Product Description
El
Shaddai arranged
by Dan Heslink
This marimba solo is an arrangement of the popular contemporary Christian song by Michael Card and John Thompson. It requires a 5-octave instrument (C c4), although
a 4½ -octave instrument is workable with transposition of some bass notes. The
technical demands require an advanced player. There are many key changes, much
mallet and hand independence, and extensive syncopations. Some contrapuntal
sections are present, as well as one-handed double stop rolls and rigorous use
of the instruments register. Select the tempo commonly heard on popular
recordings, approximately 144 quarter notes per minute.
Care should be taken that the melody is dominant. Since the
counterpoint is widely spread, experimentation with mallets choices that elicit
the best sound for the range is highly recommended. Sticking is recommended at
places, but the player is advised to use the sticking that lays best for
his/her bone and muscle structure. In the suggested indications the mallets are
labeled 1 through 4, right to left. A wide range of dynamics is called for, and
a strongly differentiated realization of differing levels of volume is
important.
This work will serve equally well as special music in a
church or synagogue, or in a percussion recital. The arranger, Dan Heslink, can
be reached at dan@dheslink.com.
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