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A marimba concerto is a musical composition written for a marimba soloist and a large ensemble such as an orchestra, wind ensemble, or a chamber ensemble.
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A marimba concerto is a musical composition written for a marimba soloist and a large ensemble such as an orchestra, wind ensemble, or a chamber ensemble.
The first solo marimba concerto, Concertino for Marimba, was composed by Paul Creston in 1940, after a commission by Frédérique Petrides. The Concertino for Marimba premiered on 29 April 1940 in Carnegie Hall with marimba soloist Ruth Stuber Jeanne and the Orchestrette Classique.
The Oregon Symphony Orchestra commissioned Tomáš Svoboda to compose Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 148, in 1995, which it recorded in 2003, conducted by James DePreist with Niel DePonte on marimba. The recording was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra).
The following is a partial list of marimba concertos. [1]
| Composer | Life | Concerto name | Date composed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Borroff | 1925-2019 | Concert for Marimba and Small Orchestra | 1981 |
| Akira Ifukube | 1914–2006 | Lauda concertata for marimba and orchestra | 1979 |
| David Maslanka | 1943–2017 | Arcadia II: Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble | 1982 |
| David Maslanka | 1943–2017 | Concerto for Marimba and Band | 1990 |
| Paul Creston | 1906–1985 | Concertino for Marimba | 1940 |
| Emma Lou Diemer | 1927– | Concerto in One Movement for Marimba and Orchestra | 1991 |
| Eric Ewazen | 1954– | Concerto for Marimba | 1999 |
| Evan Hause | 1967– | Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra | 1994 |
| Robert Kurka | 1921–1957 | Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 34 | 1959 |
| Marta Ptaszyńska | 1943– | Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra | 1985 |
| Libby Larsen | 1950– | Marimba Concerto: After Hampton | 1992 |
| Lior Navok | 1971– | ...of weaving the shadowed waves –for two marimbas and chamber orchestra | 2003 |
| Michael Nyman | 1944– | gdm – for amplified marimba and orchestra | 2006 |
| Kevin Puts | 1972– | Marimba Concerto | 1997 |
| Tomáš Svoboda | 1939– | Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 148 | 1995 |
| Andrew Thomas | 1939– | Loving Mad Tom | 2002 |
| Emmanuel Séjourné | 1961– | Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra | 2005 |
| Emmanuel Séjourné | 1961– | Double Concerto for Vibraphone, Marimba and Orchestra | 2012 |
| Ney Rosauro | 1952– | Concerto No. 1 for Marimba and String Orchestra | 1986 |
| Ney Rosauro | 1952– | Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and String Orchestra | 2001 |
| Takashi Yoshimatsu | 1953– | Marimba Concerto 'Bird Rhythmics' for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 109 | 2010 |
| Keiko Abe | 1937– | Prism Rhapsody for Marimba and Orchestra | 1995 |
| Keiko Abe | 1937– | Prism Rhapsody II for 2 marimbas and orchestra | 2001 |
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