(for Five Percussion Players) Five players – glockenspiel/bass drum, marimba, vibraphone, songbells (second vibraphone may be substituted), prepared tom-tom/crotales. Soloistic tom-tom part is rudimental throughout; vibraphone part is difficult at times. The piece is an edited version of music originally composed to accompany modern choreography. Approximately 14 minutes.
$60.00
Mudra
This piece is an edited version of music originally composed to accompany modern choreography.
Becker’s performing experience spans nearly all of the musical disciplines where percussion is found.
Eight Etudes For Snare Drum
$32.00The eight etudes from Becker’s snare drum text Rudimental Arithmetic are now available in its own collection. Includes original program and performance notes, with translations in German, French, and Japanese.
The eight etudes from Becker’s snare drum text Rudimental Arithmetic are now available in its own collection. Includes original program and performance notes, with translations in German, French, and Japanese.
Atenteben
$25.00Written in 1982, the seven-player ensemble consists of 4 marimbas (one doubling rattle), double bell, high African drum (may substitute bongo) and low African drum (may substitute conga). Based on Ghanaian melodies.
Written in 1982, the seven-player ensemble consists of 4 marimbas (one doubling rattle), double bell, high African drum (may substitute bongo) and low African drum (may substitute conga). Based on Ghanaian melodies.
To Immortal Bloom
$65.00A setting of a Conrad Aiken poem for soprano, vibraphone, cello, and piano.
A setting of a Conrad Aiken poem for soprano, vibraphone, cello, and piano.
Turning Point
$40.00(1993) 5 players – glockenspiel/crotales, songbells (may substitute second vibraphone), vibraphone, marimba, piano. All parts are moderately difficult. 9 minutes.
(1993) 5 players – glockenspiel/crotales, songbells (may substitute second vibraphone), vibraphone, marimba, piano. All parts are moderately difficult. 9 minutes.
Never in Word
$35.00(1998) Soprano solo and 4 players – marimba, vibraphone, 3va glockenspiel/crotales and piano. All parts are challenging. Soprano requires high B-flat. 10 minutes.
(1998) Soprano solo and 4 players – marimba, vibraphone, 3va glockenspiel/crotales and piano. All parts are challenging. Soprano requires high B-flat. 10 minutes.
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After 40 years with the New York Philharmonic and more than twenty years teaching at the Juilliard School, Elden “Buster” Bailey, one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time, has finally written a snare drum book!
Four-Mallet Progressive Literature
$25.00Four-Mallet Progressive Literature is designed to be a companion to Four-Mallet Method for Marimba. The music selected for this text represents guitar and keyboard literature of major composers from the 16th through 19th centuries.
Four-Mallet Progressive Literature is designed to be a companion to Four-Mallet Method for Marimba. The music selected for this text represents guitar and keyboard literature of major composers from the 16th through 19th centuries.
Contemporary Audition Solos for Percussion
$14.00An excellent collection of keyboard, timpani, snare drum and multi-perc solos suitable for college auditions.
An excellent collection of keyboard, timpani, snare drum and multi-perc solos suitable for college auditions.
Method of Movement
$35.00The most detailed text ever written on the subject of four mallet playing. 15 chapters covering grip, strokes, shifts, tone production, interval changes, efficient movement around the instrument.
The most detailed text ever written on the subject of four mallet playing. 15 chapters covering grip, strokes, shifts, tone production, interval changes, efficient movement around the instrument.
Sirocco
$12.00Another delightful piece of Butov’s for xylophone solo, accompanied by two marimbists playing one marimba. Piano accompaniment/score included.
Another delightful piece of Butov’s for xylophone solo, accompanied by two marimbists playing one marimba. Piano accompaniment/score included.
Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum
$18.00It is with the virtuosic percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.
It is with the virtuosic percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.
Charleston Capers (G.H. Green/arr. Bob Becker)
$20.00The arrangement Bob Becker made for NEXUS which has caught the attention of audiences and percussionists around the world and created a whole new fascination with the xylophone as a solo instrument. The accompaniments require four players performing on a minimum of two marimbas.
The arrangement Bob Becker made for NEXUS which has caught the attention of audiences and percussionists around the world and created a whole new fascination with the xylophone as a solo instrument. The accompaniments require four players performing on a minimum of two marimbas.