Five Etudes for Marimba, Book 1
General Info
Year: 1973
Duration: c.
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Paul Price Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Marimba
Program Notes
premiere: 1973, Eastman School of Music, by the composer
Review
Five Etudes for Marimba, Book I and Ode for Marimba were originally published in 1975 and 1979 respectively by Paul Price Publications. These works and other by Gordon Stout quickly found their way into recital balls at university schools of music across the country. However, after Paul Price passed away these works became difficult to obtain while his publishing company was up for sale. Since then Music for Percussion has bought Paul Price Publications and reissued these works for marimba. Both of these compositions were written while Stout was in school at the Eastman School of Music and represent Gordon's experiments with technical and musical ideas on the marimba. Book One of Five Etudes for Marimba concentrates mainly on four mallet control with only one etude performed with two mallets. Performed as recital pieces or individually for student development, these etudes are musically intriguing and challenging for advanced marimbists. The success of these etudes prompted Stout to publish a second book of etudes in 1982. Ode for Marimba is a short marimba solo that unfortunately did not receive the type of distribution that the five etudes experienced. A four mallet work written with rudimental snare drum patterns in mind, Ode is a moderately slow work which offers a progressive harmonic language combined with variety of textures. It would be a fine recital work for students. These two compositions for marimba are a must for any library. With Gordon Stout's influence on marimba performance and literature since the early 1970's, Five Etudes and Ode for Marimba offer a wonderful perspective into the growth of this idiom as well as, simply, some fine music. Mark Ford, 1990[1]
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Marimba Solo Works
Andante and Allegro – Piano; Marimba
Astral Dance – Marimba
Elegy – Marimba
Etudes for Marimba, Book III – Marimba
Five Etudes for Marimba, Book 1 – Marimba
Five Etudes for Marimba, Book 2 – Marimba
Four Episodes – Marimba
Nocturnes, op.36 – Marimba
Ode for Marimba – Marimba
Reverie – Marimba
Rivers of Wood – Marimba; Piano
Rumble Strips – Marimba
Sedimental Structures – Marimba
Triptych – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Two Mexican Dances – Marimba
Wood That Sings – Marimba
Percussion Ensemble Works
Desperate Attitudes – Percussion (11)
Eisenhower's Rondo – Percussion Quartet; Flute; Viola
Emerald Romp - Percussion Trio
Incoming – Percussion Duet; Marimba; Drumset
Laruci in the Sky – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Look Forward With Your Feet
Outgoing - Percussion Quartet; Piano
Outgoing 2 - Percussion 12
Prolific Platitudes - Percussion Quartet
Sarah's Dance
Seeking Pacific Waters - Percussion Sextet
Something To Do With Grace - Marimba & Percussion Octet
Three Movements for Marimba and Wind Ensemble – Marimba; Wind Ensemble
Marimba Ensemble Works
Endless Mountains Wooden
New York Triptych
Dream-Awakening and Dance
Sinfonietta
Wailing Song
Diptych Series
Diptych No. 1 – Multiple Percussion
Diptych No. 2 – Percussion Ensemble
Diptych No. 3 – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Diptych No. 4 – Percussion Duet; Marimba
Duo Series
Duo (Dance Song) – Marimba; Saxophone
Duo (Dance Song) – Marimba; Trumpet
Duo (Dance Song) – Marimba; Bassoon
Duo Concertante – Percussion Duet; Wind Ensemble
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