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Bags & Trane

Hi Marie,
was browsing the internet and came across this piece of music which I think you really love. Hope you enjoy it.

BruceW

p.s. actually anyone can love this piece and by all means, do so and enjoy.

p.s.s Note the bass players is Paul Chambers, who was two years ahead of me in high school. No, I was not studying music at the time, I was studying printing press and typesetting.

Bach English Suite - Duet using harpsichord music, by Ted Wolff

Bach's English Suites for harpsichord make great duets for vibes/marimba, vibes/piano, vibes/bass, or other combinations. The right hand and left hand are often just single lines and sound great when played on pretty much any instrument.

Arrangement is easy - vibes take the treble clef, marimba or piano take the bass clef. Manuscript is attached.

Forum Topic: Why it is hard to sight-read on mallet instruments...

I did a session the other day where I had to double a very specific part. It seemed like an easy pattern, but it changed in subtle ways over time. I was presented with 2 charts: one was a straight printout of the part - no repeats, lots of funny 16ths notes & rests, 6-pages long. The other, a chord-chart that showed the form (AAB, etc.). Even though the musicians involved were experienced pros, nobody spent much time on the chart. This is a very common situation now, as so much music originates out of computer files.

Renken/Renken Duo - Latin It Groove (Hauke Renken)

Hi,

this is a video of a piece i wrote for the emil richards rattle mallet. I needed some repertoire for the duo work with my sister Greta. Its a lot of fun when she starts to comp me on the vibes. Greta is always very nervous, when we play this tune, but i think she did and does it great! (its always a lot of fun for the audience, too) ;)

Let me know what you think about this tune.

greetings, Hauke