by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
V (2015) — Juri Seo (1981) Solo Vibraphone From the Composer: “V is part of an ongoing series for vibraphone + x (in this case, x = 0). vi for piano and vibraphone, vii for harp and vibraphone, and vv for two vibraphones accompany this work in spirit. I am...
by S Z Solomon | May 31, 2021 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database
Over the rainbow (1939) Harold Arlen(1905-1986) Arranged by Robert Oetomo (b.1988) Marimba solo As one of the most famous songs of all time, Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz is a timeless treasure. In this arrangement for solo marimba, Robert Oetomo combines...
by S Z Solomon | May 31, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
Kaskada (1999) Eckhard Kopetzki (born.1956) Marimba Kaskada by Eckhard Kopetzki is a marimba solo written to represent a single drop of water that breaks apart, cascades downhill, and the merges back together again at the bottom. It was dedicated to...
by S Z Solomon | May 31, 2021 | Keyboard Solos
JianZhen (2012) ChenChenYa Zi (b. 1995) Marimba solo Jian Zhen was composed for the exchange performance of the Beijing Concert Hall for the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. In the same year, it won the gold medal...
by S Z Solomon | May 26, 2021 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database
Ferris Wheel (2019) Yeabon (Jenny) Yi (b.1999) Vibraphone “Symmetric It’s All. Planned. Out.” This is the opening line of the poem that this work is based off of. The work follows strictly the words of the poem just as the first sentence states. Yi...
by S Z Solomon | May 26, 2021 | Keyboard Solos, Percussion Database
Halley’s Comet (2015) Joe W. Moore III (b.1986) Marimba Halley’s Comet was composed in the summer of 2015 as the obligatory piece for the “I CONCURSO PARA MARIMBA MAESTRO ZEFERINO NANDAYAPA” held in Paraíba, Brazil. The title of the work comes from a periodic...
