Stout-Two Mexican Dances-M

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Gordon Stout's Two Mexican Dances are a standard in the percussion community. This work has been recorded and performed in recital many time over. Each of the movements may be played in conjunction or independently of each other. Number of P...
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Gordon Stout's Two Mexican Dances are a standard in the percussion community. This work has been recorded and performed in recital many time over. Each of the movements may be played in conjunction or independently of each other.

Number of Players: 1
Difficulty: Grade 5
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Player I: Marimba

GORDON STOUT (b.1952) is currently Professor of Percussion at the School of Music, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. A composer as well as percussionist who specializes on marimba, he has studied composition with Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler and Warren Benson, and percussion with James Salmon and John Beck.As a composer-recitalist he has premiered a number of his original compositions and works by other contemporary composers. Many of his compositions for marimba are published, and have already become standard repertoire for marimbists world-wide. His recordings are devoted not only to his own music, but also that of the general standard repertoire by important American composers.

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This is a great piece of music. Gordon Stout is a genius, as well as a master of Marimba. You must be up for a challenge if you want to play this. The first movement is almost impossible to play perfectly, but its fun to try. This piece is worth it.

Date Posted: 2010-02-28 15:06:07

Posted By: Joe

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