This three-movement work for solo marimba contemplates some of the questions a new parent might have, with a wide variety of musical textures and performance techniques being explored by the performer.Program NotesThree Questions for Solo Marimba was written…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Bryce Craig
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Filled with musical and technical challenges, To See is a robust intermediate solo for low-A Marimba that is sure to help performers grow.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2022 Number of Players: 1 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Payton MacDonald
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Two-Mallet Traveler invites players and their audiences to savor scenes, sights, and sounds from around the world. Written for two mallets and ranging from 3 to 4 1/3 octaves in range, these solos form a varied collection of colorful and winsome vignettes…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Kit Mills
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
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
for Solo Marimba
Written for the composer's wife, Waltz for Sanne is a very accessible solo which gives the player a chance to show off their four-mallet technique. This is a great piece for a recital, especially as an encore!Program NotesI made Waltz for…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Koen Wilmaers
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with CD accompaniment
After a successful marriage of the marimba and electronics in Rimbasly and Concerto for Marimba, Percussion, and Synthesizers, McCarthy decided to revisit and re-imagine the combination. Unlike the concerto treatment of the instrument in…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
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
Zephyr is a lovely piece with sweet tonal language and written with clear idiomatic considerations. Zephyr would be a fine companion piece on any recital.Program NotesZephyr is a lovely piece with sweet tonal language and written with clear idiomatic…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Guillaume Le Picard
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Marimba, Digital Delay, and Sounds
Ziu means “blessed rain” in Japanese and can also be translated into “the rain that comes after the drought.”DOWNLOAD OPTIONAL BACKGROUND TRACKProgram NotesZIU was composed for Japanese percussionist Masayuki Nino’s…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daiki Kato
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications