tOCCATA
MYPROGRAM
Toccata for Marimba was composed by Anna Ignatowicz in 2001 and is dedicated to her father. It received its debut performance by her husband in Warsaw in 2001.
losa
Losa by Emmanuel Sejourne is a lively duet for marimba and vibraphone inspired by Spanish Flamenco music. It's very syncopated and rhythmic, guaranteed to be enjoyable for audiences of all kinds in any setting.
Straightforward in its composition, this piece opens with a flashy section that involves several harmonized unison passages, with short solo sections interspersed here and there. Sections are repeated, reducing the amount of learning that needs to be done.
udacrep arkubrad
What determines the special character of a piece of music written for percussion instruments is the very choice of sets of instruments. In Udacrep Akubrad, I have chosen a similar set of instruments for each of the players: a marimba, two Darbuka, and a tom-tom. This piece draws its inspiration from the “Eastern” music, extending the boundaries of the region as far as the Indian sub-continent. The main source materials in this piece are scales and the rhythms emanating from the traditional classical music of the peoples of the Mediterranean; and repetitive minimalism, from the music tradition of the Middle East, as well as the recently developed techniques in western music.
marimba spiritual
Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki was written in 1983-84 and is dedicated to Japanese marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe. This NEW edition of Marimba Spiritual contains the score and separate parts for each performer! According to the composer, the piece is composed in an organic fashion, with the first half of the piece as a static requiem and the last part a lively resurrection. The first section begins with marimba solo then adds in etherreal metallic percussion sounds, followed by wooden percussion sounds. These all build in to the second half of the piece with the 3 percussionists swtiching to drums and the tempo increasing significantly. This piece is a great feature for very advanced marimbists and percussionist.