Tranquility for Solo Vibraphone

Murray Houllif

General Info

Year: 1979
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: Intermediate / Advanced
Publisher: Ludwig
Cost: $12.99

Instrumentation

Vibraphone

Program Notes

Tranquility was written by Julie Spencer for solo vibraphone on commission from Kurt Gardner. Tranquility offers a sense of transcendence and inner calm that eminates from the sound of the vibraphone throughout this piece.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Drumset Solos

Ain't it Rich
Geneology
Helping Hands - Drumset; Percussion Ensemble
Homage to a Be-Bop Drummer
Just for the Funk of It - Drumset
Philly - Drumset
Reggae Rock - Drumset
Samba-ly - Drumset
Shufflin' Feet - Drumset

Mallet Solos

Athenian Folk Dance - Marimba
Bluegrass Girl (Hey, Lester!) - Marimba
Bop on the Top - Vibraphone
Contemplation for Solo Vibraphone - Vibraphone
Casper's Dance - Marimba
Conversations - Marimba/Vibraphone
Estudio No. 1 - 6 para Marimba - Marimba
Four Pieces by Edvard Grieg - Marimba
Mist - Vibraphone
Samba - Marimba
Scotland - Marimba
Six Estudios for Marimba - Marimba
Suite: Three Songs of the South - Marimba
Three Forms - Mallets
Three Pieces for Marimba - Marimba
Tranquility for Solo Vibraphone - Vibraphone
Two Pieces for Marimba - Marimba
Waltz For A Lady - Vibraphone

Snare Drum Solos

21 Groove Street
A Stroke of Good Fortune
Mess You Up - Snare Drum
Rolling Down the Road
Sergeant York
Snare Drum Solo No. 1
Style Suite for Solo Snare Drum
Summer Vacation
Syncopated March
Who's There?

Timpani Solos

Der Paukenmeister
Four Verses for Timpani
March Triumphant
Spectrum
Suite for Timpani (Houllif)
Three Settings for Timpani

Multiple Percussion Solos

For a Percussionist - Multiple Percussion
Mountain Man - Multiple Percussion
Phone Tag - Multiple Percussion

Percussion with other instruments

Concert Duet for Flute and Vibraphone - Vibraphone; Flute
Dialogue (Houllif) - Marimba; Trumpet
Five for Two - Multiple Percussion; Bass Clarinet
Luminescence for Guitar and Percussion - Multiple Percussion; Guitar
Interlude for Bassoon and Marimba - Marimba; Bassoon
Interplay for Trumpet and Percussion - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Sea Breeze - Vibraphone; Saxophone
Three Movements for Trombone and Timpani - Timpani; Trombone

Percussion Duo

Compatriots - Percussion Duo
Conversations (Duo) - Marimba/Vibraphone
Legends of Percussion - Duet Edition - Percussion Duo
New Shoes Blues - Percussion Duo; Marimba/Vibraphone
Pals - Percussion Duo
Rock Duo - Percussion Duo; Drumsets (2)
Two In A Funk - Percussion Duo - Marimba Duo
Waltz Duo - Percussion Duo - Drumsets (2)

Percussion Trio

Diggity-Jig
Earthlings
Hip-Hop-Chops
Kentucky Rosewood - Percussion Trio
Shuffalo
Sultans of Swat
Slap Me Five - Percussion Trio
The Three Musketeers
Toys

Percussion Quartet

A Latin Confection - Percussion Quartet - Body Percussion
Four-Way Split - Percussion Quartet
J. P. - Percussion Quartet
Louisiana Lightnin' - Percussion Quartet
March Madness - Percussion Quartet
Three Movements for Multi-Percussionist and Percussion Quartet - Multiple Percussion; Percussion Quartet
Three South American Sketches - Percussion Quartet
Timepiece - Percussion Quartet; Flute; Clarinet
Virtuoso for Drumset Soloist and Percussion Quartet - Drumset; Percussion Quartet

Percussion Quintet

Paragons
Undercurrents (Houllif)

Percussion Sextet

The Blue Parrot
The Nesaquake Shake
Two Gentlemen of Virginia
Ukrainian Bell Carol (Houllif)
Whole-Tone Piece

Percussion Septet

Be Rockin' by Seven
Blue Samba
Cha-Cha for Seven
Soldier's March from Histoire du Soldat
Warrior Dance

Percussion Octet

Octaphonics

Large Percussion Ensemble

Shop Class - Percussion Ensemble 11