat]] & [[Bass Drum]] <br/>
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• Island Jam 8
  Player 16: [[Suspended Cymbal]]<br/> ...s that will allow students who are new to percussion to participate in the ensemble as well. (The piece sounds fine without them, so use as needed.) This piece
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• Island Jam 9
  Player 16: [[Hi Hat]]<br/> ...llow new players of various skill levels to get involved in the percussion ensemble experience. Bass and treble parts are included for marimba 2 to suit your p
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• Joaquin on Sunshine
  Player 16: [[Timbales]] with 2 [[Cowbell]]s and [[Cymbal]] attached & [[Djembe]] <br/ Written for a large ensemble, the piece uses a fairly typical array of percussion instruments as well as a rhythm section including bass guitar, piano, [[dru
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• Jeux pour quatre
  ...unison writing, this work may be suitable for a younger college percussion ensemble. No matter what level group performs it, Jeux Pour Quatre will be satisfyin == Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
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• SoniChroma
  ...Pearl 18x24 trap table (2), Pearl 10x3 piccolo snare drum (discontinued), 16" Sabian Evolution Crash, 18" Sabian Sick Hats, 10" Sabian Evolution Splash, ...out the orchestra, but prominently in the large percussion solo setup. The percussion setup contains over seventy instruments including skins, metals, woods, str
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• Smith, Stuart Saunders
  Born: March 16, 1948<br /> == Works for Percussion ==
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• Percussion Proms
  === Percussion Ensemble === Player 16: [[Bass Drum]] <br/>
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• Metamorphosis
  === Ensemble === Player 16: [[Bass Drum]] & [[China Cymbal]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Claves]] & [[Car Horn]]
  3 KB (331 words) - 00:57, 5 April 2024
• Open Up! (Version 3)
  Player 16: Concert [[Bass Drum]]<br/> ...[Open Up!]] into three different versions for different size of percussion ensemble.
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