Marimba Sketches (Book 1)

Nathan Daughtrey

General Info

Year of Published: 2026
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Elementary to Intermediate
Duration: 00:14:00 (Total)
Cost: $30.00

Contents

1. Neon Spirals (adapted from "Spiraling Light")
2. Bedtime Story (adapted from "Lullaby for PJ")
3. The Big Top (adapted from "Topsy Turvy")
4. True Things (adapted from "Edge of the World")
5. Mercury's Ascension (adapted from "Mercury Rising")

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba
Player 2: Piano

Program Notes

Outside of marimba concertos, percussionists do not have a ton of literature for marimba with piano accompaniment. To remedy this issue, I thought it would be fun to revisit some of my most popular percussion ensemble works and create reductions of sorts, giving the primary themes to the marimba. Additionally, we have put so much energy into writing 4-mallet solos that we have neglected our 2-mallet playing. These bite-sized pieces span a myriad of styles, techniques, moods, and tempi, so they are appropriate for any number of performance situations – from lessons to studio classes to recitals.