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Rayleigh (Solo Marimba)
Genre: Marimba (4-mallet)
# of Players: 1
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:10
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2019
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$18.00
Item #:
26540
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Notes & Instrumentation
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 intermediate player.
Genre: Marimba (4-mallet) | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:10
Instrumentation
Marimba (4.5-octave)
Program Notes
Rayleigh is a tonal solo written with the intention of drawing different colors out of the marimba with contrasting rhythmic and melodic passages. The name ‘Rayleigh’ itself refers to the light phenomenon of Rayleigh Scattering, which accounts for the color of the sky. When writing this solo, I often thought of sunsets and how the colors uniformly changed from warm to cool as they traveled further from the Sun. In my solo, there are several of these contrasts apparent where the style abruptly, yet smoothly changes while maintaining the same tonal center and melodic material. The composition begins with a heavily ornamented chorale and ends likewise with a smooth beautiful passage that fades away similarly to the dark colors of the sky. -
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Rayleigh - Marimba Solo
Original Marimba solo by Cody Holmes follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holmes_percussion/ www.holmespercussion.com Listen to our music here! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TUheqV8yuzNSMocRJtbfQ Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/holmes-percussion/1664037002 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BRZ4KC68 Pandora https://www.pandora.com/artist/holmes-percussion/holmes-percussion/AL6KV3zwzgwVvp9 Youtube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kmpPR3u7p-smgPTAxvQhqjn4pe6H9l2Bw Mallets: Innovative Percussion Mark Ford #marimba #solo #percussion
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Product Reviews
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Percussive Notes New Literature Review
This piece for solo marimba is based on the light phenomenon called rayleigh scattering, which accounts for the color of the sky. The composer states, “When writing this solo, I often thought of sunsets and how the colors uniformly changed from warm to cool as they traveled further from the sun.” He describes this as “abrupt but smooth changes while maintaining the same tonal center and melodic material.”
The piece is incredibly rich as it derives a lot of its harmonic movement from the chord extensions. Staying true to the description, the changes are abrupt but not unwelcome, evoking a complex palette of tonal colors reminiscent of the works of Michael Burritt or Blake Tyson.
...This is a perfect piece for players looking to push themselves technically but who are not quite ready for “Merlin,” “Mirage,” or “Three Moves.” Holmes makes excellent use of the entire instrument, so a good grasp of movement across the instrument is paramount to the success of this piece. “Rayleigh” is an excellent piece and will dazzle audiences of all types — perfect for players looking for some technical development and rich harmonic exploration.
Joe Millea
Percussive Notes
Vol. 59, No. 2, April 2021 Joe Millea on Jun 16th 2022
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