"Aria I"

For English Horn and Marimba (or Harp or Piano)

Electronic demo here

This piece was my first ever attempt at writing chamber music involving percussion. Naturally, I had no idea how to write for Marimba, but the instrument had fascinated me a good deal. I got some help from a friendly acquaintance from Florida State and, under her tutelage, came up with this little ditty.

Sadly, the work was lost for a little while due to a hard disk crash on my home PC. Fortunately, I was able to reconstruct it using a MIDI file I made.

The work is in D minor and has a main melody that alternates between 6/8 and 3/8. Aria I is dedicated to Jenny Sultzer, a percussionist from Hawaii who was the first person to teach me about marimba music while I was at FSU.

Scores

Aria I

Set of parts - $10