Classical works Marimba

a marimba player (ndr radiophilharmonie, hanover, 2003)

this list represents incomplete selection of western classical compositions instrument:

keiko abe: dream of cherry blossoms (1983), frog (1958), michi (1978), variations on japanese children s songs (1982), prism solo marimba (1986)
bruce adolphe: self comes mind (2009), red dogs , pink skies (2002), reach out, raise hope, change society (2011)
benjamin c.s. boyle: les bois du paradis (2012)
stephen brown: shadow of leaf, soprano , marimba (2006), ten-song cycle sung one
howard j. buss: day in city (1986) – brixton publications
howard j. buss: rite of passage (1995) brixton publications
paul creston: concertino marimba (1940)
emma lou diemer: concerto in 1 movement marimba , chamber orchestra (1991)
jacob druckman: reflections on nature of water (1986)
aisha duo: quiet songs (2005)
safri duo: baya baya
joseph hallman: violencia marimba , cello (2007), written alisa weilerstein , matthew mcclung.
john harbison: concerto bass viol (2005)
hans werner henze: 5 scenes snow country marimba solo (1978)
david a. jaffe: library of babel, 2 five-octave marimbas (2012)
anders koppel: marimba concertos 1–4 (1995–2005), tarantella (for violin , marimba) (2001), toccata (for marimba , vibraphone) (1990)
frederik magle: cantabile (symphonic suite) – cortège & danse macabre movement includes marimba solo (2009)
linda maxey: artistry of marimba (1994)
olivier messiaen: la transfiguration de notre seigneur jésus-christ ( transfiguration of our lord jesus christ ), large 10-part chorus, piano solo, cello solo, flute solo, clarinet solo, xylorimba solo, vibraphone solo, large orchestra (1965–69)
olivier messiaen: saint-françois d assise (saint francis of assisi, opera)
darius milhaud: concerto marimba, vibraphone , orchestra, op. 278 (1947)
luigi morleo: concerto per marimba e archi (1993)
thea musgrave: journey through japanese landscape (1994)
takatsugu muramatsu: land
clair omar musser: etude in c major
lior navok: rosewood staircase (2000)
robert paterson: komodo (2005), piranha (2009) (both using six-mallets), mandala (for 2 marimbas) (2012) (four-mallets), forest shadows, numerous works marimba , other instruments
mitchell peters: yellow after rain, sea refractions
tarik o regan: triptych (2005) choir , strings, later arranged choir , marimbas
steve reich: music 18 musicians (1976), 6 marimbas (1986), nagoya marimbas (for 2 marimbas) (1994)
ney rosauro: concerto marimba , orchestra (1986), concerto no. 2 marimba , orchestra (2001), numerous solo works
eric sammut: 4 rotations marimba (1996)
joseph schwantner: velocities (1990)
emmanuel séjourné: concerto marimba , strings (2006)
adam silverman: carbon paper , nitrogen ink concerto marimba , wind ensemble or percussion ensemble (2013)
gordon stout: 2 mexican dances (1974)
william susman: amores montuños (2008) flute & marimba, marimba montuño (2002) solo marimba
tomas svoboda: concerto marimba , orchestra, op. 148 (1995)
josef tal: chamber music (1982) recorder, marimba , harpsichord
andrew thomas: merlin (1985) solo marimba commissioned william moersch
augusta read thomas: silhouettes (2004)
peter togni: lux aeterna (2010) – gamelan & 6 voices, later arranged satb , marimbas
andersen viana: grlashodibzntmev vibraphone , marimba (2006), 3 fugues (2010)
alejandro viñao: khan variations (2001), burritt variations (2012), book of grooves (for 2 marimbas) (2011)
charles wuorinen: percussion symphony (1976), percussion quartet (1994), metagong (2008), marimba variations five-octave marimba (2009)
takashi yoshimatsu: marimba concerto bird rhythmics (2010)




^ https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4879/m2/1/high_res_d/dissertation.pdf
^ cantabile – symphonic suite frederik magle . magle.dk. retrieved 2012-01-16. 
^ merlin - tek percussion database . www.perctek.com. retrieved 2016-09-15.