Innovative Percussion EDRCON Concertino

Concertino for Marimba is structured like a standard concertino, in one continuous movement, divided into several contrasting sections. It opens with a short statement by the soloist that is repeated by the ensemble in a different key, much like the opening of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto. For a concerto to begin with the soloist is rare. The ensuing piece takes a hidden motivic germ through many iterations, but reveals it as the piece progress, ultimately letting it take over every aspect of the music.The marimba solo part could not exist without the ensemble parts, as they are intricately linked throughout the piece, which is scored for marimba soloist and seven mallet players. The piece was commissioned by the Trinity High School Percussion Ensemble and is dedicated to Andrew Eldridge.