Abaca
This lovely piece by Guillaume Le Picard will be very successful for students, teachers, performers and for the public too. Both technical topics and musical interest make this work enjoyable for marimba practicing but also of course for recitals, auditions…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Guillaume Le Picard
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Caprice à la Bolero
from Quatre Pièces Caractéristiques, Op. 5, No. 2 Caprice à la Boléro combines a driving rhythmic undercurrent with lyrical melodicism, and as a marimba duet allows the performers to have a turn at each. Despite the division of labor, the virtuosity of the…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Clara Schumann, Martin Blessinger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Image for Percussion Orchestra
Burladingen beim ersten Schneefall ("Burladingen upon the first snowfall") Commissioned by the Brian A. West TCU Percussion Orchestra for their performance at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Image for Percussion Orchestra paints a…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Martin Blessinger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Legend Suite
Set in four movements - Legend, Satiesque, Spanish Dance, and In Moto Perpetuo - Legend Suite is a lovely intermediate duet for clarinet and marimba that evokes many moods and challenges/features both performers throughout.Program NotesLegend Suite is named…
Style: Percussion, Woodwind
Composer: Martin Blessinger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Shattered Dreamscapes
This tour-de-force for solo 5-octave marimba features ever-changing complex meters and moods. Blessinger utilizes the full range of the instrument, showcasing what the marimba does best.Program NotesI wrote Shattered Dreamscapes in late 2010 at the request of…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Martin Blessinger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Simple Prelude, A (marimba quartet)
A Simple Prelude is a short work written for the wedding ceremony of my friends Darrin and Julie May Hicks, to whom the piece is dedicated. This prelude exists as both a marimba and clarinet quartet. Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2015 Number of Players: 4…
Style: Percussion
Composer: Martin Blessinger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Zéphyr
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