4-Mallet

Three Short Stories is a set of three programmatic vignettes. Inner Program fuses a wave-like ostinato pattern with a variation on the sea chantey "Fair Spanish Ladies." Continuum consists of a lively melody and a rolled...

Time Remembered captures the stillness and tranquility of someone reflecting on the past, particularly on close and personal relationships with loved ones. The music is meant to be personal to both the performer and listener...

To Reflect is to Learn is an early 4-mallet study that may also serve as an effective short and somber recital piece. A wide variety of fundamental playing techniques and dynamic fluctuations appear during the course of the...

Filled with musical and technical challenges, To See is a robust intermediate solo for low-A Marimba that is sure to help performers grow.Genre: Solo 4-Mallet Marimba | # of Players: 1 Series: N/A Level: Intermediate |...

Trance is a marimba solo filled with rhythmic drive and groove that explores the full dynamic range of the instrument while still maintaining a sense of lightness and subtlety.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1...

Transitions is an exciting and challenging three-movement work for solo percussionist including virtuosic material on both pitched and non-pitched instruments. It will captivate any audience with its musical contrasts and...

Trap Sonata was written with the intent of blending multiple musical styles along with structuring the piece in sonata form. The track starts with the main melodic theme and is recalled throughout the work in both the track...

Twilight Blue utilizes the lower end of a five-octave marimba, a region that reflects its rich and characteristic tone. Composed in a series of a Major 7th harmonies, the piece is a paced and melodic chorale with a middle...

An intermediate four-mallet marimba solo, Uma Para Ela was composed for the composer's wife prior to their wedding in 2008. A pensive, lyrical work, this tonal solo helps develop a strong sense of musical sensitivity and...

This tremolo etude places the soaring melody in the soprano voice and the persistent ostinato in the lower and middle voices. Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:00 InstrumentationMarimba...

Undercurrent was written for the marimba and piano acting in equal partnership in terms of melodic and technical material. Although the piece does not employ any particular programmatic techniques, it has been commented to...

Ride the waves and explore life under the sea in this 3-minute work for solo low-A marimba.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:00 InstrumentationSolo Marimba (4.3-octave)Program...

Written for marimbist Michael Burritt, this virtuosic three-movement work is a first-rate piece of music. The solo marimba part is extremely virtuosic and challenging, featuring state of the art four mallet technique for the...

Opposite musical characteristics such as soft and loud, comfort and angular, static and active, hesitant and steadfast are contrastingly employed in this piece.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium...

Variations for Marimba (2005) is for the advanced marimba soloist. It is essentially a “classical” set of variations on a theme, however the “theme” is elusive and evolves as the variations progress...

Written for percussionist Thomas Burritt, Variations on a Theme by Paganini provides an original set of variations specifically for solo marimba on Paganini's famous 24th Violin Caprice. Just as Paganini did for the violin,...