Another delightful piece of Butov's for xylophone solo, accompanied by two marimbists playing one marimba. The solo part is a chromatic perpetuum mobile, requiring accuracy and fluidity, while the two accompaniment parts are quite simple (Gr. II-III). Piano accompaniment/score included.

Butov has written a delightful xylophone solo, in rag style but with slightly more contemporary harmonies than the standard rags. The accompaniment parts, for two marimbists playing one marimba, are almost as much fun to play as the solo.

In this book, Butov addresses many of the major problems of advanced two mallet playing; double sticking, accuracy over wide leaps, independence of the two hands, etc. Twelve Advanced Etudes should be considered a must for the advanced student who wishes to truly master two-mallet playing.

This outstanding etude book, written by a member of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, emphasizes the equalization of the two hands via musically interesting compositions. The book's level of difficulty bridges that awkward gap between intermediate 2-mallet studies and advanced etudes and solos.