In this challenging duet for marimba and vibraphone, Shen utilizes several special effect and techniques throughout the piece, such as harmonics on the vibraphone and trills on the inner mallets while playing single notes with the outer mallets. Complicated…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Hsueh-Yung Shen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Five Movements utilizes changing meters along with quick exchanges between players to showcase the diversity in a percussion ensemble. Also experience the slow second movement which shows off the expressive qualities of the instruments.Program NotesThis is…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Hsueh-Yung Shen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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
Performed separately or as a set, each of these etudes work on every technical aspect associated with each instrument. For example, the first movement, Alternating Strokes for Snare Drum, utilizes every part of the drum using snare drum sticks, hands, and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Hsueh-Yung Shen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This arrangement of the second movement of Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major captures the essence of the original and translates it to the world of mallet percussion. The arrangement utilizes six marimbas to capture the playfulness and beauty of the original…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Maurice Ravel, David Mety
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications