Album of Old Photographs

This set of short pieces begins in a contemporary (although tonal) harmonic language and gradually carries the listener “back in time” to a more romantic tonality. The five “photographs” hint at a possible story connecting the different images, but these connections are intentionally ambiguous. During the postlude, the harmony gradually shifts back to a contemporary style to finish the composition as it began.

Genre: Duet for Marimba & Piano | # of Players: 2
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 12:00

Instrumentation
Marimba (4.3-octave)
Piano

Program Notes
Prelude
Portrait of a Little Girl
At the Fair
Pleasant Evening on the Beach
Young Man in Uniform
A Path Through the Trees
Postlude

This is a set of short pieces written mostly in a romantic style. The prelude begins in a contemporary (although tonal) harmonic language and gradually carries the listener “back in time” to a more romantic tonality. The five “photographs” hint at a possible story connecting the different images, but these connections are intentionally ambiguous. During the postlude, the harmony gradually shifts back to a contemporary style to finish the composition as it began.