Funny mallets, book 1 intermediate bergamo, john five short pieces for marimba cotto, orlando marimba for an angel. Cost is greatly reduced when you build your own marimba. Top 10 four mallet marimba solos for first performance. The work begins with a short introduction followed by the main theme in the key of d.
Although all of the pieces in this collection were originally composed for a 5 octave instrument. Works for marimba is a collection of solo marimba works by keiko abe. A great piece to start on for the beginner, or to study and use as practice for the more intermediate student, as it addresses a lot of technical issues. Simple melodic statements make this work a catchy favorite. Nancy zeltsmans recommended solo marimba literature as. A collection of marimba solos by cliff hulling is an assortment of 6 four mallet solos scored for 4. By alice gomez and marilyn rife played on an adams rosewood marimba. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Rain dance for solo marimba has a continuous rhythmic groove as the main. Ensemble kithara ii surrogate kithara cloudchamber bowls harmonic canon ii high bass marimba diamond marimba low bass marimba 2 players a dance for the twin rhythms of gemini 2nd version, 1968. This document provides band directors, orchestra directors, percussion. Objective grading of fourmallet marimba literature the. Zivkovic ultimatum 1 for solo marimba 4 edition musica europea zivkovic concerto per marimba e orchestra no. Sea refractions, by mitchell peters marimba literature.
Its groovy, repetetive minor tonality makes it popular and easily accessible to younger students. Yellow after the rain is basically the beginning marimba solo. Each marimba piece is listed alphabetically by composer and includes a video to be used as a reference. Marimba 3 sheet music download free in pdf or midi. A bit overplayed to the point of almost being cliche perhaps, but a good piece nonetheless. Print and download in pdf or midi yellow after the rain. Bach for marimba by sheet music for marimba solo buy. Beginnig 4 mallet marimba players will enjoy the syncopated rhythms and independent left hand.
I hope people will find these videos of marimba solos as a good starting point when picking new music. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performed by sophomore percussionist cheyenne battiest. It has been dedicated with success to promote the popularization and development of the marimba art and culture, sparing no efforts in supporting leading artists. Rain dance by alice gomez has become a popular choice for beginning marimba players. Tired of western music arrangements, miki wrote a piece that was distinctly different than anything else out there at the time. Performance repertoire selected mallet repertoire level i. Dance and more modern school for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone morris goldenberg classics masterpieces for marimba. Shop for percussion instruments, percussion accessories, and percussion sheet music, cds, and videos at steve weiss music.
Dust off your favorite clown suit and have fun with this ragtimey, twobeat xylophone solo with optional piano accompaniment. Designed for the solo marimba performer, the virtuoso series features a rubber core wrapped with a wool blend yarn for an especially warm and fullbodied. Gomez rain dance 4 southern green xylophone solos book 2 sam fox gwinn a true lovers farewell 4 southern. This is rain dance, a marimba solo by alice gomez and marilyn rife. Percussion instrument and music specialists since 1961. Fordpolarism product information polaris by mark ford is a one movement solo based on a rhythmic theme in 78 meter. Marimba sheet music book by alice gomez and marilyn rife. Im jake betts, a sophomore at boswell high school in fort worth, texas. Relentless and lyrical, this solo version of shee wus blue identity is a virtuosic showpiece for advanced. Not my best performance, but something i am proud of nonetheless. A dark, yet nice, simple piece for a single player using four. Rosewood for marimba solo marimba intermediate 1 pdf 1 mp3 2. Learn how to line dance, belly dance, ice dance and more modern school for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone morris goldenberg classics masterpieces for marimba.
Marimba solo mallet instrument steve weiss music page 6. Ive made a page that lists several marimba pieces ranging in difficulty. Alice gomez has gained international recognition for her latino and native american influenced compositions. Northern lights, by eric ewazen performed by jisu jung more with jisu here. Feeling better marimba solo two mallets ivan trevino. This 4 minute work is composed around a fragmentation of the main theme of. Audio recorded and processed by tyler thompson, sophomore at texas. Set in a modified rondo form, two separate ostinatos help unify the music while themes from the opening chorale and allegro sections are developed. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library youtube. Both figures show the structure of a basic outdoor marimba. Time for marimba by minoru miki was first performed on keiko abes first marimba recital, and has been performed on countless recitals since then. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife marimba solo. Can be performed as an unaccompanied solo or with any number of doublings in unison or at the octaves. Paul smadbecks rhythm song is one of the most popular solo marimba works of all time and has been reengraved in a clearer, easier to read and understand, composerapproved edition.
Percussion repertoire university of tennessee at martin. To solve this problem, we spent some serious time figuring out how large of a marimba you need for every marimba solo in our library. A mediumlevel marimba solo written and dedicated to the composers nephew, andrew. Education rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife.
Figure s 1g and 1h focus on the base of the marimba, while figures 1i and 1j focus on the top area, where the bars are located. Elements of african, latin, gamelan and jazz fusion. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library duration. She grew up in san antonio, texas, a city rich in cultural diversity, playing the drums. Rain dance marimba solo pdf rain dance by alice gomez has become a popular choice for beginning marimba players. Alice gomez rain dance entertainment general scribd. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performance. Feeling better 2015 is a two mallet solo scored for 4. Creative commons license six quite difficult studies to improve fourmallet. Rose marimba solo sheet music for percussion download. Rose marimba solo sheet music for percussion download free in pdf or midi now for sale. Mexican murals delancey, charles rosewood blues gomez, alice marimba flamenca gottry, josh irrelevant houliff, murray two pieces pimental, l. Time for marimba by minoru miki marimba solo norsk.
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