Marimba Concerto (Vinao)

Alejandro Vinao

General Info

Year of Published: 1993
Publisher: Vinao Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:19:00

Instrumentation

Soloist

5.0 Octave Marimba

Orchestra

Woodwinds: 1 Flute & 1 Oboe & 1 Bb Clarinet & 1 Bb Bass Clarinet
Brass: 2 French Horns & 1 Bb Trumpet & 1 Trombone
Strings: Violin 1 (minimum 4) & Violin 2 (minimum 4) & Viola (minimum 2) & Cello (minimum 2) & Contrabass (minimum 1)
Percussion: Timpani(32", 29", 26", 23", 21")
Piano

Description

Alejandro Vinao's Marimba Concerto challenges both the soloist and the orchestra with a piece that is highly energetic, aggressive, and at times jarring. The soloist will be stretched mentally and physically across the keyboard, while the orchestra must be on their top rhythmic game. The piano and timpani parts are often extensions of the marimba part, and may need some extra time with the soloist to make sure everything comes out correctly.

Recent Performance

performed by Kunihiko Komori with Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in 2004