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Traditional - Arr. Daniel Heslink
This challenging arrangement for marimba (four-mallets), is comprised of
a four-part chorale-style exposition of the famous early American
melody, followed by four variations in contrasting styles. The
variations make use of performance practices of West
African players of
the gyil (ostinato figures in one hand against polyrhythmic
melodic fragments in the other), quartel and quintal harmonies,
arpeggiated textures (reminiscent of Japanese Koto performance)
as well as copious use of independent rolls (single-handed). The
five movements can be played as a "suite" or independently as the
performance context requires. This is an ideal piece for sacred
contexts as well as the recital hall. adv. high school/college.
Angle of Repose
$15.95
Thomas R. Marceau Sound sample
A very expressive solo, Angle of Repose portrays the sadness, struggle and resolution of losing someone. A large majority of this piece is derived from a single melodic theme, used in both chorale and melodically independent settings. Requires 4 1/2-octave marimba. adv. high school/college. $12.50 [Direct Download Version - 10 pp.]
Atrium
Dance
$8.50
Mark Shelton
Sound sample
Playable on a 4 1/3
octave marimba, Atrium Dance makes use of fun, flashy, repeating
figures that allow the performer to concentrate on technique and
phrasing without vast numbers of ever changing intervals. A short piece
with wide audience accessibility, this piece would be appropriate for
marimbists with intermediate level 4-mallet technique. A unique
feature is the cadenza, which gives the marimbist an opportunity to
improvise using a limited number of pitches. The piece would work
equally well as an opening/closing or encore selection for recitals.
high school/college.
Butterflies, Mountains, Bamboo
$14.00
Stephen Crawford
Inspired by a visit to Taiwan and it's beautiful landscape, flora and fauna, this challenging and unique solo would make a great addition to a recital program! Scored for 5-octave marimba, four mallets. adv. high school/college.
$11.00 [Direct Download Version - 10 pp.]
Bruce Henzcel
Sound samples: 1
2
3
4
The purpose of this edition is to provide the working
percussionist with a collection of Christmas carols, all of which are
concert worthy. Appropriate for a variety of settings, these pieces can be
performed as solos, duets, or with any larger number of players. Great
care was taken to maintain the integrity and character of each piece.
Various techniques for two and four mallets are incorporated, as well as
many different styles of music from around the world. The order of the
pieces as it is, can work well for a concert program. The performer
should feel free to improvise his/her own ideas when musically relevant.
Some pieces were arranged for a four-and-a-half octave marimba, and will
need to be transposed up an octave, or into another key to be used on a
smaller marimba. Reference CD included.
high school/college.
More
Christmas/Holiday titles
Insansa Christmas
- CD
Cliffs of Moher
$15.95
Thomas R. Marceau Sound sample
Cliffs of Moher is a challenging four-mallet composition that utilizes contrary motion between the hands and fast technical passages throughout. It is meant to elicit the beauty of Ireland’s landscape and shoreline. Requires 5-octave marimba. adv. high school/college. $12.50 [Direct Download Version - 10 pp.]
Bradley Bodine
Sound sample
Commissioned and premiered by Drew Lang, A Cross On Wood makes
use of contemporary marimba techniques which include displaced octaves,
fast scale passages, and poly-rhythms. While there is an extended
passage of rolled notes (four-mallets) at the outset and a brief return
to this material at the end, overall this is an energetic and very
rhythmic piece.
The key scheme follows the
pattern D-Ab-B-F-D. When this pattern is placed on a "circle of
fifths" chart, it forms a cross, hence the title of the piece.
adv. high school/college.
MORE INFO:
Crystal Butterfly
Performance score & CD accompaniment:
$17.95
Ben Wahlund
Sound sample
Second place winner in the 2003 PAS
composition contest!
Marimba & Electronics.
Unique intermediate level marimba solo that incorporates contemporary
marimba techniques.
[Four mallets - 4 1/3 octave marimba].
adv. high school/college.
Dancing
Columns
$15.00
Shawn
Crouch
Sound sample
This is a highly rhythmic and driving marimba solo that conveys the
"columns of sound" carried in an urban setting. This challenging
four-mallet work would be a great choice for the advanced level
percussionist looking for a platform that will display his/her
well-developed sense of musicality and finesse. [Requires low E]
college/professional.
Deu me Alegria
$10.00
Jessica Muñiz Sound sample
Scored for marimba and vibraphone (one player), this work was inspired by a visit to Northeastern Brazil, and in particular the rhythmic configuration known as Baião, prevalent in the region. Requires four mallets, 4 1/3 octave marimba. adv. high school/college.
$8.00 [Direct Download Version - 7 pp.]
Eastern Fantasia for Solo Marimba
$14.95
Rihards Zaļupe Score and Video samples
This is a challenging, rhythm-driven recital piece which makes use of many unique melodic and harmonic elements. The central, subtle, and more ethereal sections require the performer to display a great deal of musical nuance, before returning to driving, interlocking, melo-rhythmic patterns to close the piece. Well suited for advanced recitals as well as a variety of public performance settings. Duration ca. 5' 50" - requires a 4 1/3-octave marimba. college/professional. SEE ALSO: Concertino for Marimba and Orch. & DANCE for Marimba and Piano.
Echo Rhythm
$14.00
Brett E.E. Paschal Sound Samples: 1 2
Audience friendly, yet challenging for the performer, this marimba solo requires well developed four-mallet technique. Written in two parts, the first section is a relaxed chorale, while part two is very rhythmic with interlocking and fast-moving melodic lines. college. SEE ALSO: Life's Questions & Rosebush. $11.00 [Direct Download Version - 15 pp.]
Eruption of Sakurajima
$12.00
Jessica Muñiz Sound sample Video sample
Inspired by impressions of Sakurajima (the renowned volcano in Japan), this is a challenging four-mallet marimba solo that offers both, challenges for the performer, and a very appealing aural experience for the listener! Requires a 4 1/3 octave marimba and the technical ability for independent mallet movement. adv. high school/college.
$9.50 [Direct Download Version - 10 pp.]
Fantasy for Marimba
$8.00
Jeff Brown
Accessible
contemporary piece for marimba in three sections (ABA'). Requires
intermediate level four-mallet skills - interlocking rhythms and polyrhythms between hands (3:2). adv high school/college.
Martin J. Elster
Appealing
recital collection of five works for marimba, contemporary yet lyrical,
four mallets. adv. high school/college.
Five Hymns for
Marimba
$15.00
Dan Heslink
Unique solos
adaptations - a combination of contemporary performance techniques
(one-handed rolls, etc.) with traditional hymn tunes (Blessed
Assurance, et al). Five movements can be played in sequence as one
unified selection, or individual movements can be played as separate,
shorter selections. Four mallets. adv. high school/college.
Four
Central American Folk Tunes
$10.00
Vida Chenoweth
Four short works that are accessible to younger,
as well as more advanced, performers. Collection requires basic
four-mallet techniques (marimba), but pieces could also be
adapted/played by two players on one instrument. jr. high-college.
Richard K. LeVan
Sound samples: 1
2
3
4
A challenging four-movement work for
the intermediate/advanced performer - requires well-developed
four-mallet marimba technique. Each movement has a different feel and
corresponding challenges, yet the main thematic material flows loosely
through each. ca.12’ duration. adv. high school/college.
From the Edge of the Frame
$11.50
Stephen Crawford
Sound
sample
Intensely rhythmic, challenging
single-movement work, in rondo form for four mallets. The title is
derived from the frenzied feeling of barely hanging on while struggling
to cope with the every day rigors of life; as if one is in a photograph
or picture, not quite centered or focused - just looking on “From the
Edge of the Frame.” Scored for 4 1/3 octave marimba - intermediate level
technique required; includes independent rolls (one-handed). Audience
friendly, for recitals or contests. adv. high school/college.
This work was inspired by a dried-up riverbed, resulting from the deadly drought in Central Texas during the summer of 2000. Written in an ABA form, the opening section depicts the flow of the river, from small droplets, to a flowing, active river. The middle chorale section is a lamentation over the death of the river. The ending section looks forward to the river coming back to life, flowing with water once again. Intermediate level, four-mallet solo, great for recitals or contests. adv. high school/college. $6.75 [Direct Download Version - 5 pp.]
Homage: Two Etudes for Marimba
$12.95
James A. Strain Sound Samples: 1 2
These two etudes are dedicated to Clair Omar Musser as homage to his enduring legacy which helped establish the marimba as a legitimate concert instrument. Harmonically, the etudes follow progressions derived from Musser’s published etudes and preludes, which can be described as late Romantic Era harmonies. The etudes make use of a variety of stroke types such as independent single verticals, double verticals & double laterals. Challenging for the intermediate level player who is seeking to enhance his/her four-mallet skills. adv. high school/college. $10.00 [Direct Download Version - 9 pp.]
Brian
Schober
Two-mallet piece for solo
marimba - for experienced performers. This piece is a flurry of
notes from beginning to end! college.
Gregg Koyle
Marimba solo composed in three sections
with introduction. Introduction utilizes one-handed independent rolls
followed by a polyrhythmic melody, unfolding into a beautiful, slow
middle section. After a brief transition, the recap explores various
roll types and contemporary marimba techniques. college.
Insect Music
$12.95
Ken Metz Sound samples: 1 2 3 4 5
A fun piece in five short movements: G. Hopp, Ballad of C Roach, Ant Invasion, Bness and Romance of the Moths - duration ca. 6'. Each movement attempts to convey physical motions or images of the insect represented in the title. Scored for 5-octave marimba, four mallets. adv. high school/college.
$10.00 [Direct Download Version - 9 pp.]
Vida Chenoweth
Short four-mallet solo for marimba in a
chorale-style. high school/college.
A suite in four short movements (Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter) - two scored for marimba and two scored for vibraphone. A fine composition for the performer who is just starting to develop his/her 4-mallet playing - nice melodies and interesting compositional techniques. A very accessible and useful piece for both pedagogical purposes and performance. jr. high-college.
Latin
American Album for Marimba (A)
$19.95
Sound samples: Perfume. . . Natalia Yacambú ¡No Me Toques! Almendra Misionera
A collection of charming Latin tunes for the marimba soloist - all require four-mallets and some can be played with small percussion instruments as accompaniment. Titles: Perfume De Gardenias, Natalia, Yacambú, ¡No Me Toques!, Almendra & Misionera. A CD is included with performances by Cotto. adv. high school/college.
Length of Variable Echo
$15.95
Originally scored for marimba and soundscape (sounds created by computer) this challenging solo has been revised to be played by solo marimba (four-mallets & bow). Inspired by a lunar eclipse, the piece moves through a number of different textures and while overall it is very rhythmic, does also offer the advanced performer amble opportunity to display his/her musical finesse and ability at subtle expression. college/professional. Duration approx: 8' 40". [Recorded on CD - Marimba Spiritual/Nanae Mimura - SRCR 2565/SONY Records]
Appealing two-movement recital piece for the intermediate/advanced player. The first movement is in a slow chorale style (four-mallets) and the second, more lengthy movement, offers up-tempo, interlocking melo-rhythmic figures. An audience pleasing choice for recitals. adv. high school/college. ". . . excellent for an advanced high school or college recital." (Percussive Notes, April '01) SEE ALSO: Echo Rhythm & Rosebush.
Lily Pads
$12.95
Thomas R. Marceau Sound sample
Lily Pads is a challenging four-mallet composition that demands great rhythmic, melodic and dynamic independence. This composition has an impressionistic sound, resulting from a blend of both strict and gently stretched lines between the hands. Requires 4 1/2-octave marimba. adv. high school/college. $10.25 [Direct Download Version - 8 pp.]
German Cancian
Challenging, contemporary, yet accessible
work, four-mallets (9'10"). An appealing new addition to the repertoire
for advanced performers. adv. high school/college. [Recorded on CD -
La Marimba En La Argentina/Angel Frette IRCO 219]
Unique solo scored for marimba and vibraphone - one player. The piece starts with driving rhythms on the marimba, moves seamlessly to a ballad like section on vibraphone, and ends with interlocking melo-rhythmic patterns performed simultaneously between the two instruments. Something a bit different for the developing 4-mallet player and an interesting choice for recitals given the visual aspects of one player utilizing two instruments simultaneously! high school-college.
$10.00
Scott
Blasco
Sound samples:
1
2
A challenging four-mallet solo, that utilizes traditional as well as
"mandolin" style rolls, intricate rhythms and contemporary yet
accessible tonalities. Marimba Fantasy is constructed in a
roughly palindromic arc, drawing its melodic and harmonic materials from
a superimposition of the keys of F# major and D minor. Though
continually shifting, the meters used in the opening and ending, as well
as frequently throughout, are also palindromes (ex.: the opening
bars, in 11/16 time signature, are in a metric pattern of 3+2+1+2+3). It
is overall a somewhat eclectic piece, with sudden transitions from
light, lilting dances to furious statements of the opening motives; and
from sharp angular figures to gentle chorales. This would make a great
addition to any soloist's repertoire!
adv high school/college.
Maurice Wright
A challenging solo, originally composed for Nancy Zeltsman. This is a single movement work scored for marimba (low A) and electronic sounds (a subtle blend of synthesizer timbres and acoustic sounds - CD included). Four-mallets required. college/professional.
Memento
$15.95
Ivan Trevino Sound samples: 1 2
Second place winner PAS Composition Contest - 2007!
Memento is an idiomatic marimba solo with a pop sensibility. It features sublime harmonies and natural rhythmic patterns, making it accessible to performers and listeners alike. Requires four mallets - 5 octave marimba. college.
A challenging work - approx. 9 minutes in length. Commissioned by New Music Marimba and performed by William Moersch at PASIC 2000, this promises to be a valuable and stimulating addition to the advanced recital repertoire! Although originally written for a 5-octave instrument, this piece can be readily adapted so as to be performed on a 4 & 1/2 or 4 & 1/3 octave marimba. At times intense, at times expressive, this solo will allow the performer an amble opportunity to display his/her musical finesse! college/professional.
Eric
Starr
Nasty Roach
is a solo marimba piece that is challenging, yet enjoyable to perform.
This composition is designed to build four-mallet technique, and music
interpretation skills. Nasty Roach is a jazzy (post be-bop)
mallet piece that is fast and furious, yet subtle and graceful. This
piece urges the percussionist to exhibit lightning chops as well as
insightful musical depth. A perfect encore piece for any recital!
college.
Playable on a 4 1/2 octave instrument (low Ab), this three movement set will challenge even the most experienced performers! This work requires a high degree of mallet independence and musical finesse as many passages make use of subtle changes in roll speeds and textures. college/professional.
