VIBRAPHONE SOLOS, and BELL SOLOS (Glockenspiel)

A challenging jazz waltz which can be performed on either vibraphone or marimba. Four-mallets throughout. adv. high school/college.

$17.95

Dedicated to Anders Astand, this challenging solo is organized in two distinct sections: the first is in a jazz style, the second in classical form. Included in the jazz section are measures where the performer can improvise. Accessible four-mallet solo for advanced recitals. college/professional.

This is a challenging four-mallet vibraphone solo with piano accompaniment. The work explores the rhythmic and harmonic interplay between the two instruments as each shares its responsibilities to accompany and to lead. “...and now these three remain...” could be equally at home in the recital hall or the church sanctuary. advanced high school/college.

Challenging recital piece. Requires 4 mallets. adv. high school/college.

 
Score and Video Sample

Originally scored for piano, this prelude garnered worldwide popularity when Andrés Segovia transcribed and performed the work on guitar in the 1920s. Leyenda has since become known by some as the “quintessential Spanish guitar piece.” The vibraphone, due to its capability to sustain chords, execute independent melodic lines and arpeggios, and effect harmonics, is particularly suitable for realizing a guitar-influenced version of Albeniz’ original prelude for piano. Audience friendly yet challenging for the performer! adv. high school/college.

Price: $17.95

Beautiful, melodic
recital work!
Requires 4 mallets.
adv. high school/college.

Scored for soprano and vibraphone. The text (in English) for Come Away
draws from the Song of Solomon, in the Hebrew Scripture. The original prose is the serenade of a young man inviting his beloved to follow him
for a time of romance.
In Come Away,
the words evolve into
a ballad of unrequited love. Nice change of pace for recitals or sacred settings!
Requires 4 mallets. adv. high school/college.

A substantial collection of etudes that covers a wide range of musical styles, (addressing various difficulty levels, tempi, keys, and performance challenges) for the contemporary vibist! This volume can be effectively utilized in a number of ways: as a method for the progressive development of mallet skills, as supplemental reading material, or as a source of performance pieces for auditions or contest scenarios. Beginners to advanced players will find much worthwhile study and performance material in this one! [Includes demo CD of selected etudes]

Three movement work for the advanced vibraphonist! Contemporary rhythmic procedures, rich harmonies and moving melodies make this an audience friendly concerto. Available in three versions: Solo with Piano, Solo with Strings and Solo with Percussion Ensemble. adv. high school/college. [Duration ca. 15'] [Solo with Strings and Solo with Percussion Ensemble - In Preparation]

A great feature for vibraphone soloist with band - this single movement work is a well-crafted showcase for the instrument! The vibraphone part requires four-mallets and performance techniques such as mallet dampening. The band parts are not merely "accompaniment," but weave a very accessible and vibrant tonal picture - consequently this piece should be well received by performers as well as audiences. adv. high school/college.
Duration ca. 8'42"

Solo: $9.95

Solo with Score: $28.95

Band Parts: $50.00

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.

SEE ALSO:
Ripples in the Water

Vibraphone and bass. Loosely based on the opening motive of the old barbershop quartet classic, Down by the Old Mill Stream, this work places two traditional jazz partners in a series of casual and intense "third stream" settings. college.

Price: $27.95

Written to feature two mallet soloists - one playing vibraphone and one playing marimba - the work displays colorful melodic lines with lots of interaction between the wind instruments and the mallet instruments. The instrumentation allows the mallet instruments to shine - this is a great selection for a duo performance! [Duration ca. 8’21” ] adv. high school/college. [Wind Parts by Rental, please inquire.] [Version for Band is also available, please inquire]

Score and Solo Parts:
$27.95

Price: $15.95

Adapted from the songs of Astor Piazzolla, Morleo has arranged the titles in this collection to be readily accessible to the intermediate or advanced vibraphonist. From a technical standpoint, the titles in this collection require four mallets and
also employ contemporary techniques such as mallet dampening and "dead strokes."
From a listener's standpoint, the rich melodies and harmonic materials of these "tangos" should be readily received! adv. high school/college.

Price: $24.95

A great recital collection for solo vibraphone - intermediate/advanced performer - technically challenging, yet audience friendly!

Three solos in different musical styles.

1. Soaring in the Sky
ca. 5',

2. Liberatorium
ca. 3' 53" 

3. Alteratorium
ca. 3' 26"
adv. high school/college.

Price: $15.95

Second Place Winner
in the 2004
PAS composition contest!
A great exploration of the prolific sound qualities of
the vibraphone, this work was inspired by the images
of large ice "Floes" and the reflections of these giant ice statues on the surrounding waters. "Floes" reflects this imagery with rich harmonic language and timbre. This challenging piece requires four mallets as well as a bow, and makes use of many contemporary performance techniques.
Duration: ca. 7'. adv. high school/college.

Challenging collection of solos for vibraphone,
combining contemporary performance techniques
with rich harmonic and melodic content.
These solos would make a great choice for both study and recital performances!

Four Seasons - a set of challenging concert pieces which can be played as individual movements or as a unified "suite.".The compositions are equally suited for ambitious students of all ages up to the conservatory level,
and professional musicians.
The musical spectrum of the pieces extends from the meditative mood of "Winter Song" to the pulsating rhythms of "Summer." Performers and audiences will appreciate this expressive music. The play-along CD presents the pieces as they would be performed on both instruments, as well as offering practice-tracks with the "other" instrument.

"The heliosphere is the
outer margin of the solar wind
---a bubble of charged particles expanding outward in space, against interstellar forces.

Scored for Vibraphone and Violoncello, Heliospheric II
loosely depicts a journey to
the far reaches of this cosmic barrier." - MB
college/professional

Price: $15.95

Challenging, contemporary
work in three movements.
Utilizes four-mallets, and techniques such as:
half pedal, and mallet dampening, among others.
adv. high school/college. 
". . . this work . . . has an appealing quality that
audiences will enjoy.
Students will benefit from working on this piece in the areas of rhythmic accuracy, dynamic control and phrasing."
Percussive Notes)

Consistent left-hand bass pattern keeps pushing this challenging tune forward. Great contemporary composition in an early jazz style. Requires 4 mallets and advanced vibraphone technique. college/professional.

Price: $15.95

First Place Winner in the
2008 PAS Italy composition contest! Written with a pop flavor utilizing elements of polyphonic texture, with rich harmonic voicings and Latin-American influenced rhythms, KODA would make a great addition to any recital performance. 
With memorable melody
and harmony, as well as symmetric, comprehensible form, this challenging solo is sure to please audiences
as well as performers. college/professional.

Price: $15.95

First Place Winner
in the 2004 PAS
composition contest!
This piece opens with several different musical ideas presented in quick
succession, which are then explored, combined and transformed. In fact, these ideas take a tangled journey through juxtapositions of chromaticism and diatonicism, density and sparseness, thick harmonies and quick melodies, and widely varying moods - requiring great virtuosity
and creative interpretation from the performer! Duration: ca. 8-9'. college/professional.

Price: $15.95

Third Place Winner in the
2004 PAS composition contest! Starting with a
slow and relaxed
introduction that makes
use of bowed notes as well as a melody played with mallets, the piece quickly moves into a very rhythmic groove. For the intermediate/advanced performer this will be an accessible piece that would be very audience friendly! Duration: ca. 7'15".
adv. high school/college.

Challenging and unique vibraphone solo with tape. Solo and tape accompaniment patterns
are active both melodically and rhythmically - Latin/fusion-like rhythms predominate in the accompaniment. Some sections can be read as written or improvised - requires four mallets and bow.
CD included w/score. adv. high school/college.

SEE ALSO: Version for Vibraphone solo with Percussion Ensemble.

Scored for mezzo-soprano
and vibraphone. This work consists of two short but challenging movements:
Kyrie and Gloria,
and makes use of Greek nd Latin texts. The vibraphone part does not serve merely as accompaniment to the soprano, but rather in many instances displays interesting rhythmic and melodic counterpoint to
the sopranos' melodic lines. The vibraphone part requires four-mallets and intermediate/advanced technique.
This piece offers a unique setting of these texts and would be appropriate both for sacred settings and the concert hall! college.

Explores contemporary vibraphone techniques; mallet dampening, dead strokes, and interlocking melodic lines in an
appealing and challenging work suitable for
advanced recitals.
Requires four mallets.
adv. high school/college.

This piece opens with a flowing introductory section, emphasizing arpeggiated figures
(mallet permutations 1234234) , then gives
way to a very tuneful ballad.  Ripples in the Water provides a good technical workout, is fun to play and is enjoyable to hear!  adv. high school/college.

SEE ALSO:
Deu me Alegria

Price: $18.00

2nd Place Winner
in the 2011
PAS Composition Contest.
Accessible five-movement suite for solo vibraphone.
adv. high school/college.

SEE ALSO:
MARIMBA-SYNTHESIS.

Inspired by Isaac Asimov's writing, this is a challenging bell solo that utilizes four mallets and various dampening techniques to create a unique musical character. Suitable for advanced level recitals and concerts.
SEE ALSO: Drum Amalgam for Percussion Trio and NGC 981 for Flute and Djembe.

A very appealing and meticulous arrangement
for the accomplished vibist! This suite
(originally in E minor) consists of six movements, each of very different character with unique opportunities and challenges for the performer (four-mallets). Appropriate for recitals, sacred settings, weddings, etc. Nice!
adv. high school/college. Includes reference CD.

A light four-mallet lullaby for vibraphone utilizing mallet slide and touch dampening. String bass part optional. adv. high school/college.

Challenging four-mallet vibraphone solo. Great for development of subtle dampening techniques. adv. high school/college.   "Written in a gorgeous ballad style . . .

Thinking of Jacque is a welcome addition to four-mallet, solo vibraphone literature . . . a quality work . . ." (Percussive Notes)

A three movement suite inspired by the artwork of Frida Kahlo, Max Ernst and Tamara De Lempicka. This title makes use of contemporary techniques such as mallet dampening and dead strokes, etc., to weave some very interesting musical textures. A challenging collection that would make a unique addition to any recital. adv. high school/college.

3rd Place Winner - 2011 PAS Composition Contest. Challenging solo, four mallets, great choice for advanced recital programs.

- 2013 PAS Italy Composition Contest.
Challenging concert/recital work for both vibraphone and piano.
Two stand-alone
movements:
Midnight in Buenos Aires, with some subtle tango influences, and Dizzy Bird  with some subtle, and not so subtle, jazz influences!
college/professional.

Challenging ten minute work for solo vibraphone in two movements. The first movement is an exploration of the technical and sonoric possibilities of the instrument; the second is a tonally centric, jazz influenced aria which involves some challenging four-mallet polyphony. college/professional. 

". . . a wonderful addition to advanced four-mallet vibraphone repertoire." (Percussive Notes)

1st Place Winner - 2013 PAS Italy Composition Contest. A great recital showcase for the adventurous vibist!
Vibraphone scoring interacts beautifully with the string quartet. Requires an amplified vibraphone and some extra effects modules for a unique performance experience. college/professional.

Three movements:
I: ca. 6' 09"
II: ca. 7' 53"
III: ca. 7' 56"
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Score and Vibraphone Solo: $39.95

Vibraphone Solo: $17.95

Score: $25.95

Strings: $25.95

Complete: Score, Solo and Strings - $59.95

Score and Video Samples

Written for Doug Walter, and scored for soprano (opt. tenor) and vibraphone, this work is based on four poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins that portray many different aspects of the Holy Trinity.
A challenging work for vibist, this work would be suitable for both the recital hall or a sacred setting. college.

Scored for
solo vibraphone
this is a challenging work
in three movements.
It requires
four mallets, and offers
the performer myriad opportunities for self-expression and musical nuance. A great choice for an advanced level recital program. college/professional.

First Place Winner PAS Composition Contest - 2008! Scored for
soprano and vibraphone, this work in two movements: Mother's Lament and Daughter's Lullaby, is based on text by Nicky Schildkraut.
A challenging work
for vibist. college/professional.