Surface
General Info
Year of Composition: 2020
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Grade 5
Duration: 7:35
Cost: $18.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Marimba
Program Notes
“Surface” is for an advanced marimba soloist. It is an attempt to provide tremendous musical depth for the performer while remaining engaging and listenable for an audience. While finishing very differently than it begins, the piece is connected by two motifs, each taking a musical journey through meter and harmony. In composing and performing the piece, I imagined visuals relating to the concept of a “surface” in some way: a textured top, a stark geometric exterior, an undulating sea, an emergence of something previously hidden. I hope the performer can find their own meaning and connection, and that this piece can serve as an enjoyable vehicle for the performer’s unique musical expression.
Recent Performance
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Quad Damage - Solo Tenor Drums
Sad Marimba & Mysterious Marimba - Marimba
Spicy Jam - Marimba
Surface - Marimba
Uma Para Ela - Marimba
Duet
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Chamber
Aquarium (Saint-Saens) - Percussion Sextet
Christmas Time is Here (Guaraldi) - Percussion Sextet
Cohesion - Percussion Duo
Enchantment - Percussion Quintet
Imminent Launch - Percussion Quintet
OnRush - Percussion Quintet
Rocket Science - Percussion Sextet
Rogue Agent - Percussion Sextet
Under Attack! - Percussion Quintet
Vector - Percussion Octet, Keyboards, Electronics
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Large Ensemble
Critical Mass - 12 Players
The Hidden Kingdom - 15 Players
Stealing the Sandblade - 12 Player
Symphony No. 5: Scherzo (Prokofiev) - 12 Players
Victory Lap - 13 Players
Mallet Chamber
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Together (Moore) - Marimba Quartet