by Samuel Z Solomon bts | Jan 7, 2016 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database, Repertoire Lists
Runaway (2014)Taylor Ambrosio Wood (b.1994)6 minutes1 playerInstrumentation: 1 5-Octave MarimbaProgram Note: Runaway paints the scene of a person walking on train tracks, alone in a barren desert wasteland. They are now liberated, free from whatever institution had a...
by Samuel Z Solomon bts | Jan 7, 2016 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database, Repertoire Lists
This an advanced level solo for 5 octave marimba with 4 mallets.The work is divided into 7 movementsThemeTangoDance of PassionSad SongHymnSweet SongFolk SongEach movement explores a single idea, developing it through rhythmic and harmonic development with almost all...
by Samuel Z Solomon bts | Jan 7, 2016 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database, Repertoire Lists
Stop Speaking is a solo for snare drum with digital playback. An amusing and challenging piece where the player’s drumming converses with “Vicki,” the digital storyteller. Great challenges lay in the drumming itself, but greater challenges lie in coordination with...
by Samuel Z Solomon bts | Jan 7, 2016 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database, Repertoire Lists
Keiko Abe is undoubtedly the most influential marimbist and composer for the marimba that the percussion world has seen. She has combined five of her very popular pieces into this book. Keiko Abe’s compositions are always virtuosic, requiring fast playing, quick...
by Samuel Z Solomon bts | Jan 7, 2016 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database, Repertoire Lists
Michi, which means “road” in Japanese, is a marimba solo by Keiko Abe. Featuring an almost non-stop stream of 32nd notes, this piece can be very intimidating to read. However, it is very idiomatic and often repetitive. It begins and ends with an optional improvisatory...
by Samuel Z Solomon bts | Jan 7, 2016 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database, Repertoire Lists
This marimba solo is a very challenging one, both technically and musically. As can be inferred from the title, the piece is composed on the subject of love and its many incarnations. Containing the love song “Plaisir d’Amour” by Jean Paul Martini, the piece shows...