The Whistler

George H. Green

General Info

Year: 1924
Duration: 00:02:05
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: Keyboard Percussion Publications
Cost: Score and Parts - $20.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Soloist

Xylophone

Ensemble

Player 1: Marimba
Player 2: Marimba
Player 3: Marimba
Player 4: Marimba

Program Notes

Review

This arrangement for xylophone solo, with an ensemble accompaniment of three to six players, makes Green's well-known rag, The Whistler, accessible in yet another format. 7We Whistler has been available as a solo with piano accompaniment in the Xylophone Rags of George Hamilton Green, edited by Randy Eyles, and as a solo accompanied by mallet ensemble in an arrangement by Bob Becker published by Keyboard Percussion Publications. Unlike Kostowa's version, however, the accompaniment in Becker's arrangement is scored for four marimbas. Kostowa scores for only two accompanying mallet instruments vibe and one marimba-making this arrangement a practical choice for groups without access to four marimbas. The marimba part is notated in bass clef and requires an instrument that extends down to Ab, one-half step below the lowest note of a 4 1/3rd-octave instrument. If played by one person, the marimba part demands four-mallet technique; three-note chords are found in the vibe part. A drumset accompaniment is also included. The arranger suggests that the vibe and marimba parts may each be shared by two players-each pair using only one instrument. This will have to be carefully worked out, however, to accommodate places where both players execute notes that are less than an octave apart.The xylophone solo in The Whistler is one of the easier solo parts in the repertoire of George Hamilton Green’s rags. this makes it an excellent choice for the moderately-advanced mallet player. In fact, directors of high school groups that are blessed by five solid mallet players should give this Zimmermann publication a close look. - John Raush, October 1993

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Alabama Moon - Xylophone; Marimba Ensemble
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Keep Movin' - Xylophone; Marimba Ensemble
Log Cabin Blues - Xylophone; Marimba Ensemble
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Rainbow Ripples - Xylophone; Marimba Ensemble
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