Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District for Xylo and Piano - 4 Min.; arrangement from Xylophone part of opera "Lady Macbeth" by Laurids Madsen and Mads Drewsen; 2 mallets; intermediate to advanced

Preface
The xylophone part from Shostakovich opera Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District presents a major challenge for the xylophone player, and this arrangement features some of the main parts accompanied by the piano. To create a flow in the music, we have composed musical links between the sections. The cadenza in the middle of the arrangement is composed around different motives and lines from the opera. The project was created as a teacher-student project back in 2015, with the idea to arrange a piece for xylophone and piano, suitable for both auditions and recitals.