This work explores the full five-octave range of the marimba, written especially to exploit a virtuosic and romantic approach to the instrument. The work is written in a somewhat free fashion - certain sections lack bar lines - allowing the performer to make…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Paola Prestini
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written in memoriam for a friend and fellow service member who passed too early, Nocturne was premiered in a nearly pitch black space, alluding to the nature of a “nocturne.” While this is not a requirement for all performances, a dimly lit stage, etc. lends…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Andrew Thomson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ocean Sketches is a three-movement work for solo tenor pan in which each movement captures an image of the ocean. The first image, Ocean Floor, is simple but fast-paced, and seeks to capture the activity of wildlife in the shallows just off the shore. The…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Brent Mazan
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Octavius is a highly technical solo that explores the octave interval (hence the name) and is suitable for the advanced high school or college marimbist. A slow chorale in the middle gives both the audience and performer a rest from repetitions of flashy runs…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Andrew Thomson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications