Azureus is a jazz waltz inspired by the composer’s wife's roses garden! The piece follows an AABACA form that serves as the basic structure for the improvised solos. The use of jazz harmonies, scales, and melodic patterns give this piece a different sound and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Juan Álamo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Being Little is a four-movement work for solo vibraphone based on several special activities that parents share with their newborn. Each of the movements features distinctive characteristics to musically identify with one of those activities. The four…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
A Christmas Vibe was written by Josh Gottry to provide recognizable but unique arrangements of familiar Christmas tunes for 4-mallet solo vibraphone. Each of these titles varies in style, but all are intended to be appropriate for any Christmas…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This energetic two-mallet marimba solo for the intermediate performer may be played unaccompanied or with an optional conga pattern provided for an additional player. Centered on one primary four-measure theme, the composition is embellished using grace notes…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
7 Original Solos for Developing 4-Mallet Marimba Technique
Josh Gottry's For Four is loaded with excellent solos and exercises for the advancing mallet player. For each solo in this wonderful collection, there is a full page of exercises meant for technical…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
I Will See You Again was first conceived as an improvised solo in memory of my brother-in-law. Over time, the piece has evolved and become more of a structured composition but without losing the improvisatory/lamenting feel which was originally intended.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Juan Álamo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Focused around a five-note, left-hand ostinato pattern which threads its way through the entire work, this composition is typified by repetitious rhythmic patterns. Contrast is achieved through variations in texture, range, and harmonic structure. The piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Translated as "The Beloved One," La Querendona is a beautiful duet for vibraphone & marimba written in the style of the Puerto Rican Danza. It is characterized by lyrical melodies juxtaposed with syncopated bass lines.Program NotesLa Querendona (The…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Juan Álamo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lapse of Time seemed like the perfect title because the piece is constantly switching the beat and the feel, making it difficult for the performer to keep track of time, and impossible for the listener to know where the beat lies. This was accomplished…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel Gonko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Collection of 4 Progressive Solos + 1 Duet for Cajon
Outside the Box is a collection of four progressive solos and one duet for cajon. Each piece is intended to develop comfort with a variety of sounds and to assist the performer in creating a vocabulary of…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry, J. Woodbury
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications