Percussion Ensemble Trios

Three Way Split is a fun and hip trio for snare drums. The piece is in a jazz waltz feel and uses mounted instruments such as tambourine and cowbell to color the series of syncopated

This piece is written for a trio of beginning mallet players and is inspired by the rhythms and harmonies of Mexico. It has an overall light and fun character to it, making it enjoyable for audiences as

As the title suggests, Tomfoolery is a piece that calls for three players with one tom each. It uses hocket rhythms between the players for the main thematic material in the opening and closing A

A Collection of 3 Grade II Trios from The Blast-Off Series

Andiamo! (1:50)

Bella Aqua (2:37)

Scenes From The Traps Drawer (2:19)

Here is an energetic and highly entertaining work for three percussionists. The players form a triangle with a shared concert bass drum in the center. In addition each player gets a set of

By design, Trio uses relatively inexpensive instruments and has a compact setup. Some are found instruments like cans, glass bottles, and planks of wood. The rest of the instruments are more

Scored for 3 tom-toms, 2 triangles, wood block, suspended cymbal, maracas, small gong, and bass drum.

Trio was commissioned in 2002 by the New York Philharmonic percussion section. It is written in a funk-influenced rudimental style and features each player in turn as a soloist, backed by a

Enjoy this diverse and entertaining series of easy percussion trios for the beginning ensemble. Includes Latin, Classical and holiday pieces as well as trios for wood blocks, snare drums, and metal buckets.

Here is a clever contemporary trio for marimbas. It begins in 7 with a minimalist rhythmic style and develops nicely through a section in 4. Chosen for a Mallet Reading Session at PASIC 2014 by Gordon

This percussion trio functions much like a jazz trio. The tune is played with variations, followed by a section for improvisation, and then finishes with the tune again to bring it to a happy ending.

As a small, chamber work for handheld percussion, this is an excellent change of pace piece for percussion ensembles. Appropriate for run-out concerts, tour performances, or for a front-of-curtain selection