Intermediate

Musings for Xylophone is a set of four short, contrasting vignettes for 2-mallet, unaccompanied xylophone. Perfect for lessons, studio class, and recitals!Genre: Xylophone (2-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium |...

Nature’s Course is split into three contrasting movements: Winds, which is very free with many ascending runs in the marimba part; Breezes, which is more metered in 12/8 and later 3/4 with flowing eighth notes...

A play on the words "night and "morning," this unique piece invites the marimbist to sing while playing the instrument, emphasizing the mournful mood set forth toward the middle. Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) with Voice | # of...

Written to complement an art exhibit of Monet's paintings, Nocturne of the Water Lilllies reflects an impressionistic style while retaining rhythms, harmonies, and melodies that reflect the composers writing.Genre: Marimba...

This acts as a wonderful etude for close interval independent rolls. The left hand plays a syncopated bass line while the right hand plays a sustained lyrical melody at the interval of a third.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | #...

Using the Greek modes with which he is so familiar, Papadimitriou has crafted a piece around the story of Oenanthe, a drummer and courtesan from the Saamos Island who was killed with her children by the Egyptians in 221 B.C...

Written in 1993, this piece has long been a staple in the solo marimba repertoire. Based in A minor, of thoughts and thinking gives the performer plenty of freedom for interpretation. It begins and ends with full, lush...

Open space is a valuable resource, but it is not singularly perceived. Open space can be vast and create a sense of isolation. It can be felt as unending, a necessary but tedious passageway between here and there. Open space...

Outback Suite is a suite of three pieces that can be performed together or as short standalone works. Each movement elicits a scene from the beautiful and diverse Australia. Filling a void in early four mallet literature,...

The purpose of Percussive Carols is two-fold: 1) to create more performance opportunities for percussionists during the holiday season, and 2) to infuse a contemporary percussive feel to traditional European Christmas carols...

PixelPop is an energetic 4-mallet marimba solo that features a chiptune accompaniment track using the sounds of retro video game music. Press up, up, down, left, right to start with 99 lives. DOWNLOAD PRACTICE &...

Both of these two lovely marimba solos express a sense of nostalgia. The Prelude is a chorale that leaves nearly every aspect of musical interpretation up to the performer. Reverie is a beautiful, lyrical piece filled with...

After a brief 4-bar chorale intro, Prelude for Marimba becomes a bouncy, jovial romp based on the simple chord progression set forth in the opening measures.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium |...

Rain is a dark & lively marimba solo set primarily in 8/8 (3+3+2) with brief, dramatic rolled sections interspersed throughout. Catchy, toe-tapping melodies will have your audiences humming all the way home.Genre:...

Recitation is a technically simple and musically complex chorale for marimba. This solo provides a lyrical style for recital programs while using some extended tonalities to communicate more elaborate emotional soundscape...

Reflections utilizes the low end of a 5-octave marimba and opens with a calm motif that develops throughout the piece. The composition ebbs and flows and includes a few moments of intensity before returning to the calm and...