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| Marimba Dan-Dan - Minoru Miki Marimba and Percussion (with optional 2nd percussion part) |
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Opening
the 2006 TAMU-Commerce concert with Brian Zator and Minoru Miki, this
brief overture was dubbed 'Little Marimba Spiritual' by those in attendance.
Driving at a quick tempo, this work has lots of fire. 3 minutes Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| Boom - Longshore / Reed Duo Multiple Percussion |
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The description from the CD (get it HERE) of the same name says it all "Dig the overlapping phrases of seven and six; check out the interlocking passages; notice the triplets phrased in five against the duple rhythms in six; note the Xenakis quote - drums - groove - enough said..." Indeed! 4 - 7 minutes Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| The Crimson King - Charbonneau / Pancaldi Marimba and Xylophone (Virtual MAX series) |
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| From the
CD "Demeter" If you've heard it, you'll want it. Dynamic, lyrical, intricate
and sometimes fiendishly difficult. Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| Monster Mudder Truck Pull - Paul Bissell Percussion Trio |
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at PASIC 1995 and at countless other college venues, this will be THE
most talked about piece on the concert! An exercise in pure energy and
explosive moments, this piece is mind blowing for both the performers
and audience. Requires a creative mind for the monster metal part (player
3) and great timing for all. Price: $20.00 Add to Cart |
| Without a Chance - Jonathan Leshnoff Percussion Trio |
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A
fantastic and demanding work for three players: Marimba, Vibraphone and
Percussion. Lots of color and intensity.
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| Essay no. 4 - Barry Ford Solo Marimba and Percussion Trio |
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2nd Place
of the 2003 PAS Competition. This dynamic and aggressive work is
scored in one continuous movement (fast, slow, fast). Similar in some
regards to Marimba Spiritual, the piece has many more metric shifts and
a fascinating slower section giving the players room to create a nice
rounded soundscape. 9 minutes . Price: $25.00 Add to Cart |
| Salty Fish Flesh - Brian Benscoter Percussion Quartet |
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| Not really
tuneful. yet not abstract, not too hard but not very easy - Just Right!
Takes a mature ensemble to perform this aggressive work. Winner of the
Florida PAS Composition Contest and featured on the University of South
Florida compact disc. . Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| Terra Firma - Neil Flory Percussion Quartet |
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| Great
piece! Challenging and musically worth every second spent on it. Each
player has an equal and changing role in the texture as the music progresses
towards its massive climax. A great experience to play and program and
a quality alternative to the Cage Constructions. Highly recommended for
college ensembles. . Price: $25.00 Add to Cart |
| Assez Vif from String Quartet- Maurice Ravel arr. D. Gerhart Marimba Quartet |
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| Dave
Gerhart has done a great job taking one of the 20th century's premier
string quartet and adapted it for 4 marimbas. Using different playing
techniques and with a complete translation of all French terms, this arrangement
will enhance the musicality of the ensemble players and be well received
by the audience. Score and parts both include a 4.3 and 5.0 octave version
of marimba four for flexibility of instrumentation. Price: $20.00 Add to Cart |
| Mintegration-Mel Mobley Percussion Quartet |
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| Dynamic
quartet in the round using.
While completely notated, the score uses sets of melodic and harmonic
ideas giving the performers freedom of musical exploration. Price: $20.00 Add to Cart |
| Beethoven Op.18 #1 (move. 1) - arr. Bissell Marimba Quartet |
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| Scored
for 4 marimbas (1 low C needed), Beethoven's engaging string quartet will
be enjoyed by the performers as well as the audience. Great running lines,
smooth phrasings and clever syncopations. Can be played on 2 marimbas
with very few alterations. 9 Minutes Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| Yoshitsune Daiko - Minoru Miki Horn (or Vibraphone) and 4 Percussion |
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A high
energy, intermediate ensemble piece for Horn (or Vibraphone)
and four percussionists. Uses traditional Japanese rhythms
and motives to help invoke a strong stylistic imprint on the players and
audience. Advanced high school - college level. 4 minutes Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| Kincho Daiko - Minoru Miki Recorder (or Marimbas) and 4 Percussion |
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An intermediate
ensemble piece for Recorder (or Marimbas) and
four percussionists. Uses traditional Japanese rhythms and motives to
help invoke a strong stylistic imprint on the players and audience. High
school. 4 minutes Price: $15.00 Add to Cart |
| Cassiopeia Marimbana - Minoru Miki arr. Zator Marimba Qunitet |
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A substantial
5 player work which can be played on 5 marimbas or 3 (performance notes
given in the score). Originally a Koto quintet, this arrangement by Brain
Zator faithfully reproduces the essence of the original work by using
many different playing areas on the bars for tonal variations, repeated
note 'tremolo' figures and extensive grace note ornaments. College. 15
minutes Price: $20.00 Add to Cart |
| Czardas- V. Monti - arr. Bissell Xylo solo with 4 marimbas |
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| The
Hungarian dance piece. This is the classic Monti showpiece for xylophone
with marimba accompaniment. If you know the piece, what more needs to
be said. Great for fast handed young guns...
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| Equal Fire - Paul Bissell Percussion Sextet |
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A
very powerful molto perpetuo which makes a great concert opener or closer.
Feels like the train is about to come off the tracks! Lots of interlocking
rhythms and powerful unisons. This high energy piece for six players is
5 minutes in duration and can be done without a conductor. Division 1
ensemble on the Texas UIL PLM list. |
| Summer - from The Four Seasons- Antonio Vivaldi Solo Marimba and Percussion Sextet (Mallet Ensemble) |
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| Brian Zator
presents a musical and faithful version of perhaps the most exciting of
Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Scored for a virtuostic marimba soloist and mallet
ensemble (six players) the piece has appeal to the audience and the performers. Score and Parts |
| Price: $25.00 Add to Cart |
| Z Conversion - Minoru Miki Percussion Octet |
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| A steady motion
machine, this work closed the Zator/Miki concert at PASIC 2006 with a kick.
At the event, Minoru Miki called the piece "jazzy" - full of driving
rhythms and the 'monkey dance groove', he has a point for sure! An excellent
opener or closer to a concert. 10 minutes Score and Parts |
| Price: $25.00 Add to Cart |
| Of Two Minds - Thom Hasenpflug Percussion Octet |
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| Written as
a cross-over composition between the realms of marching and traditional
percussion ensemble. These concepts compete against one another in a powerful
and dynamically extreme fashion, with equal care given to timbre and shading
as rhythmic precision. 7 minutes Score and Parts |
| Price: $20.00 Add to Cart |
| Withdrawals - Mel Mobley Percussion Octet |
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| Ever
try to quit smoking? Uses unusual instruments (found items) and voice to
help project this work. Would suit a young college or advanced high school
group well. 7 minutes Score and Parts |
| Price: $20.00 Add to Cart |
| The Alabados Song - for Solo Mar. and Perc. Ens - Paul Bissell solo mar. and 8 players |
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| The dynamic
work for marimba and tape is now fully scored for percussion ensemble (8
players). The solo part is unchanged from the original version and
the work maintains its spooky and lush atmosphere. 10.5 minutes Score and Parts |
| Price: $40.00 Add to Cart |
| Blue Rondo A La Turk - D. Brubeck - arr. Bissell 4 Marimbas, Vibes, Bells, Timpani, St. Bass, Drumset. |
| -Del Mar College (rehearsal) - Univ. of Nebraska at Omaha (rehearsal) |
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| Using
the original Brubeck recording as the prime source, this arrangement captures
much of the spice and swing lacking in other arrangements. Even the classic
2nd chorus of the Brubeck's piano solo and the intro and outro Paul Desmond
saxophone fills have been preserved. The four marimba parts may be played
independently as well. Price: $25.00 Add to Cart |
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