from Quatre Pièces Caractéristiques, Op. 5, No. 2
Caprice à la Boléro combines a driving rhythmic undercurrent with lyrical melodicism, and as a marimba duet...
Style: Percussion, Chamber
Arranger / Composer: Schumann, Clara; Blessinger, Martin
The marimba and the piano are equally important in the music. The piano provides shimmering brightness while the marimba provides relaxing warmth. The...
Burladingen beim ersten Schneefall ("Burladingen upon the first snowfall")
Commissioned by the Brian A. West TCU Percussion Orchestra for their performance at...
Intermezzo Sinfonico from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' is a Grade 3 selection, well-suited to the mature junior high or high school band.Program NotesIntermezzo...
Set in four movements – Legend, Satiesque, Spanish Dance, and In Moto Perpetuo – Legend Suite is a lovely intermediate duet for clarinet and marimba that...
Overture to the Opera Fra Diavolo is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited to the accomplished collegiate wind band.Program NotesOverture to the Opera Fra Diavolo...
This tour-de-force for solo 5-octave marimba features ever-changing complex meters and moods. Blessinger utilizes the full range of the instrument, showcasing...
A Simple Prelude is a short work written for the wedding ceremony of my friends Darrin and Julie May Hicks, to whom the piece is dedicated. This prelude exists...
A Simple Prelude is a short work written for the wedding ceremony of my friends Darrin and Julie May Hicks, to whom the piece is dedicated. This prelude exists...