Hatch-Challenge I-M

This fine collection of pieces by master teacher, Earl Hatch, is now available from Studio 4 Music. The collection includes "Furioso and Valse in D Minor," "Capriccio Marimba," "Dance of the Hippolollipops," "Etude 1955," and "Habanera."

Number of Players: 1
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:
Player I: Keyboard Instrument

Dr. Earl Hatch was born at Greely, Colorado at August 24,1906 and passed away at November 5,1996 at North Hollywood,California. His parents were both musical and he started his career as snare drummer at six, and trap drummer with the Theater Orchestra at the age of ten years. He first time played marimba solo with pit orchestra in local theater. Since there was an incident that his mallet head accidentally hit an audience at between her eyes at play, the local paper called with laugh , " Dead Eye, the Mallet Slinger ". He learned piano at fifteen, and went on the road with a six piece jazz band as a piano player. After that, his long music career continued until his death, including Walt Disney percussion and its management jobs and at other movie companies. His own designed bass marimba can be heard in the movies such as " Dr. Zhivago ", " Sound of Music " and " The King and I ".