Cemetery Salsa
for trio on one marimba
Percussion Ensemble - Sheet Music

Mallet trio on one marimba (Marimba--low A) - Medium

SKU: TA.TSPCE15-017

For trio on one marimba. Composed by Brian Slawson. Percussion Ensembles. Folio & Parts on CD-ROM. Duration 2 minutes. Tapspace Publications #TSPCE15-017. Published by Tapspace Publications (TA.TSPCE15-017).

Imagine what the skeletons hear while dancing through graves on a crisp All Hallows' Eve, and this may be it! In Cemetery Salsa, three intermediate players are featured on a single 4.3-octave (low A) marimba. Brian Slawson takes traditional salsa chord changes and complements them with odd and fluctuating time signatures, providing a quirky and fun musical experience for both players and listeners.

For contrast, a waltz section appears in the middle, introducing a sort of playful yet sinister sound in which the music is soft, flowing, and connected. Players must develop smooth roll techniques while still playing in time and working together as they navigate their musical roles. The piece recapitulates with the opening 7/4 theme and ends with a bang!

Cemetery Salsa is provided as a professionally bound folio and ships with a CD-ROM containing individual parts and an audio reference recording.