Vibraphone Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.998880 Composed by Robert A. Howard. 21st Century,Blues,Contemporary,Standards. Individual part. 4 pages. Robert A. Howard #6480949. Published by Robert A. Howard (A0.998880). This fifth piece in the series of 'Mosaic' works is written for solo vibraphone. As in the other Mosaic works, a series of early, unrelated sketches were reworked to create this piece. Mosaic V features a range of contrasting material, juxtaposed with a refrain-like ascending scale figure. Some ideas refer to the jazz context of the vibraphone, such as in the use of syncopation, off-beat accents, swinging irregular time signatures, tremolos, and the use of the blues scale. The work primarily explores the melodic potential of the vibraphone, with occasional harmonies produced by adding pedal points, added-note chords, and harmonisation in parallel sixths. The piece is highly accessible and is appropriate for more advanced vibraphone players, including students and professionals.
