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Home is (Solo 4.3-octave Marimba)
Genre: Marimba (4-mallet)
# of Players: 1
Level: Medium | Duration: 6:30
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2020
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Notes & Instrumentation
Home is is a multifaceted intermediate to advanced solo piece for 4.3-octave marimba. It was inspired by the many meanings that "home" can have for us - whether we may have lost our home, are searching for it, or have already found it.
Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium | Duration: 6:30
Instrumentation
Marimba (4.3-octave)
Program Notes
Home is where the heart is.
This is a piece about...well, home. What it means to us, what it can and can't be, and how it feels to come back to it. The loss of one's home, no matter how it came about, can be a devastating blow, and finding a new home can make many things in our life right. It is the most intimate space we have, our castle, a warm bed, familiar faces. And sometimes it's not even a place at all, but a feeling, a person maybe, or an open door.Starting out with only two mallets, an optimistic 7/8 theme drives the piece forward. In the minimalistic, pattern-based middle section, the player seamlessly switches to four mallets. After fragmented variations on the previous material, the piece ends on a soaring return of the original theme, with a humble conclusion.
Home is is a rewarding repertoire piece for students and professionals alike, being both audience friendly and fun to play. It presents various technical challenges, but it also gives the player a lot of room to show musicality.
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Home is - Daniel Eisenhardt (Marimba)
? "Home is" is a multifaceted intermediate to advanced solo piece for 4.3-octave marimba. It was inspired by the many meanings that "home" can have - what it means to us, what it can and can't be, and how it feels to come back to it. Starting out with only two mallets, an optimistic 7/8 theme drives the piece forward. In the minimalistic, pattern-based middle section, the player seamlessly switches to four mallets. After fragmented variations on the previous material, the piece ends on a soaring return of the original theme, with a humble conclusion. "Home is" is a rewarding repertoire piece for students and professionals alike, being both audience friendly and fun to play. It presents various technical challenges, but it also gives the player a lot of room to show musicality. ? Sheet music available at C.Alan: https://c-alanpublications.com/home-is/ ☕ If you like my music, you could buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/belabitbop Please like, share and subscribe! Thanks for all the support! Filmed partly with a potato. I really need a better second camera. +++ Homepage: http://www.danieleisenhardt.de Fancynoise - Rhythmus zum anziehen! (Shirts und mehr): http://www.fancynoise.de (Europe) Fancynoise - Rhythm to wear! (Shirts and more): http://www.fancynoise.spreadshirt.com (U.S.) +++
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Percussive Notes New Literature Review
Daniel Eisenhardt’s new solo for two and four mallets is a great addition to the repertoire for advancing marimbists. “Home Is” combines catchy melodies with pleasing harmonies and driving rhythms to create a solo that avoids overly repetitive keyboard clichés, yet maintains a difficulty level appropriate for a talented high school student or undergraduate working on solo repertoire for juries or a recital.
Written in ternary form, the piece begins with the performer holding two mallets — although hypothetically it could be played using four. After a brief, peaceful opening, the solo moves into a 7/8 groove that permeates most of the section and will return in a more developed form at the end of the piece. Both the beginning and end are in E-flat major, written idiomatically to sit nicely on a keyboard, although there are some challenging moments of contrary motion that add to the interest without adding too much difficulty. The middle section uses four mallets and is written in A-flat major, adding to the idiomatic nature of the piece as the hands naturally shift between the manuals. The piece requires octaves in both hands, so it may not be suited for younger players.
What I like most is the transition from two to four mallets. There are a lot of great pieces for four mallets, and more composers are emphasizing the capabilities of contemporary two-mallet solos (like Koshinski or Trevino); yet Eisenhardt effectually uses both in a single piece that moves well beyond the pedagogical use and into the development purpose. This is ideal for students comfortable with two mallets who are still working their way into four-mallet territory. This solo is definitely worth checking out, and I hope to see at least one of my students performing this in the coming months.
Matthew Geiger
Percussive Notes
Vol. 59, No. 4, August 2021 Matthew Geiger on Jun 30th 2022 -
Beautiful piece
beautiful and heartwarming piece with nice changes (2 mallets, 3 mallets, 4 mallets) Unknown on Sep 3rd 2020
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Beautiful piece
beautiful and heartwarming piece with nice changes (2 mallets, 3 mallets, 4 mallets) Unknown on Sep 3rd 2020
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