Prelude No. 3 for Marimba (4-mallet, 4.3-octave)

Prelude No. 3 for solo 4.3-octave marimba is dedicated to composer and marimba virtuoso Gordon Stout. The piece features uses a chromatic harmonic language, though rooted in major and minor chords for stability, drawing from half-diminished modes. Several sections of the piece include improvisation.

Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1
Level: Intermediate | Duration: 3:45

Instrumentation
Marimba (4.3-octave)

Program NotesPrelude No. 3 for solo 4.3-octave marimba is dedicated to composer and marimba virtuoso Gordon Stout. The piece features uses a chromatic harmonic language, though rooted in major and minor chords for stability, drawing from half-diminished modes. Several sections of the piece include improvisation.