This intermediate marimba solo serves as a wonderful introduction to polytonality for the performer and audience alike. While not too technically challenging, Awake & Resting requires a great deal of musical nuance.Program NotesAwake & Resting, for…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jacob Emch
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Cellar Door is a magical journey through many different soundscapes, moods and textures that features solo vibraphone throughout.Program NotesCellar Door is a collection of themes I accumulated over my high school career. It was written as a tribute to the Mt…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Edward Witt
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Coventry Storm is an arrangement based on the classic Coventry Carol. Full of dialogue between the players, this piece is as enjoyable as it is demanding.Program NotesCoventry Storm is an arrangement based on the classic Coventry Carol. It begins slowly with…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Edward Witt
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
Post-Sunrise is a flowing, post-rock style quintet scored for Glockenspiel/Suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone, two Marimbas, and Djembe/Ankle Bells. The work was composed during the summer of 2014 during a one-month, bed-ridden, recovery from surgery.
Grade Level:…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Caleb Pickering
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ride the waves and explore life under the sea in this 3-minute work for solo low-A marimba.Program NotesUnderwater Adventure is written for a 4.3-octave marimba. The piece is fairly simple, but it provides certain challenges for the performer. This piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jacob Emch
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the text of Pablo Neruda's poem If You Forget Me, Unlove provides a touching and gentle experience for both player and audience alike.Program NotesUnlove is based on the text of Pablo Neruda's poem If You Forget Me. While the music follows the…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Caleb Pickering
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications