Vibraphone & Glockenspiel

Named for the Titan God, Oceanus is a three-movement work for vibraphone that is reflective of the earth’s bodies of water. The entire piece is constructed around the pitch “C” as a tonal center utilizing a...

This endearing pair of pieces for solo vibraphone embody both melancholy and hope in their brief 4:00 iteration. Either one or both pieces would make valuable additions to a student recital.Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) | #...

Exciting jazz vibraphone feature with long sustained melodies over an undercurrent of syncopation. Chord symbols are provided for those daring enough to improvise over the bass line. Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) | # of...

This is a lovely new age vibraphone feature in a perpetual motion setting. Constant eighth notes and triplets keep the forward momentum throughout. Pedal indications are provided. Check out Lisa Rogers recording of Paint Me...

Inspired by the first sentences of Walt Whitman's poem "Song of the Open Road," where he describes the many choices you can make in your live, the different ways you can take, but at the end you come at the final place you...

Written as a lullaby to the composer's baby daughter, Penelope features a sweet, simple melody and brief harmonic/thematic departures.Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:15...

Phantasie is a German term defined as: fancy, imagination, or reverie. It’s probably best defined as a ‘fantasy piece’ or ‘fantasy picture.’ The opening dissonant introduction gives the...

A Place and a Time is a piece about nostalgia. Think back to any point in your life that you can look back on and have great memories. After hearing this piece, hopefully something of it reminds you of those times. As much...

This two-movement concert vibraphone work utilizes many intriguing harmonies. The first movement is slow and free leaves a lot of room for interpretation, while the second movement is constantly moving with sixteenths and a...

The Principle of Polarity is one of the seven Hermetic (occult or secret) principles. It embodies the idea that everything is dual, everything has two poles, and everything has its opposite. All manifested things have two...

The Principle of Polarity is one of the seven Hermetic (occult or secret) principles. It embodies the idea that everything is dual, everything has two poles, and everything has its opposite. All manifested things have two...

Combining the two words "quarantine" and "sonatina," Quarantina captures little moments of escape that I used when playing the vibraphone to drown out the uncertain circumstances of our ever-changing world. It symbolizes how...

Because it is a “recital piece,” this work does not employ any experimental techniques and concepts; however, it is based on an idea of musical simultaneity. In fact, different rhythm structures, pitch...

Opening with a brief rubato jazz ballad, the piece then moves into a samba feel before returning to the ballad again. Pedal and mallet dampening are indicated throughout the piece. Genre: Vibraphone (4-mallet) | # of...

Restless Little Star is a vibraphone solo that details the anxiety of a sleepless night. The performer moves from delicate energies into a syncopated groove, before everything dissipates into echoes of the original music...

A lead-sheet version of Riversong, just like what a jazz musician would use, is first in this piece. In comparing it to the written-out version, you can place yourself in the shoes – and mind’s ear – of an...