Rain Dance (Gomez)
General Info
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:05:15
Cost: $6.95
Instrumentation
Description
Rain Dance by Alice Gomez & Marilyn Rife is one of the most popular study pieces for young marimbists. It focuses on basic stroke types and Right Hand vs. Left Hand coordination. Its groovy, repetetive minor tonality makes it popular and easily accessible to younger students. Once they've gotten the coordination under control (in both 4/4 and 6/8), students will find that this piece comes into the hands fairly easily - with the exception of a few particularly challenging passages. The center of this piece features a short, straightforward chorale with some large range stretches in the right hand.
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Marimba Solo Works
Celtic Rondo
Etude in D Minor
Gitano
Marimba Flamenca
Rain Dance (Gomez)
Scenes from Mexico
Three Concert Pieces
With Piano Works
Anasazi - Xylophone / Marimba & Piano
Percussion Ensemble Works
Afterthoughts - 8 Players
Echo Echo - 4 Players
Four Folk Dances - 9 Players
Rainbows - 4 Players
With Other Instrument Works
Concertino Indio - Multiple Percussion; Piccolo
Peruvian Dance Suite - Percussion Duo; Flutes (2)
Streams (Gomez) - Percussion Trio; Flute
Whispers - Marimba; Violin