You can hear the rivulets and the water erupting in a feeding frenzy in this.

I love your experiment with the marimba in this track. This feels more of a solo improv rather than a structured song for me. Overall, it sounds natural and organic as a real physical instrument. I kind of like this ✨

i really could stop listen to this, i love it

Nice lol, the children get a kick out of this...the poor frightened souls lol

very wonderful and relaxing sound , the feel of this is what I appreciate

This is such an animated, visual story, really cinematic. I love how you combine the playfulness with the suspense... not relaxing at all, very edgy.

I'd love to know if you have an idea behind a piece like this - did you set out to write about piranhas, or did the title suggest itself after the piece's creation? It's amazing how versatile the marimba can be.

The piranha has been redeemed! Some lovely rhythms and buildups throughout, but I think the most successful and memorable aspect is the choice of instrument and the compassion flowing through the movements.

Nice use of reverb, sounds like its in a cave

Piranha for Solo Marimba (Six-Mallets). Duration: 5'.
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PROGRAM NOTES

After writing Komodo, a piece that shows off the low end of the marimba, I decided to write a piece that focuses on the top end for good measure. Ghoulish creatures fascinate me, and piranhas provide the perfect inspiration. Like Komodo dragons, piranhas are vicious, but their reputation is somewhat exaggerated. Perhaps this piece is a Romanticized take on these fascinating creatures. Piranha begins with a rippled, fluid-like introduction, as if they are rising and falling and poking through the water’s surface. (This section pays tribute to composer Jacob Druckman and his masterpiece for solo marimba, Reflections on the Nature of Water.) The next section is a gradual crescendo, a build-up of tension as hungry piranhas stalk and nip at an unfortunate animal as it wades into deeper water. The animal is then attacked, reflected by the low end of the marimba and “marimshot” cluster chords. Satiated, they gradually calm down in the last section via a gradual diminuendo and the piece ends quietly with soft ripples and chords played with mallet shafts.

Six Mallet Marimba

Piranha (Solo Six-Mallet Marimba)

American composer Robert Paterson is a true New Yorker—born and bred in Buffalo, he lived in Rochester and Ithaca for over ten years, in New York City for over twenty years, and now lives in Saratoga Springs, near the Adirondacks. Paterson’s colorful music embraces a wide variety of themes, everything from goddesses and online dating to mathematics and the environment. His music is filled with emotion and fierce rhythmic energy, marked by elegance, wit, and meticulous craftsmanship. Named Composer of The Year by the Classical Recording Foundation at Carnegie Hall, Paterson is the winner of the Alfred I. DuPont Award, and his opera Three Way won the Grammy® under Best Classical Producer of the Year. His music is often a Best of the Year pick on National Public Radio. His orchestral tone poem, Dark Mountains, regularly airs on NPR’s Performance Today. Three Way premiered with Nashville Opera, then BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and across the United States. Minnesota Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, The Oratorio Society of New York, Buffalo Philharmonic, Albany Pro Musica, Albany Symphony, Musica Sacra, Austin Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and ensembles worldwide perform his works. Paterson gives masterclasses at the Curtis Institute of Music, New York University, the Aspen Music Festival, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and more. He is the Artistic Director and house composer for Mostly Modern Projects. Robert is a lifelong vegan and advocates for animals and the environment, celebrating the natural world with ground-breaking works such as his Triple Concerto, A New Eaarth, Listen, and I Go Among Trees.

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