Three Short Stories

Three Short Stories is a set of three programmatic vignettes. Inner Program fuses a wave-like ostinato pattern with a variation on the sea chantey "Fair Spanish Ladies." Continuum consists of a lively melody and a rolled middle section both performed in a similar contrary motion in the outside mallets. Counterpoint is two adjoining melodies that go through several variations in an effort to exploit the entire range of the five-octave instrument.

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 2004
Number of Players: 1
Duration: 7:30
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Solo Works

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Instrumentation

Marimba (5-octave)