The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Commission: An Introspective Analysis of Two Marimba Works
Description:
The marimba is rapidly achieving greater importance as a solo percussion instrument. Solo compositions for the marimba have been commissioned and performed only in the last sixty years. The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Solo Marimba Commission is considered one of the most important commissioning projects in the history of marimba literature. Two compositions created through this project, Velocities by Joseph Schwantner and Reflections on the Nature of Water by Jacob Druckman have bec…
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Date:
August 2005
Creator:
Fang, I-Jen
Partner:
UNT Libraries