A very accessible high school/college, 4-mallet, 4 and 1/3-octave marimba solo showcases Middle Eastern/Aegean synthetic scales, melodies , harmonies, meter changes (11/8, 6/8, 9/8, etc.), contrapuntal playing, a legato chorale section, and a traditional folk dance in 2/4 time. The audience will love it (and be hungry at the same time)!
$8.00
Athenian Folk Dance
For solo marimba.
Murray Houllif was born in 1948. With more than 200 published books, solos and ensemble compositions, the music of Murray Houllif is performed all over the world.
Three Movements for Multi-Percussionist and Percussion Quartet
$30.00A PAS prize-winning composition for solo multi-percussion and percussion quartet.
A PAS prize-winning composition for solo multi-percussion and percussion quartet.
Advanced
Jerry-Rigged
$8.00A 4.3 marimba solo inspired by the Grateful Dead.
A 4.3 marimba solo inspired by the Grateful Dead.
Sir Lancelot
$8.00The chivalry and romanticism of Merry Olde England is conjured up by this work which features a 6/8 and a 2/4 dance, 4-mallet block-chordal and tonal harmonies and arpeggios over the entire keyboard. Reminiscent of the Elizabethan music of composers, John Dowland and William Byrd. Duration = 3:00
The chivalry and romanticism of Merry Olde England is conjured up by this work which features a 6/8 and a 2/4 dance, 4-mallet block-chordal and tonal harmonies and arpeggios over the entire keyboard. Reminiscent of the Elizabethan music of composers, John Dowland and William Byrd. Duration = 3:00
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