Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Alice gomez rain dance entertainment general scribd. Ensemble kithara ii surrogate kithara cloudchamber bowls harmonic canon ii high bass marimba diamond marimba low bass marimba 2 players a dance for the twin rhythms of gemini 2nd version, 1968. Cost is greatly reduced when you build your own marimba. Not my best performance, but something i am proud of nonetheless. A mediumlevel marimba solo written and dedicated to the composers nephew, andrew. Dust off your favorite clown suit and have fun with this ragtimey, twobeat xylophone solo with optional piano accompaniment.
Alice gomez has gained international recognition for her latino and native american influenced compositions. Rain dance 4 4 4 3 gomez, alice gitano for marimba 4 gotto, yo a rainy perspective v 5 modern method for timpani t mb sunbell glentworth, mark v 5 etude in d minor marimba flamenca xy modern school for snare drum csd mb m goldenberg, morris modern school for marimba, xylophone, and vibraphone m mb goodman, saul ballade for the dancer t 4. Set in a modified rondo form, two separate ostinatos help unify the music while themes from the opening chorale and allegro sections are developed. Although all of the pieces in this collection were originally composed for a 5 octave instrument. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife marimba solo. Paul smadbecks rhythm song is one of the most popular solo marimba works of all time and has been reengraved in a clearer, easier to read and understand, composerapproved edition. This document provides band directors, orchestra directors, percussion. A great piece to start on for the beginner, or to study and use as practice for the more intermediate student, as it addresses a lot of technical issues. The universal marimba competition, located in the heart of europe and acclaimed as one of the most prestigious in the world, gathers the marimba around the globe and foster cross cultural understanding.
Marimba solo mallet instrument steve weiss music page 6. Creative commons license six quite difficult studies to improve fourmallet. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library duration. Marimba 3 sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Learn how to line dance, belly dance, ice dance and more modern school for xylophone, marimba, vibraphone morris goldenberg classics masterpieces for marimba.
Rosewood for marimba solo marimba intermediate 1 pdf 1 mp3 2. Fordpolarism product information polaris by mark ford is a one movement solo based on a rhythmic theme in 78 meter. Ive made a page that lists several marimba pieces ranging in difficulty. Education rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife. Print and download in pdf or midi yellow after the rain. Northern lights, by eric ewazen performed by jisu jung more with jisu here.
To solve this problem, we spent some serious time figuring out how large of a marimba you need for every marimba solo in our library. Performance repertoire selected mallet repertoire level i. Bach for marimba by sheet music for marimba solo buy. Mexican murals delancey, charles rosewood blues gomez, alice marimba flamenca gottry, josh irrelevant houliff, murray two pieces pimental, l. This 4 minute work is composed around a fragmentation of the main theme of.
Elements of african, latin, gamelan and jazz fusion. Yellow after the rain wip sheet music for percussion. By alice gomez and marilyn rife played on an adams rosewood marimba. Feeling better 2015 is a two mallet solo scored for 4. A collection of marimba solos by cliff hulling is an assortment of 6 four mallet solos scored for 4. Beginnig 4 mallet marimba players will enjoy the syncopated rhythms and independent left hand. Marimba structure the figures below show the basic structures of a marimba.
Percussion instrument and music specialists since 1961. Relentless and lyrical, this solo version of shee wus blue identity is a virtuosic showpiece for advanced. Rain dance, by alice gomez marimba literature library youtube. Marimba sheet music book by alice gomez and marilyn rife. Rain dance for solo marimba has a continuous rhythmic groove as the main. Shop for percussion instruments, percussion accessories, and percussion sheet music, cds, and videos at steve weiss music. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife, performed by nathan hewitt. Marimba solo mallet instrument steve weiss music page 34. Rose marimba solo sheet music for percussion download. Designed for the solo marimba performer, the virtuoso series features a rubber core wrapped with a wool blend yarn for an especially warm and fullbodied. Im jake betts, a sophomore at boswell high school in fort worth, texas. A collection from the finest musical literature to meet the needs of the. Rain dance by alice gomez has become a popular choice for beginning marimba players. The work begins with a short introduction followed by the main theme in the key of d.
Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performance. Time for marimba by minoru miki marimba solo norsk. Time for marimba by minoru miki was first performed on keiko abes first marimba recital, and has been performed on countless recitals since then. Figure s 1g and 1h focus on the base of the marimba, while figures 1i and 1j focus on the top area, where the bars are located. Marimba rain dance by ralf illenberger on amazon music. Percussion repertoire university of tennessee at martin. Gomez rain dance 4 southern green xylophone solos book 2 sam fox gwinn a true lovers farewell 4 southern. Top 10 four mallet marimba solos for first performance. Feeling better marimba solo two mallets ivan trevino. Rain dance by alice gomez and marilyn rife performed by sophomore percussionist cheyenne battiest.
Rose marimba solo sheet music for percussion download free in pdf or midi now for sale. Audio recorded and processed by tyler thompson, sophomore at texas. A dark, yet nice, simple piece for a single player using four. She grew up in san antonio, texas, a city rich in cultural diversity, playing the drums. Tired of western music arrangements, miki wrote a piece that was distinctly different than anything else out there at the time. Can be performed as an unaccompanied solo or with any number of doublings in unison or at the octaves. Simple melodic statements make this work a catchy favorite. Each marimba piece is listed alphabetically by composer and includes a video to be used as a reference. Both figures show the structure of a basic outdoor marimba. I hope people will find these videos of marimba solos as a good starting point when picking new music. Zivkovic ultimatum 1 for solo marimba 4 edition musica europea zivkovic concerto per marimba e orchestra no.
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