Chiu-Pure Black-M

Pure Black by Ming-ching Chiu is a new publication for marimba solo at the highest difficulty level. This piece was performed by She-e Wu at PASIC 2010 as part of the Focus Day (Ecology of Percussion).

"In this piece, I try to depict the devil in everybody's mind: sneaky, greedy, irresponsible, and selfish. This piece also provides an opportunity for me, the performer, and the audience to re-examine how we behave and what we can do to make a change." - Min-Ching Chiu

Number of players - 1
Difficulty- Very Advanced (Grade 6)
Instrumentation - Solo Marimba (4 mallets, 5.0 octave)