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By tedwolff, March 9, 2010

This is one of Bach’s most popular pieces,  arranged here for solo vibraphone. It is not a difficult piece to play and provides a nice work-out for your right hand. Check out the video performance below:

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By tedwolff, February 26, 2010

This beautiful piece by Maurice Ravel is an excerpt from a solo piano work titled “Le Tombeau de Couperin”. Gary Burton first recorded it on his  album “Country Roads and Other Places”. It is a fun and challenging piece to prepare because of the lengthy and intricate melody lines.

Here is a sample performance: Continue reading 'Ravel Prelude'»

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By tedwolff, December 21, 2009

“Be Thou With Me” is an Aria, and has been arranged here as a solo piece for vibes. The music of Bach can be easily adapted for vibes. Especially useful are the collections of Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by Bach. These pieces fit perfectly on the vibes or marimba and make challenging and satisfying 4 mallet studies. Continue reading 'Bach for Vibes'»

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By tedwolff, November 4, 2009

This piece is a movement from one of the Bach English Suites for Harpsichord. The right hand and left hand have been broken up into a duet. The left-hand part is pre-recorded on piano and is included here as a downloadable mp3 file. Continue reading 'Bach Bouree'»

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By tedwolff, October 27, 2009

This piece was originally the title track to Pat Metheny’s 1989 CD “Letter From Home”. Pat recorded the tune as a duet with Lyle Mays. It’s simple melody and gorgeous accompaniment have inspired numerous other recorded versions.  It sounds great as an instrumental or vocal piece. Continue reading 'Letter From Home'»

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By tedwolff, October 27, 2009

The Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 is one in a series of nine suites by the BrazilianHeitor Villa-Lobos, written for various combinations of instruments and voices between 1930 and 1945. Each represents a fusion between Brazilian folk and popular music and the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. No. 5 was originally written for soprano and 8 cellos (1938/45). This is probably Villa-Lobos’s single most popular work. Continue reading 'Bachianas Brazileiras No. 5'»