Solos

9 Miniatures and a Fantasy is a collection of intermediate pieces for solo marimba written with the idea of presenting different technical aspects to the performer in short musical studies. Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of...

This 2-movement work was written for Goto's wife, Akiko. The first air features a rhapsodic opening alternating between mallets and hands, followed by a dance-like 6/8. The second air expands on the dance-like nature of the...

Almost Beyond takes its inspiration from a story/painting by StoryPeople creator Brian Andreas (www.storypeople.com). Genre: Duet for Marimba & Piano | # of Players: 2 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:00...

Artistic Studies for Snare Drum was composed as a supplement for most intermediate to advanced methods. These studies utilize traditional and non-traditional styles, techniques, and meters to be encountered by the concert...

Inspired by the William Blake poem "Morning," ...ascends the sky is a beautiful intermediate work for solo 5-octave marimba, filled with sixteenth notes flowing up and down the full range of the instrument.Genre: Marimba...

Auroras is a 5-movement work for solo glockenspiel & electronics representing some of the breathtaking colors seen in these rare phenomena and are depicted by various textures, moods, and harmonic languages or structures...

This is a delightful four-movement suite of Baroque dances for intermediate timpani. Dwayne Rice has taken great care to make the timpani as melodic and musical as possible. Perfect for an undergraduate percussion...

An ethereal, but intense, rolled section opens the piece building to a dramatic climax. Bursts of sixteenth notes flying up and down the instrument make this both fun and play and impressive to watch. The slow middle section...

Written in conjunction with an art exhibition consisting of ceramic and metal sculptures, this work is almost non-stop rhythm. Using object you can easily find around the house, the timbres of metal and clay bring out the...

Chakalaka is an energetic solo for multi-percussion and electronic accompaniment that is heavily influenced by electronic music ranging from glitch-hop to drum 'n' bass and progressive trance The conglomeration of shimmering...

The opening theme is presented as a lush four-part chorale with a beautiful climax toward the end. The following variations don’t stray harmonically very far from the theme, rather they require more from the performer,...

Cold Pressed is set up as a modified drum set with timbral notation, meaning each instrument is assigned a pitch and arranged like a keyboard. If you read keyboard music well, learning the notation will be a piece of cake...

Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth." Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 6:30 InstrumentationSolo...

After a brief, driving introduction, the mood changes to one of mystery and dramatic freedom. The ensuing section represents the dance-like nature of the piece with driving rhythms and accents throughout.Genre: Multiple...

Downshift is a set of three progressive solos for concert snare – Nerfed, Buffed, & Epic. Each is written to be performed along with the same play-along track. DOWNLOAD ACCOMPANIMENT TRACKGenre: Snare Drum + Track...

Drift is a virtuosic tour-de-force for 2-mallet unaccompanied marimba.Genre: Marimba (2-mallet) | # of Players: 1 Level: Difficult | Duration: 6:20 InstrumentationMarimba...