This piece begins with a soothing and reflective rolled section that first introduces the main theme in the upper voice. Throughout the piece you can hear this main theme transformed through rhythmic development and variation. It builds to a climax with a…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nicholas Chernich
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A collection of continually changing arpeggiations and melodic ideas, Wandering is a delicate and beautiful work for solo marimba.Program NotesA collection of continually changing arpeggiations and melodic ideas, Wandering is a delicate and beautiful work for…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Gottry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Like Hunter’s other vibraphone works, Washing Machine Blues is extremely idiomatic and fun to play. It is based on the typical 12-bar blues progression, but has an interesting variation on this progression in the “B” section.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1991…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Hunter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on an Emily Dickinson poem of the same name, "Where Thou Art - That - is Home" is a beautiful, lush chorale for solo marimba.Program NotesThe title of this work comes from the poem bearing that title by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), one of the towering…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Gene Fambrough
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Winds of Saturn is a rhapsodic, programmatic work that divides into six sections - Equatorial Winds, Cassini in Orbit, Storm on the Surface, Dance of 100,000 Rings, Titan, and The Winds Return. Each section has its own character that explores many moods,…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Steve Fitch
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Windsong has two contrasting movements. The first movement is a mixture of modes that are reflective of the composer's interest in film scores. The second movement employs a fast rhythmic pace in tribute to the composer's beginnings in drum set playing. Both…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
A Winter Fantasy originally appeared on Nathan Daughtrey’s Christmas album “The Yuletide Marimba” as “A Winter Prelude” (solo marimba) and “A Winter Postlude” (marimba quartet). Both arrangements featured different parts and moods of “Jingle Bells.”…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 1) was created to fill a void in Christmas literature for 4-mallet solo marimba (low A). Spanning a wide range of styles, these arrangements are suitable for diverse performance venues - both sacred and secular.Program…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
8 More Christmas Favorites for Solo Marimba
The Yuletide Marimbist, Book 2 was created to continue filling the void in Christmas literature for 4-mallet solo marimba. Like the first book, these arrangements span a wide range of styles and are suitable for…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications