Mallet Percussion Solos

When writing Aquatic, Russell Wharton found inspiration in the same place as much of his work: the physical world. This time around, he explores oceanic life, which he describes as "friendly,

Premiered in Paris in 2002, Blue Identity it received its U.S. premiere at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Originally scored for a marimba soloist with four percussionists,

A beautiful arrangement of an infamous traditional Irish melody.

The Fairview Hymns is an arrangement of two traditional English hymnal melodies for solo marimba. The two melodies differ in their character but cohere into one brilliant musical experience. The

A compelling, groove-oriented piece featuring a solo marimbist accompanied by a percussion quartet. The piece moves through several different feels, time signatures, chord progressions, and key centers.

Mixing equal parts gypsy jazz and traditional gypsy music, Jesse Monkman has summoned the ghost of famed French guitarist Django Reinhardt with Gypsy Tonic. This advanced marimba solo is full of

A stunning arrangement for solo vibraphone of a quintessentially Romantic piano piece.

The great percussionist Evelyn Glennie commissioned this work as part of a project called 50 for 50 in celebration of her 50th birthday. Each of the works is for solo instrument and of 50 bars

Russell Wharton's Metro is an homage to one of humanity's greatest achievements; our bustling metropolitan centers. In his own words, Wharton describes our major cities as "both awe-inspiring and

Mind the Gap is a piece for solo steelpan and pre-recorded track. Written after a trip to London in 2017, Mind the Gap is a fun and exciting piece, inspired by a journey on London's

Beautiful chaos is how composer Thomas R. Marceau and his wife often refer to their two oldest boys. In this advanced work for solo marimba, Marceau intricately weaves two lines into relationships at once

Octavius is a highly technical solo that explores the octave interval and is suitable for the advanced high school or college marimbist. A slow chorale in the middle gives both the audience and

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 jazzy harmonies, quasi

This beautiful solo marimba arrangement of Yu-hsien Teng's song Pining for the Spring Breeze incorporates elements of jazz, extended and dissonant harmonies and improvisation, as well as elements

Poeme No. 1 is the first piece in Alexander Scriabin's Op. 32 Deux Poemes, written for piano in 1903. This arrangement for solo marimba brings the piece's intricate, overlapping melodies

Rhapsody Bacchanale is a two-mallet marimba solo inspired by Saint-Saen's Samson et Dalila, Act III. This four-minute work is composed around a fragmentation of the main theme of Danse

In this epic and demanding solo for five-octave marimba, many different techniques within a wide variety of musical contexts are used, making this an extremely challenging piece. There are five