John S. Beckford, D.M.A.
Professor of Percussion and Music History
Furman University

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Repertoire List
Title Composer
78 Eatonwood Green Mullins/Jones
A Beatles Medley Beckford, arr. by
A Fifth of Beethoven Beethoven/Murray/Frese
A Taste of Brahms Davis, arr. by
A Tijuana Tribute Beckford, arr. by
Adagio Barber/D. Peters
African Welcome Piece Udow, M.
Afro-Amero Fiani, P.
Afro-Cuban Rumbas Beckford, arr. by
After Hours* Stallings, E.
Ave Maria, Op. 37, No. 6 Rachmaninoff/Horner
Bachianias Brasilieras No. 1 Hilla-Lobos/Peterson
Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Moussorgsky/Peters
Battlefield Requiem Leisner, D.
Battlestations II Holly, R.
Bless the Beasts and the Children Vorzon/Botkin/Frese
Blue Percussion Tilles, B.
Blue Rhythm Quintet Korf, A.
Bonham Rouse, C.
Bossa Novacaine Davis, T.L.
Brasilia Whechter/Beckford
Brazilian Scenes Rosauro, N.
Brazilian Street Dance Brown, T.
Caribbean Festival Mancini, d.
Celebration Gauger, T.
Ceremonial, Op. 103 Creston, P.
City Soca Lipner, A.
Clocks McCarty, F.
Cloudburst* Warford, J.
Comedians Gallop Kabalevsky/Peters
Concertino on a Well Known Rustic Air Tonsing, E.
Concerto for Drum Set Beck, J.
Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ens. Rosauro, N.
Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra Harrison, L.
Crescendo Lepak, A.
Cross Novotney, E.
Dance Mix Koyle, G.
Deck the Halls Beckford, arr. by
Dill Pickles Johnson/Becker
Dining Room Music Kettle, R.
Dragon:  A Chinese Folk Tale* Lewis, R.
Eine kleine Nachmusic Mozart, W.A.
El Cumbanchero Hernandez/Faini
El Races de la Camptown Davis, arr. by
E.M.C. Primatic, S.
Encore in Jazz Firth, V.
Evolution for Percussion with Sop. and Horn Farberman, H.
Fancy That! Davis, T.L.
First Construction (In Metal) Cage, J.
Forrests of the Sun Clark, T.
Furious Angels Peyton, J.
Gainsborough Gauger, T.
Greensleeves Davis, arr. by
Hark the Herald Angles Sing Earls, arr. by
Harp Concerto Ginastera, A.
Head Talk Ford, M.
Here We Are Estefan/Beckford
Hoe-Down from Rodeo Copland/McCutchen
I Finally Found Someone Hamlisch/Beckford
If Gates/Beckford
Intentions Novotney, E.
Introduction and Allegro Shory, D.
Ionisation Varese, E.
Irish Tune from County Derry Grainger/Beckford
Jazz Variants Beck, J.
Jump (For My Love) Sharon/Beckford
Knock on Wood Blank, A.
Ku-Ka-Ilimoku Rouse, C.
La Bamba arr. Cahn
Layers Glassock, L.
Le Papillon LeVan, R.
Lezghinka from Gayane Ballet Khachaturian/Springer
Lift Off! Peck, R.
Living Room Music Cage, J.
Log Cabin Blues Green/Becker
Maple Leaf Rag Joplin/Houllif
March to the Scaffold Berlioz/Farberman
Marcha Cumbia Tillapaugh, S.
Mardi Gras Brown, T.
Marimba Spiritual Miki, M.
Me Tarzan Crockarell, C.
Medley of Zapateados Kaptain, arr. by
Mitos Brasileiros Rosauro, N.
Moon River Mancini/Earls
Music Box Dancer Mills/Frese
Music for Pieces of Wood Reich, S.
Mysterious Horse Before the Gate Hovhaness, A.
No Exit Glassock, L.
Nola Arndt/Cahn
nomen solers Barlow, C.
Nonet McKenzie, J.
O' Sacred Head Bach/Moore
October Mountain Hovhaness, A.
Odyssey Levy/Beckford
Ostinato Pianissimo Cowell, H.
Overture for Percussion Ensemble Beck, J.
Palace of Nine Perfections Ewazen, E.
Panda Pause Davis, T.L.
Past Midnight Gauger, T.
People Styne/Earls
Percussion Music Strang, G.
Pizzicato Polka Strauss/Remson
Portico Gauger, T.
Prelude and Allegro Volz, E.
Quiet Macbride, D.
Quintalogue and Dance Popp, H.
Quintet for Percussion Lepak, A.
Recuerdos de la Alhambra Tarrega/Mathiesen
Rendezvous Samuels, D.
Ritmica Nos. 5 and 6 Roldan, A.
Ritmo Jondo Surinach, C.
Ritual Fire Dance Falla/Peters
River is the Way McCarthy, D.
River of Dreams Joel/Beckford
Rock Trap Schinstine, W.
Sabre Dance Khachaturian/Moore
Samba de Verao Primatic, S.
Scherzo from Symphony No. 4 Tchaikovsky/Peters
Sesame Street Raposo/Hannah
Silent Night Earls, arr. by
Slap Shift Smith, J.B.
Snares, Traps and Other Hunting Devices Davis, T.L.
Sonata for Horn, Marimba, and Percussion* Volkmann, R.
Sonatina Tull, F.
Song of Queztecoatl Harrison, L.
Spectrum No. 1 Green Lauer, A.
Spring Break* Beckford, J.
Stompin' Thru the Rye Davis, arr. by
Strange Loops Long, P.
Streams Benson, W.
String Quartet in C, Op. 33, No. 3 Haydn/Vincent
Suite for Percussion Kraft, W.
Suite for Solo Drum Set and Perc. Ens. Mancini, D.
Suite for Three Drum Sets Elias, S.
Sunrise, Sunset Bock/Beckford
Sweet for Percussion Auger/Beckford
Swimming from Waterworld Howard/Warco
Swords of Moda-Ling Peters, G.
Synchronisms No. 5 Davidovsky, M.
Take That! Albright, W.
Theme from A Summer Place Steiner/Beckford
Theme from Mickey Conti/Frese
Third Construction Cage, J.
Three Brothers Colgrass, M.
Three Burlesques Oszkar, B.
Three Dances Yoshioka, T.
To Those Who Are Brave Mikula, P.
Toccata Chavez, C.
Toccata for Alto Sax and Percussion Ens. Stout, A.
Tribute to Mangione Mangione/Crockarell
Trio Sonata No. 10 in A Major Scarlattt, D./Sawatzke
Twin Peaks, Title Theme from Badalamenti/Beckford
Two Rituals Miller, M.
Undercurrents Gaetano, M.
We Wish you a Merry Christmas arr. Beckford
What Child is This Davis, arr. by
Whispers Skidmore, D.
Winter from The Four Seasons Vivaldi/Bagwell
Wipe Out Surfaris/Beckford
Woodwork Bach, Jan
Xylophonia Green/Becker
 
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