Marimba Sketches (Book 1)
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.
Books for Percussion by this Author
Marimba
Marimba Sketches (Book 1)
Marimba Sketches (Book 2)
The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 1)
The Yuletide Marimbist (Book 2)
The Sacred Marimbist (Volume 2)
Xylophone
The Celtic Xylophone, Book 1
The Celtic Xylophone, Book 2
Vibraphone
Multiple Percussion
Ensemble
Duology
Triology
Duets for an Occasion
Songs of the Human Spirit