Minisicles!

Christian Kilgore

General Info

Year of Published: 2025
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: c.
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Contents

1. Stand Old Time
2. Seat Beat
3. Metal Head
4. I Do. You Do. (Who Do? We Do!)
5. Pick Up Sticks
6. Thunder
7. Table Top
8. Hand Held

Instrumentation

Drums: Snare Drum / Concert Tom Tom / Timbales / Congas
Auxiliary Percussion: Triangle / Claves / Castanets / Cabasa / Shaker / Tamborim / Wood Block / Cowbell / Tambourine
Sound Effect: Brake Drum / Metal Pipe
Others: Music Stand / Chair / Hand Claps

Program Notes

MINISCLES is a collection of percussion ensemble works designed for minimal equipment and set-up. Each work in this collection takes advantage of the instruments and materials that are most commonly found in school band rooms in a new and exciting way. Some pieces require common percussion instruments, while others use objects like music stands, chairs, or a table. Each work is flexible in instrumentation and the doubling of parts to fit your ensemble is encouraged!

The inspiration for MINISCLES came from my experiences as the percussion director at ENCORE! Band Camp, where I often found myself struggling to find repertoire that could fit any number of players and could be flexible in instrumentation, as our access to percussion equipment was often unpredictable. I began writing pieces that could be easily tailored to any number of players and that could be performed using instruments I knew we would have access to. These works were designed to be both accessible and engaging, allowing young percussionists to experiment with new sounds and have fun doing it!

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

Autumn Morining - Vibraphone
Clarity - Marimba
Moon River - Marimba
Snare Drum Simulation - Snare Drum
The Grandfather Clock - Timpani

Solo Percussion with Ensemble Works

Copper Chambers - Timpani; Percussion Trio
In A Mirror Dimly - Marimba; Percussion Quartet
Lost in the Jungle - Marimba; Percussion Quartet
Percussion Concerto No.1 - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra

Small Percussion Ensemble Works

Hand Held - 4 Players
King Cobra - 2 Players
Making a Path Where There Was None - 2 Players
The Space Between - 2 Players
Urbia - 4 Players

Large Percussion Ensemble Works

Himalayan Landscapes - 14 Players
Idols of an Ancient God - 14 Players
Nimbus - 14 Players

With Other Instruments

Piece of Mine - Multiple Percussion; Violin
Quantization - Drum Set; Baritone Saxophone

Additional Resources

Row-Loff Sicles Series

Rhythmsicles! - 6 Players
Groovesicles! - 6 Players
Noveltysicles! - 6 Players
Malletsicles! - 6 Players
Trisicles! - 3 Players
Jamsicles! - 6 Players
Boomsicles! - 6 Players
Icesicles! - 6 Players
Pansicles! - 7 to 9 Players
Poppedsicles! - 8 to 15 Players
Quattrosicles! - 4 Players
Minisicles! - 4 Players