Marimba Solo Sheet Music
Gillingham-Sacred Marimbist, The-Volume 1-M
David Gillingham's The Sacred Marimbist is a collection of hymns arranged for solo marimba that fills a large void in the marimba repertoire. His 8 masterful settings a...
Blume-Like a Burden Too Heavy-M
... like a burden too heavy is a marimba solo by composer/percussionist Brian Blume. It's written to reflect the struggles and limitations we face in conjunction with the...
Vinao-Madera Viento y Metal-M/audio track (download from publisher)
The marimba has a very distinctive and seductive sound. However, except at the lower end of the instrument, its resonance is relatively short, and in the middle and high secti...
O'Meara-Restless for Marimba-M
Restless for marimba by Rich O'Meara is a great introduction to many of the modern marimba techniques such as double lateral strokes. A short, sweet, and high quality...
Ford-Motion Beyond-M
Motion Beyond was written in 1998 and premiered at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention that year in Orlando, Florida. The music is based on the concept of shi...
Lin-Flying-M
Flying by Lin Chin Cheng has become standard repertory for solo marimba performances and recordings of significant performers and has been qualified as a repertory piec...
Dietz-Seven Etudes and a Question-M
Seven Etudes and a Question by Brett William Dietz is an array of works ranging from chorale style to intricate rhythmic and melodic works. These short four mallet etudes a...
Trevino-Memento-M (4.3 octave version)
Reflecting on the beginning of my composing career, Memento (2004) is where it all started. It was the first "classical" piece I ever composed, and I wouldn't have written it ...
Hurel-Loops IV-M
Composer Philippe Hurel says of his work Loops IV: In reference to Loops I for flute, I wrote: "the sound of the instrument and the playing techniques are less importan...
Snyder-Marimba Studies-M
Marimba Studies by Randall Snyder is a collection of solos scored for 4.3 octave marimba. The seven short studies in this collection are scored for two, three, four, and six m...
Stout-Etudes for Marimba Bk. 1-M
Gordon Stout's Etudes for Marimba, Book 1 are short, technically challenging pieces for marimba. Each etude is based on a specific technical problem. The first etude ...
Paganini-Moto Perpetuo-Pachla
Moto perpetuo by Niccolo Paganini transcribed for marimba by Wolfgang Pachla. This two mallet arrangement fits on a 4.0 octave instrument and includs a variety of preliminary ...
Sejourne-Nancy-M
Nancy by Emmanuel Sejourne is a short work for solo marimba. A very quiet work, Nancy never gets louder than mezzo-forte. The piece allows for a very liber...
Smales-Festival Pieces for Mallets-Mal
Festival Pieces for Mallets by Joel Smales is a collection of solos for the beginning mallet players. They are intended to be used for solos, festivals, contests and recitals,...
Harrison-Fear of Silence-M
A new energetic piece for solo marimba. This composition was the winner of the 2007 PAS Marimba Solo Competition. Features sections of rhythmic sections on one note contrasted...
Paschal-Rosebush-M
Rosebush by Brett Paschal is a four mallet solo scored for 5 octave marimba. This audience friendly piece features a variety of skills including improvisation and passages tha...
Mendelssohn-Song without Words arr. Calissi-M
Songs Without Words is a suite of three pieces originally composed for solo piano by Felix Mendelssohn. The open chord structure and simple harmonic sequences of "Confidence" ...
Tyson-Not Far From Here-M
Not far from here by Blake Tyson is a short chorale for marimba. By almost every measure, our time spent on this planet is very short. Still, the people that cha...
Pickering-Malice-M
An advanced four-mallet solo for marimba, Caleb Pickering's piece Malice is a dark, aggressive work that expresses anger throughout. This piece showcases advanced technical pr...
Saito-Landscape IV-M
Landscape IV by Taiko Saito is a four mallet solo scored for 5 octave marimba.
