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Solo - Marimba

• $10 - # 0740 - Bach/A. Beall: Air on a G String for solo marimba [5 min.]
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The Air on the G String" is an adaptation by August Wilhelmj of the Air, the second movement from Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. The original orchestral suite was written by Bach for his patron Prince Leopold of Anhalt some time between the years 1717 and 1723. The title comes from violinist August Wilhelmj's late 19th century arrangement of the piece for violin and piano. By transposing the key of the piece from its original D major to C major and transposing the melody down an octave, Wilhelmj was able to play the piece on only one string of his violin, the G string. Later, a spurious story was put about that the melody was always intended to be played on the G string alone. Andrew Beall adapted this timeless work for solo marimba almost 300 years later and kept Wilhelmj's transposition intact.

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• $10 - # 0750 - Del Sole, Stefano: Duoble Me [4 min.]

• $10 - # 0751 - Del Sole, Stefano: Mostra del Cinema [3:20 min.]
  
• $10 - # 0752 - Del Sole, Stefano: Exotic Dream [5 min.]
  
• $20 - # 0891 - Del Sole, Stefano: From Drops to a Storm: 10 Progressive Solos for Marimba
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When I thought to write a collection of musical pieces for Marimba, my purpose was to give the chance to beginners, intermediate, and advanced musicians to practice different kind of music styles. I would like to think that someone could advance from the first to the tenth piece, playing these compositions and use it as a starting point of his career. Enjoy the music!


• $10 - # 0753 - Del Sole, Stefano: Marimba Gitana [7:30 min.]

• $10 - # 0757 - Del Sole, Stefano: Zone [6:20 min.]

• $15 - # 0623 - Diaz, Javier: Four Pieces for Solo Marimba [10 min.]

• $15 - # 0660 - Harrison, Joel: Fear of Silence for solo marimba [5:30 min.] (PAS 2007 Composition Contest winner!)

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Fear of Silence is a virtuoso solo marimba piece that is a 5 and a half minute burst of extraordinary enthusiasm. It is all in 5/4 and yet its circular rhythms never feel predictable or stale. The rhythmic structure has some basis in S. Indian additive concepts. The harmony is both chromatic and modal and has an influence from late period Coltrane. Scurrying quartal lines, dense counterpoint, and an explosive finish make this a great workout. Fear Of Silence won the PASIC composition competition in 2007. Recordings of the piece by Matt Prendergast are available from www.joelharrison.com Sample 1 (Click Arrow to Play)


• $12 - # 0842 - Koshinski, Gene: Variations (after Vinao) for two-mallet marimba solo [7 min.]

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Scored for two-mallet marimba (4.3 octave), Variations (after Vinao) was commissioned by percussionist Tim Broscious and was inspired by Alejandro Vinao's landmark marimba solo, "Khan Variations." This 7-minute piece is a set of variations on an eight bar theme, each variation focusing on a variety of different musical elements. While none of the musical material was derived from Vinao's work, the compositional techniques employed were inspired by those seen in "Khan Variations." The work places high technical and musical demands on the performer with many challenges around every corner. This piece was the third work in a on-going series of two-mallet pieces intended for the concert hall. Sample 1 (Click Arrow to Play)


• $12 - # 0776 - LaBarbera, John: Danza Del Fuego for Solo Marimba [4:30 min.]

• $10 - # 0898 - Lee, Feng-Hsu: Miss Malan for solo marimba [3 min.]
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$10 - # 0620 - Pachelbel/A. Beall: Canon in D for solo marimba [7 min.]
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$15 - # 0867 - Pereira, Joseph: Five Pieces for Solo Marimba [8 min.]
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Similar to the way we taste through smell, this kind of intuitive awareness is explored in "Five Pieces for Solo Marimba". The player is asked to react to the resonances and natural colors that lie within the instrument. Movements II and IV, are meant to be objective statements with a sense of unresolved tensions. Movements I, III, and V, are subjective afterthoughts, creating an atmosphere of a place or situation. Combined, the overall effect is a constant balance between the inner sounds of the instrument and the existence of some physical sensation. The piece was written for and premiered by Naoko Takada on September 12, 2011 at the PAS International Percussion Competition in Fermo, Italy.

$10 - # 0851 - Sekizawa, Mayumi: I Hope… for solo marimba [3 min.]
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$15 - # 0651 - Sekizawa, Mayumi: Three Songs for Solo Marimba [11 min.]
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Mayumi Sekizawa: Three Songs for Solo Marimba Three Songs for Solo Marimba includes three transcriptions for solo marimba. The description of each piece is as follows. Amor en Primavera (Manolo Sanlúcar, transcribed by Mayumi Sekizawa) Amor en Primavera is a vibrant work written by the famous Flamenco guitarist Manalo Sanlúcar originally for 2 guitar and piano, and arranged for solo Marimba by Sekizawa. Sanlúcar was born in the southwest port of Andalucia, Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Since the 1960s, he became one of the leading advocates in promoting and developing the Flamenco genre. Amor en Primavera brings the sunny and bright atmosphere of Andalucia. Sample (Click Arrow to Play) Corrida Real (Manolo Sanlúcar, transcribed by Mayumi Sekizawa) Manolo Sanlúcar had special fondness for bullfight and toreadors, also heard in his album dedicated entirely to the art of bullfighting. Originally, Corrida Real is written for 1 guitar, however the virtuosic technique makes it hard to believe that Sanlúcar is playing this piece by solo. His performance of Corrida Real brings the excitement and pleasures of the Flamenco rhythm and melodic lines. Generally, many Flamenco guitar works were not written into scores, and Corrida Real is no exception. As with the other Sanlúcar work in this album, Amor en Primavera, the arrangement of Corrida Real for the Marimba combines the unique coloring, rhythm and images of light and dark of this work with the artistic charms of the Marimba. Sample (Click Arrow to Play) My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers, transcribed by Mayumi Sekizawa) A widely well known song from the movie Sound of Music. Sekizawa also considers this piece her personal “favorite”, and often uses the tune to play around on the Marimba. This improvisatory arrangement by Sekizawa was create at one such occasion in having fun with the instrument. Sample (Click Arrow to Play)

$10 - # 0818 - Sussman, Diana: Said the Devoted to the Skeptical: A Dance of Discovery for solo marimba [7 min.]
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$15 - # 0743 - Temkin, Daniel: Expansive Horizons for solo marimba [8 min]
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Expansive Horizons is a virtuosic and musically challenging work for solo marimba. It was conceived in stages over many years, and was finally revised and completed in its present form in 2007. This work is a fantasy piece in which an antecedent/consequence motive established at the outset undergoes constant transformation amidst many shifting textures and harmonic regions. The piece’s many sections portray various images of nature ranging from brazen, jagged, cliffs, to smooth, flowing, rivers. It is from these images that the piece gets its title. The first movement “Cascading gently” is divided into three main sections: an introduction, a large, flowing, chordal section, and a final lyrical section which is played very freely. The second movement “Soaring” is a perpetually moving expansion of the opening music. In this movement there are four very large sections: “Allegro passionato” characterized by tense syncopations; “Andante maestoso” a softer, fluid, section; “Moderato tranquilio” a gentle section of chordal arpeggios; and, after a brief recapitulation of the movement’s opening, a flourishing coda appropriately marked “Allegro meteorico.” For more information about this piece please visit: www.danieltemkincomposer.com Sample 1 (Click Arrow to Play)

$12 - # 0796 - H. Vieuxtemps/G. Koshinski: Capriccio
(viola solo transcribed for solo marimba) [3:30 min]
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It is important to note that my marimba adaptation of this work is a transcription where the original material was preserved as much as possible. However, the piece is transposed down one octave in order to retain the dark quality of the viola's low register as well as to highlight the richness of the low register of the marimba. The performer should use soft and heavy mallets including a rich bass mallet in the first position. This bass mallet should be used as much as possible in the lowest octave, even if that means playing fast passages with only the bass mallet (e.g., measures 24-26). -GK (Duluth, MN 1/2/09) Sample 1 (Click Arrow to Play)

$10 - # 0621 - Weezer/A. Beall: Holiday for solo marimba [3 min.]
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