5-octave

Surface is a challenging work for 5-octave marimba that provides tremendous musical depth for the performer while remaining engaging and moving for an audience. Imagine, if you will, the concept of a "surface": a textured...

Suspended Dreams is a 5-octave marimba solo that was completed during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the composer's musical portrayal of how life seemed to pause as things began to shut down.Genre: Marimba...

The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph taken of the Earth by the Voyager I spacecraft from a distance of about 6 billion kilometers. As the space probe passed Pluto, it was turned around to capture one last image of the Earth...

Dedicated to the composer's undergraduate composition teacher, Swan Song has a constant forward motion throughout the piece and a steady build of energy with little time for rest for both the audience and the performer...

Beautiful and relaxing piece based completely on the pentatonic scale. It could also be called a “black key etude” as well, as nearly all the notes are on accidental bars. Many different sticking permutations and...

The composer characterizes this piece as learned ethnic. As in all of his previous works, this one is tonal, using ancient modes or their variation that leads to the use of peculiar key signatures.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) |...

Curated by Dr. Brian Zator, The Lion’s Roar, Vol. 1 is a collaboration between alumni of the Texas A&M University - Commerce (East Texas State University) music program. Reflecting the vastly differing musical...

The Test of Time juxtaposes a featured 4-mallet marimba soloist playing polyrhythms, over-the-barline grooves, and asymmetrical passages with accessible ensemble passages presented in simple meters to create an engaging...

The Test of Time juxtaposes a featured 4-mallet marimba soloist playing polyrhythms, over-the-barline grooves, and asymmetrical passages with accessible accompaniment passages presented in simple meters to create an engaging...

These lovely arrangements of Alfredo Piatti's cello Caprices are a fantastic contribution to the solo literature for marimba. Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration: 11:30 InstrumentationMarimba...

Inspired by the children’s piano suites written by Schumann, Khachaturian, and Tchaikovsky, Three Character Waltzes is a trio of short pieces written in a neo-Romantic style. Playful and programmatic, each short piece...

Originally a collection for the young pianist, Mike Lasley has reworked Zaninelli's Three Pieces into a delightful collection for solo marimba, maintaining the charm and energy of the original.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | #...

This three-movement work for solo marimba contemplates some of the questions a new parent might have, with a wide variety of musical textures and performance techniques being explored by the performer. Genre: Marimba...

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...

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...