Pairojtanachai-Music for Marimba

Music for Marimba by Surapol Pairojtanachai is a four mallet solo scored for 4.3 octave marimba. This perpetual motion piece is set primarily in D minor. The fugal section in the middle of the piece challenges the performer to keep track of four different melodic lines. This solo concludes with thematic material featured in the beginning of the piece but in D major. This piece employs a variety of modern four mallet techniques including single independent strokes, double lateral and double vertical strokes.