Etude in A flat, Op. 6, No. 2
General Info
Publisher: Southern Percussion
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: $15.08
Instrumentation
Player 1: Marimba
Player 2: Piano
Description
Musser’s etudes and transcriptions as well as his ensemble arrangements have enjoyed great popularity in the music (particularly percussion) communities. His Etudes have remained a staple in marimba repertoire and they continue to be performed daily all over the world. This piece is Musser’s Etude Op. 6, #2, which features piano accompaniment with the marimba solo.
The study and mastery of Clair Omar Musser’s Etudes is considered by teachers and performers to be a type of “right of passages” into technical competence. Almost all marimbists study at least one of them, and most professionals have learned them all.
Recent Performance
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Etude in A flat, Op. 6, No. 2
Etude in B, Op. 6, No. 9
Etude in C, Op. 6, No. 10
Prelude in G, Op. 11, No. 3
Etude in C, Op. 11, No. 4
Prelude in D, Op. 11, No. 7