Simple Solos (Volume 1)

Adam Tan

General Info

Year of Published:
Publisher: Self Published
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:08:00
Cost: $16.00

Movements

1. Autumn
2. Winter
3. Spring
4. Summer

Instrumentation

Marimba

Program Notes

Simple Solos (Volume 1) is a collection of four simple miniatures which reflect the emotions evoked by the four seasons. I wrote SIMPLE SOLOS to not only give developing students a chance to play interesting pieces that help build their technique and musicality, but also to challenge myself to make complex music while deliberately placing limits on what techniques I am allowed to use.

As they all share a similar underlying style, the four works from SIMPLE SOLOS VOL. 1 [ SEASONS ] can be performed as standalone pieces, or all four works together in order (Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer) as one continuous multi-movement work.

Autumn is a brisk moving lateral-focused solo, Winter is a slower, spacious double vertical-focused solo, Spring is a chorale-style work focused on chorale rolling and voicing and Summer is a fast, lively solo with a focus on two handed independence.

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Simple Solos (Volume 1)
Simple Solos (Volume 2)