unBENt is the new solo for marimba and crotale by Chad Floyd. We have featured Chad’s music before on Percussion Education. This new piece is inspired by and dedicated to Ben Martin.
Written and performed by Chad Floyd on December 23, 2015. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, visit Chad’s website.
Vic Firth has always been on the leading edge of percussion education content. Their website includes educational resources including rudiments, drumset grooves, DCI play alongs, and more. Recently, they released their Marimba Literature Library. The goal of the resource is to create high quality videos of the “top 100” marimba solos. There are currently 10 videos on the site. Thanks to the Vic Firth team for creating this incredible resource.
In the past couple of days, Kevin Bobo has been posting some videos on YouTube. Kevin is on the faculty at Indiana University and these videos are unbelievable. Spend 30 minutes and watch them all. You will not be sorry. Bravo Kevin!
Tongue and Groove by Robert Paterson
Performed by Micheal Barnes and Liz Cullen
ABOUT THE PIECE:
The title, Tongue and Groove, is borrowed from carpentry, and is a method of fitting similar objects together edge to edge. It also refers to the rhythmic interaction between the instruments and to how the different lines precisely follow each other.
The marimba part in the original version of this work uses six mallets. In order to allow percussionists who are unfamiliar with six mallet technique to play this piece, I created this four mallet version. The only difference between the two is that I removed a few notes here and there, but the essential feel is the same.
Tongue and Groove is also available in a four mallet version, and both versions were commissioned by CASE Arts Group Inc. and a consortium of performers.
I am happy to announce that my friend Tom Burritt has just released his recording of the J.S. Bach Suite for Solo Cello No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 today on Bandcamp. Be sure to check it out and purchase the new album. He will also be featured at the PASIC convention in November.
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Summer Treehouse, written and performed by Chad Floyd. This piece is currently self published ($18). Contact Chad to receive a pdf score.
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