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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 &...

A charming and expressive solo for marimba that allows the modern marimbist to get a second look at Satie's music from another angle. Perfect for an interim piece on your next recital.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of...

Originally titled, Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9 no. 1&2, this piece is composed of two movements and is originally written in 1894 for piano and strictly for the left hand. The musical style of the piece...

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 |...

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 is one from a set of 24 preludes for solo piano that covers all of the major and minor keys, emulating earlier sets by Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and others. It...

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:...

Rayleigh is an engaging marimba piece that allows the player to enjoy the process of creating musicality on the marimba. With many contrasting styles and some difficult passages, this an excellent developmental solo for the...

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...

Reflections on Wood explores the full range of emotional expressiveness of the marimba, from dramatic and frenetic, to delicate and gentle, from perseverance and resilience, to stars and cats. By exploring a variety of...

Written for low-A marimba & optional electronic track, Relinquished is a musical interpretation of the popular story of Jonah. In the story Jonah flees from what he has been told to do and finds himself on a ship in the...

A unique incorporation of Brazilian dance rhythms into a work designed to emulate Bartok's music for a composition class. A truly one of a kind marimba solo. Don't miss out.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level:...

A modern work for marimba, utilizing the Medieval technique of Soggetto Cavato, wherein vowels are matched with pitch labels from the Guidonian naturale hexachord.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium...

Joest's conventional harmonies, peaceful textures, and simple melodic line and motive make for a wonderfully soothing piece. Be sure to add this one to your next recital.Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level:...