Advanced
180
$57.00 – $66.00A marimba quartet that creates the illusion of a single instrument.
A marimba quartet that creates the illusion of a single instrument.
Advanced
Anima
$43.00 – $50.00“Stasis and motion; weight and weightlessness; pulse and impulse: these are the materials of Anima.”
Theodore Wiprud
Ethereal percussion quartet fit for advanced ensembles.
“Stasis and motion; weight and weightlessness; pulse and impulse: these are the materials of Anima.”
Theodore Wiprud
Ethereal percussion quartet fit for advanced ensembles.
Advanced
Cottontail Capers (Xylo solo w/marimba ens.)
$34.00 – $40.00Xylophone solo with marimba ensemble accompaniment, includes CD.”Any ragtime specialist will want to learn Bob’s first crack at composing in the style that has made him so famous. I bet we see more out of him along this line – or at least I hope so.”-Percussive Notes
Xylophone solo with marimba ensemble accompaniment, includes CD.”Any ragtime specialist will want to learn Bob’s first crack at composing in the style that has made him so famous. I bet we see more out of him along this line – or at least I hope so.”-Percussive Notes
Advanced
Cryin Time
$33.00 – $39.00(1994) Soprano solo and three players – marimba, vibraphone, and piano. Instrumental parts are moderately difficult. Soprano part is challenging and requires a high B-flat. 9 minutes
(1994) Soprano solo and three players – marimba, vibraphone, and piano. Instrumental parts are moderately difficult. Soprano part is challenging and requires a high B-flat. 9 minutes
Advanced
Dex for Percussion Quartet
$36.00 – $42.00Dex moves through a myriad of textures, colors, and metric modulations to create a sort of “drumming fanfare” that is both fun to play and experience as a listener.
Dex moves through a myriad of textures, colors, and metric modulations to create a sort of “drumming fanfare” that is both fun to play and experience as a listener.
Advanced
Advanced
Home Trilogy
$74.00 – $86.00Home is dedicated to and commissioned by the internationally renowned percussion group Nexus. The piece is in three distinct movements and spans approximately 20 minutes.
Home is dedicated to and commissioned by the internationally renowned percussion group Nexus. The piece is in three distinct movements and spans approximately 20 minutes.
Advanced
Island Spinning
$33.00 – $39.00“Island Spinning” was inspired by a cue from “Seashell and the Clergyman”, an avant-garde French film from the 1920’s – one of many silent film scores Rich O’Meara and Carlos Garza worked on together as Silent Orchestra.
“Island Spinning” was inspired by a cue from “Seashell and the Clergyman”, an avant-garde French film from the 1920’s – one of many silent film scores Rich O’Meara and Carlos Garza worked on together as Silent Orchestra.
Advanced
Marimba Quartet
$48.00 – $55.00This work is an unsung hero of the marimba quartet literature. A classic that will bring smiles to the players’ faces at the first rehearsal (well, maybe the second rehearsal . . .), and the audience’s faces in the first 30 seconds.
This work is an unsung hero of the marimba quartet literature. A classic that will bring smiles to the players’ faces at the first rehearsal (well, maybe the second rehearsal . . .), and the audience’s faces in the first 30 seconds.
Advanced
Mudra
$57.00 – $66.00This piece is an edited version of music originally composed to accompany modern choreography.
This piece is an edited version of music originally composed to accompany modern choreography.
3-5 Players
Night Ride (arr. for Percussion Ensemble)
$57.00 – $66.00A story-driven piece for percussion quartet and timpani, dedicated to Kazunori Meguro and the students at Showa Academy of the Arts.
A story-driven piece for percussion quartet and timpani, dedicated to Kazunori Meguro and the students at Showa Academy of the Arts.
Advanced
Noodrem
$38.00 – $44.00(1992) Five players – 3va glockenspiel/crotales, songbells (may substitute second vibraphone), vibraphone, marimba, piano. Mallet parts are moderately difficult with some tricky ensemble playing. Piano part is somewhat difficult at times. 8 minutes.
(1992) Five players – 3va glockenspiel/crotales, songbells (may substitute second vibraphone), vibraphone, marimba, piano. Mallet parts are moderately difficult with some tricky ensemble playing. Piano part is somewhat difficult at times. 8 minutes.
Advanced
Nordic Peace
$38.00 – $44.00Nordic Peace is a percussion quartet that takes ideas from a drumset fill. One of the set-ups calls for a drum set without toms. The other set-up uses toms, bongos, timbales, kickdrum. cow bells, wood blocks, opera gongs and shaker (among other things). Traditional drum set ideas are presented from a different point of view. Intermediate/Advanced, Duration 9:30
Nordic Peace is a percussion quartet that takes ideas from a drumset fill. One of the set-ups calls for a drum set without toms. The other set-up uses toms, bongos, timbales, kickdrum. cow bells, wood blocks, opera gongs and shaker (among other things). Traditional drum set ideas are presented from a different point of view. Intermediate/Advanced, Duration 9:30
Advanced
Rounders
$33.00 – $39.00Commissioned by the 2009 Paris International Marimba Competition and its director, Frederic Macarez, Rounders uses sudden meter change and rhythmic syncopation to mimic the sensation of “rounding” the corners of […]
Advanced
Spero
$52.00 – $61.00A virtuosic showcase for solo drummer accompanied by percussion quartet.
A virtuosic showcase for solo drummer accompanied by percussion quartet.
Advanced
The Blue Flame Quintet
$52.00 – $61.00The Blue Flame Quintet was written for the Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble in 2005 and premiered at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Convention in Chicago. The quintet is scored for solo marimba (5 octave), and four accompanying multiple percussionists.”The work is roughly six minutes in duration and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. From a student ensemble perspective, it might be one of the most accessible of Burritt’s “marimba plus ensmeble” compositions.”-Percussive News
The Blue Flame Quintet was written for the Lassiter High School Percussion Ensemble in 2005 and premiered at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Convention in Chicago. The quintet is scored for solo marimba (5 octave), and four accompanying multiple percussionists.”The work is roughly six minutes in duration and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. From a student ensemble perspective, it might be one of the most accessible of Burritt’s “marimba plus ensmeble” compositions.”-Percussive News
Advanced
The Gilded Cage
$38.00 – $44.00Ensemble for 4 percussionists. The “cage” theme is exhibited in the way the performers create a constantly evolving visual cage with their sticks.
Ensemble for 4 percussionists. The “cage” theme is exhibited in the way the performers create a constantly evolving visual cage with their sticks.
3-5 Players
Time Traveler
$46.00 – $53.00For a marimba soloist and percussion quartet, relating to the ideas of time in the sense of time passing and in the musical sense such as its use in time signature, rhythm, and beat.
For a marimba soloist and percussion quartet, relating to the ideas of time in the sense of time passing and in the musical sense such as its use in time signature, rhythm, and beat.
Advanced
To The Nines
$57.00 – $66.00Solo Percussion with 3 percusionists. Written for the Exit Nine, this piece demands advanced players ready for some seriously intense Burritt.
Solo Percussion with 3 percusionists. Written for the Exit Nine, this piece demands advanced players ready for some seriously intense Burritt.
Advanced
Turning Point
$38.00 – $44.00(1993) 5 players – glockenspiel/crotales, songbells (may substitute second vibraphone), vibraphone, marimba, piano. All parts are moderately difficult. 9 minutes.
(1993) 5 players – glockenspiel/crotales, songbells (may substitute second vibraphone), vibraphone, marimba, piano. All parts are moderately difficult. 9 minutes.