Keyboard Percussion

Seductions for alto flute, cello, and marimba is inspired by the beautiful poetry of author Anne Carson and specifically her poem “Stanzas, Sexes, Seductions.” Each of the six movements is the composer's direct...

Contrary to what the title might suggest, Serenade Electronique is an inventive acoustic piece that magically merges the sounds of the flute and marimba into a quite nontraditional serenade.Genre: Duet for Flute and Marimba...

Shhh... is a duo for drum set and marimba, in which the marimbist and drum set player have playful conversations. The composition ends with a nerve-racking, tension-building moment with the drummer improvising around the...

Brilliant flourishes are contrasted by introspective sections of music in this captivating duet for flute and marimba/vibes.Genre: Duet for Flute & Marimba/Vibraphone | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium | Duration: 11:20...

A contemporary duet for piano and marimba with hints to the romantic piano writing of Liszt and Rachmoninoff. Other musical styles can be heard in each of the Short Stories from baroque to minimalism with a listener-friendly...

Are you looking for chamber music combining keyboard percussionists and woodwind instrumentalists? Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré is such a work. Its beautiful, lilting melody is sure to captivate performers and...

Silent Flower is a lovely trio for recorder (flute), piano, and marimba, which was commissioned by PIARECSION, Hidehiro Nakajima (recorder), Masayuki Nino (marimba), and Kentaro Ajima (piano).Genre: Trio for Recorder,...

Singing Wood is based upon interpretations of four woodcut prints: “Lake Louise” by Walter J. Phillips, “Singing Wood” by Gustave Baumann, “Willows and the Moon” by Arthur Wesley Dow...

Six Poems is a six-movement work for percussion duet that is based off literary forms instead of musical forms. This work is scored for alternating instrumentation with movements I, III, and V being scored for metallic...

A postcard painting by Ivan Generalcic inspired a poem by Krzywicki, which then inspired this colorful, descriptive, and challenging duet for marimba and piano. Both players are on equal footing throughout, each having their...

Horn in F Marimba (4.3-octave)Genre: Duet for Horn & Marimba | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 15:15 InstrumentationHorn in F Marimba (4.3-octave)Program NotesSonata for Horn and Marimba was...

Written for two 5-octave marimbas, Song for Jodie is a driving work with tuneful melodies at the start followed by opportunities to find the breadth of beauty and peace within the middle section. The work concludes with a...

Song of the Open Road is a colorful three-section work for solo vibraphone and orchestra inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem of the same title. Equally lyrical and virtuosic, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase the...

Cast in five movements, Gillingham's Songbook for Viola & Marimba is inspired by song and song forms – On Wings of Song, Song of Sorrow, Birdsong, Evensong.Genre: Duet for Viola & Marimba | # of Players: 2...

Written to fill a void in accessible duet literature for keyboard percussion, Songs from the Infinite Plane is, in essence, a song book for vibraphone & marimba. Each melodically-driven duet is approximately 2 minutes...

Written to fill a void in accessible duet literature for keyboard percussion, Songs of the Human Spirit explores combinations of 2 marimbas, 2 vibraphones, and vibraphone/marimba throughout the 15 pieces. Ranging in duration...