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Compiled by Mr. Michael Huestis

Suggested Percussion Ensemble Literature
Grade 1

Agnus Dei by Palestrina arr. Moore
Allegro Movement from Water Music by Handel arr. Moore
Centurian March for Percussion by Morris Brand
Chick Corea’s Children’s Songs (Set #1) arr. Steinquest
Dreamer by Bobby Christian
Funeral March of a Marionette by Gounod arr.Hernandez
Happy Farmer by Schumann arr. Roy
Hungarian Dance by Brahms arr. Roy
Katie’s Bossa by Crockarell
March a la Turk by Beethoven arr. Hernandez
March for Percussion Sextet by David Mancini
Miniature Rondo by Turk arr.Perez
Noisy Treehouse by Michael Hernandez
Percussion Symphonette by J.Michael Roy
Polo’s Candy Machine by Michael Hernandez
Temple of Yang by J.Michael Roy
Turkish March by Beethoven arr. Roy
Viva Percussion by Schinstine
Grade 2
A Taste of the Classics arr. Brooks
Amos by Emil Richards arr. Schietroma
Asian Games By Howden
Balaliakan Holiday by Morris Brand
Bells of Dunkirk, The by Wienberg
Berceuse by Dawson arr. Steinquest
Clockwork by Phillips
Dance of the Wind-Up Toy by Crockarell
Italian Sailor’s Song by Schumann arr. Dell’omo
Mosaics by Spears
Mosaics for Percussion by Del Borgo
South of the Border by Freytag
Suite for Percussion in Three Movements by Erickson
Grade 3
Ancient Voices, Distant Storms by Varner
Bayport Sketch by Spears
Bien Sabroso by Sanchez arr. Mayor
Chopin Prelude in E Minor arr. Steinquest
Easy Winners, The by Joplin arr. Freytag
Entertainer Rag, The by Joplin arr. Moore
Hannibal’s Revenge by Narell
Marche by Stanley Leonard
Mozambique by Brooks
Proclamation by Spears
Shifting Waves by Gottry
Three Pieces from Album for the Young by Schumann arr. Davis
Sweet Rio by Lipner arr. Steinquest
When Johnny Comes Marching Home arr. Houliff
William Tell Overture by Rossini arr. Houliff

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