by S Z Solomon | Jun 3, 2021 | Percussion Database, Percussion Solos
Lauda Concertata (1976） Akira Ifukube (1914-2006) 1 Percussionist and Orchestra “Akira Ifukube, wrote a marimba concerto in 1976. The American premiere took place at the annual Music from Japan Festival in 1981 in New York’s Carnegie Hall, with Keiko Abe as soloist...
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 | Chamber Music
The Season of Big Rain (Mbura ya Njahi) (2021) — Nyokabi Kariuki (1998) Marimba Trio (5-octave) From the Composer: “I never hesitate to look for guidance and inspiration for my piece in home, Kenya. My ethnic group, the Kikuyu, are farmers, and seasons are based...
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...
