Songs from the Infinite Plane

Written to fill a void in accessible duet literature for keyboard percussion, Songs from the Infinite Plane is, in essence, a song book for vibraphone & marimba. Each melodically-driven duet is approximately 2 minutes and could be used in several different ways - in private lessons, studio class, or even recitals.

Program Notes

Commissioned by a consortium of performers and educators organized by John Kilkenny and Daniel Heagney, Songs from the Infinite Plane is a collection of fifteen intermediate duets for vibraphone and marimba. My primary compositional goal in writing these pieces was to think more melodically. The end result was a “song book.” In many of the duos, the vibraphone carries the melody, but not always. The marimba’s function is mostly harmonic and rhythmic throughout. There are several pieces where I reversed the duty of the two instruments with good results. A good practice would be to learn five duos for a performance. An advanced piece called The Mandela Effect is included as a bonus at the end of the collection.
- Brett Dietz

THE CONSORTIUM
Consortium Organizers
John Kilkenny (George Mason University)
Daniel Heagney

Consortium Members
Balanced Structure (Kathryn Irwin and Emily Strachan)
Mike Blake (University of North Dakota)
BluHill (Brian Blume and Colin Hill)
Marc Damoulakis (Cleveland Institute of Music)
Tommy Dobbs (University of Arknasas-Fort Smith)
Doctors in Resonance (Kendra McLean and Memmi Ochi)
Duomo (Ashley Tini and Emily Strachan)
Frank Gonzalez
Adam Groh (Western Carolina University)
Matthew Halligan (Fairfax, VA)
Frank Kumor (Kutztown University)
Joe W. Moore III (UTRGV Brownsville)
Robert McCormick (University of South Florida)
Oliver Molina (Northwestern State University)
Luis Rivera & Matthew Greenwood (University of South Alabama)
Jeff Sass (MN)
Steady State (Eric and Tim Shuster)
Lynn Vartan (Southern Utah University)
Glenn Webb (Dixie State University)
Tracy Wiggins (University of North Alabama)
Brian Zator (Texas A&M University-Commerce)

Grade Level: 3
Number of Players: 2
Duration: 30:00 total
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Duet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Vibraphone
Marimba (4- to 5-octave)