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Five Miniatures for Marimba
Introductory solos for 3 or 4 mallets
Level: Med-Easy
Duration: various
Release Date: 2023
Product ID : TSPB-58
Description
In Five Miniatures for Marimba, talented composer and educator Kyle H. Peters brings to the world a collection of introductory solos for marimba as musically compelling as they are useful for technique development.
Designed for beginning to intermediate students embarking on their four-mallet journey, a distinctive feature of this collection is that all pieces are playable with either three or four mallets — a helpful option for those new to four-mallet technique. The solos use repetition to encourage players to hone their technique while maximizing their musicality.
The five miniatures can be performed individually or as a collection, and all are playable on a standard 4.3-octave (low A) marimba.
Included in this collection:
• Introduction | Easy | 2’00”
• Groove | Easy | 2’00”
• Floating | Med-Easy | 2’15”
• Joy | Medium | 2’10”
• Emerge | Medium | 2’30”
Five Miniatures for Marimba ships as a fully bound book and includes reference recordings in download format.
Instrumentation
Marimba (low A)
Description
In Five Miniatures for Marimba, talented composer and educator Kyle H. Peters brings to the world a collection of introductory solos for marimba as musically compelling as they are useful for technique development.
Designed for beginning to intermediate students embarking on their four-mallet journey, a distinctive feature of this collection is that all pieces are playable with either three or four mallets — a helpful option for those new to four-mallet technique. The solos use repetition to encourage players to hone their technique while maximizing their musicality.
The five miniatures can be performed individually or as a collection, and all are playable on a standard 4.3-octave (low A) marimba.
Included in this collection:
• Introduction | Easy | 2’00”
• Groove | Easy | 2’00”
• Floating | Med-Easy | 2’15”
• Joy | Medium | 2’10”
• Emerge | Medium | 2’30”
Five Miniatures for Marimba ships as a fully bound book and includes reference recordings in download format.
Instrumentation
Marimba (low A)
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