This 2-movement work was written for Goto's wife, Akiko. The first air features a rhapsodic opening alternating between mallets and hands, followed by a dance-like 6/8. The second air expands on the dance-like nature of the first and even has a nod to…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dirges for solo timpani consists of four short movements representing a sense of mourning in four different musical forms.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2007 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 9:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the composer's new-born daughter, More of Us is sweet, spunky, and a little off-balance, just like her! It is sure to be a great addition to a high-school or college recital.
Grade Level: 3 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Matt Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Music for Vibraphone & Electronica fuses together three different sounds and styles: electronic drum and bass music, as pioneered and popularized by artists Square Pusher and Aphex Twin, the Indonesian music of Bali, and the eclectic world jazz of Pat…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Matt Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
PixelPop is an energetic 4-mallet marimba solo that features a chiptune accompaniment track using the sounds of retro video game music. Press up, up, down, left, right to start with 99 lives.DOWNLOAD PRACTICE & PERFORMANCE TRACKS
Grade Level: Medium Easy…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Matt Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Because it is a “recital piece,” this work does not employ any experimental techniques and concepts; however, it is based on an idea of musical simultaneity. In fact, different rhythm structures, pitch structures, timbres, and musical characteristics are…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Surface is a challenging work for 5-octave marimba that provides tremendous musical depth for the performer while remaining engaging and moving for an audience. Imagine, if you will, the concept of a "surface": a textured top, a stark geometric exterior, and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Matt Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An intermediate four-mallet marimba solo, Uma Para Ela was composed for the composer's wife prior to their wedding in 2008. A pensive, lyrical work, this tonal solo helps develop a strong sense of musical sensitivity and expression.Program NotesAn…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Matt Moore
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a quote from "Mary Poppins," Until the Wind Changes is a three-movement work that opens with a calm introduction to the instruments and, especially, a large set of backyard wind chimes. The second movement, played entirely on a glockenspiel, has…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Joe W. Moore III
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Opposite musical characteristics such as soft and loud, comfort and angular, static and active, hesitant and steadfast are contrastingly employed in this piece.Program NotesValse Éxcentrique is composed as a part of series of pieces written by three composers…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Yo Goto
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications