Trois Rivieres by Kaija Saariaho was Commissioned by the French Government and Musica Strasbourg.As the title suggests Trois rivières is divided into three separate sections. The first part introduces allthe instrumental colours used in the piece. The rhythmic aspect is here nearly eliminated giving room for the timbral scales colours resonances attacks and textures to come to the fore. The instruments come from all members ofthe percussion family but unpitched instruments are given a primary role.The second part adds a rhythmic aspect to the nuances of colour and texture as an ostinato is developed in markedly varying directions.Thelast part is an epilogue recalling components of the two preceding parts. Here earlier aspects of the material are reorganised and placed in different relationships to each other.The voices of the percussionists acttogether as an extension of the instruments being used to create either rhythmically free textures or strictly notated rhythms. They are treated instrumentally combining to create rhythms and timbres. The poem 'La nuit de lunesur le fleuve' (Moonlit night on the river) by the Chinese poet Li Po (701-762) constitutes the material for the voices which are amplified and further enhanced throughout.

This is effectively a work in three movements - Allegro Andante cantabile and Presto - which Davies likens to 'three obstacle courses bristling with technical difficulties'. However as he goes on to say 'young people are naturally gifted with extraordinary rhythmic skills which normally remain untapped'. Given the opportunity older children have here the material for a highly arresting piece of music-making.These studies will provide a challenge to all percussionists for whom there is a distinct shortage of suitable studies. Duration c. 5mins. Book of parts. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for furtherinformation.

This work was first performed in June 1984 by Rosemary Furniss (violin) and Gregory Knowles (cimbalom).Set of parts. Duration c. 12mins.

3 Percussion parts and 1 Piano for Higher Faster Stronger by Eric Whitacre Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. First performance 29 August 2012 at the BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall London by the BBC Singers EricWhitacre Singers ensemblebash (percussion) and Christopher Glynn (piano) conducted by the composer.Scoring: Triple chorus (SATB) including solo sopranoPercussion (3 players)PianoDuration: c.5 minutes

A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Chime Bars part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

John Luther Adams: Ilimaq for four percussionists (or one percussionist with digital delay).   Grammy-winning composer John Luther Adams always speaks with reverence about capturing “the tone within thenoise ” and if any of his recent work can be said to take that mission directly to heart it’s Ilimaq. A true electro-acoustic recording that channels the energy passion and precision of Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche Ilimaq (which loosely translates from the native Alaskan Inupiaq language as “spirit journeys”) maps a vivid phantasmagorical progression through liquid cascades of percussion otherworldly ambient soundscapes harmonic dissonance melodic convergence and almost everything that’s musically—and sonically—possible in between.

The Spiders' Revenge is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by primary school children. The work was written for Evie Primary School a small rural school in Orkney of about 60 pupils between the ages of five and eleven and was specially devised to enhance an environmental studies project on 'mini-beasts'. All the pupils in the school took part in the first performance. Two children playing in a garden delight in tormenting ladybirds snails spiders and other living creatures who they claim 'have no right to be'. The spiders teach the children a salutary lesson during the course of which they learn a great deal aboutthe ways of these creatures finally recognizing the wonder of the insect world and acknowledging that all 'have their place on the earth'.The songs include simple recorder and percussion parts and guitar chords. Tuned percussion part. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Alto Xylophone part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

The Spiders' Revenge is a short music-theatre work (duration about 25 minutes) designed for performance by primary school children. The work was written for Evie Primary School a small rural school in Orkney of about 60 pupils between the ages of five and eleven and was specially devised to enhance an environmental studies project on 'mini-beasts'. All the pupils in the school took part in the first performance. Two children playing in a garden delight in tormenting ladybirds snails spiders and other living creatures who they claim 'have no right to be'. The spiders teach the children a salutary lesson during the course of which they learn a great deal aboutthe ways of these creatures finally recognizing the wonder of the insect world and acknowledging that all 'have their place on the earth'.The songs include simple recorder and percussion parts and guitar chords. Unpitched percussion part. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

A superb cycle of 7 songs depicting the hero's stay on Grandma's farm somewhere in the Orkneys one summer. The songs tell of the farm chores nature and ghosts and are arranged for unison voices piano recorders and pitched or unpitched percussion. The songs can be used individually to link in with topic work or performed as an attractive concert item. Bass Xylophone part.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.