Programme Note In REJANG for solo percussion I have linked elements from the music of the Far East to a more Western way of thinking. The title can be understood partly as a description of the instruments played yielding local associations and partly as having an undefined ritual flavour inasmuch asit contains a particular idea. To the almost aggressive character of this w…

Mr Punch (Percussion part)

Xylophone Marimba Vibraphopne Bells Timbales & Percussions

This is the Percussion solo part for Le Quattro Stagioni - Concerto Grosso for Alpha (Recorder Saxophone Percussion) and Strings by Peter Navarro-Alonso.

Half A Fortnight (Side-drum and Triangle Parts)

Akrodha meaning ‘freedom from anger’ in Sanskrit was commissioned for international Percussion soloist Jonny Axelsson and written in 1998. Of this work composer Volans says ‘What would appear as a fairly moderate piece forKeyboard is amplified a hundredfold in difficulty and effect when translated into drum music…I had it turned out written an unspeakably difficult piece.’ The she…

Bandstand Moderately Easy Book 1 (Percussion)

Sonata for Timpani is composed in three movements Mysteriously Jazz-Like and Fast and includes unusual techniques like striking the bowl of the timpani rolling between two drums striking the timpani with fingers and playingin the centre of the head. The work is now a standard in the solo timpani repertoire.American composer Percussionist conductor and educator John Beck is now Professor …

This cutting-edge book/audio package brings the music of David Garibaldi and the music of Tower of Power to your practice room and provides an in-depth look at the concepts that David uses to create his futuristic, yet old-school grooves. - The 80-PAGE BOOK includes: detailed transcriptions by David, of his drum performance in each of eight tunes from T.O.P's most recent album Oakland Zone (Or Mu…