Marimba solos, marimba music, four mallet solos lone star. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife sheet music plus. Today it is one of ross edwards most widely performed and recorded works throughout the world. Zivkovic ultimatum 1 for solo marimba 4 edition musica europea zivkovic concerto per marimba e orchestra no. Alice gomez rain dance entertainment general scribd. Rhythm dance was composed for an e marimba, or c marimba. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library duration. A great piece to start on for the beginner, or to study and use as practice for the more intermediate student, as. The marimba part was first performed by greg knowles, to whom marimba dances is dedicated. Marimba dances was first performed by michael askill at a concert in the wollongong city art gallery in 1983.
Concerto for marimba and string orchestra duration. Performance repertoire selected mallet repertoire level i. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife marimba solo. Im thinking of doing this as a solo next year for competition. Dance of the revolutionaries, dance of the folk katherine borland i n the wake of the 1979 sandinista revolution, nicaragua experienced an artistic explosion. Percussion solos, marimba solos, snare solos lone star. Marimba sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Benjamin wittibers rhythm dance for marimba solo is dedicated to katarzyna mycka and can be heard on myckas cd marimba dance.
Astral dance by gordon stout is a difficult work for four mallet marimba solo, based on a single theme and its variations. Education marimba literature library vic firth zildjian. Alternative proposals for the f marimba version will be the central issue. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library. Welcome to the vic firth marimba literature library a resource that will. Steinquest meditation and dance 4 studio 4 stout etudes 19 24 studio 4. A bit overplayed to the point of almost being cliche perhaps, but a good piece nonetheless. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performed by sophomore percussionist cheyenne battiest. Marimba duet sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Brian jones played marimba under my thumb and out of time stones. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performance. The sandinista government, dedicated to dismantling the countrys rigid class system that had reserved the rights to artistic recognition for a privileged few.
Yellow after the rain wip sheet music for percussion. Rain dance 4 4 4 3 gomez, alice gitano for marimba 4 gotto, yo a rainy perspective v 5 modern method for timpani t mb sunbell glentworth, mark v 5 etude in d minor marimba flamenca xy modern school for snare drum csd mb m goldenberg, morris modern school for marimba, xylophone, and vibraphone m mb goodman, saul ballade for the dancer t 4. A mediumlevel marimba solo written and dedicated to the composers nephew, andrew. Its groovy, repetetive minor tonality makes it popular and easily accessible to younger students. Bach for marimba by sheet music for marimba solo buy. Nancy zeltsmans recommended solo marimba literature as of. Alternative proposals for the fmarimba version will be the central issue. Objective grading of fourmallet marimba literature the. Simple melodic statements make this work a catchy favorite. Marimba sheet music book by alice gomez and marilyn rife. Official site of tapspace publications publishers of highquality percussion sheet music, learning materials, and sample library software for creative musicians and music educators.
Most frequently,stout performs this work with the two mexican dances as a set titled three dances for marimba. Beginnig 4 mallet marimba players will enjoy the syncopated rhythms and independent left hand work throughout the piece. Rain dance marimba solo pdf rain dance by alice gomez has become a popular choice for beginning marimba players. Dust off your favorite clown suit and have fun with this ragtimey, twobeat xylophone solo with optional piano accompaniment. Check out our library of marimba solos, snare drum solos, vibraphone solos, timpani solos, multipercussion solos, and any other kind of solo percussion piece. Although all of the pieces in this collection were originally composed for a 5 octave instrument. This 4 minute work is composed around a fragmentation of the main theme of.
Funny mallets, book 1 intermediate bergamo, john five short pieces for marimba cotto, orlando marimba for an angel. A dark, yet nice, simple piece for a single player using four. For me and adelaide marimba can be used to produce really beautiful mu sic, either as a solo instrument or in en semble work. The universal marimba competition, located in the heart of europe and acclaimed as one of the most prestigious in the world, gathers the marimba around the globe and foster cross cultural understanding. What you will find here are some of the best representations of the early marimba solos and etudes available. Creative commons license six quite difficult studies to improve fourmallet. When composing rhythm dance i had the image of an oriental dancer with a tambourine in mind, the shape could come from a tale from the thousand and one nights. Nancy zeltsmans recommended solo marimba literature as of 111. Rhythm dance marimba solo music publishing bewimusic. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library youtube. Rain dance sheet music for percussion download free in pdf or. Cost is greatly reduced when you build your own marimba.
Aptly titled marimba solo that cleverly brings for. Although the piece is written for a lowe marimba, there is only one low e required. Although it is a hard read, the rhythms are not too hard to learn but getting up to speed takes work. Here you will find music for marimba by kai stensgaard. For more pieces in the growing vic firth marimba literature library, be sure to visit our website. The repertoire list need to be send to the organization before june 1st, 2021. The following lists of repertoire represent significant examples of solo and chamber. Mar 30, 2017 rain dance marimba solo measures 1 and 2. It is a marimba dance in his mind because it combines melody and harmony through the rhythmic alternation of the two hands.
Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife, performed by nathan hewitt. Beginnig 4 mallet marimba players will enjoy the syncopated rhythms and independent left hand. Buy rain dance keyboard percussion solo unaccom at. Rain dance for solo marimba has a continuous rhythmic groove as the. Rhythm dance was composed for an emarimba, or cmarimba. It has been dedicated with success to promote the popularization and development of the marimba art and culture, sparing no efforts in supporting leading artists. Two mexican dances for marimba by gordon stout marimba. Spanish dance is an arrangement for mallet ensemble based on the. Marimba sheet music and music books sheet music plus. Ghost garden, by adam hopper performed by adam hopper published through c. Percussion repertoire university of tennessee at martin. Dance and more modern school for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone morris goldenberg classics masterpieces for marimba. I hope people will find these videos of marimba solos as a good starting point when picking new music.
Whether youre giving a recital, playing a concerto, or just showing off, weve got the solos you want. Each marimba piece is listed alphabetically by composer and includes a video to be used as a reference. James moyer fourmallet method for marimba, solos from bartok, kabelevsky. This piece is fairly hard and is written for a 4octave marimba, so it is perfect for an mediumadvanced student without easy access to a 5octave marimba. It is a marimba dance in his mind because it combines. Vic feldman played marimba on a few early steely dan songs, including rikki. Ive made a page that lists several marimba pieces ranging in difficulty. Marimba 3 sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Yellow after the rain is basically the beginning marimba solo. Marimba solos, marimba music, four mallet solos lone. Works for marimba is a collection of solo marimba works by keiko abe.
Tired of western music arrangements, miki wrote a piece that was distinctly different than anything else out there at the time. Time for marimba by minoru miki marimba solo norsk. Time for marimba by minoru miki marimba solo norskpercussion. Nancy zeltsmans recommended solo marimba literature as. Mexican murals delancey, charles rosewood blues gomez, alice marimba flamenca gottry, josh irrelevant houliff, murray two pieces pimental, l. Nancy zeltsmans recommended solo marimba literature as of 111 beginner carulli, ferdinando andante transcr. Time for marimba by minoru miki was first performed on keiko abes first marimba recital, and has been performed on countless recitals since then. Rhythm dance by benjamin wittiber marimba solo mallet. Relentless and lyrical, this solo version of shee wus blue identity is a virtuosic showpiece for advanced. Rain dance by alice gomez has become a popular choice for beginning marimba players. Not my best performance, but something i am proud of nonetheless. Oct 18, 2014 rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performed by sophomore percussionist cheyenne battiest.
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