Kuyumcuyan-Youth-M

A 3-note ostinato pattern characterizes the opening of Youth by Emil Kuyumcuyan. Throughout the piece, this and similar patterns alternate with more complicated contrasting passages. At one point, a two-bar left hand melody is provided and the performer is invited to improvise with the right hand for as long as they wish. Another contrasting passage occurs after that and the piece closes with the same 3-note pattern with which it began.

• Number of players: 1
• Difficulty: Advanced
• Instrumentation: Marimba (5 octave)