Vibraphone Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011453 Composed by Jerod Nunley. 20th Century,Baroque,Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Jerod Nunley #3537259. Published by Jerod Nunley (A0.1011453). This piece is based off of the sarabande, a dance with traditions in 16th century Spain. It was also adopted in the Baroque-era as a movement in a suite (namely dance suites). Many composers added a sarabande to their works, including Bach and Handel. Another detail important to the sarabande is the emphasis on beat 2, with the piece in 3/4 time. The emphasis relates more to how the part would fit if accompanying a dancer. The piece is a 4-mallet vibraphone solo in E-Flat. It is primarily tonal with a some chromatic harmonies, however the chords are not written in functional order. It is a good piece for performers on vibraphone that are used to four-mallet technique but are not yet ready to approach higher level literature. The work helps prepare players for independence between hands. Pedaling and dampening are on the discretion of the performer, where they feel it is right in the music. Though it is a good piece to help students work on technique, it was not written as an educational work, but as my own attempt at a Baroque style with my harmonic language.
