Deep Beneath the Ice is a tuneful piece for solo marimba that offers the performer many opportunities for musical expression. A calm, song-like beginning builds to a climax of cascading arpeggios, shifting the harmony and texture to a place in which melodies…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Expressively textural in one moment and relentlessly groovy in the next, It Flows is a challenging and varied work for marimba and alto saxophone that includes polyrhythmic textures, exciting hocketed lines, and soaring saxophone melodies. The constantly…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
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
Optimal Damage is an exciting percussion quartet for accessible instruments. Solo/duo opportunities take place over a groovy backbone, including wood block “snare breaks” and polyrhythmic illusions that create a fun challenge for both students and seasoned…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the way individual elements of the environment come together in one beautiful landscape, Sonic Portrait captures that essence through sound. The work features two distinct marimba parts, but like a landscape they have a constant dependence on each…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Sam Carullo
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Designed to evoke images of primitive life, To Live and Die in the Wild utilizes a range of sounds, including intense ritual drumming, intricate polyrhythmic cells, and weeping, howling effects made possible by fading between different drums and rolling on…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications