Fantasy for Marimba Quartet

Fantasy for Marimba Quartet is a character piece for marimba quartet that begins with a strongly articulated meter and a stark sense of tonality. Subsequently, the meter becomes obscured along with an ever-increasing sense of tonal ambiguity.

Program Notes

Fantasy for Marimba Quartet is a character piece for marimba quartet that begins with a strongly articulated meter and a stark sense of tonality. Subsequently, the meter becomes obscured along with an ever-increasing sense of tonal ambiguity. As the piece progresses, the elements of clarity and obscurity are gradually superimposed upon one another until the recapitulation. The piece ends with a procedure in which I overlay the essence of the finale measure of Scriabin’s Seventh Sonata over the final measure of his Eighth Sonata, implying a superimposed process.

Grade Level: 4
Copyright: 2014
Number of Players: 4
Duration: 4:45
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Quartet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Marimba 1 & 3 (4.3-octave)
Marimba 2 & 4 (5-octave)

This quartet may also be performed on four marimbas:
Marimba 1 (4-octave)
Marimba 2 (4-octave)
Marimba 3 (4.3-octave)
Marimba 4 (5-octave)