Percussion Solo/Chamber Works by Indigenous Composers
This database contains percussion solo and chamber works with percussion by Indigenous composers from the United States and Canada. This is not a comprehensive list but a growing list, acting as an online resource for those interested in learning more about these works.
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| COMPOSER | NAME OF WORK | TYPE | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Assiginaak (Anishinaabekwe) |
waaban | solo vibraphone | Unavailable |
| Michael Begay (Diné) |
Sandstone (2021) | mixed trio | Video (5:20) |
| Louis W. Ballard (Quapaw & Cherokee) |
Music for Earth and the Sky (1986) Pan Indian Dance Rhythms (1970) Cacega Ayuwipi (1969) Perc Ego (1962) |
cello and 5 percussionists percussion quartet percussion sextet mixed duo |
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| Eliot Britton (Metís) |
This River... (2019) Not Your Biggest Fan (2019) Metatron (2015) BitCannon (2013) Gatsbytron for Three (2012) Steam Punk Light (2009) Steam Punk (2009) Train Set (2006) |
percussion ensemble mixed duo w/ electronics percussion sextet percussion quartet percussion ensemble multi-perc solo w/ electronics percussion ensemble solo drumset w/ electronics |
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| Raven Chacon (Diné) |
Old Song (2022) American Ledger No. 2 (2019) Tremble Staves (2019) (Bury Me) Where The Lightning [Will] Never Find Me (2019) American Ledger No. 1 (2018) Biyan (2011) Drum Grid (2010) Nihikeedoo'yinaal (2007) Naakishchiin ana'i (2004) Atsiniltlish'iye (2003) Music for Voice (2003) |
mixed quartet mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed quartet large chamber ensemble mixed quintet large percussion ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed duo mixed quintet percussion quartet |
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| Connor Chee (Diné) |
Nocturne for Bassoon and Marimba (2021) | mixed duo | Video |
| Brent Michael Davids (Mohican) |
Guardians of The Grand Canyon (2019) Something Pearl (2008) The Last of James Fenimore Cooper II (2001) Water Works (1995) Canyon Sunrise (1995) Voices of Shadow Canyon (1993) Ni-Tcang (1992) Water People: Mbe Nenangpe (1989) Elixir (Pur Since c1987) (1987) Sun On The Beach (1981) Swirl (1980) Indian Love Flute (1979) |
mixed chamber ensemble mixed quartet mixed quartet + narrator mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble |
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| Cris Dersken (Cree) |
Awasowin ᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ (2021) | mixed octet | Video |
| Danielle Jagelski (Oneida & Ojibwe) |
For Colleen (2025) Learn Something For Me (2024) Learn Something For Me (2023) The Flag (2024) Mother (2020) |
solo vibraphone mixed duo mixed duo mixed duo mixed duo |
Coming soon! Video Video Video Audio |
| Leilehua Lanzilotti (Kanaka Maoli) |
sending messages (2023) Beyond the Accident of Time (2019) Gray (2017) hānau ka ua (2021) |
percussion quartet percussion + voices mixed duo mixed chamber ensemble |
Video Video Video Audio |
| Melody McKiver (Anishinaabe) |
Zaagi'idiwin Nagamonan (2022) river woman (2022) Trio on Themes by Sadie Buck (2021) |
mixed trio percussion quartet + choir mixed trio |
Video Audio Video (1:06:58) |
| Lorena Navarro (Shoshone-Paiute) |
Tepa (2024) | solo marimba | Coming soon! |
| Franklin Piland |
Desiderium (2022) Sun of the 10th (2016) Moon of the 15th (2015) |
mixed duo mixed chamber ensemble mixed chamber ensemble |
Unavailable Unavailable Audio |
| Jerod Tate (Chickasaw) |
Talowa'Hiloha (1997) Dream World (1997) Inchokkillissa (1994) |
solo timpani mixed quartet + narrator mixed duo |
Video Audio Audio |