Marimba

Duo for Snare Drum and Marimba

$32.00

This unique five-movement duet for snare drum and marimba embraces the timbral contrasts between both instruments, while also experimenting with the colors created while they are played simultaneously. A very musically demanding work!

This unique five-movement duet for snare drum and marimba embraces the timbral contrasts between both instruments, while also experimenting with the colors created while they are played simultaneously. A very musically demanding work!

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Earth Tones

$30.00$35.00

Earth Tones was composed in 2011 for the RoseWind Duo (Clifford Leaman, saxophone and Scott Herring, marimba). It is written as a series of seven short descriptive movements, each portraying one of the diverse environments found on the planet Earth.

Earth Tones was composed in 2011 for the RoseWind Duo (Clifford Leaman, saxophone and Scott Herring, marimba). It is written as a series of seven short descriptive movements, each portraying one of the diverse environments found on the planet Earth.

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Echoes No. 1 for Marimba and Delay

$12.00

Echoes No. 1 for solo marimba and delay. This piece requires some form of delay mechanism, which produces the “echoing” effect from the marimba throughout the work. Performers are encouraged to explore the many possibilities of this work.

Echoes No. 1 for solo marimba and delay. This piece requires some form of delay mechanism, which produces the “echoing” effect from the marimba throughout the work. Performers are encouraged to explore the many possibilities of this work.

Etude in Ab Major for Two Marimbas (C.O. Musser/arr. Yurika Kimura)

$18.00

Clair Omar Musser wrote numerous etudes as many marimbists know. It is assumed that each numbered opus consisted of 20 pieces, but there is no surviving evidence of them now. The version of Opus 6, Number 2 published in 1948 had some issues with the chords, as well as with expression markings like accents, staccatos, dynamics, etc. I made some corrections and consistencies in this new edition, but I tried to keep Musser’s notation intact as much as possible. Examining several of the original manuscripts helped clarify his personal approach to notation. – Yurika Kimura

Clair Omar Musser wrote numerous etudes as many marimbists know. It is assumed that each numbered opus consisted of 20 pieces, but there is no surviving evidence of them now. The version of Opus 6, Number 2 published in 1948 had some issues with the chords, as well as with expression markings like accents, staccatos, dynamics, etc. I made some corrections and consistencies in this new edition, but I tried to keep Musser’s notation intact as much as possible. Examining several of the original manuscripts helped clarify his personal approach to notation. – Yurika Kimura

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Etude Op. 11 No. 4

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Cascading 16th-note passages make up the body of this etude by Clair Omar Musser. The player gets the chance to show off their muscle memory as well as their ability to be expressive through use of dynamics and rubati.

Cascading 16th-note passages make up the body of this etude by Clair Omar Musser. The player gets the chance to show off their muscle memory as well as their ability to be expressive through use of dynamics and rubati.

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Etude Op. 6 No. 10, C Major

$8.00$9.00

Probably the most well-known of Clair Omar Musser’s etudes for solo marimba. A fast-paced four-mallet piece with brilliant colors.

Probably the most well-known of Clair Omar Musser’s etudes for solo marimba. A fast-paced four-mallet piece with brilliant colors.

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Etude Op. 6 No. 2, Ab Major

$12.00$13.00

A flourish of broken and arpeggiated chords moving up and down the instrument form the basis of this flamboyant etude by Clair Omar Musser. Short and sweet, it makes a terrific audition piece or recital encore. Can be performed with or without the included piano accompaniment.

A flourish of broken and arpeggiated chords moving up and down the instrument form the basis of this flamboyant etude by Clair Omar Musser. Short and sweet, it makes a terrific audition piece or recital encore. Can be performed with or without the included piano accompaniment.

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Etude Op. 6 No. 8, Whole Tone

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Also known as the Natural Boy, this serene etude is constructed of block chords both rolled and unrolled. The full range of the instrument is used, keeping character with the dynamic style for which the composer is known.

Also known as the Natural Boy, this serene etude is constructed of block chords both rolled and unrolled. The full range of the instrument is used, keeping character with the dynamic style for which the composer is known.

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Etude Op. 6 No. 9, B Major

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The study and mastery of Clair Omar Musser’s Etudes is considered to be a “right of passage” into technical competence. This vibrant Etude shows off the player’s hand speed and ability to work with moving block chords.

The study and mastery of Clair Omar Musser’s Etudes is considered to be a “right of passage” into technical competence. This vibrant Etude shows off the player’s hand speed and ability to work with moving block chords.

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