{"product_id":"sammut-aubade-romeo-juliet-prokofiev-marimba-solo","title":"Prokofiev-Aubade from Romeo \u0026 Juliet arr. Sammut-M OS","description":"Eric Sammut's arrangement for solo marimba of the \"Aubade\" from Serge Prokofiev's \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e can be heard on his album entitled \u003ci\u003eFour-Mallet Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At the end of 1934 Prokofiev received a commission from the Kirov Theater to compose a ballet in the Russian tradition.  Excited by this project, Prokofiev finished \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e in six months.  I chose two contrasting excerpts from the ballet.  \"Aubade\", meaning in the spirit of a serenade, is scored for mandolins and the orchestra playing in a very high tessitura.  In \"Dance of the Knights\", Prokofiev presents an inventive melody in contrasting orchestral textures characterized by both power and tenderness.\"  - Eric Sammut (from the liner notes of \u003ci\u003eFour-Mallet Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifficulty - Medium-advanced\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentation - Solo Marimba (4 mallets, 5.0 octave)","brand":"Steve Weiss Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43807186321462,"sku":"SAMMUTARJ","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/3055\/1350\/files\/prokofiev-aubade-from-romeo-juliet-arr-sammut-m-os.jpg?v=1773479676","url":"https:\/\/www.steveweissmusic.com\/products\/sammut-aubade-romeo-juliet-prokofiev-marimba-solo","provider":"Steve Weiss Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}