Prelude No. 1 for Marimba (2-mallet, 4-octave)

Prelude No. 1 for solo 4-octave marimba is dedicated to marimba virtuoso Greg Giannascoli. It is also a tip of the hat to Musser’s iconic "Prelude Op. 11, No. 3 in G major." The harmonic language for is centered on half-diminished modes, drawing on third relations of major and minor arpeggios and stepwise melodic development.

Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1
Level: Intermediate | Duration: 3:50

Instrumentation
Marimba (4-octave)

Program Notes
Prelude No. 1 is dedicated to marimba virtuoso Greg Giannascoli. Greg and I share a love of Clair Omar Musser’s music, and this prelude is a tip of the hat to Musser’s iconic "Prelude Op. 11, No. 3 in G major." The harmonic language for Prelude No. 1 is centered on half-diminished modes, drawing on third relations of major and minor arpeggios and stepwise melodic development.