Beginning with driving rhythms reminiscent of the Australian Outback, shifting to a delicate melody that is passed around the ensemble, and ending with a...
Written for the intermediate marimba soloist, Cascade Effect is the perfect opportunity to showcase a soloist while still challenging the percussion trio. With...
The concept of the cascade effect refers to the impact one event has on multiple related events. In this piece, the cascade effect refers to both the movement...
A challenging 4-movement work containing fast and fiery outer movements, a reflective and lyric second movement, and a third movement that is a gentle nocturne...
The Jivaro are the indigenous people of northern Peru and Ecuador, living in the tropical rain forests where the Andes mountain range meets the Amazon...
Inspired by a visit to the Cathedral of San Jose in Montevideo, the broad, horizontal chords of the andante represent Mangore's impressions of the organist...
This Romantic classic by Antonin Dvorak has been masterfully arranged for marimba quintet (or marimba orchestra) by Clair Omar Musser and edited by Dan...
Style: Percussion
Arranger / Composer: Dvorak; Musser; Armstrong, Dan
This piece is an arpeggio etude, originally for guitar, set in a fast-paced 12/8 which showcases the virtuosic qualities of the marimba.Program NotesAgustín...
(with apologies to Dvorak)
Driving sixteenth notes in the hi-hat and thumping syncopation in the bass create the foundation over which Dvorak’s masterwork can...
Outback Suite is a suite of three pieces that can be performed together or as short standalone works. Each movement elicits a scene from the beautiful and...
