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Thomas Alexander
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Hi Jon,
I'm assuming that the upper staff is the marimba part and the low perhaps piano? Nothing on the upper staff looks out of place on the marimba, but my one comment would be that "splitting" the right and left hand parts in this manner makes the score unpleasant to read... In fact it is better to not allocate "right and left" sticking in this manner... I would present the line together on the same staff and allow the performer to work out the "obvious" sticking pattern... However I will add that it makes total sense to allocate clearly separate lines where each hand is working separately from the other...
Please take the time to check out some existing marimba pieces... I would recommend "Time" by Minoru Miki and The collection of "Rotations" by Eric Sammut... Simply because they have contrasting content... "Time" was written by a "real" composer who worked closely with a marimbist and the Rotations were written by a marimbist who composes good marimba pieces... "Time" has been presented quite freely on the page, although it is clear that the composer understood the instrument's parameters at the time... The "Rotations" are very idiomatic and the exact physical intention has been laid out on the page...
Good luck and have fun!!!
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