Read the grand staff and improve your musical skills. A perky piece filled with unique changes and styles. A FUN piece for mallets.
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 1996 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:30
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Solo Marimba (4.3-octave)
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Jon Metzger
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Drift is a virtuosic tour-de-force for 2-mallet unaccompanied marimba.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2016 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 6:20
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Marimba (5-octave)
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Caleb Pickering
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
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This atmospherically driven work for marimba/vibraphone soloist and electronic accompaniment features synthetic bass-infused textures throughout while the soloist plays arpeggiated figures with melody notes that soar above the texture.…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: P. Winsor, J.B. Smith
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Duo Dichotomy is written for 4.3-octave marimba with optional notes of a 5-octave marimba. Listen for the two "dichotomies" of the piece - the two central tonalities (B-flat minor and F-sharp minor) and the contrast between five-note and four-note rhythms.…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Jacob Emch
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Shadows • Night Song • Break
Dusk is a three-movement work for solo marimba depicting that darkening time of the day. The first movement, Shadows, is meant to be very expressive and ethereal, making use of all the timbres available on the marimba. The second…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Thomas Woodring
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Dusting the Connecting Link is a hybrid mixture of notated music and graphic notation allowing for performer choice. Short rhythmic fragments are spatially arranged in a large graphic shape. This shape contains three pathways, each being distinct in terms of…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Dave Hollinden
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Experience the enchanting melodies of Early Morning Nostalgia, a mesmerizing steel drum solo that captures the essence of simpler times. Transport yourself to a park bench on a Saturday morning, where the haunting notes evoke memories of past friendships,…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Jacob Voight
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
The smooth, flowing texture and somewhat impressionistic style of the piece strive to capture the mournful beauty of the height, and subsequent fall, of the Garden of Eden.Program NotesThe Rosewood Bible encompasses a series of eight compositions based on…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Adam Miller
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Eight Solos for Two is a collection of 8 intermediate solos for a pair of timpani. Offering a range of techniques, styles, and tempi, these pieces are perfect for lessons, studio class, and even recitals, especially if several are combined into a suite.
Grade…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Patrick Moore
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
(Enchanted)
Based on material from the first movement of Daughtrey's Concerto for Vibraphone, this piece is filled with beautiful and memorable melodies.Program NotesEncantada is based on harmonic material from the first movement of my Concerto for Vibraphone…
Style: Solo Works
Composer: Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher: C. Alan Publications