Strain-Homage: Two Etudes for Marimba-M

Written in 1979, these two etudes are dedicated to Clair Omar Musser as homage to his enduring legacy which helped establish the marimba as a legitimate concert instrument. Harmonically, the etudes follow progression derived from Musser's published etudes and preludes. However, they incorporate new sticking and technical challenges in the four mallet vocabulary.

• Number of Players: 1
• Difficulty: Grade 4
• Instrumentation:
  
• Player I: Solo Marimba

James A. Strain holds a D.M.A degree in Percussion Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, and M.M degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Cincinnati, and a B.M.E. Degree from Arkansas State University.