Customer Reviews

Stout-Two Mexican Dances-M

Gordon Stout's Two Mexican Dances are a standard in the percussion community. This work has been recorded and performed in recital many time over. Each of the movements may be played in conjunction or independently of each other. Number of...

Challenge

Comments:

Simply put... this piece is HARD and not for the beginner. I would place it as an intermediate-advanced piece. It has a lot of difficult techniques and permutations that are good for advanced players but is still an accessible challenge for the dedicated intermediate. You will come away from playing this piece a better marimbist and musician.

Date Posted:

2018-03-07 20:58:28

Posted By:

Jake

Rating:

5.00

Hard but enjoyable

Comments:

This piece is fairly hard and is written for a 4-octave marimba, so it is perfect for an medium-advanced student without easy access to a 5-octave marimba. The difficulty the second dance is its speed. Although it is a hard read, the rhythms are not too hard to learn but getting up to speed takes work.

Date Posted:

2013-07-17 01:17:12

Posted By:

Rating:

5.00

Awesome

Comments:

Fun to play! Two Mexican Dances is definitely a standard!

Date Posted:

2013-01-18 23:36:26

Posted By:

jacob

Rating:

5.00

Great piece

Comments:

Absolutely love 2 Mexican Dances! I'm playing the 2nd dance for my lessons at my school, and its a fun piece.

Date Posted:

2012-09-26 10:47:53

Posted By:

Colin

Rating:

5.00

Good

Comments:

Great piece. Standard college repertoire for intermediate/ advanced performers.

Date Posted:

2012-03-21 13:53:30

Posted By:

Noel

Rating:

5.00

An Awesome Song

Comments:

This is a great piece of music. Gordon Stout is a genius, as well as a master of Marimba. You must be up for a challenge if you want to play this. The first movement is almost impossible to play perfectly, but its fun to try. This piece is worth it.

Date Posted:

2010-02-28 15:06:07

Posted By:

Joe

Rating:

5.00