Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth."Program Notes<b.Collapse is based on a play entitled Marybeth by Hayley Pugh, set in Colonial America. The play follows the story of a young…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gray is a challenging rondo that grew organically out of an improvisation session. It is designed to reflect the feelings of unsurety that accompany the "gray areas" in life, and can be an emotionally satisfying piece to perform.Program NotesGray is a piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Il Difetto Tragico ("The Tragic Flaw") is a powerhouse work for solo marimba in two movements. The first movement alternates between beautiful chromatic chorales and arpeggios, while the second movement features a heart-pounding rhythmic drive that will leave…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A modern work for marimba, utilizing the Medieval technique of Soggetto Cavato, wherein vowels are matched with pitch labels from the Guidonian naturale hexachord.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: 1 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category:…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The first movement, Aria, is one of the most challenging rolled pieces you will encounter, musically and technically. The second movement, Interlude, is transition material from the first movement to the third with figures that fly up and down the instrument…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
David J. Long
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications