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Marimba solo -- "A cricket sang and set the sun" by Blake Tyson 

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New recordings of this piece and many more can be found on "Firefish: Music of Blake Tyson." It's now available for digital download on iTunes and Amazon.
This work takes its title from an Emily Dickinson poem that begins, "The cricket sang, And set the sun." When I read these words, I was moved by the powerful ideas they evoked. It was not just the image of a beautiful and slowly shifting sunset that struck me, but the idea that something so small could affect something so large, that a cricket's song could transform day into night. Although the piece is not directly based on the poem, I have tried to capture the sense of fascination, inspiration and beauty that these opening lines create.
Visit www.blaketyson.com for more information.

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@meverlinger
@meverlinger 4 года назад
This solo got me accepted to Berklee eight years ago, but I didn't go, and I had stopped playing marimba entirely after graduating high school. I now live in a different country and I have semi-regular access to a marimba. Relearning the marimba along with this solo has been a wonderful experience. Thanks, Mr. Tyson!
@Codeine502
@Codeine502 8 лет назад
this is the first time i've ever even heard of this instrument, and i had to hold back tears as i listened to this. i feel like a kid who just walked into a wonderful giant glass dome full of gentle dragons who spit out fruit punch instead of fire. god bless you.
@landondodds4421
@landondodds4421 8 лет назад
what
@AdrianC12345
@AdrianC12345 8 лет назад
LMFAOOOOOOO
@Codeine502
@Codeine502 7 лет назад
Landon Dodds I wonder what drug I was on when I wrote that lol
@hermano_mario
@hermano_mario 5 лет назад
This is still one of my favorite comments on YT. God bless YOU
@Moossyb
@Moossyb 5 лет назад
right there with you on that first part. second part though... what?
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 11 лет назад
I think the marimba is pretty great and I've been in love with it for a long time...except when I have to take it apart and carry it to my van :)
@belmaveliz6387
@belmaveliz6387 6 лет назад
I performed this solo a couple days ago for my Solo & Ensemble and I am now taking it to state!
@darrenclark9776
@darrenclark9776 10 лет назад
dude im a tortoise fan and somehow i ended up here. this was absolutely astonishing. i know nothing of the vibes or marimbas but i can watch what precision it takes (which only comes from f-ing YEARS of practice) to create dynamic music. mad props on this. amazing REAL performance on a REAL instrument.
@Andriale
@Andriale 6 лет назад
Darren Clark what do amphibians have to do with this?
@Andriale
@Andriale 6 лет назад
DjOrsonBeatz thanks for the info! Might check them out
@Numberjack95
@Numberjack95 11 лет назад
I love the smile he cracks halfway through the song
@Piglut008
@Piglut008 Год назад
This video just appeared out of the moon, but I have to say that by this piece I got accepted to my percussion bachelor degree in my home country. And from the 4 years of undergrad study, now I already studying classical percussion in Europe. All I want to say is that this piece is one of my early big step when I was just high-school student who want to start playing marimba.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 12 лет назад
I hope things turned out well at JSU. I wrote this piece both at the marimba and at the computer over the course of a few months. While there are some challenges, everything in the piece was "field tested" before it was finalized. A big part of composing for me is simplifying and focusing a piece while making sure it sounds good on the instrument. Once it's done, publishing can happen right away. I am self-publishing all of my own works these days.
@gabrielacuartas4421
@gabrielacuartas4421 7 лет назад
I played this for my senior (high school) UIL recital and for my freshman (college) seminar recital. It's my favorite piece!
@sploosh2219
@sploosh2219 7 лет назад
Gabriela Cuartas I'm in middle school percussion and I don't think I could ever play this ! :O
@hyperzillas
@hyperzillas 7 лет назад
Bleach practice man. Just practice well, and you'll be surprised with yourself.
@adamjack7891
@adamjack7891 7 лет назад
Bleach it's a big jump from middle school to high school if you do marching band, you'll improve massively just freshman year alone and then continue to improve more after that if you stay in it. Two of my friends who are both sophomores played this for solo and ensemble and both got 1s and qualified for state, you'll be surprised how much you improve if you keep at it.
@levib5412
@levib5412 7 лет назад
This is actually so true. I'm currently an 8th grader, and I got the privilege of being in a marching band with the best marimba player in the state, a percussionist that's third in the state and other experienced players. I could barely play Rain Dance. But now I am learning the solo "Jungle Walk".
@katiedubois992
@katiedubois992 7 лет назад
Do you know if this is a piece for a 4.3 marimba?
@nukalex2164
@nukalex2164 8 лет назад
I f****ng love this instrument
@cas3961
@cas3961 8 лет назад
Couldn't agree with you more. There is something about the instrument that, to me, makes it far more enjoyable to play on than anything else. The opportunities for musicality and creativity on the marimba are truly boundless.
@brosephproseph1741
@brosephproseph1741 6 лет назад
cas3961 except the fact that the number of notes you can play are limited. Pianos definitely have more room for creativity.
@Andriale
@Andriale 6 лет назад
Joseph Jang many people, me included, love the marimba not for its range or number of notes you can hit at once, but it’s beautiful tone. I love the piano but adore the marimba.
@stephenshoup6711
@stephenshoup6711 Год назад
My daughter is a percussionist and this is her solo piece in March of this year. I love things in music that are emotionally attached. I think most music is, but this one speaks to me where others do not. I love my daughter. I love that this is her choice. I appreciate this piece of music to no end. Thank you!!!
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 11 лет назад
I thought I answered this one already, but I don't see the response here anymore. So, just in case... It's for 4.3, no 5 octave necessary. Some have even played it on a 4 octave with a few small changes.
@justanotheryoutuberhere2056
@justanotheryoutuberhere2056 8 лет назад
i play this instrument and i love every bit of it
@paulygrace6207
@paulygrace6207 8 лет назад
I play the marimba at concerts sometimes I have so much fun it sound so beautiful and better in real life
@nikadorii_percussion
@nikadorii_percussion 7 лет назад
Yes!
@igotes
@igotes 10 лет назад
What an amazing instrument, and he plays it effortlessly, yet it's incredibly complex.
@cygnus83
@cygnus83 8 лет назад
Lovely piece - looking forward to learning it. It seems like so much literature for marimba is just "look at me, I have no key, time signature, or identifiable melody!"; it's nice to find something that is just *beautiful.*
@PilotTommy
@PilotTommy 11 лет назад
I did! I actually used this piece to audition for a drum corp! They were very pleased :)
@nikadorii_percussion
@nikadorii_percussion 7 лет назад
Well I just found my solo for next year
@CaraFuzz
@CaraFuzz 7 лет назад
Dang it, this piece really brings out the sounds a marimba can play. I really love this. It sounds so calm, like a stream deep in the forest or something.
@abelayala9727
@abelayala9727 8 лет назад
Great piece of music! I'm learning this to perform for our solo/ensemble in school, currently an 8th grader
@aaroncastleberry3437
@aaroncastleberry3437 8 лет назад
keep er goin
@dannywood1261
@dannywood1261 7 лет назад
Abel Ayala damn dude! if you can do this in eighth grade, you're in track to be an absolutely amazing player
@CaptainMorgan_CommanderPotts
@CaptainMorgan_CommanderPotts 6 лет назад
Make sure you aren't pushing yourself too fast, because you need to be good at two mallets before moving on to other repertoire
@CaptainMorgan_CommanderPotts
@CaptainMorgan_CommanderPotts 6 лет назад
Not that I have any doubts, I just see bad technique in people trying to advance too quickly, and a bad attitude, as well. Have fun, be careful.
@xXcraftomaticXxPM
@xXcraftomaticXxPM 6 лет назад
Lol I’m doing that exact thing for solo/ensemble, also a 8th grader
@alanrawls9055
@alanrawls9055 9 лет назад
The most beautiful solo i have ever heard
@Gruuv_
@Gruuv_ 9 лет назад
I love it! Reminds me of the music from Final Fantasy for some reason.
@BladeIsActive
@BladeIsActive 11 лет назад
INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION FTW
@loganfox6725
@loganfox6725 8 лет назад
This piece shows how musical the marimba really is
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 14 лет назад
@deathman1222 Hi Dylan, Thanks for playing "Cricket"! The section you refer to is definitely a challenge. I've spent a lot of time working on those close-interval permutations, and it's still something I have to practice all the time. To develop fluidity and power, I do exercises like scales with the 2341234 sticking(see L.H. Stevens' book for a lot more exercises). Still, before every concert you'll likely find me (with a metronome clicking away on slow 16ths) running that section for accuracy
@andilopezmusic
@andilopezmusic 7 лет назад
I've always felt as if this piece was supposed to played significantly slower than he plays it it's really pretty and even though he wrote I feel as though if he slowed down he could bring out more of the beauty that he wrote
@xCentauri
@xCentauri 6 лет назад
although it's all very much open to different interpretations, the performer is actually going at the tempo the composer wanted so I mean, it's up to personal taste, I personally love going this speed for the 8/16 measure or whatever it was, it's like entering a fun cheat code
@gobears5497
@gobears5497 6 лет назад
The one performing the song is the actual composer
@squizz222
@squizz222 12 лет назад
"I have tried to capture the sense of fascination, inspiration and beauty that these opening lines create." I think you have succeeded, sir.
@gabs4726
@gabs4726 4 месяца назад
This was the last song i was learning on the marimba before the world shut down in 2020 and that was the year i graduated from high school and now i am about to graduate college in December. I never got to finish learning this piece of music because i had to focus on the bassoon. I hope to one day play this piece for myself because it’s such a great piece of music and it always feels me full of emotion when I even hear a clipit of it.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 14 лет назад
@ohhiimKatie Thanks for the comment. I'm really glad that you like the piece. 1-Possibly. It may not have the obvious virtuosic appeal that often wins in such competitions. For ex.- I wrote Anubis for a student to play at I&E and it's technical requirements are more obvious. Still, it could work. 2-Not sure what number to assign. It may be a little more difficult than it seems, but far from impossible. The middle section will take some slow, patient practice. 3-You need a 4.3 octave marimba.
@teenagersscareme17
@teenagersscareme17 5 лет назад
This is amazing!!
@Johanvibes
@Johanvibes 14 лет назад
Beautiful piece,very nice playing too !!
@TheNighthawk245
@TheNighthawk245 12 лет назад
i miss playing the marimba. hearing this takes me back the high school.
@Sharky2491
@Sharky2491 13 лет назад
I really love this piece, I'm currently working on it myself right now, and even though you didn't have the entire poem in mind when you wrote it, I always think of the last stanza as I'm playing the recap and the rolls at the end. "A vastness, as a neighbor, came, A wisdom without face or name, A peace, as hemispheres at home, And so the night became." I'll be performing it at the end of march =)
@TheJonjon5150
@TheJonjon5150 11 лет назад
Well dang. That is one amazing little cricket. Beautiful song.
@apersonherenow1
@apersonherenow1 11 лет назад
It can be played on a 4.3
@TheForeignExperience
@TheForeignExperience 11 лет назад
I've listened to this piece many times. Many times - and I will hopefully be performing this soon. What an amazing composition. Thank you for the piece of art you've created. It lightens my mood every time I listen to this piece.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@chasc6 Hi Scott, I'm glad that you like the piece, and I'm sorry that it's out of stock at Weiss. They completely sold out of it at PASIC. I'll get more on the way next week. The mallets I'm using are from my series (Pro-Mark BT 4's). If I'm performing in a dry hall, I sometimes use a BT3 in the bass mallet to help round out the lower tones.
@OhWell307
@OhWell307 10 лет назад
I ordered this piece and its coming tomorrow! I cant wait to learn it!
@TheTheorgrin
@TheTheorgrin 11 лет назад
This has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard in a very long time!
@gabrielacuartas4421
@gabrielacuartas4421 8 лет назад
I played this piece for UIL last year and for my Seminar performance my first semester in college. It's amazing 😃
@kubia990
@kubia990 7 лет назад
Someone played this at a school concert I went to recently and I was absolutely mesmerized! This is amazing and magical!
@hamburger35
@hamburger35 13 лет назад
Love listening to this piece so much. Can't wait to play it.
@pyryvirtanen6081
@pyryvirtanen6081 11 лет назад
Marimba is the best musical instrument in the WORLD!
@blakerosello
@blakerosello 12 лет назад
You have no clue how much fun I have playing this
@GreggPayne
@GreggPayne 11 лет назад
The coolest tune on youtube...
@xTaylorCrazyx
@xTaylorCrazyx 10 лет назад
Just got the music for this and played through it. So beautiful and well written, makes me wanna cry at the end. Can't wait to perform the piece!
@deepkidd
@deepkidd 10 лет назад
Playing mallets for 8 years certainly helped me to become a better person... especially Marimbas. Listen to how beautiful that is! That is love. :-)
@mitchellmg1011
@mitchellmg1011 13 лет назад
Mr. Tyson, I can honestly tell you that that was the most beautiful and inspirational thing I have ever heard. Never in my life as a middle school percussionist would've I thought such beauty and power could come from an instrument I play almost every day. Your song shows true power, just as how a crickets song can set the sun. This is the type of music that makes me proud to be a percussionist.
@hamiltondavenport2034
@hamiltondavenport2034 5 лет назад
Sounds misterioso... Very gentle and beautiful!
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 12 лет назад
@TheNighthawk245 That's where I got my start playing marimba. Actually, I got my start as a freshman playing a fiberglass xylophone, but my high school finally got a marimba during my junior year.
@eocsorb
@eocsorb 10 лет назад
Blake ~ you succeeded in your capture.
@vincenthisle7592
@vincenthisle7592 11 лет назад
i think you did a good job at that man. and as a percussionist in school, id pay more than 12$ for this. its nice of you to be humble enough to price it like that.
@agy0180
@agy0180 11 лет назад
I played this for my high school state solo and ensemble this year. Wonderful piece of music, one of my favorites to perform. Thank you!
@BDoelle9
@BDoelle9 11 лет назад
What a beautiful piece. Every time I listen to it different feelings and emotions are brought up. Reminds me of Adagio for Strings. Simply wonderful. Thank you.
@ejrangel57
@ejrangel57 6 лет назад
Wow Blake! Amazing!! Loved it!!!
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@dethklok4911 Thanks very much. I'm glad that you like the piece. Sorry I'm just getting to your comment, and I'm sorry that the piece got damaged in the mail. Hopefully the crumpling wasn't too bad.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@MarimbaMagic15 You only need a 4.3 for this piece. I try to make everything I write playable on a 4.3 whenever I possibly can.
@PhiNickGaming
@PhiNickGaming 11 лет назад
I love this piece!!! I'm playing it as a solo, and man... It's awesome!
@dpandolfo53
@dpandolfo53 11 лет назад
Wow! I closed my eyes and listened to this piece. It put my body and soul in a place where life is beautiful. I was like listening to the sun pass by your face in the shadows of a Caribbean Palm Tree. Thank you, for your gift. This is a composition I would love to learn to play.
@bryan770
@bryan770 12 лет назад
This is so beautiful. One of my favorites. I wish I had a marimba so I could play it...
@ebuggs212
@ebuggs212 Год назад
4:03 Nostalgia playing this for my solo piece sophomore year 2015 😢🎶
@rtpchoruslead
@rtpchoruslead 13 лет назад
Simply beautiful. Fantastic composition.
@melisxs
@melisxs 12 лет назад
wow. what an amazing peace of music. i've enjoyed listening to this very much. thank you!
@philipppiier17
@philipppiier17 11 лет назад
very uplifting!! beautiful simple instrument and talented musician
@tarafying3592
@tarafying3592 7 лет назад
Woah this is cool!
@tarafying3592
@tarafying3592 3 года назад
i dont remember commenting this lol but here i am again
@caitlinlusk
@caitlinlusk 6 лет назад
You are easily one of the most lyrical of the percussion composers in that you hear the piece and it evokes meaning, versus writers seeking abstraction or technique based material only (which is not a bad thing necessarily...haha). Your music is special.
@noneofyourbuisness5318
@noneofyourbuisness5318 4 года назад
When your percussion teacher wants you to play this your freshman year of high school 😶 (I was on drumline during marching season so I am super rusty at mallets and I SUCK at for mallet. So can y’all pray for me😂
@annanguyen5217
@annanguyen5217 4 года назад
None of Your Buisness good luck! all good percussion teachers try to install a bit of diversity in your percussion ability! this is a tough piece to learn but once you get it, it’s super fun
@MatthewLorick
@MatthewLorick 13 лет назад
Wonderful music, Dr. Tyson. I am an avid fan of your compositions and enjoy the wonderful stories they tell. Take care
@caleemery2034
@caleemery2034 8 лет назад
Amy Rudder showed this to me. Simply astounding.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 14 лет назад
@fruitloopie112 Thanks for your kind words. I hope that you have a good time learning the piece. Please keep me posted on any performances.
@vintageludwig
@vintageludwig 14 лет назад
Simply astounding! this is a brilliant piece.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 14 лет назад
@AfterTheRainDiesaway Glad you like the piece! While I don't hear any overt reference to October Night, I would never deny Mike's influence on me as both a teacher and as a friend. I'm not very familiar with the Rhythm X show, but Palmetto Percussion did use "cricket" as part of their show this past season.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 12 лет назад
Thanks for playing the piece! Keep me posted on your progress and performances.
@TheEsperanza243
@TheEsperanza243 12 лет назад
It sounds like something someone would hear in a musical score for an inspirational movie. :) I really love it.
@meganlevegan
@meganlevegan 13 лет назад
This is so gorgeous - gives me the chills
@fether666
@fether666 11 лет назад
That ending was incredible :)
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 11 лет назад
Thanks. I'm really glad so many people have enjoyed it.
@rsophiav
@rsophiav 13 лет назад
This is gorgeous music!
@SpagEddy
@SpagEddy 13 лет назад
Beautifull piece. Thank you for posting!
@jagstang2100
@jagstang2100 13 лет назад
Now that is some talent...awesome
@carlosrestrepo2568
@carlosrestrepo2568 11 лет назад
What a beautiful sound!!!
@smshnk2010
@smshnk2010 14 лет назад
This marimba piece is now on my top list for solos. Planing on learning it=]
@PETRptAwyURsword
@PETRptAwyURsword 13 лет назад
This sounds so incredibly beautiful. Sincerely, astounding work, Mr. Tyson. Keep composing.
9 лет назад
Wow what an awesome piece of music
@Codeine502
@Codeine502 8 лет назад
couldn't have said it any better.
@claypowell1328
@claypowell1328 10 лет назад
This piece is so beautiful and amazing
@nickalaskreynolds
@nickalaskreynolds 12 лет назад
This is an awesome played and you did a fantastic job playing it. Put emphasis in all of the right places. I can almost see the development of the separate lives of a cricket and the sun and as the day goes to a close the cricket gives one last churp to set the sun over the horizon. Finalizing the universe into one notion as the universe is found within each and everyone of us.
@grayson8445
@grayson8445 7 лет назад
Page 6 hurts my brain 😂
@TenorPhan23
@TenorPhan23 7 лет назад
same
@izzyantonio3983
@izzyantonio3983 5 лет назад
Oml, yes.. I'm learning it for a solo, and it very hurts my brain
@irein4118
@irein4118 3 года назад
and my hands
@belmaveliz6387
@belmaveliz6387 6 лет назад
I'm learning this for my Solo and hoping to take it to the State Solo & Ensemble. I truly love this piece. My older brother went to the event in Indianapolis and met you. He asked if you can autograph a copy of this piece for me, and you put, "To: Belma, with Friendship" Thank you for autographing the solo for me. I am ecstatic to learn it and perform it for others. (:
@hittinstuff
@hittinstuff 11 лет назад
Awesome piece! I just got it yesterday and I must say that the slow section at the end is very nice. Can't wait to get through it all!
@schneids02
@schneids02 13 лет назад
This is beautiful! I just ordered this piece, and I can't wait to learn it. Nice work!
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 11 лет назад
Hi Jack, Thanks very much. I've known Clint and Tony for a long time. They are both great guys. In fact, Tony was a big influence on my when I was in high school and one of the reasons I'm doing what I do. The UGA Percussion Ensemble was the first percussion ensemble I ever saw (9th grade), and Tony gave the first marimba clinic I ever saw (10th grade).
@GamerofLove
@GamerofLove 12 лет назад
that was wonderful
@mjesusramirez
@mjesusramirez 11 лет назад
Thank you very much for sharing, truly beautiful.
@PilotTommy
@PilotTommy 12 лет назад
Learning this piece for fun! It's so beautiful..
@DesertDustX
@DesertDustX 11 лет назад
Ignore PercussionGeek, I understand what you mean. You can look up steveweissmusic on google, they sell all kinds of music :) if you live in canada you have to order over the phone, but you can do it online if you live in the states! I recently learned this piece and it's beautiful! Best of luck to you!
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@marimba152013 Thanks! I'm glad you like the piece. BT4's are exactly what I'm using in this recording. I sometimes use a BT3 in the bass mallet depending on the hall and the instrument I'm playing. Let me know if you have any other questions or problems.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@heroesfanjole Thanks! I'm glad you like it. This piece, and almost all of my other pieces, are available from Steve Weiss Music in the US and from Southern Percussion in the UK.
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@schneids02 Thanks very much! I'm very glad to know that you like the piece. Please let me know if you have any questions about "cricket" and keep in touch about your performances.
@uzernamexp
@uzernamexp 11 лет назад
Beautiful song!
@BlakeTysonMusic
@BlakeTysonMusic 13 лет назад
@CaptureTheSunBand Thanks very much! I hope that you enjoy working on the piece. Please let me know if you have any questions about it. I usually play this piece with BT4's (sometimes I use a BT3 in the bass mallet). I think I'm using all BT4's in the video.
@PatFreakinRickTV
@PatFreakinRickTV 11 лет назад
that last chord was almost magical. I don't play marimba, but dude, I absolutely love it.
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