Recommended Repertoire
Here at CoMA we want to make our catalogue of works as accessible to you as possible, so we have created a list of pieces suitable for students, people who are just starting their journey into contemporary music, and easy-to-learn pieces suitable for amateurs.
Pieces for flexible instrumental ensemble with keyboard and percussion
Alex Campkin: Counting My Numberless Fingers
Robert Szymanek: i can’t do this without you
Dave Smith: Bunnahabhain (from Whiskies of Islay)
Peter McGarr: Imaginary Orchestras
Pieces for flexible instrumental ensemble with keyboard and voices
Pieces for flexible instrumental ensemble with keyboard, percussion, and voices
Paul Burnell: Four Minutes, Four Daydreams
Pieces for flexible instrumental ensemble with percussion
Philip Venables: Dutch Courage
Pieces for flexible instrumental ensemble in four-part open score
Howard Skempton: Sirens for Orchestra
Joanna Baille: Hildegardstraße – This piece also has an accompanying backing track
Our Open Score anthology features more pieces in four-part open score and can be found here.
You can listen to excerpts of our recommendations from this anthology below.
Stephen Montague: Dead Cat Bounce
Jonathan Harvey: Climbing Frame
Are you looking for something for a particular size of ensemble or instrumentation? Drop us an email on music@coma.org and we can help you find something.