Marimba Solo Sheet Music
Ford-Polaris-M
Polaris by Mark Ford is a one movement solo based on a rhythmic theme in 7/8 meter. Set in a modified rondo form, two separate ostinatos help unify the music while th...
Ford - Moon Chasers - M
Moon Chasers is a marimba solo written by UNT Percussion Coordinator Mark Ford. Premiered in Lima, Peru in 2014, the music is about two people in love who are separated over ...
Sibelius/Moore-Finlandia-M
Finlandia by Jean Sibelius arranged for four mallet 4.3 octave marimba solo by James L. Moore. This short 24 measure arrangement would be a useful study for young students who...
Abe-Works for Marimba-M
Works for Marimba is a collection of solo marimba works by Keiko Abe. Although all of the pieces in this collection were originally composed for a 5 octave instrument...
Peters-Sea Refractions-M
Sea Refractions is a great piece for beginning four mallet players. Many basic techniques are explored through the course of the work. Independent and Double Vertical strokes ...
Debussy-Arabesque I arr. Takada-M
Claude Debussy's beautiful and flowing "Arabesque I" masterfully arranged for solo marimba by Naoko Takada. This piece sounds as if the original work was written for marimba!...
Gomez-Anasazi-M or X
From composer Alice Gomez, here is a great piece for a beginning to intermediate mallet percussionists. Anasazi highlights arpeggiated material as well as simple scale passage...
Maslanka-My Lady White-M
My Lady White by David Maslanka is a collection of three songs for solo marimba. All three are very beautiful pieces and are among the best tonal literature for solo...
Lorick-Odessa-M
Odessa by Matthew Lorick is a grade 5 marimba solo. This challenging work is not only fun for the audience, it also showcases the player's technique and endurance.
Gomez-Rain Dance-M
Rain Dance by Alice Gomez has become a popular choice for beginning marimba players. Simple melodic statements make this work a catchy favorite. Beginnig 4 mallet ...
Cangelosi-Two Characters-M
Two Characters by Casey Cangelosi was the winner of the 2008 Classical Marimba League Composition Contest in the Tonal 21st Century category. Additional In...
Koshinski-Caleidoscopio-M
Caleidoscopio by Gene Koshinski is a two mallet solo scored for 5-octave marimba. This piece was inspired by the composer's study of the coordinational independence method dev...
Rosauro-Marimba Concerto Suite-M
Marimba Concerto Suite presents main themes of Ney Rosauro's popular Concerto No.1 for Marimba arranged here in one single solo piece. The work maintains the same cha...
Peters-Galactica-M
Galactica is an exploration of the 7/8 time signature and the many potential sub-divisions of the meter. The solo utilizes two mallet technique that is based off of the diver...
Cheung-Etude in E Minor-M
"Etude in e minor (for solo marimba) is dedicated to Edward Aldwell, my theory/Bach teacher while I was at the Curtis Institute of Music. He was a man of few words, but all of...
Schmitt-Ghanaia-M
Written by Mattias Schmitt as an homage to the rhythms of Ghana, Ghanaia has become a very popular solo for marimba. Schmitt's use of African rhythms combined with his...
Debussy-Clair de Lune-M-Peterson
An all time classical favorite - Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune arranged for solo marimba by Howard M. Peterson. This expressive arrangement really shows off the war...
Ewazen-Northern Lights-M
Northern Lights for solo marimba was written for Gordon Stout by composer Eric Ewazen. Eric Ewazen teaches theory and composition at the Julliard School of Music in Ne...
Abe-Michi Paraphrase-M
Michi Paraphrase is a NEW work for solo marimba by Keiko Abe. The piece is based on one of Abe's improvisations on her piece Michi . This advanced 4-mallet mari...
Ford-#MarimbaBaby-M
#MarimbaBaby: A Marimba Songbook is the sequel to Mark Ford's first marimba method book, Marimba: Technique Through Music. #MarimbaBaby began as an idea to compose original lu...
