Florida MPA Percussion
On the Texas Prescribed Music List and Florida MPA
Agustin Barrios was a Paraguayan composer who wrote primarily for the guitar. It is believed that Barrios composed Julia Florida for one of his students. A Barcarola is a folk song composed in the style of Venetian gondoliers.
This arrangement is for marimba and requires four mallets. It can be performed on a 4.3, 4.5 and 5-octave marimba. The notes in parentheses are included to accommodate performance on 4.3-octave marimbas.
Duration: 4:30
On The Florida MPA List and Missouri Prescribed Music List
El Choclo (The Corn Cob) is one of the most popular tangos in Argentina. It is arranged here for xylophone solo with optional piano accompaniment.
On The Florida MPA List
Zequinha Abreu
Arranged by John May
Tico Tico No Fuba (Sparrow in the Cornmeal) is a crowd-pleasing arrangement for percussion ensemble, but also fun for the performers. This is a high-energy Grade 4/medium-advanced soca (soul-calypso) guaranteed to add variety to your program. Duration: 2:00.
Instrumentation: Marimba 1, Marimba 2, Marimba 3, Marimba 4, Drum Set, Congas and Shaker.
The Marimba 4 part (bass clef) can be played on bass guitar. The conga and shaker parts are optional, making this arrangement playable by 5-7 players.
On The Florida MPA List
Duration: 2:00
If Ye Love Me, by Thomas Tallis, is an English Anthem that was first published in 1560, and perhaps composed circa 1549.
This piece can serve as an introduction to your students of music from the Renaissance Period. The polyphony within forces students to listen and count. It is playable on 4.3 octave marimbas.
On The Florida MPA List
Ave Verum Corpus is a motet composed by Mozart in 1791 to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi. This arrangement can be played on 4.3 octave marimbas or larger.
