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Cottontail Capers (Xylo solo w/marimba ens.)

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

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Becker’s performing experience spans nearly all of the musical disciplines where percussion is found.

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Clear Things May Not Be Seen

$142.00 – $164.00
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Clear Things May Not Be Seen was composed during 2017 and 2018. It is scored for two soprano soloists, string quartet, clarinet, bass clarinet, marimba and vibraphone. The lyrics are drawn from three poems by the American author Conrad Aiken (1889 – 1973): Miracles; and poems XCII and LXXXIX from his epic cycle Time in the Rock.

Clear Things May Not Be Seen was composed during 2017 and 2018. It is scored for two soprano soloists, string quartet, clarinet, bass clarinet, marimba and vibraphone. The lyrics are drawn from three poems by the American author Conrad Aiken (1889 – 1973): Miracles; and poems XCII and LXXXIX from his epic cycle Time in the Rock.

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Sevenly Reward

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Comprised of five sections, Sevenly Reward is a multi percussion solo piece for drum-kit.

Comprised of five sections, Sevenly Reward is a multi percussion solo piece for drum-kit.

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Water Lilies

$48.00 – $55.00
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“Inspired by the Nymphéas series of paintings by French impressionist Claude Monet… [Water Lilies] is a beautifully complex and satisfying work for five percussionists and a pianist… it is recommended for professional ensembles and upper-level graduate students.” —Danielle Moreau, Percussive Notes

“Inspired by the Nymphéas series of paintings by French impressionist Claude Monet… [Water Lilies] is a beautifully complex and satisfying work for five percussionists and a pianist… it is recommended for professional ensembles and upper-level graduate students.” —Danielle Moreau, Percussive Notes

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Eight Etudes For Snare Drum

$30.00 – $35.00
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The eight etudes from Becker’s snare drum text Rudimental Arithmetic are now available in its own collection. Includes original program and performance notes, with translations in German, French, and Japanese.

The eight etudes from Becker’s snare drum text Rudimental Arithmetic are now available in its own collection. Includes original program and performance notes, with translations in German, French, and Japanese.

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Atenteben

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Written in 1982, the seven-player ensemble consists of 4 marimbas (one doubling rattle), double bell, high African drum (may substitute bongo) and low African drum (may substitute conga). Based on Ghanaian melodies.

Written in 1982, the seven-player ensemble consists of 4 marimbas (one doubling rattle), double bell, high African drum (may substitute bongo) and low African drum (may substitute conga). Based on Ghanaian melodies.

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Caution: Ear worm! If you listen to the audio recording (available here), you will have difficulty getting it out of your head. Yurika Kimura, soloist, with Becker, Burritt, Stevens and Stout accompanying.
From the program notes by Bob Becker:

Although I have arranged and performed a great many pieces from the novelty era of 1920s popular music, this is my first composition in that style. Cottontail Capers was written in 2009 at the request of marimbist and xylophonist Yurika Kimura, to whom it is dedicated with admiration and playful affection. The premiere performance was given by Ms. Kimura on November 20, 2009 at the Ogaki Concert Hall in Gifu, Japan.

“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.”

– Julia Gaines, Percussive Notes – July 2014

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3-5 Players
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This fine collection includes Furioso and Valse in D Minor, Capriccio Marimba, Dance of the Hippolollipops, Etude 1955 and Habanera.

This fine collection includes Furioso and Valse in D Minor, Capriccio Marimba, Dance of the Hippolollipops, Etude 1955 and Habanera.

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Charleston Capers (G.H. Green/arr. Bob Becker)

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The arrangement Bob Becker made for NEXUS which has caught the attention of audiences and percussionists around the world and created a whole new fascination with the xylophone as a solo instrument. The accompaniments require four players performing on a minimum of two marimbas.

The arrangement Bob Becker made for NEXUS which has caught the attention of audiences and percussionists around the world and created a whole new fascination with the xylophone as a solo instrument. The accompaniments require four players performing on a minimum of two marimbas.

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Wrist Twisters

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A classic method book for snare drum, written by Elden “Buster” Bailey, who was a 40+ year member of the New York Philharmonic, a 20+ year teacher at the Juilliard School, and is acclaimed as one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time.

A classic method book for snare drum, written by Elden “Buster” Bailey, who was a 40+ year member of the New York Philharmonic, a 20+ year teacher at the Juilliard School, and is acclaimed as one of the greatest snare drummers and snare drum teachers of all time.

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