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== General Info ==
 
== General Info ==
  
'''Year''': 1991 <br /-->
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'''Year''': 2000 <br /-->
'''Duration''':  c.10: <br /-->
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'''Duration''':  c. Vol. 1 : 16 min / Vol. 2 : 13 min <br /-->
 
'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
 
'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[Alfonce Production, France]]<br /-->
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'''Publisher''': [[Editions Henri Lemoine, France]]<br /-->
 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
'''Catalog No.''':
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'''Catalog No.''': Ref. : Vol. 1: HL26981 / Vol. 2 : HL27053
  
 
==Movements==
 
==Movements==
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== Instrumentation ==
 
== Instrumentation ==
[[Marimba]] <br>  
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[[Vibraphone]] <br>
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[[Piano]] <br>
  
  
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== Program Notes ==
 
== Program Notes ==
== Program Notes ==
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'''''Introduction by Daniel Goyone'''''<br>
'''''Introduction by Robert Van Sice'''''<br>
 
 
 
For years it has seemed to me a type of sickness that young marimba students have been nourished on a strict diet of non-marimba music. Unfortunately this has spread even further down the chain to professional players presenting programs which contain only 25% music written for the instrument. It seems to me that if our instrument is ever to be accepted as a serious solo medium, we ourselves must first come to terms with its repertoire.<br>
 
 
 
This collection of study pieces for young marimbists is one step in solving this problem.<br>
 
  
These etudes are short, charming and intended to prepare the young student technically for the marimba writing today.<br>
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FWhile most composers are pianists, it is always heartening to see other instrumentalists composing. Bart Quartier plays marimba and vibraphone, and his music always brings out certain specific values, such as the importance of rhythms. He also displays a receptively open mind to other types of music in terms of form. Because of the variety in tonality and atmosphere that permeates this album, the player is led to progress in a stimulating manner.<br>
  
Robert Van Sice<ref>http://www.bartquartier.be/</ref><br><br>
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Daniel Goyone<ref>http://www.bartquartier.be/</ref><br><br>
  
 
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'''''Purpose'''''<br>
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'''''Purpose and Content'''''<br>
 
   
 
   
The purpose of   ''Image'' is to present a collection of solo marimba music for the aspiring marimba player. In the years I studied with Robert Van Sice, I remarked a missing link in the repertoire between music schools and conservatories. So I collected a lot of specific items which appear in today's Western, European and Eastern marimba literature.
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The purpose of 'Profils' is to present a collection of essays written in 24 keys. The pieces are intended to improve the musicality of the beginning vibraphone player.<br>
Those items are transposed into little songs - children's songs - very short and easy to play, easy to listen and to understand. Every tune contains a technical problem (different strokes movements...) translated in a musical way. The songs were inspired by those of Chick Corea.<br>
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Transparent melodies do go through the 24 keys (C major, C minor, D major...) in different modes: twelve tone tune, melodic minor, pentatonic...and content a wide variety of styles: contemporary, classical, jazz, folk...<br>
  
In a recital the tunes work well as interludes between the more difficult repertoire. They give some relaxation and create some air for the player and the audience. Some of the manuscripts of 'Image' were played before Keiko Abe's class in 1989 at the Toho Gakyuen Music School, Tokyo and were received very well. The songs are also programmed in entrance exams in conservatories and are accepted in Robert Van Sice and William Moersch marimba education repertoire.<br>
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Each song describes a feeling (brave, shy, delighted...) and is written with a light piano accompaniment which can be played by an intermediate piano player.<br>
  
The book, directed to beginning marimba players with four mallets has till now a tremendous success and is distributed worldwide.<ref>http://www.bartquartier.be/</ref><br>
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This 'live' music chamber character will teach the young student to make phrases, to listen and to breathe with really easy material. Also his rhythmical sense will be improved as the vibraphone and the piano are performing almost as one instrument. In character, these pieces are very similar to those in 'Image'. <ref>http://www.bartquartier.be/</ref><br>
  
 
== Commercial Discography==
 
== Commercial Discography==

Latest revision as of 17:56, 16 May 2012

Bart Quartier


General Info

Year: 2000
Duration: c. Vol. 1 : 16 min / Vol. 2 : 13 min
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Editions Henri Lemoine, France
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00
Catalog No.: Ref. : Vol. 1: HL26981 / Vol. 2 : HL27053

Movements

Instrumentation

Vibraphone
Piano


Program Notes

Introduction by Daniel Goyone

FWhile most composers are pianists, it is always heartening to see other instrumentalists composing. Bart Quartier plays marimba and vibraphone, and his music always brings out certain specific values, such as the importance of rhythms. He also displays a receptively open mind to other types of music in terms of form. Because of the variety in tonality and atmosphere that permeates this album, the player is led to progress in a stimulating manner.

Daniel Goyone[1]


Purpose and Content

The purpose of 'Profils' is to present a collection of essays written in 24 keys. The pieces are intended to improve the musicality of the beginning vibraphone player.

Transparent melodies do go through the 24 keys (C major, C minor, D major...) in different modes: twelve tone tune, melodic minor, pentatonic...and content a wide variety of styles: contemporary, classical, jazz, folk...

Each song describes a feeling (brave, shy, delighted...) and is written with a light piano accompaniment which can be played by an intermediate piano player.

This 'live' music chamber character will teach the young student to make phrases, to listen and to breathe with really easy material. Also his rhythmical sense will be improved as the vibraphone and the piano are performing almost as one instrument. In character, these pieces are very similar to those in 'Image'. [2]

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Encore - 5 'bis' for Mallets - Marimba; Vibraphone
Image - 20 Children's Songs for Marimba - Marimba
Profils - 24 essais (Book 1, 1-14) - Vibraphone; Piano
Profils - 24 essais (Book 2, 15-24) - Vibraphone; Piano
Imagine - a mental approach to Marimba playing - Marimba; Method Book
Ensemble - 24 pieces for mallet ensemble - Percussion Ensemble; Marimba Ensemble


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References