With the exception of a brief rolled interlude in the middle of the piece, The Chase is a perpetually moving tour-de-force. Many different sticking combinations are required throughout, providing wonderful challenges to the performer.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel Cathey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This beautiful setting of text from the Mass of the Requiem combines mezzo soprano voice with marimba. With each verse, the music increases in intensity, both rhythmically and dynamically. Although the marimba plays primarily an accompanimental role, there…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Roberts
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After a brief rhapsodic introduction, Forgotten Days of Fall settles into a lovely, nostalgic statement of the primary theme accompanied by a energetic triplet feel.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2005 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 4:00 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel Cathey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A beautiful arrangement of Paganini's "The Little Bell" for two marimbas. A wonderful challenge for the modern marimbist to capture the essence of the original etude.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: 2 Duration: 4:30 Publisher: C. Alan…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Liszt, Daniel Cathey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A gorgeous, unique percussion ensemble with beautiful colors throughout. Read the program notes and use them as the bases of rehearsing this very emotional composition.Program NotesPompeii, the ancient city of Campania, Italy, lies 14 miles southeast of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Roberts
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Category: Solo Works
Instrumentation
Marimba (4-octave)
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Daniel Cathey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Two Moods for Clarinet & Marimba features a constant blending and interaction between the two instruments. The two movements/moods imitate characteristic forms and rhythms of Baroque dances while incorporating modal harmonies of the 19th and 20th…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Roberts
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications