This book contains a lot of music from musical etudes designed for beginning and intermediate players to recital material appropriate for intermediate and advanced players. This book includes:Examples takne from contemporary solo and chamber works for Marimba with Nancy's commentary and performance tips.50 studies that will develop essential four-mallet technique in a musical way.18 sols that appropriate for recitals auditions or juries including works by Beethoven Handel Debussy Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington.Guidelines for mallet selection four-mallet grip strokes tone production rolls stickings phrasing buildinga personal repertoire and other topics that are crucial for today's successful marimbist.

The fourth volume of a series of books for percussionists by Emmanuel Séjourné 5 pieces for Marimba Vol.4 is a set of 5 works for 4 to 4.5 Marimbas. Written for advanced level players and inspired from African rhythms the three first compositions can be played each after the other or separately. The five pieces are: Balafon Ambira Akadinda Generalife Pretexte The names of these 5 pieces for Marimba Vol.4 were given after different African instruments of wooden blades that can be found in various places. While Pretexte is quite jazzy with itsstrong beat Generalife is more dynamic and should be played with more energy and character. Emmanuel Séjourné (born in 1961) is a French percussionist and composer who was strongly influenced by Western music and popular music. He wrote a series of books for percussionists including 'Keyboard and Percussions Vol. 1'.