You can finally experience the magic of Bizet's masterpiece Carmen with a marimba quartet in this wonderful collection arranged by Ritsuko Nasu!Program NotesCarmen, composed by Georges Bizet, is an opera that has been loved by people all over the world. For…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ritsuko Nasu, Bizet
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This delightful collection of 6 classical arrangements for marimba trio by Ritsuko Nasu is perfect for a wide range of settings - from recitals to weddings to church services to business functions. Several of the trios are playable on just one or two marimbas…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ritsuko Nasu
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This challenging collection of arrangements for marimba trio is full of classics to be enjoyed by a wide range of audiences in a variety of performance venues - from Bach to Offenbach to Fauré to de Falla!Program NotesJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach (…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ritsuko Nasu
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is a nice short jazz feature that is loads of fun to play and very pleasant to the ear. Dampening is left completely up to the performer. Pair this with another of Jeff Hunter’s solo vibraphone pieces for your next recital.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1996…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Hunter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This adaptation of the fugue for full percussion ensemble explores the versatile sonic capabilities of keyboard percussion instruments and creatively incorporates various battery and accessory percussion instruments in ways that make this movement…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Arie
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An arrangement of one of the most recognizable movements for Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Jupiter is a challenging, yet rewarding work that performers and audiences alike will enjoy.
Grade Level: Difficult Copyright: 2020 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ritsuko Nasu
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece is constructed entirely from the Scriabin six note scale (F, B, Eb, A, D, G) and its transposition up one step. Requires good four-mallet technique and is perfect for student or faculty recitals. The title Nibaircs was derived from the name of…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Hunter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Selections for Marimba Trio
Tchaikovsky’s enormously popular ballet The Nutcracker has captured the hearts and imagination of people across the world since its premiere performance in 1892. The music has become so intertwined with popular culture that we…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ritsuko Nasu, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is a lovely new age vibraphone feature in a perpetual motion setting. Constant eighth notes and triplets keep the forward momentum throughout. Pedal indications are provided. Check out Lisa Rogers recording of Paint Me A Sky.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright:…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Hunter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Like Hunter’s other vibraphone works, Washing Machine Blues is extremely idiomatic and fun to play. It is based on the typical 12-bar blues progression, but has an interesting variation on this progression in the “B” section.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1991…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Hunter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications