gordon stout: Compositions
Astral Dance (1979)
(solo marimba)
Sound Clip - partial
1979. This is a difficult work for four mallet marimba solo, based on a single theme and its variations. Most frequently, I perform this work with the Two Mexican Dances as a set titled "Three Dances for Marimba". It is a marimba dance in my mind because it combines melody and harmony through the rhythmic alternation of the two hands. I couldn't determine a nationality for the piece, as Warren Benson did with the Two Mexican Dances, so the "astral" in the title implies of a different world.
Publisher: Studio 4 Productions/KPP (www.mostlymarimba.com)
Recorded: Astral Projections CD. Resonator Records (www.mostlymarimba.com).