Duration: 5 min.
Stars Above is a composition for marimba duo that is inspired by Christy Evans’ quote, “good friends are like stars[.] you don’t always see them but you know they are there.” The first marimba part is written in the chorale style. Contrasting to the first marimba part, the second marimba part is mainly written with flowing lines and arpeggios.
Stars Above is commissioned by the Australian Percussion Academy, Melbourne for the Australian Marimba Competition 2018.
Robert Oetomo
Performance Notes
The player playing the first marimba part should pay attention to the mallets they are using (depending on the instrument and room) in that, it shouldn’t be extremely soft due to the high registers written towards the beginning of the piece.It is highly advised that the setup of the piece should be in some form of a ‘V’ shape, having the second marimba part on stage left.
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