Marimba

Inspired by the excitement, stress, and fear brought forth from unanticipated change. This is heard as seemingly consistent patterns make decidedly unexpected transformations. These occur either through changes in pulse, in...

Berserker is an aggressive and heavy work written for advanced solo marimba and accompanied by a supporting ensemble of 5 percussionists. While not directly programmatic, the atmosphere, title, and challenge to the soloist...

This feature for marimba soloist(s) and Latin percussion ensemble gives several players the opportunity to shine – from offering the solo part to as many players as you like to opening the Latin percussion parts up to...

Originally written for unaccompanied marimba, Bon Voyage was expanded to include percussion sextet accompaniment at the request of Christopher Nguyen and the Salyards Middle School Percussion Ensemble for their performance...

Written for the intermediate marimba soloist, Cascade Effect is the perfect opportunity to showcase a soloist while still challenging the percussion trio. With optional opportunities for improvisation and the intertwining of...

Written for marimbist Michael Burritt, this virtuosic three-movement work is a first-rate piece of music. The solo marimba part is virtuosic and challenging. The electronics weave in and out of the solo and ensemble texture,...

This concerto is in three connected movements and features the soloist on a variety of instruments, including marimba, vibraphone, bells, and crotales and a large percussion battery with two snare drums, multiple toms, brake...

An intriguing, engaging, and challenging piece. Gillingham's Concerto No. 2 for Marimba is a must-try for all marimbists! The breakneck first movement sets a rapid pace for the turbulent musical passages throughout. Musical...

Deviations is a love letter to standard collegiate percussion repertoire, expanded, warped and transformed into an energetic ensemble work. The parts are lively and intricate, and should challenge students without being...

This work by one of world’s finest marimbists further demonstrates his ability to pair his extraordinary compositional skills with an intimate knowledge of the total percussion family. The work calls for six...

Entangled States is a concertino for multi-percussion soloist and percussion trio. Using the concepts of quantum entanglement, the materials of music, and various percussion instruments, Entangled States is a study in the...

Subtitled "A Journey of the Soul," each movement of this concertino for solo marimba and ensemble reflects the movement of the soul into the portal of heaven. From Remission to Reflection to Redemption, Gillingham paints a...

Ghost Garden is a delightful intermediate work for 4.3-octave marimba and percussion septet that paints a bittersweet picture of those vacant, abandoned lots where once there were thriving businesses or lavish homes.Genre:...

Halcyon Days tells the heartbreaking yet uplifting tale of Alcyone and Ceyx from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The tour-de-force solo marimba part seamlessly weaves in and out of the fabric of the accompanying quartet.Genre: Solo...

Lacuna is a solo for marimba with percussion trio accompaniment. The first section is a combination of chordal and independent stickings in the solo marimba part over an ostinato in the vibraphone. The second section is a...

Light & Water is a through-composed double concerto for solo marimba and timpani accompanied by 6 percussionists. It showcases the two soloists equally with both technical bravado (light) and sensitive lyricism (water)...