Bach-Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (SP) arr. Boo-2-4M

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous pieces. Michael Boo's arrangement here for marimba quartet is an excellent setting of the work and is playable on 2 marimbas (2 players per instrument). While not an overall difficult arrangement, parts 2 and 3 do require some 3 mallet playing while parts 1 and 4 are 2 mallets exclusively.


Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Medium (Grade 3)
Instrumentation: 2 or 4 marimbas (one 4.3 octave is necessary)