So much music in a single (fast-slow-fast) movement. This concerto should be top priority for the serious marimbist. Perfect for a university concerto competition; perfect for the professional. The marimba part is difficult, but accessible, and the orchestra…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This percussion sextet written predominantly in 6/4 phrases in alternating bars of 5/8 and 7/8. The 6/4 motivic development blends and creates a rhythmic tension against the 2-3-2-2-3 beaming. A rhythmic motif of sixteenth notes on the “two” groupings drive…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Varner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This exciting work alternates between frenzied sections and peaceful chorale settings. Originally conceived as an electronic piece for MalletKat, it can also be performed on marimba.Program NotesWritten for Scott Deal, Professor of Percussion at the…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Silence Between… is an advanced multiple percussion solo written for 4 toms, 4 almglocken, and opera gong. It is a minimalist set up that challenges the performer to explores an incredible vocabulary of sounds and effects while offering the listener new…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Michael Varner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Duet for Marimba and Percussion
Unclear Faces represents a point, any point, in someone's life when it is unclear what is happening. The piece creates a sense of escape in a time of uneasiness. It showcases its theme through a motivic use of three-versus-four…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kylle Strunk
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications