Marimba Solo Sheet Music
Dignan-Three Miniatures for Marimba-M
Three Miniatures for Marimba by Ryan Dignan is a four mallet solo written for 4.3 octave marimba. This collection of pieces would be well suited for the beginner to intermedia...
Swist-Centipede-M
Centipede by Christopher Swist is a four mallet solo scored for 4.3 octave marimba. This solo provides technical and musical twists and turns and would be an appropriate for a...
Naranjo/Lobi-Kpanlogo-M
Kpanlogo (Dance from the South) transcribed by Valerie Naranjo in 4/4, this is a good first piece to develop two-mallet independence. Music is performed with hand drum ...
Tanaka-Two Movements for Marimba-M
Toshimitsu Tanaka composed Two Movements for Marimba in 1965 and with it won a prize at the 1968 National Arts Festival for the Centenary of the Meiji period, and t...
Spencer-Wild Heron-M
Wild Heron by Julie Spencer is a four mallet solo scored for 4.5 octave (low F) marimba. Wild Heron has influences of rhythmic minimalism and jazz harmonies. It is to be playe...
Thomas, A.-Valse Triste-M (5 oct.)
Valse Triste by Andrew Thomas is a four mallet solo scored for 5 octave marimba. This piece was commissioned and premiered by Simon Boyar. The performer who learns Valse trist...
Beethoven-Sonate Pathetique mvt. 2 arr. Legendre-M
Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 5 Instrumentation: 5 Octave Marimba
Kaplan-Iloi-M
Iloi by Adolfo Kaplan is a four mallet solo scored for 4.3 octave marimba. Program Notes: The pursuit of an object thrown at infinity does that to a wire. IL...
Cheung-Etude in C Minor-M
Etude in c minor by Pius Cheung was composed in 2008 and premiered by the composer at the 8th International Marimba Festival in Chiapas, Mexico. This piece is a part of Cheung...
Trevino-Memento-M OS
Memento by Ivan Trevino is a four mallet solo scored for 5 octave marimba. Memento is an idiomatic work with a pop sensibility. It features sublime harmonies and natural rhyth...
Blume-Unforced Rhythms-M
Unforced Rhythms by Brian Blume for solo 5-octave marimba and ankle shaker. Primarily in seven, this mesmerizing and graceful piece teases barlines between the polymetered but...
Santangelo-Danza Caliente-M
Danza Caliente by Claudio Santangelo for 4.3-octave marimba and 18" crash cymbal. This piece requires four mallets.
Oetomo-Two Lullabies-M
Two Lullabies for solo marimba is dedicated to two very special people in my life. Composed in 2011, Evergreen Lullaby is dedicated to a dear friend of mine, Allyce Bur...
Paganini-Capricen-M
Caprice by Niccolo Paganini arranged for 4.0 octave marimba by Joel Leach. Includes Caprice in C XVIII (two mallets) and Caprice in E flat XIV (four mallets).
Zak-Dance of the Juniper-M
Dance of the Juniper by Eric Zak is a four mallet solo scored for 4.3 octave marimba. This solo would be a beneficial study for beginner players as they develop their four mal...
Stout-Elegy-M
This is the first piece that I ever composed for marimba. It was written during my senior year of high school, and consists of moderately difficult four mallet writing in a le...
Beethoven-Fur Elise arr. Albert-M
Number of Players: 1 Difficulty: Grade 5 Instrumentation: 5 Octave Marimba
Gottry-Irrelevant(S)-M
An unyielding tour-de-force, Irrelevant flies along in 5/4 at quarter note = 240 with an ostinato in the left hand and melodic figures in the right hand. Arpeggiated passages ...
Schumann-Album for the Young Vol. 1-M
Leigh Howard Stevens' arrangments of Robert Schumann's Album for the Young Volume I contains several of the works performed on Stevens CD - "Marimba When...". Stevens'...
