Percussion Axiom TV: Episode #87 John Serry's "Night Rhapsody" - Part VI

In this epic series about an epic piece we finally finish the long winded development section and talk about the importance of strength! We dig in and talk about voicing, mallet choice, and advanced roll techniques. Join our on going series about this very important solo marimba work and leave comments in the below the post.

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Music

Tags:

• marimba
• John Serry
• Night Rhapsody
• Burritt
• Thomas Burritt
• Malletech

[tburritt1971]

Thanks so much. Please do try and say hi. 10:00 it is, and I'll be around some on Friday and Thursday afternoon as well.

[kevinromanski]

I just thought it was poor engraving. But could it be a cheap way of emphasizing the voicing. Not attacking the double stop but attacking the pitch that changes within these sustained intervals. If this is the case, it would change the way the piece has been played for the past 30 years.

[kevinromanski]

Are you using the 1980 score or the 1999 score?  I have both. I liked the old copy because it was larger, so I wrote in what I thought was all of the updated changes. Use the old copy at home, and the new copy at work. The old copy had fewer accents for the left-handed rolls of m.189-249. The revision added some accents, so I wrote them in, similar to the old copy's full double-stop accents. The revised copy has accent markings above and below the bass staff.

[3clipse1326]

You're making me understand this piece so much better :) thanks Dr. Burritt! Can't wait to see it played live. You say you'll be at the Malletech booth at 10am or so Saturday?