“Smile” was composed in 1936 as the love theme for Charlie Chaplin’s acclaimed final silent movie Modern Times. This arrangement for solo marimba highlights the warm and mellow characteristics of the middle to lower register of the instrument while giving a casual tip of the hat to ragtime pianists such as Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller and Jelly Roll Morton. Arrangement available for purchase from tapspace.com

Smile For Solo Marimba

"Pure Imagination" arranged and performed by Alex Stopa. Original music from "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. Purchase sheet music at www.tapspace.com

Pure Imagination for solo marimba

From tapspace: "The warmth and beauty in this piece are timeless, and it provides a wonderful vehicle for marimbists to study voice leading and roll quality."

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