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Percussion Composer Alphabetical List
Chronological List
Lee Actor (1952-     ), American
John Luther Adams (1953-    ), American
John Alfieri
Javier Alvarez (1956-    ), Mexican
Beth Anderson (1950-    ), American
George Antheil (1900-1959), American
David Avshalomov (1946-    ), American
John Aylward (1980-    ), American
Milton Babbitt (1916-2011), American
Claude Baker (1948-    ), American
Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian
John H. Beck (1933-     ), American
Joseph Blaha
Pierre Boulez (1925-     ), French
Leo Brouwer (1939-     ), Cuban
Margaret Brouwer (1940 -    ), American
Earle Brown (1926-2002), American
John Cage  (1912-1992), American
Régis Campo (1968-    ), French
Elliott Carter  (1908-     ), American
António Chagas Rosa (1960-    ), Portuguese
Carlos Chávez (1899-1978), Mexican
Chen Yi (1953-     ), Chinese
Brian Cherney (1942-     ), Canadian
Da Jeong Choi (1973-    ), Korean
Gloria Coates (1938-     ), American
Michael Colgrass (1932-     ), American
Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American
Henry Cowell (1897-1965), American
George Crumb  (1929-     ), American
James Dillon
Morton Feldman (1926-1987), American
Mark Ford (1958-     ), American
David Gillingham (1947-    ), American
Philip Glass  (1937-     ), American
Lynn Glassock (1946-    ), American
Lou Harrison (1917-2003), American
Jennifer Higdon (1962-     ), American
Elizabeth Hoffman (1961-     ), American
Michael Horwood (1947-     ), Canadian-American
Karel Husa (1921-     ), Czech-American
André Jolivet (1905-1974), French
Daniel Jones
Mauricio Kagel
David Lang (1957-    ), American
Jon Leifs (1899-1968), Icelandic
David T. Little (1978-    ), American
Dan Locklair (1949-     ), American
David Maslanka (1943-    ), American
Miles Okazaki
William Ortiz-Alvarado (1947-    ), Puerto Rican
Harry Partch (1901-1974), American
Mitchell Peters (1935-     ), American
John Psathas (1966-     ), New Zealander
Marta Ptaszyńska (1943-    ), Polish-American
Steve Reich  (1936-     ), American
Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940), Mexican
Ney Rosauro (1952-     ), Brazilian
Christopher Rouse (1949-    ), American
Frederic Rzewski (1938-     ), American
Peter Sculthorpe (1929-     ), Australian
Emmanuel Séjourné (1961-    ), French
David Skidmore (1982-     ), American
Karlheinz Stockhausen  (1928-     ), German
Tan Dun (1957-     ), Chinese
Edgard Varese (1883-1965), American
Alejandro Viñao (1951-    ), Argentinian
Iannis Xenakis  (1922-     ), Greek


Percussion Composer Chronological List 
Alphabetical List
Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian
Edgard Varese (1883-1965), American
Henry Cowell (1897-1965), American
Carlos Chávez (1899-1978), Mexican
Jon Leifs (1899-1968), Icelandic
Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940), Mexican
George Antheil (1900-1959), American
Aaron Copland (1900-1990), American
Harry Partch (1901-1974), American
André Jolivet (1905-1974), French
Elliott Carter  (1908-     ), American
John Cage  (1912-1992), American
Milton Babbitt (1916-2011), American
Lou Harrison (1917-2003), American
Karel Husa (1921-     ), Czech-American
Iannis Xenakis  (1922-     ), Greek
Pierre Boulez (1925-     ), French
Earle Brown (1926-2002), American
Morton Feldman (1926-1987), American
Karlheinz Stockhausen  (1928-     ), German
George Crumb  (1929-     ), American
Peter Sculthorpe (1929-     ), Australian
Michael Colgrass (1932-     ), American
John H. Beck (1933-     ), American
Mitchell Peters (1935-     ), American
Steve Reich  (1936-     ), American
Philip Glass  (1937-     ), American
Gloria Coates (1938-     ), American
Frederic Rzewski (1938-     ), American
Leo Brouwer (1939-     ), Cuban
Margaret Brouwer (1940 -    ), American
Brian Cherney (1942-     ), Canadian
David Maslanka (1943-    ), American
Marta Ptaszyńska (1943-    ), Polish-American
David Avshalomov (1946-    ), American
Lynn Glassock (1946-    ), American
David Gillingham (1947-    ), American
Michael Horwood (1947-     ), Canadian-American
William Ortiz-Alvarado (1947-    ), Puerto Rican
Claude Baker (1948-    ), American
Dan Locklair (1949-     ), American
Christopher Rouse (1949-    ), American
Beth Anderson (1950-    ), American
Alejandro Viñao (1951-    ), Argentinian
Lee Actor (1952-     ), American
Ney Rosauro (1952-     ), Brazilian
John Luther Adams (1953-    ), American
Chen Yi (1953-     ), Chinese
Javier Alvarez (1956-    ), Mexican
David Lang (1957-    ), American
Tan Dun (1957-     ), Chinese
Mark Ford (1958-     ), American
António Chagas Rosa (1960-    ), Portuguese
Elizabeth Hoffman (1961-     ), American
Emmanuel Séjourné (1961-    ), French
Jennifer Higdon (1962-     ), American
John Psathas (1966-     ), New Zealander
Régis Campo (1968-    ), French
Da Jeong Choi (1973-    ), Korean
David T. Little (1978-    ), American
John Aylward (1980-    ), American
David Skidmore (1982-     ), American

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

John Luther Adams (1953-    ), American ***
Green Corn Dance, 6 percussionists (1974)
Five Percussion Quartets from "Coyote Builds North America", 4 percussionists (1990)
    - Invocation
    - Consecration
    - Giving birth to thunder
    - Playing with fire
    - Always coming home
Three Drum Quartets from "Earth and the Great Weather", 4 percussionists and optional tape (1993)
    - Drums of Winter
    - Drums of Fire
    - Drums of Stone
Sauyatugvik: The Time of Drumming, 2 pianos, timpani and 4 percussionists (1996) [from orchestral work, 1995]
Strange and Sacred Noise (6 pieces), 4 percussionists (1991-97)
    - Dust into dust
    - Solitary and time-breaking waves
    - Velocities crossing in phaps space
    - Triadic iteration lattices
    - Clusters on a quadrilateral grid
    - And dust rising
Qilyaun, 4 bass drums; or bass drum with digital delay (1998)
The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies solo percussion and processed sounds (2002)
…and bells remembered… , bowed crotales, orchestra bells, chimes, vibraphone and bowed vibraphone (2005)
Always Very Soft, 3 percussionists (2007)
Inuksuit, 9 to 99 percussion (2009)

Javier Alvarez (1956-    ), Mexican ***
Ki Bone Gaku, trombone and marimba (1984)
Temazcal, amplified maracas and electroacoustic sounds (1984)
Quemar las Naves, ssax, trumpet,  trombone, bass guitar, piano, drums and  hand percussion (1988; rev. 1991)
Asi el acero, amplified tenor steelpan and electroacoustic sounds (1988)
Música para piel y palangana, percussion and orchestra (1993)
Nocturno y Toque, 2 steel pans and 2 marimbas (1997)
Modelo para Armar, ssax, asax, bsax, 2 baroque guitars and 2 percussionists (2000)
Offrande, tenor & baritone steel pans and electroacoustic sounds (2000)
Shekere, shekere gourd and live control system (2001)
Estudio # 5, tenor steel pan (2002)
Recylce loops, young percussion players and electroacoustic sounds (2002)
Mantis Walk in Metal Space, percussion soloist, instrumental ensemble, real time electronics &  electroacoustic sounds (2003)

Beth Anderson (1950-    ), American ***
Valid For Life, 2 pianos and percussion; or 2 large strung things (1973) [graphic score]
I Can't Stand It, text-sound and percussion (1976)
Yes Sir Ree, text-sound and percussion (1978)
Kitchy Kitchin, text-sound and percussion (1979)
Ocean Motion Mildew Mind, text-sound and percussion (1979)
Country Time, speaking voice and percussion (1981)
New Mexico Swale, flute, violin, viola, cello and percussion (1995)

George Antheil (1900-1959), American ***
Violin Sonata No. 2, with drums (1923)
Ballet mechanique, ballet (1923-25; rev. 1953)
OTHERS???

David Avshalomov (1946-    ), American ***
Chiaroscuro, pitched percussion quartet (1958/63)
Diversion, violin and timpani (1966) ["Terwilliger"]
Allegro, pitched percussion quartet (1972)
Drum Role (final variation from "Lifeboat Variations"), non-pitched percussion instruments, 5-8 players (1989)
Concerto con Timpani, "Battaglia" (baroque style), timpani, string orchestra and harpsichord (1992)
    [composed under the nom de guerre, "G. F. Salomon"]

John Aylward (1980-    ), American ***
Swirling Petals, Falling Leaves, soprano, flute, clarinet and vibraphone (2003)
Singe, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2006)
Double Resonance, percussion (marimba, vibraphone, crotales, glockenspiel, tam-tam) (2007)
The Undulations of Water, flute, cello, percussion (marimba, vibraphone and crotales) (2007)
End of Winter, soprano, violin and percussion (2007)
Songs From the Wild Iris, soprano, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion (2010) [text: Louise Gluck]
Twin Suspension, clarinets (1 player) and percussion (2011)

Milton Babbitt (1916-2011), American ***
Homily, snare drum (1987)
Beaten Paths, marimba (1988)
When Shall We Three Meet Again?, flute, clarinet and vibraphone (1996)
Concerto Piccolino, vibraphone (1999)
A Waltzer in the House, soprano and vibraphone (2003)

Claude Baker (1948-    ), American ***
Concertino, 3 quintets, piano and percussion (1970)
Speculum Musicae, string quartet, woodwind quartet, brass trio, percussion and piano (1975)
Three Pieces, 5 timpani, 5 roto-toms and orchestra or wind ensemble (1989)
Sleepers Awake, mezzo-soprano, percussion and string orchestra (1998)
Three Phantasy Pieces, viola and percussion (2003; rev, 2005)

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 H. Beck (1933-     ), American ***
Sonata For Timpani (1969; pub. 1971)
Rhapsody For Percussion [4 timpani, 4 tom-toms, snare drum, drum set] and Band (1970)
Jazz Variants, percussion ensemble (8 players) (1971) [Grade 5]
Colonial Capers, field drum (1975) [Grade 5]
Colonial Drummer, field drum (1975) [Grade 4]
Overture For Percussion Ensemble (8 players) (1976) [Grade 5]
Episode For Solo Percussion [xylophone, bells, roto toms, gongs and metal pipes] (1977)
Concerto For Drum Set and Percussion Ensemble (soloist and 7 players) (1979)
Canto IX, multiple percussion solo [5 timpani, 6 roto-toms] (pub. 1979) [Grade 5] [co-composed with/Samuel Adler]
Episodes For Percussion Trio (3 players on an assortment of percussion instruments) (1980)
Three Episodes, timpani and piano (1 player) (1980) [Grade 6]
Triptych Motif, 4 timpani (1 player) (1983) [Grade 6]
Concerto for Timpani and Percussion Ensemble (soloist and 5 players) (1984) [Grade 6]
Alpine Slide, timpani solo (1985) [Grade 4]
Grand Teton, timpani solo (1985) [Grade 3]
Jazz Miniature, percussion ensemble (6 players) (1985) [Grade 2]
Little March, percussion ensemble (6 players) (1985) [Grade 2]
Snake River, timpani solo (1985) [Grade 3+]
Three Movements For Five Timpani (1985)
Latin Fantasy, percussion ensemble (6 players) (1986) [Grade 2]
Advanced Solos For Snare Drum (1990) [Grade 5-6]
Colonial Episode, field drum (1991) [Grade 4]
Interactions, timpani and sound (1 player) (1996) [Grade 6]
Modulations, timpani solo (1996) [intermediate]
Motives, timpani solo and piano (1997) [Grade 4]
Reminiscences of IPCL, marimba (1 player) (pub. 1997) [grade 3-4] [in collection: "7 Stücke for Marimba"]
In The Pocket, 4 drum sets (1999) [Grade 6]
In and Out of the Pocket, 4 drum sets (2001) [Grade 5]
Four to One, duet for timpani and snare drum (2001)
Cross Over March, timpani solo (2001) [Grade 4]
G-Force, 3 field drums (3 players) (2001) [Grade 4]
Istra, multiple percussion solo (1 player) (2001) [Grade 4]
The Hallelujah Chorus (Handel), 4 marimbas, bells, xylophone, vibes, timpani, chimes, snare drum, cymbals and bass drum (2001)
Puttin’ On The Ritz (Irving Berlin), percussion ensemble (6 players) (2002) [Grade 4+]
The Inverted Pyramid, multiple percussion solo (1 player) (2003) [Grade 3+]
10 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos (2003) [Grade 3-4]
10 Intermediate Timpani Solos (2003) [Grade 3-4]
Fanfare for the Common Percussionist, percussion ensemble (6 players) (2005)
Rhythmitis, multiple percussion soloist and percussion quartet (5 players) (2005) [Grade 5]
Tag Team, 3 field drums (3 players) (2005) [Grade 4+]
The Jury, timpani solo (2005) [Grade 5]
Three Miniatures, snare drum (2005) [Grade 5]
Big Kettles, timpani solo (2006) [Grade 2]
Dance for Timpano, 1 timpano (1 player) (2006)
Festival Snare Drum Duets, 2 snare drums (2 players) (2006) [Grade 3-4]
Waltz Time, percussion ensemble (6 players) (pub. 2006) [Grade 2]
Sixes, snare drum duet (2 players) (2006) [Grade 4]
Sixty Eight, snare drum duet (2 players) (2006) [Grade 3+]
Syncopated Diddles, snare drum (2006) [Grade 5]
Andiamo, percussion quartet (4 players) (2008) [Grade 5]
Snare And Rim, snare drum (2008) [Grade 4/medium-advanced]
Fragments, timpani solo (2009) [Grade 5]
Percussion Essentials: A Practical Manual for Music Educators, instructional method (2010)
A Few Moments of Fun, percussion duet [I: bongos, timbales, timpani; II: 4 tom-toms, timpani] (2011) [Grade 5+]
Mani Volanti  for Luigi Morelo, multiple percussion soloist and percussion trio (2011)

Pierre Boulez (1925-     ), French ***
    "...explosante-fixe...", flute, clarinet, trumpet, harp, vibraphone, violin, viola, cello and electronics (1973-74)
Répons, 2 pianos, harp, vibraphone, xylophone, cimbalom, ensemble and live electronics (1980; rev. & expanded 1982, 1984)
    - "...explosante-fixe..." (1986) [version for vibraphone and electronics]
Sur incises, 3 pianos, 3 harps and 3 percussionists (1996-98)

Leo Brouwer (1939-     ), Cuban ***
Variantes, percussion (1962)
Sonograma II, 8 percussionists, celesta, piano, harp, guitar and string orchestra (1964)
Conmutaciones, prepared piano and 2 percussionists (1966)
Cantigas del tiempo nuevo, children's chorus, actors, piano, harp and 2 percussionists (1969)
Exaedros III, solo percussionist and 2 orchestra groups (1970)
Es el Amor Quien vé, voice, flute, vibraphone, piano, guitar, violin and cello (1973)
Musica para guitarra, piano, percusion y ballerina (1975)
La Vida Misma (Life itself), percussion, violin, cello and piano (1999)

Margaret Brouwer (1940 -    ), American ***
Aurolucent Echoes, solo harp, echo harp, 2 percussion, violin, viola and cello (1985)
Rapunzel, soprano, flute, bassoon, horn, trombone, percussion and narrator/synthesizer (1988)
Two Songs, soprano, flute, violin, cello, tuba (or trombone), percussion and piano (1990)
Chamber Concerto, clarinet, percussion and piano (1993)
Light (3 songs), soprano, harpsichord, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion (2001)
Aurolucent Circles, concerto, solo percussion and orchestra (2002)
Lament, violin, clarinet, bassoon (or cello), percussion (2002)
Shattered Glass, flute, cello, percussion and piano (2007)

Earle Brown (1926-2002), American ***
Hodograph I, flute, percussion, celeste and piano (1959)
Calder Piece, 4 percussionists and mobile (1966)
Syntagm III, flute, bass clarinet, percussion, celeste, piano, harp, violin and cello (1970)
Windsor Jambs, flute, bass clarinet, percussion, celeste, piano, violin, viola and cello (1980)
Tracking Pierrot, flute, bass clarinet, marimba, vibraphone, piano, violin and cello (1992)
Oh, K, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and double bass (1992)

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)

Régis Campo (1968-    ), French ***
Rite I: 'pour le retour de la Prêtresse', marimba (1990)
Fluides, violin and bass marimba (1993)
De la rotation des corps célestes, vibraphone (1993)
10 interludes for Alice, 2 percussionists (1995)
Rite II: '...marbre, immobile...', clarinet, cello, celesta and crotales (1995)
Concerto de chambre, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1996)
Anima, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and vibraphone (1996)
Phantasmagoria, wind orchestra, percussion and celesta (1997)
Lucis creator (in memoriam Edison Denisov), 2 sopranos, fl, 2 cl, bsn, tpt, va, vc, db, celesta and vibraphone (1997)
Trois Fables de La Fontaine, bass-baritone, clarinet, trombone, violin, viola, cello and percussion (1997)
Esprit, percussion (1998)
Happy Bird, concerto, flute, 2 horns, 3 percussionists and string orchestra (2001)
Loop and bell, concerto, percussion and orchestra (or small orch) (2001)
Book of Nonsense, children's chorus, violin, piano and percussion (2001) [text: Edward Lear]

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

António Chagas Rosa (1960-    ), Portuguese ***
Four Cartoons, prepared marimba (1999)
Deep Water Music, 4 percussionists (2002)
Naishapur, song cycle, baritone, percussion and piano (2003)
As Feiticeiras (The Witches), scenic cantata, 10 voices, harp, percussion, horn and trombone (2006) [text: Maria Teresa Horta]
Mares I/Falésias, Mares II/Cavalos Marinhos e Mares III/Ilha de Moçambique, 6 percussionists (2008-9)
Marés de Moçambique, [percussion] (fp 2009)

Carlos Chávez (1899-1978), Mexican ***
Xochipili Macuilxoxhitl: Una música azteca imaginaria, piccolo, flute, clarinet, trombone, and 6 percussionists (1940)
Toccata, 6 percussionists (1942)
Cuatro melodías tradicionales indias del Ecuador, (4 songs) soprano (or tenor), fl, ob, cl, bsn, str qt, db and 2 perc (1942)
Lamentaciones, soprano (or tenor), piccolo, oboe and 2 perc [marimba, bombo] (1962) [text: Nahuatl text, trans. A.M. Garibay]
Tambuco, 6 percussionists (1964)
Soli III, bassoon, trumpet, timpani, viola and orchestra (1965)
Partita, timpani (1973)

Chen Yi (1953-     ), Chinese ***
Xian Shi, viola, piano and percussion (1982; concerto for viola and orchestra, 1983)
Two Sets of Wind and Percussion Instruments (1986)
Near Distance, fl(a.fl), cl(b.bl), perc, pf, vln, vc (1988)
The Tide, xun, yangqin, pipa, zheng, percussion, gaohu and erhu (1988)
Sparkle, fl(picc), cl(E-flat), 2 perc, pf, vln, vc, db (1992)
Song in Winter (1993)
    - flute, zheng, piano and percussion
Qi, flute, cello, piano and percussion (1996-97)
Percussion Concerto (1998)
Sound of The Five, cello and string quartet or percussion solo and string quartet (1998)
KC Capriccio, wind ensemble and chorus (2000) [alt. ver: Capriccio, chorus, organ and percussion, 2001]
Chinese Fables, erhu, pipa, cello and percussion (2002)
Wu Yu, fl, cl, bsn, vln, vc and perc or fl, ob, cl, vln, va, vc and db (2002)
Yang ko, violin and 2 percussionists (2005) [adapted from "Chinese Folk Dance Suite", 2nd mvt]
Ancient Dances Cheering, Longing, and Wondering (on three poems by Li Bai), pipa and percussion (2005)
The Han Figurines, violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone, double bass, piano and percussion (2006)
Septet for Erhu, Pipa, Percussion and Saxophone Quartet (2008)
Jing Marimba, marimba and piano (2009)

Brian Cherney (1942-     ), Canadian ***
Mobile IV, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello, harp and percussion (1969) [text: Tu Fu/Rexroth]
Playing for Time, oboe, piano and percussion (1 player) (1981)
In the Stillness Between, winds and percussion/band (1982)
Beyond the Seventh Palace, viola and percussion (1982)
Le fil d'Ariane, guitar and percussion (1988)
Entendre marcher un ange..., flute and percussion (1998)
Shadow Dancing at Half-Past Nine, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and  percussion (1999)
Quelques espaces entre les anges et la terre, wind ensemble and percussion (2006)
Une petite histoire de gestes, 2 percussionists (2006?)
In Gottes Gärten schweigen die Engel (In God’s gardens the angels grow silent), 6 percussionists (????)

Da Jeong Choi (1973-    ), Korean ***
Cry Out, clarinet, percussion and piano (2002)
March for the Future, snare drum (2003; rev. as "Explorations of a Drum", 2009)
Healing Melody, violin and marimba (2003)
Prelude, marimba (2003)
Different but One Body, percussion ensemble (2003)
Akie’s Song, oboe and marimba (2004, unfinished)
Different but One Body, percussion ensemble (2004; revised from 2003 version)
Mons Montis (A Great Rock) 2005, multi-percussion solo, w/accompaniment CD (2005)
Vib, vibraphone, w/MAX MSP (2005)
Pontis, marimba (2007)
Reflection in the Glass, vibraphone and interactive electronics (MAX MSP) (2008)
Top of the Mountain, trumpet and percussion (2 players) (2009)

Gloria Coates (1938-     ), American ***
[under construction]

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)

Mark Ford (1958-     ), American ***
Head Talk, percussion quintet (1987) ["a quintet for drums without shells"]
Stubernic, 1 marimba with 3 players (1988; pub. 1995)
One-Eyed Jacks, percussion ensemble (6 players) (pub. 1995)
City Soca (by Arthur Lipner; arr. for [marimba ensemble???] by Mark Ford, 1995)
Invention (by Billy Barber; arr. for percussion ensemble by Mark Ford, 1995)
Polaris, marimba (1995; pub. 1996)
Standup Shadow, percussion quartet with speaker (1997)
Motion Beyond, marimba (1998; pub. 1999)
Afta-Stuba!, 1 marimba with 3 players (2000) [a sequel to "Stubernic", 1988]
Nightwatch, steel drum ens. [tenor pan, 2 vibraphone, dbl seconds pan (opt.), 3 marimba, drmset, bass gtr, perc (pub. 2001?)
Ransom, marimba (2002)
Heads Up!, percussion ensemble (5 players) with only standard drum heads (2003)
Marimba, technique through music: a collection of etudes designed . . . for the intermediate 4-mallet marimbist (pub. 2005)
Kingdom Lore Fanfare, marimba (2005; pub. 2006)
The Green Road, marimba (2007; pub. 2008)
The Surface of Life, solo vibraphone and percussion ensemble (pub. 2008)
Stealing A Moment, marimba (pub. 2010)
Marimba Heritage, 4 marimba, 2 vibraphone, xylophone (or glockenspiel) and timpani (pub. 2010)

David Gillingham (1947-    ), American ***
[under construction]

Philip Glass  (1937-     ), American ***
[under construction]

Lynn Glassock (1946-    ), American ***
Four Interiors, mallet soloist [vibraphone and marimba] and percussion ensemble [6 players] (1986; pub. 201?)
Motion, multiple percussion solo [2 bongos, 3 tom-toms, 2 cymbals, bass drum] (pub. 1986)
Multiple Percussion Solo [2 bongos, 3 tom-toms, 2 cymbals, bass drum] (pub. 1986)
Statement, solo percussion [2 bongos, 3 tom-toms, bass drum] (pub. 1986)
Mixtures, percussion duet [tom-toms, bongos, gong, temple blocks, cymbal, bass drum] (pub. 1991) [Grade 4]
Altered Echoes, marimba (pub. 1992)
Reflections, vibraphone (1990?; pub. 1992)
Connected Forces, mallet ensemble [6 mallets, 5 percussion, piano] (pub. 1993) [Grade 5]
Cross Currents, percussion ensemble [9 players] (pub. 1993)
One o'clock Samba, percussion ensemble [8 players] (pub. 1993)
Consortium, percussion ensemble [10 players] (pub. 1994)
Five Songs for Voice and Marimba, soprano and marimba (1994)
Layers, percussion ensemble [8 players] (pub. 1994) [Grade 5?]
Off Axis, solo marimba and percussion quartet (pub. 1995)
Passage, 2 vibraphones and 4 marimbas (pub. 1995)
Street Talk, percussion ensemble [ 10 players] (pub. 1995)
Factions, percussion ensemble [9-10 players] (pub. 1996)
Teamwork, percussion ensemble [7 players] (pub. 1996)
Different Voices, solo percussion [marimba, congas, bongos, temple blocks, chimes] (pub. 1997)
Between the Lines, percussion quintet (pub. 1998)
Lydeka, marimba (pub. 1988)
No Exit, percussion ensemble [8 players] (pub. 1998)
Dragoon, percussion ensemble [8 players] (pub. 1999)
Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (pub. 2000) [also arr. for marimba and vibraphone, and piano]
Music for Mallets, keyboard percussion ensemble [6 players] (pub. 2000)
Curled Dimensions, percussion ensemble [12 players] (pub. 2003)
Three of a Kind, percussion trio [snare drums and tom-toms] (pub. 2003)
Time Mixer, percussion trio [snare drum, suspended cymbal, tambourine, 2 high toms, 2 medium toms, low tom (pub. 2004)
Wired, percussion quartet (pub. 2004)
Shared Spaces, 2 horns and 2 percussionists (pub. 2005)
Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (pub. 2006) ????
Three Days in May, flute and percussion (pub. 2006)
Reconcilable Differences, solo marimba and percussion trio (pub. 2008)
Shifting Light, flute and marimba/vibraphone duet (pub. 2008)
Mallets for Drummers: a rhythmic approach to learning melodic percussion (pub. 2009)
Twisted Proverbs, percussion ensemble [10 players] (pub. 2009)

Lou Harrison  (1917-2003), American
[under construction]

Jennifer Higdon (1962-     ), American
[under construction]

Elizabeth Hoffman (1961-     ), American ***
Manhattan Breakdown, clarinet, cello, percussion, processing and tape (2000) [18:26]
Stone's Throw, flute, clarinet, violin, percussion and piano (2001)
Geminis, 2 percussionists (2002)
Metalmorphosis, inverted Chau and Peking Opera gongs and suspended Paiste gong (2004)
Holonyms, soprano saxophone, electric guitar, piano and percussion (2005)
agajaggers, chamber orchestra and 3 percussionists (2006)
Immer Inner, 3 percussionists (2006)
in red weather, 3 percussionists (2006)
Oggin, dimmet, mizzle, for piano, percussion, saxophone and electric guitar (2006)
Pathological Curves, flute (or trumpet), violin, cello, percussion and piano (2009)
Vissera, percussion trio and fixed media (2009) [15:00]
assemblage, bass clarinet, piano and percussion (2011)

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)

David Lang (1957-    ), American
The Anvil Chorus, solo percussion (1990)
Scraping Song, percussion solo (1997, rev. 2001)
Little Eye, cello and percussion (1999)
Birds of Minnesota, percussion, harp and piano (2000)
The So-Called Laws of Nature, percussion quartet (2002)
Loud Love Songs, percussion and orchestra (2004)
Hilda, incidental music, glockenspiel and vibraphone (2005?)
String of Pearls, marimba (2006)
Pierced, cello, percussion, piano and string orchestra (2007)
Work, percussion, piano and cello (2007)
Unchained Melody, percussion solo (2007)
The Little Match Girl Passion, chorus, playing percussion (2007) [winner of the Pulitzer Prize]
Hunger, theater work, actor and percussion quartet (work in progress)

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)

David T. Little (1978-    ), American
Sunday Morning Trepanation, violin, clarinet (bass clarinet), percussion, piano and CD playback (2002)
hope in the proles, flute, clarinet, (bass clarinet), piano, percussion (1 player), violin and cello (2002)
Speak Softly, 4 percussionists playing sticks of varying bigness (2004)
descanso (waiting), flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion (2004-05)
Red Scare Sketchbook, saxophone and percussion (2005)
Electric Proletariat, electric gtr, cl, electric vln, electric vc, drumset, vibes & synth. (2005) [written for "Newspeak" ensemble]
Shapeshifter (a machine tries to be beautiful), 6 percussionists (2004/07)
Tricky Bits, elec-gtr, clarinet/bass cl, synth & drums (or elec-gtr, synth, bass & drums) (2007/09) [written for "Newspeak"]
Three Sams (etudes), solo percussion (2007)
Shock Doctrine, solo snare drum (2009)
Haunt of Last Nightfall (a death play in two acts), percussion quartet and electronics (2010)
RADIANT CHiLD, concertino for percussion quartet and chamber orchestra (2011)

Dan Locklair (1949-     ), American
[under construction]

David Maslanka (1943-    ), American
Orpheus, 2 bassoons and marimba (1977)
My Lady White, marimba (1980)
Arcadia II, solo marimba and percussion ensemble (6 players) (1982; rev. 1985) [arr. for marimba quartet by Jeffery White]
A Litany for Courage and the Seasons, chorus, clarinet and vibraphone (1989) [6 songs on poems of Richard Beale]
Concerto for Marimba and Band (1990)
Crown of Thorns, keyboard percussion ensemble (1991)
Montana Music: Three Dances for Percussion, percussion ensemble (8 players), piano and doublebass (1992)
Montana Music: Fantasy on a Chorale Tune, violin and viola (1993) [arr. for vibraphone and marimba by Jeffery White]
Variations on "Lost Love", marimba (1997) [inspired by a poem by Robert Graves]
In Lonely Fields, 7 solo percussionists and chamber orchestra (1998)
Song Book, alto saxophone and marimba (1998)
Hohner, large percussion ensemble (2001)
Concerto No. 2 for Piano, Winds and Percussion (2002)
Time Stream, steel drum band (2002)
David’s Book – Concerto for Solo Percussionist and Wind Ensemble (2006)

William Ortiz-Alvarado (1947-    ), Puerto Rican
Tamboleo, percussion (1972)
124 E.107th St., percussion, tape and narrator (1979)
Street Music, flute, trombone and percussion (1980)
Bembé, 4 percussionists (1981)
Graffiti Nuyorican, piano and percussion (1983)
Plena-Merengue, sax, electric guitar and percussion (1985)
Urbanización, 1 percussionist (1985)
Palm Tree in Spanglish Figurines, 4 timpani (1987)
Rapeo, snare drum (1988)
Loaisai, bass clarinet and marimba, with percussion (1993)
Eco para un grito gris, marimba (1994)
Polifonía Salvaje, alto sax and percussion (1995)
The Well-Tempered Clave (La Clave Bien Temperada), 4 claves (2003)
Música con Calle, concerto for percussion and orchestra (2006)
Bodega Beats, drum set (2008)
Araguaco Coabey, Eb clarinet and percussion (2009)

Mitchell Peters (1935-     ), American
Lady of Spain (by Tolchard Evans), xylophone, 5 marimbas, double bass and bells (arr. ; Mitchell Peters,195-?)
March of the Eagles, 5 percussionists [2 timpani (I) , snare drum (II), 2 tom-toms (III), cymbals (IV), bass drm (V)] (pub. 1967)
A la nañigo, percussion ensemble (5 players) (pub. 1967)
Etude #I, 4 tom-toms (1 player) (pub. 1967) [Grade 3]
Study in 5/8, percussion quartet (pub. 1967) [Grade 3]
Odd Meter Rudimental Etudes, snare drum, educational work (pub. 1967)
Stick Control for the Drum Set, Volume 1: Basic Triplet Patterns, educational work (pub. 1967)
Etude #II, snare drum and 2 tom-toms (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 3]
Introduction and Waltz, 4 tom-toms and suspended cymbal (1 player) (pub. 1968)  [Grade 2]
Rondo, tom-tom solo (4 tom-toms) (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 3]
Scherzo for Three Timpani (1 player) (pub. 1968) [Grade 3]
Sonata-Allegro, marimba and piano (pub. 1968) [Grade 3+]
Developing Dexterity for Snare Drum, educational work (pub. 1968)
Drum Music to March By, educational work (pub. 1968) [a collection of cadences and beats for marching percussion ensemble]
A la samba, 6 percussionists (pub. 1969) [Grade 3+]
Piece for Percussion, xylophone, bells, gourd, marimba, triangle, cowbell, 4 timp, timbales, bongos, maracas(4 players)(pub 1969)
Stick Control for the Drum Set, Volume 2: Basic Sixteenth Patterns, educational work (pub. 1969)
Rondino, 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1970) [Grade 3]
Chant, marimba (2 mallets) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
Passacaglia and Trio, multiple percussion solo [4 tom-toms, snare drums and bongos] (1 player) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
Perpetual Motion, snare drum and 4 tom-toms (1 player) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
Sea Refractions, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
Theme and Variations, marimba (2-4 mallets) and piano (pub. c. 1971) [Grade 4]
Tribal Serenade, 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1971) [Grade 3]
Yellow After the Rain, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1971) [Grade 4+]
Advanced Snare Drum Studies, educational work (pub. 1971) [with emphasis on control, touch, phrasing and style]
Primal Mood, 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1972) [Grade 3]
Rondo for Solo Trombone (pub. 1972)
Zen Wanderer, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1972) [Grade 3]
Odd Meter Calisthenics for the Snare Drummer, educational work (pub. 1973)
The Storm (Silence is Golden), 4 timpani (1 player) (pub. 1975) [Grade 4]
Teardrops, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1975) [Grade 3]
Undercurrent, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1975) [Grade 3]
Waves, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1975) [Grade 3]
Intermediate Snare Drum Studies (43 studies), educational work (pub. 1976)
Three Pieces for Three Mallets, marimba (3 mallets) (pub. 1978) [Grade 3]
Intermediate Timpani Studies, educational work (pub. 1981)
Hard Times: 20 advanced etudes for snare drum, educational work (pub. 1984)
Elementary Snare Drum Studies, educational work (pub. 1988) [basic studies in reading and technique]
Sabre Dance (Khachaturian, from Gayne ballet), xylophone, 5 marimbas and double bass (arr. & pub. 198-?)
Rudimental Primer for the Snare Drummer, educational work (pub. 1990) [a collection of basic patterns and studies]
Fundamental Method for Timpani, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1993)
Fundamental Method for Mallets, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1995)
Fundamental Method for Mallets, Book 2, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1996)
Fundamental Solos for Timpani: 15 intermediate-level solos for the developing timpanist, educational work (pub. by Alfred, 1997)
Dog Beach, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3]
Galactica, marimba (2 mallet) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3+]
Pastiche, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3]
Starscape, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 1999) [Grade 3]
Fundamental Solos for Mallets, educational work (1999) [11 early to late-intermediate solos for the developing mallet player]
Danse rituelle du feu (Ritual Fire Dance) (Manuel de Falla), xylophone, 5 marimbas and double bass (arr. & pub. 199-?)
Barcelona, marimba (4 mallets) (pub. 2000) [Grade 3]
Etudes for Snare Drum, educational work (pub. 2003) [Advanced] [a collection of concert style etudes]

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)

Marta Ptaszyńska (1943-    ), Polish-American
[under construction]

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)

Ney Rosauro (1952-     ), Brazilian
3 Impressões, clarinet and percussion [1 player?], op. 1 (1980)
Reflexos, solo percussion, op. 2 (1980)
Cenas Brasileiras Nos. 1 and 2, percussion quartet, op. 3 (1980) [Baião; Frevo]
Cadencia Para Berimbau, percussion quartet, op. 4.1 (1981)
    - Dueto para Berimbau e Marimba, op. 4.2 (arr. 1994)
Variations for Four Tom Toms, op. 5.1 (1984) [theme and 6 variations]
Sonatina para Caixa Clara (3 mvts), snare drum, op. 5.2 (1984) [Allegro; Cantabile; Rondó]
Suite Popular Brasileira (4 mvts), marimba, op. 6.1 (1982-84)
Brazilian Popular Suite, percussion ensemble [6-8 players], op. 6.2 (1982-84; arr. 1988)
O Sol é Sempre Pontual, voice, marimba and percussion, op. 7 (1979; arr. 1983) [original for voice, piano and percussion]
Samba (Cenas Brasileiras No. 3), percussion sextet, op. 8 (1984)
Sonata Periods of Life, vibraphone and marimba [1 player], op. 9 (1984) [Dawn; Childrens Game; Chant; Rondo]
    - Lied (from "Sonata Periods of Life"), vibraphone, op. 9.2 (1984) [3rd mvt of "Sonata Periods of Life"]
A Message to a Friend, vibraphone (or saxophone) and marimba, w/opt. bass and drums, op. 10 (1983-87)
Three Preludes for Solo Marimba, op. 11 (1976-88)
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (or wind ensemble; or perc sextet), op. 12 (1986) [originally for marimba & str orch]
Marimba Concerto Suite, solo marimba, op. 12.5 (1986; arr. 2003)
Cenas Amerindias (2 mvts), solo percussion, op. 13 (1986-87) [Brasiliana; Eldorado]
Mitos Brasileiros (Brazilian Myths) (5 mvts), perc quartet, op. 14 (1988) [Curupira; Iara; Saci Perere; Uirapurú; Mula sem Cabeça]
Choro Bachiano, marimba, op. 15 (1989) [original theme for guitar from 1976]
Bem-vindo, vibraphone [5 mallets], op. 16 (1988-89)
Rhapsody for Solo Percussion and Orchestra, op. 17 (1991-92)
    - Rhapsody for Solo Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble, vibraphone and percussion octet [7 players and piano],  op. 17.3
    - Rhapsody for Solo Vibraphone and Jazz Ensemble (Big Band), op. 17.4 [arrangement of first part of "Rhapsody", op. 17]
Fred no Frevo, marimba quartet, w/opt. percussion, op. 18 (1992)
Ivitory Retan, chorus and percussion ensemble, op. 19 (1993)
Variacoes sobre um Tema do Rio Grande, marimba, op. 20 (1993) [theme and 7 variations]
Prelude and Blues, vibraphone, op. 21 (1993)
5 Cirandas Brasileiras, marimba and vibraphone, op. 22 (1981; arr. 1994) [original for vibraphone and violin]
Sonata para Marimba Solo, op. 23 (unfinished)
Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra (or Wind Ensemble), op. 24 (1995-96) [Recitativo-Allegro; Acalanto; Vivo-Presto]
    - Concerto for Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble, solo vibraphone and percussion sextet, op. 24.3
Two Brazilian Steel Dances, steel band [5 parts], op. 25 (1996) [Interlúdio; Tempo de Baião; Interlúdio; Tempo de Samba]
Japanese Overture, percussion ensemble [8 players], op. 26 (1997)
Three Moods, steel drum (or marimba/2 mallets), op. 27 (1997) [Baroque; Meditative; Impacient]
Seven Brazilian Children Songs, marimba, op. 28 (1997)
Brazil 500, solo percussion and orchestra (or wind ensemble; or piano; or perc. ensemble/9 players), op. 29 (1999)
Variations Over Evelyn Glennie's "A Little Prayer", marimba, op. 30 (1999)
Vibes Etudes and Songs (7 pieces), vibraphone, op. 31 (2001)
     - Querido Amigo (My Dear Friend), marimba and harp, op. 31.3 (arr. 2007?)
Toccata and Divertimento, vibraphone and guitar (or marimba), op. 32 (2000)
Valencia, marimba, op. 33.1 (2002)
    - Valencia, percussion ensemble [12 players], op. 33.2 (2001?)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Orchestra (or Wind Ensemble), op. 34 (2001-02) [also arr. w/perc ensemble]
Suite from Marimba Concerto No. 2, solo marimba, op. 34.4 [this piece contains main themes from Conc.  for Marimba No. 2]
Two Reflections, vibraphone, op. 35 (2002) [Brazilian Landscape; Reflections on the New World]
Brazilian Fantasy (Bach in Brazil), 2 marimbas, op. 36.1 (2004)
    - Brazilian Fantasy (Bach in Brazil), 2 marimbas and string orchestra, op. 36.2 (2003)
    - Brazilian Fantasy, solo marimba (????)
Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (or Wind Ensemble; or Perc Ensemble), op. 37 (2003)
Midnight Talk, marimba and 2 wooden frogs, op. 38 (2004?)
Two Pieces for Marimba and …., marimba and any other treble or bass clef instrument, op. 39 (2006)
Serenata for Marimba/Vibraphone and Orchestra (4 mvts),  marimba & vibraphone [1 player] and string orch, op. 40 (2005-07)
    - also arr. for  marimba & vibraphone (1 player) and percussion ensemble [7 players]
Mother Earth, Father Sky, percussion ensemble [8 players], op. 41 (2007)
Cancao Da Despedida (Farewell Song), vibraphone (w/opt. accordion) and string orch, op. 42 [arr. of "My Dear Friend"/V. Cunha]
Sounds from Below The Mountain, marimba and guitar, op. 43 (2008)
Andrea and the Wolf, marimba and vibraphone, op. 44 (2008)

Christopher Rouse (1949-    ), American
Ogoun Badagris, 5 percussion (1976)
Ku-Ka-Ilimoku, 4 percussion (1978)
Rotae Passionis, fl/pic/alto fl/perc, cl/Eb cl/bass clar/perc, vln, va, vc, pf/perc and 1 perc (1982)
The Surma Ritornelli, fl/picc, cl/bass cl, hn, trpt, trom, vln, vc, db, pf/perc and 2 perc (1983)
Bonham, 8 percussion (1988)
Der gerettete Alberich, fantasy, percussion and orchestra (1997)
Mime, snare drum (1997)
Kabīr Padāvalī – Kabīr Songbook, soprano, off-stage percussion and orchestra (1997–98)

Frederic Rzewski (1938-     ), American
Wails, bass clarinet (+ sopranino saxophone), piano and 2 percussionists (1984)
Lost and Found, percussion (player also speaks) (1985)
To the Earth, percussion (player also speaks) (1985)
Roses, flute, clarinet, trumpet, tuba, violin, cello, accordion and percussion (1989)
Aerial Tarts, flute, clarinet/saxophone, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2 players) (1990)
Whangdoodles, hammer dulcimer (+ mallet instruments ad libitum), violin and piano (1990)
Whimwhams, marimba and string quartet (1993)
Spiritus, 4 recorders and percussion (1997)
Pocket Symphony, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2000)

Peter Sculthorpe (1929-     ), Australian
Sonata for Viola and Percussion, W77 (1960) [in one movement]
    - Sonata for Cello and Percussion, W308 (2001) [rev. arr. of "Sonata for Viola and Percussion", W77 (1960)]
Sun Music for Voices and Percussion, chorus, pf & perc, W96 (1966) [renamed "Canto 1520", after year Moctezuma was killed]
    - originally "Sun Music II" (1966), voices and percussion [see W108 (1968)]
Tabuh Tabuhan, wind quintet and percussion, W103 (1968)
How the Stars Were Made, percussion quartet (orig. ver: perc sextet), W121 (1971) [based on an Australian Aboriginal legend]
    - Prelude
    - Sea
    - Seashore
    - Interlude
    - Fire
    - Interlude
    - Stars [arr. as W118/5 (1971)]
The Song of Tailitnama, high voice, 6 cellos and percussion, W129 (1974) [text: Aboriginal]
Djilile, percussion ensemble, W203 (1990) [arr. from W182 (1986)]
Jabiru Dreaming, perc qt, W196 (1989) [orig. title: "Sun Song"] [inspired by Kakadu Nat'l Park, N. Australia] [see W220 (1992)]
    ?related at all to: String Quartet No. 11 (Jabiru Dreaming), W204 (1990) [Desiso; Liberamente - Estatico]???
Jabiru Dreaming, percussion quartet, W220 (1992) [arr. of 1st mvt Str Qt 11, W204, followed by "Sun Song", W196]
Tropic, clarinet, violin, 2 guitars, double bass and percussion, W222 (1992) [?arr. as W365 (2008)???; ?related to W76a/2?]
Martin, You’re Fifty!, flute, cello, piano and percussion, W239 (1994) [for Martin Wesley-Smith]
New Norcia, brass and percussion, W296 (2000)

Emmanuel Séjourné (1961-    ), French
Musicoregraphiline, dance piece [2 perc and 1 saxophonist] (1987)
Les Envahisseurs, dance piece [perc group, sythesizer and 6 brass] (1988) [choreography by Jean Sarelli]
Nancy, marimba (1989)
African Songs, marimba (1991)
    - African Songs Trio, 3 marimbas (arr. 1992)
    - African Songs Duo, 2 marimbas (arr. 1994)
Martian Tribes, 4 percussionists [3 bass drum or Tom basse, marimba, metal plates] (1995)
Katamiya, marimba (1995)
Planète Claviers, visual music [spectacle for 5 percussionists] (1998)
Concerto for Vibraphone and String Orchestra (1999) [also arr. for vibes and 5 percussionists, 2002]
Losa, marimba and vibraphone (1999)
Quarto para Quatro, visual music [spectacle for 4 percussionists] (2001)
Famim, piano and 4 percussionists [2 vibes, 1 marimba, drums] (2001)
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Winds (2002)
Concerto for 3 Percussionists and Winds (2002)
Famim 2, piano and 1 percussionist [marimba, vibes, hi-hat, 4 toms, cymbal triangle, grelots, flexaton, 2 bowles] (2002)
Book of Gemmes, chorus and 2 percussionists (2003) [text: Bishop Marbode, 1037-1125]
Resilience, visual music [8 percussionists] (2004)
Issa, soprano, tenor, children's choir and percussion orchestra (2004)
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2005)
Departure, 2 marimbas (2005)
La forêt, percussion ensemble, jazz quartet [pf, gtr, db, drums) and speaker (2006)
Eluard's Pieces, baritone??? and marimba (2006)
America’s Cup Cocncerto, multi-percussion solo and orchestra (2007)
Carmina 86, chorus, 2 pianos and 5 percussionists (2007)
Sosso-Bala, 8 percussionists [2 marimba and 1 vibraphone] (2007)
Kiga, large percussion ensemble (2007)
Suite for Marimba and Percussion Quartet (2007)
Attraction, violin, marimba and tape (2007)
Chandigarh, marimba (2007)
Romantica, marimba (2007)
Ta voix contre la pauvreté, suite, soprano, tenor, chorus, [synthesizer] and 2 percussionists (2008)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Winds (2009)
Calienta, guitar and marimba (2009)
Esperanto, wind ensemble, percussion, harp and children's choir (2010)

David Skidmore (1982-     ), American
Whispers 2, marimba and vibraphone (2002) [the first in a series of pecussion pieces using the "Whispers" title]
Echoes, percussion quartet (2003)
Jade Circles, Five Songs, marimba and vibraphone (2003) [five songs]
Ritual Music: Variations on the Numbers 2 and 4, percussion quartet (2004)
Strobes, dance piece, percussion quartet (2004) [written for the Chicago-based dance company, Raizel Performances]
Sonata for 2 Marimbas (2004)
Whispers, 9 percussionists (2005)
In Contact (3 mvts), percussion quartet (2006) [commissioned by the Spindrift Percussion Quartet]
An Argument or a Question?, solo timpani (2006)
From In Contact, 10 percussionists (2007) ["loosely described as a concerto for 3 percussion soloists w/an ensemble of 7 perc.]
Unknown Kind, percussion quintet (2007) [the latest installment in the "Whispers" series]
Fanfare for a New Audience, percussion quartet (2009)
Love Songs – Book One (4 mvts), pianist and percussion quartet (2009)
Requiem, solo percussionist (2009)
[New piece for solo timpani] (in progress) [for virtuoso timpanist David Herbert of the San Francisco Symphony]
[New work for percussion quartet] (in progress) [commissioned by Mark Ford and the Univ of North Texas Percussion Dept]
[New work for solo marimba] (in progress) [commissioned by Michael Burritt]
[New Work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion] (in progress) [commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble]

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)

Alejandro Viñao (1951-    ), Argentinian
Tumblers, violin, marimba and computer (1989)
Marimba Concerto, marimba and chamber orchestra (1993)
Cuaderno del ritmo, fl, cl, str qt, db, pf and perc (2000/01)
Khan Variations, marimba (2001)
Estudios de Frontera, 5 or 6 percussion players (2004)
Arabesco Infinto, vibraphone and marimba (2006)
Riff, marimba and piano (2006)
Formas del Viento, flute and 1 percussion player (vibraphone and marimba played by one player) (2008, version 1)
Formas del Viento, flute and 2 percussion players (vibraphone and marimba played by 2 players) (2009, version 2)

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)

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