Animal Cracker Rag is a perfect solo for a young, outgoing, and potentially crazy performer looking for an opportunity to showcase their talent and sense of humor. This piece harks back to music
Escape is an upbeat and fun medium-easy solo for young marimbist. The deceptively challenging techniques required for performance will test the player, and develop their ear as well as their sense
A thoughtfully constructed, introductory solo for either 3- or 4-mallet marimba that focuses on single alternating and double vertical strokes on the right hand.
This duet for shared marimba is short but sweet and allows two players to make music with minimal equipment requirements. All that is needed is a single marimba and two musicians. It does not require
Chris Retschulte takes advantage of the timbral spectrum of mallet percussion to create an effective setting of Beethoven’s wildly famous Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, better known as Fur
Inspired by two mythic creatures of gigantic proportions, Leviathan and Behemoth, Great and Small is a whimsical solo for keyboard percussion that proves size isn’t everything. This piece
This tranquil, meditative marimba solo with optional percussion accompaniment is geared toward beginning to intermediate 4-mallet players. Inspired by trees swaying back and forth with the wind, the writing
Andrew Smit wrote June Bug in anticipation of the birth of his daughter, with the title referring to a June birth date. He intends for the piece to "commemorate the start of her learning how to do
Little Lullabies is a collection of six arrangements based on themes from famous classical composers. Works by Mozart, Schumann, Beethoven, Chopin, and Bach are featured with instrumentation that
The Lord's Prayer is one of the most iconic sacred verses in the English language. It was famously set to music by Albert Hay Malotte in 1935 and has been performed by some of the most renowned
Over 20 short two-mallet solos with optional piano accompaniment to challenge more experienced middle school students while offering high school percussionists more performance opportunities. All pieces are
Ode to Springtime is Robert Clayson's expression of a desire for warm weather. Written during a cold snap in southern Alabama, the piece explores contrasting feelings related to the seasons: at
After some piano and snare drum instruction, Julia Gaines' Sequential Studies for Four-Mallet Marimba view details
This medium-easy 4-mallet marimba solo is a charming and endearing piece, perfectly suited for a young, developing marimbist. Written in 3/4 time and containing many dotted quarter-note rhythms, this piece
In this collection of five duets for marimba and vibraphone, Brian Blume brings contemporary literature within reach of younger players. They are intended to reflect on the essence of the joy, beauty, fun,
Initially written for the double bass by the beloved Italian opera composer Gioachino Rossini, this arrangement of Teardrop for solo vibraphone captures the wistful romance of Rossini's original.
Brian Slawson has brilliantly arranged these simple folk melodies for vibraphone and glockenspiel, making them accessible to young percussionists. Because of their traditional nature, these pieces are
In this steel band version, a number of the most famous holiday melodies are arranged in a soca style. Joy to the World; Deck the Halls; Ode to Joy and the Hallelujah
Old-school charm combined with multicultural flavors - the original melody resembles that of traditional Hungarian folk music while the contrasting middle section exhibits qualities more typical of Spanish