Deep Beneath the Ice (Solo 4-Mallet Marimba)

Deep Beneath the Ice is a tuneful piece for solo marimba that offers the performer many opportunities for musical expression. A calm, song-like beginning builds to a climax of cascading arpeggios, shifting the harmony and texture to a place in which melodies emerge from freely flowing lines.

Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation
Marimba (5-octave)

Program Notes
Deep Beneath the Ice is a simple and tuneful piece, composed in January 2015 when I was a student at Interlochen Arts Academy. In the warmer months of the year, I would sit by Duck Lake on campus and enjoy being so close to nature. But in winter, the lake would freeze over, sealing all life beneath a layer of ice. Similarly, the far-below freezing temperatures would keep all of the students inside. While trapped inside a practice room, I composed this piece as a reminder that even in isolation, life exists as active as ever. - S.K.