This is a delightful four-movement suite of Baroque dances for intermediate timpani. Dwayne Rice has taken great care to make the timpani as melodic and musical as possible. Perfect for an undergraduate percussion recital!
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2014…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fantasie in A is a marimba solo inspired by the M.C. Escher drawing Metamorphosis II. It is the metamorphosis of one musical idea into a series of other musical ideas, connected in much the same way elements of the Escher drawing are connected. One idea…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
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
Joest's conventional harmonies, peaceful textures, and simple melodic line and motive make for a wonderfully soothing piece. Be sure to add this one to your next recital.Program NotesRhapsodic Aprismatism was a response to a lot of turbulence in my life…
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Solo Works
Composer:
Kevin Joest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sonata No. 1 is a challenging four-movement work modeled after the violin sonatas and cello suites of J.S. Bach.Program NotesSonata No. 1 is a challenging four-movement work modeled after the violin sonatas and cello suites of J.S. Bach. It was commissioned…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
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
Variations for Marimba (2005) is for the advanced marimba soloist. It is essentially a “classical” set of variations on a theme, however the “theme” is elusive and evolves as the variations progress. Based on the compositional techniques of Béla Bartók, it is…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications