The Dead by Kevin Joest is a unique piece for Marimba and 3-part speaking chorus. Each vocal part should have 2 or more performers, as there is a section where each part is split, as well as for the performers to balance with the marimba part.Program NotesMy…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kevin Joest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece has a very dramatic start, followed by what the composer describes as “an earthquake," and finally slowing down to a calm stillness. A quiet peaceful sequence is frequently repeated. Graphical notation is common throughout the score indicating…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Torsten Nilsson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based around an Afro-Cuban rhythm called the Naningo, Hornaningo is in a 6/8 groove, mostly present in the marimba part. The piece begins with the introduction of the groove and base melodic and harmonic material in the marimba, colored by the horn. The main…
Style:
Percussion, Brass
Composer:
Kevin Joest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Music for Marimba is a perpetual motion composition set primarily in D minor. A fugal section in the middle of the piece challenges the performer to keep track of four different melodic lines. The piece concludes with the same thematic material as in the…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Surapol Pairojtanchai
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Joest's conventional harmonies, peaceful textures, and simple melodic line and motive make for a wonderfully soothing piece. Be sure to add this one to your next recital.Program NotesRhapsodic Aprismatism was a response to a lot of turbulence in my life…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Kevin Joest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications