This piece is the first movement from Sonata no. 1 of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo Violin. It fits perfectly on vibes so no adjustments to the arrangement are required. In fact, all of the music in the collection make excellent solo vibe pieces.

There is lots of mallet dampening you can do to create independence within the lines. Because the lines and chords are often widely spaced, your 4 mallets will come in handy to reach for notes at the top and bottom ends of the vibes. Spend time choosing the best sticking possible.

You can download the manuscript HERE. The tempo is very slow, with metronome set at about 50 for the 8th notes. As always, work to get the piece to sound a full and resonant as possible, but make sure the lines sound clean. Don’t let note ring together that shouldn’t.

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