Edited by Nancy Zeltsman, this volume contains 12 exciting contemporary works for solo marimba. Essentially, these are beautiful short stories, each an opportunity to delve into one style - one writer's world - and soak it up in just a few pages. The composers come from every genre of contemporary music, including popular and jazz backgrounds. Composers and works included are: Louis Andriessen: Mouse Running Jude Carlton: Tune for Nep Chen Yi: Jing Marimba Fred Hersch: ChorinhoPicante Betsy Jolas: Morning Thoughts Lyle Mays: Mindwalk Kaori Okatani: Three Colors for Marimba Solo J.K. Randall: Through Lapland James Rolfe: Sticky Steven Stucky: Dust Devil Chinary Ung: Cinnabar Heart Errollyn Wallen: Remember, Marimba "...A must-have for marimbists." -- Brian Zator, for PERCUSSIVE NOTES (July 2010)
Edited by Nancy Zeltsman, this volume contains 12 exciting contemporary works for solo marimba. Essentially, these are beautiful short stories, each an opportunity to delve into one style - one writer's world - and soak it up in just a few pages. The composers come from every genre of contemporary music, including popular and jazz backgrounds. Composers and works included are: Louis Andriessen: Mouse Running Jude Carlton: Tune for Nep Chen Yi: Jing Marimba Fred Hersch: ChorinhoPicante Betsy Jolas: Morning Thoughts Lyle Mays: Mindwalk Kaori Okatani: Three Colors for Marimba Solo J.K. Randall: Through Lapland James Rolfe: Sticky Steven Stucky: Dust Devil Chinary Ung: Cinnabar Heart Errollyn Wallen: Remember, Marimba "...A must-have for marimbists." -- Brian Zator, for PERCUSSIVE NOTES (July 2010)