Concerto For Marimba And Strings Emmanuel Sejourne.pdf (2025-2026)

Navigating from the deeply romantic middle movement to the biting, rhythmic finale requires careful mallet graduation. Many players use a graduated set (softer on the left, harder on the right) or switch mallets between movements.

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The Concerto for Marimba and Strings has been widely performed and admired since its premiere. Sejourne has performed the work with numerous ensembles and orchestras around the world, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the London Sinfonietta, and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Navigating from the deeply romantic middle movement to

Program Notes (concise)

Do not touch the mallets for tone. Play the entire piece on a practice pad (or on the marimba with mallets on the rails). Clap the rhythms. The syncopation between hands is brutal; isolate the rhythm before the pitch. Sejourne has performed the work with numerous ensembles