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New Music for Percussion

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Lee Actor (1952-    ), American
Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2005) [arr. as Concerto for Timpani and Band, 2007]

Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114 (1936)
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115 (1937; orchestral version, BB 121, 1940)

John Cage  (1912-1992), American
[under construction]
Quartet, any percussion instruments (1935)
Trio, 3 percussionists (1936)
First Construction (in Metal), percussion sextet w/assistant (1939)
A Chant With Claps, voice and hand clapping (1940/1947?)
Dance Music: for Elfrid Ide, 6 percussionists (and piano) (1940)
Second Construction, percussion ensemble (4 players) (1940)
Imaginary Landscape No. 2 [1st version], records of constant and variable frequency, string pf and perc (4 players) (1940)
Living Room Music, percussion and speech quartet, w/ or w/o an instrumental solo with perc trio (1940)
Third Construction, percussion quartet (1941)
Double Music, percussion quartet (1941)
Forever and Sunsmell, low voice and 2 percussionists (1942)
Imaginary Landscape No. 3, 6 percussion players (1942)
Fourth Construction (1942; unfinished, or possibly original title for Imaginary Landscape No. 2: March)
Imaginary Landscape No. 2 (March), percussion quintet (originally for percussion orchestra, 5 players) (1942)
The City Wears a Slouch Hat, narrator and 6 percussion players (1942)
She Is Asleep, I: quartet for percussion (12 tom-toms); II: voice and prepared piano (1943)
Amores, prepared piano and 3 percussion players (1943) [choreographed by Merce Cunningham, 1949]
4'33", any instrument or combination of instruments (1952)

Elliott Carter  (1908-     ), American
Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (1950; rev. 1966)

Michael Colgrass (1932-     ), American
Three Brothers, percussion nonette (l951)
Concertino for Timpani, timpani, brass and percussion (l953)
Percussion Music, percussion quartet (l953)
Chamber Music for Percussion Quintet (l954)
Inventions on a Motive, percussion quintet (l955)
Variations for Four Drums and Viola (l957)
Fantasy Variations, solo percussionist and 6 percussion (l961)
Light Spirit, flute, viola, guitar and 2 percussionists (l963)
Rhapsodic Fantasy, solo percussion and orchestra (l964)
Deja vu, 4 solo percussionists and orchestra or wind ensemble or orchestra (l977) [winner of the Pulitzer Prize]
Delta, violin, clarinet, percussion and orchestra (l979)
A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells, flute (dbl.pic and afl) and percussion quartet (l994)
Te Tuma Te Papa, solo percussionist (l994)
Hammer & Bow, violin and marimba (l997)

Aaron Copland  (1900-1990), American
Fanfare for the Common Man, brass and percussion (1942)

Henry Cowell (1897-1965), American
Ostinato pianissimo, piano and 4 percussionists (1934)
Pulse, 6 percussionists (1939)
Trickster Coyote, chimes, recorder and percussion (1941, unpubd)
Set of Five, violin, piano and percussion (1952)

George Crumb  (1929-     ), American
Night Music I, soprano, piano/celeste, and two percussionists (1963)
Madrigals, Books I-II, soprano, vibraphone and double bass (1965)
Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death, baritone, elec. gtr, elec. db, amp. pf/hpcd and perc. (1968)
Night of the Four Moons, alto, alto flute/piccolo, banjo, electric cello, and percussion (1969)
Madrigals, Books III-IV, soprano, vibraphone and double bass (1969)
Ancient Voices of Children, mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, ob, mandolin, hp, amp. & toy pf and perc. (1970)
Lux Aeterna, soprano, bass flute/soprano recorder, sitar, and percussion (two players) (1971)
Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), two amplified pianos and percussion (1974)
Dream Sequence (Images II), violin, cello, piano, percussion and off-stage glass harmonica (1976)
An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III), amplified flute and percussion (three players) (1986)
Quest, guitar, soprano saxophone, harp, double bass, and percussion (two players) (1994)
Mundus Canis (A Dog's World), guitar and percussion (1998)
Unto the Hills, soprano, piano and percussion quartet (2001) [American Songbook I]
A Journey Beyond Time, soprano, piano and percussion quartet (2002) [American Songbook II]
River of Life, soprano, piano and percussion quartet (2003) [American Songbook III]
Winds of Destiny, soprano, piano and percussion quartet (2004) [American Songbook IV]
Voices from a Forgotten World, soprano, baritone, percussion quartet and piano (2007) [American Songbook V]
Voices from the Morning of the Earth, soprano, baritone, percussion quartet and piano (2008) [American Songbook VI]

Morton Feldman (1926-1987), American
Durations 4, vibraphone, violin and cello (1961)
Durations 5, horn, vibraphone, harp, piano/celesta, violin and cello (1961)
Intervals, bass-baritone, trombone, percussion, vibraphone and cello (1961)
Followe Thy Faire Sunne, voice and tubular bells (1962)
Merce, percussion and piano/celesta (1963)
[Composition], percussion and celesta (1963)
De Kooning, horn, percussion, piano, violin and cello (1963)
The King of Denmark, percussion (1964)
Four Instruments, chimes, piano, violin and cello (1965)
The Viola in My Life 1, viola, flute, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1970)
The Viola in My Life 2, viola, flute, clarinet, percussion, celesta, violin and cello (1970)
Rothko Chapel, viola, percussion, celesta, soprano, alto and chorus (1971)
For Frank O'Hara, flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (1973)
Instruments 1, alto flute, oboe, trombone, celesta and percussion (1974)
Instruments 3, flute, oboe and percussion (1977)
Why Patterns?, flute, piano and percussion (1978)
Bass Clarinet and Percussion, bass clarinet, cymbals and gongs (1981)
Crippled Symmetry, flute, piano and percussion (1983)
Philip Guston, flute, piano and percussion (1984)
For Stefan Wolpe, chorus and 2 vibraphones (1986)
Samuel Beckett, Words and Music, 2 flutes, vibraphone, piano, violin, viola and cello (1987)

Lou Harrison  (1917-2003), American

Michael Horwood (1947-     ), Canadian-American
Piece Percussionique No. 1, 6 percussionists and piano (1964; rev. 1979 & 2007)
Piece Percussionique No. 3, percussion trio (1966)
Microduet No. 1, oboe and bass drum (1967)
Microduet No. 2, flute and güiro (1967)
Piece Percussionique No. 4, percussion quartet (1967; rev. 1981)
Microduet No. 3, tuba and almglocke (1967)
The Shadow of Your Drum, 2 bass drummers (1968)
Microduet No. 4, doublebass and suspended cymbal (1969; rev. 1981)
Zymolysis, clarinet, vibraphone, trombone and doublebass (1970)
Piece Percussionique No. 5, 2 percussionists and stereo tape (1970)
Little Bow Piece, 8 percussionists with bass bows (1972)
5,3,4, jazz orchestra and percussion ensemble (1973)
Interphase, accordion, flute, tenor saxophone, piano and percussion (1975)
Salut, a choreographic sketch, flute, clarinet, trombone and percussion (1978)
Microduet No. 6, tenor saxophone and ladder ratchet (1978)
Microduet No. 7, trombone and triangle (1979)
Splinters, clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba, viola, double bass and percussion (1981)
Residue, tuba and vibraphone (1981)
Microduet No. 8, "Armistice Music", violin and tam tam (1983)
Suite for Accordion and Percussion (1985)
Piece Percussionique No. 6, "Requiem", percussion quartet (2008)

Karel Husa (1921-     ), Czech-American
Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (1970-71)
Divertimento for Symphonic Winds and Percussion  (1974/95)
Drum Ceremony, 5 percussion (1976) [from An American Te Deum]
Three Dance Sketches, percussion (1979)
Intradas and Interludes, 7 trumpets and percussion (1980)
Fanfare, brass and percussion (1981)

André Jolivet (1905-1974), French
Ouverture en rondeau, 4 ondes martenot, 2 pianos and percussion (1938)
Ohi Flibustiers, male chorus and percussion (1949)
Percussion Concerto (1958)
Suite en concert, flute and 4 percussionists (1965)
Ceremonial, hommage a Varese, 6 percussionists (1968)
Heptade, trumpet and 6 percussionists (1971)
Pipeaubec, recorder and percussion ensemble (1972)

Jon Leifs (1899-1968), Icelandic
Geysir,  orchestra, op. 51 (1961)
Vikingasvar (A Viking's Answer),  wind ensemble, percussion, violas and double bass, op. 54 (1962)

John Psathas (1966-     ), New Zealander
Drum Dances, drum kit and piano (1993)
Matre’s Dance, percussion and piano (1991-94)
Overture, brass and percussion (1994)
Happy Tachyons, marimba, vibraphone and piano (1996)
Nocturnes, sax quartet and percussion (1997)
Te Papa Fanfare, brass and percussion (1997)
Spike, marimba, vibraphone and piano (1998)
Percussion Concerto, 4 percussion soli and orchestra (1992-2001? - rev.)
View from Olympus, double concerto, percussion, piano and orchestra (2001)
Psyzygysm, percussion and chamber ensemble (2001)
Fragment, vibraphone and piano (2001) [percussion version of piano work]
Three Psalms, piano, percussion, harp and string orchestra (2003)
Fanfare for Oaths II, brass and percussion (2004)
Fanfare for Oaths I, brass, percussion and string orchestra (2004)
Walk of the Presidents, brass, percussion and string orchestra (2004)
Fanfare for IOC and ATHOC Presidents, brass, percussion and string orchestra (2004)
Ukiyo, vibraphone, marimba and digital audio playback (2005)
One Study One Summary, marimba, junk percussion and digital audio playback (2005)
Planet Damnation, timpani and orchestra (2007)

Steve Reich  (1936-     ), American
Drumming, 4 pairs bongos, 3 marimbas, 3 glockenspiels, 2 female voices, whistling and piccolo (1970-71)
Clapping Music, two musicians clapping (1972)
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ (1973)
Music for Pieces of Wood, five pair of tuned claves (1973)
Six Pianos (1973; arr. as Six Marimbas, 1986)
Sextet, percussion and keyboards (1984)
Typing Music [Genesis XII], percussion (from The Cave, Act I) (1993)
Nagoya Marimbas, 2 marimbas (1994; arr. as Nagoya Guitars, 2 guitars, 1996)
Dance Patterns, 2 xylophones, 2 vibraphones, 2 pianos (2002)
Variations for Vibes, Pianos, and Strings, dance piece, 3 string quartets, 4 vibraphones and 2 pianos (2005)

Karlheinz Stockhausen  (1928-     ), German
Kreuapiel (Cross-Play), oboe, bass clarinet, piano, 3 percussionists/sound proj. (1951)
Schlagtrio (Percussive Trio), piano and 2 x 3 timpani/sound proj. (1952)
Kontakte (Contacts), electronic sounds, pf and perc (pianist, percussionist, sound projectionist or electronic sounds realisation score (1958-60)
Zyklus (Cycle), 1 percussionist (1959)
Mikrophonie I (Microphony I), tam-tam, 2 mic, 2 filters with potentiometers (6 players) (1964)
Musik im Bauch (Music in the Belly), 6 percussionists and music boxes/sound proj. (1975)
Strahlen (Rays), percussionist and 10-track tape (2002)
Vibra-Elufa, vibraphone (2003)

Tan Dun (1957-     ), Chinese
Silk Road, soprano and percussion (1989)
Elegy: Snow in June, cello and four percussionists (1991)
Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra (1998)
Paper Concerto for Paper Percussion and Orchestra (2003)

Edgard Varese (1883-1965), American
Hyperprism, 9 winds and percussion (1922-23)
Integrales, 11 winds and 4 percussionists (1925)
Ionisation, 13 percussionists (1931)
Etude pour Espace, chorus, 2 pianos and percussion (1947)
Deserts, 14 winds, piano, percussion and 2-track tape (1951-54)

Iannis Xenakis  (1922-     ), Greek
Persephassa, 6 percussionists (1969)
Psappha, percussion (1975)
Dmaathen, duo (oboe and percussion) (1976)
Pléïades, 6 percussionists (1978)
Aïs, baritone, percussion and orchestra (1980)
Komboi, duo (harpsichord and percussion) (1981)
Khal Perr, brass quintet and 2 percussionists (1983)
Idmen A, chorus and 4 percussionists (1985)
Idmen B, 6 percussionists (1985)
Kassandra, baritone and percussion (1987)
Rebonds, percussion (1987-88)
Oophaa, duo (harpsichord and percussion) (1989)
Okho, percussion trio (1989)
Zythos, trombone and 6 percussionists (1996)
O-Mega, percussion and ensemble (1997)