Paradigma

One performer plays marimba and the other plays vibraphone and marimba in this duet from Israeli composer V. Torchinsky. Opening with a free setting, it gradually takes on a more structured shape with fast runs and syncopation.

Program Notes

One performer plays marimba and the other plays vibraphone and marimba in this duet from Israeli composer V. Torchinsky. The piece opens rather freely setting the tone for the harmonic material in the composition. It gradually takes on a more structured shape, leading into an allegro with blazing fast 32nd note runs and much syncopation. The middle section involves the trading of sustained chords between marimbas, then a simple theme presented in eighth notes by the vibraphone. The piece closes with the allegro material from earlier.

Grade Level: 5
Copyright: 2002
Number of Players: 2
Duration: 11:45
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Duet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Marimba (4.3-octave)
Vibraphone (3-octave)