Motion
is a beautifully simplistic 4-mallet vibraphone solo, featuring
continuously running
sixteenth-note
melodic arpeggios in a pseudo-minimalistic style. Set
entirely in C major, the melody is delicately highlighted
within the underlying arpeggiations as the piece progresses
through its simple form of ABA'CB'.
This short work is suitable both as a performance piece or as
an etude for technical development of various sticking
permutations and the musical challenge of bringing out a melody
within a more active accompanimental texture.
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