From Murray Houllif
Bluegrass Girl
$8.00Writing for marimba virtuoso Nancy Zeltsman, well-known composer Murray Houllif has translated elements of bluegrass style into music that is completely idiomatic for the marimba.
Writing for marimba virtuoso Nancy Zeltsman, well-known composer Murray Houllif has translated elements of bluegrass style into music that is completely idiomatic for the marimba.
Blues Miniature
$8.00This 12-bar blues in C takes advantage of the mysteriously hip, subtle and “backstreet” quality of the marimba’s low range.
This 12-bar blues in C takes advantage of the mysteriously hip, subtle and “backstreet” quality of the marimba’s low range.
Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum
$18.00It is with the virtuosic percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.
It is with the virtuosic percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.
In A Latin Way
$8.00Imagine yourself relaxing on a sandy, south-of-the-border beach sipping a cool beverage! This unhurried piece is a marriage of the primitive and the modern with its open modal and contemporary harmonies and syncopated rhythms. Written at the request of the late Karen Ervin Pershing, a wonderful percussionist/teacher. Duration = 3:05
Imagine yourself relaxing on a sandy, south-of-the-border beach sipping a cool beverage! This unhurried piece is a marriage of the primitive and the modern with its open modal and contemporary harmonies and syncopated rhythms. Written at the request of the late Karen Ervin Pershing, a wonderful percussionist/teacher. Duration = 3:05
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
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
Two Dances
$8.00Written for bass drum, two toms, snare drum, tambourine, woodblock and suspended cymbal, this virtuosic work features a graceful, 3/4 time waltz followed by a fast “galop”. The thematic motif is developed through various changing meters, dynamic contrast and accents, all building to an exciting climax.
Duration = 4:00
Written for bass drum, two toms, snare drum, tambourine, woodblock and suspended cymbal, this virtuosic work features a graceful, 3/4 time waltz followed by a fast “galop”. The thematic motif is developed through various changing meters, dynamic contrast and accents, all building to an exciting climax.
Duration = 4:00
