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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 (
  5 KB (792 words) - 01:59, 2 November 2021
• 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
  6 KB (782 words) - 00:35, 21 April 2022
• 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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• 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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