Album for the young Vol. 2 for Marimba Solo - 5 pieces from "Album for the Young op.68": Humming Song, Soldiers March, May Sweet May, Roundelay, Remembrance. 4 mallets; advanced
Specs
Musical Features
Humming Song:
- C major, common time.
-The simplest of this set. Features a melody in quarter notes, with eighth note accompaniment (RH and LH take turns at playing the melody)
-C major, common time, slow and lyrical, A-B-A form
Soldiers March
-G Major, 2/4 time
- Lively, with a strict march feel, binary form
May, Sweet May
- E major, 2/4 time, binary form, moderato
Roundelay
- A major, 6/8 time, moderato
Remembrance
- A major, 2/4 time, moderate tempo
- The only piece in this set that requires lower than 4.3 octaves, though the option is given to take those parts up one octave
Technical Features
Humming Song:
- Mostly very simple stroke types (single independent and single alternating) - Two brief one-handed rolls
Soldiers March
- The challenge in this piece lies in the phrasing.
- Intervals up to an octave (player must be able to move from a 5th to an octave quickly)
- No rolls in this movement; most of the strokes are double-verticals or single independent
May, Sweet May
- Contains several one-handed rolls
- 5-note ripple chord and grace note appoggiaturas may be challenging
- Requires significant independence between hands and facility with small intervals
Roundelay
- Frequent use of one-handed rolls, often on very small intervals
- 5-note ripple chords
- Player must bring out the outer voice melody and keep the rest of the mallets in a supportive role
Remembrance
- Ornamentation figures (turns) will be a challenge to execute
- Requires significant independence between hands.
-If playing on a low E instrument, LH must make significant leaps across the instrument range
Duration
1-3 minutes per movement
Instrumentation
Marimba optional low E (4 mvmts fit on 4.3 octave) - 4 Mallets