Hummel-Marimbana Op. 95d(S)-M

Marimbana by Bertold Hummel is a four mallet solo scored for 4.3 octave marimba. This three movement piece was composed in 1992 for Ney Rosauro.

1st movement - fließend (flowing) - with its constant quaver figures represents an "African" perpetual motion featuring an imperceptible tendency towards higher frequencies with its varying meters and accents. The movements ends precisely one octave higher than the beginning.

2nd movement - pochend (pulsating) - is characterized by a repeated major second (e-flat /f) paraphrased by fully chromatic lines - a short episode interrupts this "beating of the heart", which subsequently continues another 21 times.

3rd movement: The attribute "stockend" ('faltering') determines the flow of this rondo movement, comprised of 3 main elements.