Tchaikovsky-Album for the Young arr. Stevens-M

Leigh Howard Stevens' masterful verison of Tschaikovsky's The Album for the Young is transcribed directly from his CD Marimba When... . As one of the great innovators in marimba technique, Leigh Howard Stevens puts forth much of his innovations in his arrangements. The Album for the Young is a perfect example of that. These pieces require the full range of a 5-octave marimba, requiring large intervals and superb technique. While these pieces do present some challenges like Stevens' other works, they are a great musical and technical study for the marimba.
Instrumentation: Solo Marimba (4-mallets, 5-octaves)
Difficulty: Grade 5+