Dear all,

I am currently in Singapore, and I'm thinking of forming a Marimba and Piano duo as a regular performing act to greater expand the marimba literature being played here. Does anybody have any good suggestions for repertoire considering that I am limited to a 4.3 octave, and the pieces need to be audience-friendly, for the local audience here is not ready for stuff which is too avant-garde. I'm already thinking about ragtimes, musser etudes, marimba concerti (piano reduction), classical transcriptions. Are there any specific pieces (or new ideas) which you would like to recommend? Thanks.

Yann

Peter Kogan (timpanist of the Minnesota Orchestra) did a great arrangement of the Mendelssohn "Scherzo" from a Midsummer's Night Dream.

It's published by a small publisher here in Cleveland. Email me if you need help.

Don't forget the Musser "Scherzo Caprice" and even though it's modern Toshi Ichiyanagi's "Paganini Personal" is a great piece and I'm sure that your audience could stretch it's ears once in a while.

Best wishes!