Consumed by the Universe
Type: Vibraphone Solo
Level: Advanced Duration: 4'45" Price: $10.00 |
It can be difficult to express one's deep fascination with the universe. Each movement of this vibraphone solo expresses a different level of excitement of the universe. The first movement is explorative, the second adventurous, and the final, unleashing and resolving. The very end ties back into the initial emotion of the piece.
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Gymnopédie No. 1
Type: Vibraphone Solo
Level: Medium Duration: 3'45" Price: $10.00 |
Erik Satié was one of the most accomplished French Impressionistic pianists and composers that ever existed. His timeless music simply challenges classification. His premiere Gymnopédie (previously the 3rd in the series) is among his most famous. Vibraphone definitely helps bring out the intense emotion of his composition.
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Relationship
Type: Mallet Duet
Level: Med/Advanced Duration: 3'45" Price: $15.00 |
A musical duet? Or an actual romantic (or even just friendly) duet between two individuals; vibraphone and marimba. The story is classic. Throughout the piece, rhythms and melodies of both instruments compete with, yet complete each other. There is conflict and resolution like any great story. It's a musical presentation of a real-life relationship.
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5 for Two
Type: Mallet Duet
Level: Med/Advanced Duration: 5'20" Price: $15.00 |
To be more specific, a mallet piece composed of time signatures based on 5 and for two players. The way the melodies and rhythms of the xylophone and marimba interact is sure to engage any listener. Both players are challenged with demanding two-height playing and a roller coaster of dynamics and emotion throughout the piece.
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Blue Light
Type: Mallet Quartet
Level: Medium Duration: 4'00" Price: $20.00 |
Red light, green light, yellow light... BLUE LIGHT!! And not the new kind of little blue lights above traffic signals that police use to catch red light runners. This is the kind of blue light that lies somewhere along the column of regular traffic signals. It's function...? Well, one can at least discover how it sounds.
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Life Ruined
Type: Marimba Quartet
Difficulty: Easy/Med Duration: 4'45" Price: $20.00 |
Even though natural disasters are part of life and have challenged humans ever since they existed, experiencing one changes someone forever. Four different choir-like voices sing various chord progressions with 2-mallet marimba rolls. The music attempts to portray the feelings of those who lose loved ones to natural disasters.
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