Marimba & Xylophone

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...

Two Illusions is a pair of fun 2-mallet solos for the developing marimbist – Moonlight Shadow & Vicious Fishes. Each solo pairs simpler technical challenges with elements you would find in a higher-level piece,...

Two Steps Forward is a method book that provides a logical and systematic approach to aid beginning keyboard percussionists in developing strong reading skills. Included in this collection are over thirty progressive etudes,...

The Two-Mallet Traveler invites players and their audiences to savor scenes, sights, and sounds from around the world. Written for two mallets and ranging from 3 to 4 1/3 octaves in range, these solos form a varied...

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,...

Vida Chenoweth, perhaps more than any other artist, is responsible for elevating solo marimba to a level of respect equal in stature to violin, piano or guitar. She is known for her high artistic abilities as well as her...

A set of five pieces intended to address the need for mallet pieces for solo and ensemble contests. Each of the five pieces (Stride, Strut, Stumble, Stroll, and Scamper) are about 2-1/2 minutes long and may be played as...