Intermediate

Prelude No. 3 for solo 4.3-octave marimba is dedicated to composer and marimba virtuoso Gordon Stout. The piece features uses a chromatic harmonic language, though rooted in major and minor chords for stability, drawing from...

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...

A Rewarding Journey is a challenging two-mallet recital piece for 3.0 octave (or larger) marimba, cast in three short movements and demanding speed, agility, dynamic control, and intelligent musical phrasing. An attractive,...

Rhapsody on April Showers, Yellow Flowers is a beautiful piece and a great way for performers to move from basic four-mallet knowledge to more advanced skills. It offers the educator opportunities to discuss phrasing,...

Sacred Favorites includes arrangements of three favorite church hymns. Often times, marimbists have found themselves preparing to perform a recital at a church, not knowing what to play. Robertson has provided marimbists...

David Gillingham's collection of hymns arranged for solo marimba fills a large void in the repertoire. His 8 masterful settings accentuate the best qualities of the marimba. Most are appropriate at any time throughout the...

Daughtrey's lovely arrangements in this collection help to fill the void of hymns available for solo marimba. All are playable on a low A marimba, but optional lower notes are provided throughout if you have an extended...

Sarah by Adam Miller is stylistically impressionistic, using rapid permutations with very little articulation to create a flowing and undefined texture. Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration:...

Some things are best left uncomplicated, kind of like a wide-open Saturday—finish up a project or two, take a nice walk, maybe run an errand or do a quick chore. But be sure to include as much time as possible with...

Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:00 InstrumentationMarimba (4-octave)

Seventh Tries is a composition written for four-mallet marimba performance. The title is derived from the extensive use of major 7th chords.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration: 4:15...

Often reflective and tragic, this two movement marimba solo is reflective of the tumultuous feelings and emotions the composer experienced during the tragic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. The piece expresses much more than...

This is an effective programmatic work in three movements: The Storm, Life, and The Dance. The first movement portrays the intensity of the storm with much dissonance and rhythmic excitement. The second movement is a...

A contemporary duet for piano and marimba with hints to the romantic piano writing of Liszt and Rachmoninoff. Other musical styles can be heard in each of the Short Stories from baroque to minimalism with a listener-friendly...