This hauntingly unique work by composer Chris Campbell is a moderate tempo ballad. From the side of the listener, one can feel this idea of “Bittersweet” as...
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 piece is a celebratory fanfare representing cresting waves, warm ocean breezes, and the flourish of sails along the coastline of Long Beach, California....
Clown Car is a fresh look back at a sub-genre of marches referred to as "Circus Marches." The Composer evokes the same wonder with this work that we all had...
A Dream of Coming Home was created and written for middle school through professional ensembles. Heavily cross-cued, it can be successfully performed with full...
Burladingen beim ersten Schneefall ("Burladingen upon the first snowfall")
Commissioned by the Brian A. West TCU Percussion Orchestra for their performance at...
Set in four movements – Legend, Satiesque, Spanish Dance, and In Moto Perpetuo – Legend Suite is a lovely intermediate duet for clarinet and marimba that...
Elgar’s Elegy for Strings provided the inspiration for Paschal Mystery: Elegy for Marimba Quartet. Originally conceived as a work for choir, Paschal Mystery...
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...
