by S Z Solomon | Jun 4, 2021 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database
Therese Ng – Dream Again (2020) Marimba Solo (5 octave rq.) “You realised the dream was really just a dream the moment you were awakened from dreaming. No one can predict what is going to happen So we all have to believe in the future. Just like amulets,...
by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
Alan Chan Floes (2004) Vibraphone “Floes” was awarded second place in the PAS Percussion Composition Contest in 2004. This piece was inspired by images of ice, yet the music itself is not static. The suspended harmonies and free flowing meter seem to depict...
by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
ZIU (2013) Masayui Nino (1988) 4.5 octave Marimba + Backing track/tape Solo Percussion “ZIU was composed for Japanese percussionist Masayuki Nino’s first solo recital in 2013. Ziu means “blessed rain” in Japanese and can also be translated into “the rain that comes...
by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
Toshimitsu Tanaka Two movements for marimba (1965) 4.3 marimba “Toshimitsu Tanaka composed Two Movements for Marimba in 1965 and with it won a prize at the 1968 National Arts Festival for the Centenary of the Meiji period, and the Supreme Prize at the 1969 Japanese...
by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
Travesia de un Migrante — Israel Moreno For solo 5 octave marimba About the piece: A programmatic work relating to the struggles and hardships of immigrants coming from Mexico into the USA. Publisher and date composed are currently unknown. A link to a...
by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
Song Book vol. 4.3 (2021) — Ivan Trevino (1983) Solo and Duo Marimba A new collection of new beginner/intermediate solos written for 4.3 octave marimbas. These solos are aimed at creating accessible melodies and parts for students with little to no access to...
