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- $10 - # 0740 - Bach/A. Beall: Air on a G String for solo marimba [5 min.]
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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) |
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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) |
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Mayumi Sekizawa: Three Songs for Solo Marimba Amor en Primavera Sample (Click Arrow to Play) Corrida Real My Favorite Things |
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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) |
(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) |
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