Etude in A flat, Op. 6, No. 2

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Clair Omar Musser

General Info

Publisher: Southern Percussion
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: $15.08

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba
Player 2: Piano

Description

Musser’s etudes and transcriptions as well as his ensemble arrangements have enjoyed great popularity in the music (particularly percussion) communities. His Etudes have remained a staple in marimba repertoire and they continue to be performed daily all over the world. This piece is Musser’s Etude Op. 6, #2, which features piano accompaniment with the marimba solo.

The study and mastery of Clair Omar Musser’s Etudes is considered by teachers and performers to be a type of “right of passages” into technical competence. Almost all marimbists study at least one of them, and most professionals have learned them all.

Recent Performance

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Etude in A flat, Op. 6, No. 2
Etude in B, Op. 6, No. 9
Etude in C, Op. 6, No. 10
Prelude in G, Op. 11, No. 3
Etude in C, Op. 11, No. 4
Prelude in D, Op. 11, No. 7

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