Until Dawn - Marimba Solo By Arnor Chu

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Sheet music available at arnormusic.com
Composed and Performed by Arnor Chu, 2019 (Age 18)
Recorded and Produced by Arnor Chu
Arnor Chu Music: / arnormusic
arnormusic.com
About the piece:
Until Dawn is the first composition for 5 octave marimba that I’ve written and was the winner of the 2019 Percussive Arts Society International Composition Contest. For me, the piece is a departure from my previous works, which I consider as side projects and never serious. I have no formal education in composition, so entering a composition competition marks the end of music as a hobby, and the ‘dawn’ of studying music seriously going into my first year of university.
Recorded With:
Audio-Technica AT2035
Sony Alpha A6300
Nikon 35mm f/1.8, 24mm f/2.8 Ai-S
Adams Artist Classic Rosewood Marimba (5.5 Octave)
Vic Firth Robert Van Sice Mallets M122, M123, M124
@Boston University College of Fine Arts
#Marimba #Solo

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29 ноя 2019

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Комментарии : 187

@AdamTanPercussion 4 года назад

Congratulations on winning the comp man, sounds awesome!!

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

Thanks Adam, I’m really looking forward to your new piece too!!

@christopherpinckard176 4 года назад

Yes I can not wait for that new piece from Adam and also anything released by you two is always so beautiful and complex and moving thank you for doing what you do.

@canadiankazuman156 Год назад

ITS ADAM

@belle8360 3 года назад

okay so u know how the whole marimba gig is just making hard things look easy? well you sir.... GOT MY ASS because i’m playing through this, the first like 2 lines are a breeze and then i try adding in the melody and then am like “oh shii different sticking” and now i’m just watching this and am STUNNED because you stiLL make it look easy and i cannot.

@stevenaestrada1163 3 года назад

😳hehe yeah

@22scams32 Год назад

@@stevenaestrada1163 your probably not still working on this solo but it looks like he almost treats them as chords instead of individual notes

@ThouBeanyOne 3 месяца назад

actually i got baited

@manassehjohnson9029 4 года назад

My eyes widened when I read the description and realized you had no formal education in composition. You have made me want to try to make a Marimba piece myself.

@jacobhughes574 3 года назад

Hey just wanted to let you know that your're a nerd.

@manassehjohnson9029 3 года назад

@@jacobhughes574 :(

@charlieandme9207 3 года назад

@@jacobhughes574 imagine not being a nerd

@timmitny6310 3 года назад

@@jacobhughes574 Nerds are cool. Especially nerds who can appreciate good music like this.

@thomascrosthwait4842 3 года назад

@@timmitny6310 hell yeah

@snow1529 2 года назад

2 years since i found this marimba solo and it still stand as my favorite solo composition for marimba. You are the next big thing man.

@WESPN92 2 года назад

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve listened to this. So beautiful. The chords, the story it tells, the wave of emotions. Thank you for this. Incredible performance

@samebaugh7337 2 года назад

Me too, Arnor is damn good at writing music

@notyingyangbros 4 года назад

That melody in the middle is absolutely amazing! And oh my god that left hand is so crazy busy but doesn't stick out. The concept that if I didn't play marimba I wouldn't have noticed anything was up while you were flying around the marimba like that is insane.

@FollowJesus777-KING 4 года назад

I like the slightly eerie undertone of this peice in the beggining. it's so cool how composers can put things like that into music.(atleast that's what I got from it) I wanna learn this some day

@DesertRat1231 2 года назад

I love this piece so much, the second half gets me every time. This could be expanded into its own full band arrangement, with movements expanding on the melodic ideas.

@laey4079 6 месяцев назад

這首聽了心情莫名的會變好，而且有種不畏艱難勇往直前的感覺！前半段小調（是小調嗎？）讓人感覺身處奇幻世界，而且漸漸感覺像是被阻攔，正在對抗什麼的感覺；後半段感覺像是斬斷荊棘，黎明到來充滿了希望，變得輕快激昂起來；然後最後終歸平靜，細細品味一路的冒險。半夜讀書聽真的可以一直循環播放耶！❤️

@jediconlan3665 3 дня назад

I just got rewarded outstanding soloist at state performing this solo and i couldnt be happier!

@patelmike3535 4 года назад

Now That's What I Call Music

@heymikkimouse 4 года назад

woooo amazing! can’t wait to see more in the future

@emmasuttles2322 4 года назад

you flew around that thing!!! this is beautiful. well done.

@AdamS32828 4 года назад

A beautiful composition, and you play so incredibly musically too 🙏🏼

@stokeleythekid5754 4 года назад

thnaks for making this i was struggling to find a solo and now i have thank you

@thunderdrum22 2 года назад

Probably one my favorite marimba pieces that I have ever heard! Keep it up my dude!

@bryanchacon5273 4 года назад

This is gonna be a must learn for me!!!

@goldenafro4791 4 года назад

This is incredible, keep it up!

@anthony.e.b 4 года назад

Great marimba playing ! The music is beautiful.

@TheJeffBridgman 2 года назад

Absolutely beautiful.

@andrewhall2927 4 года назад

Beautiful piece, great mallet choice, all I need in life

@nvire 3 года назад

seeing videos like these makes me really miss playing the marimba, great stuff brother keep it up

@Sizalyth 3 года назад

Absolutely amazing

@madisondenbrock7812 2 года назад

I always forget how huge of a range marimba has. Sounds awesome!

@longflame4414 3 года назад

Such an incredible, beautiful piece, sends shivers down my spine

@DrummerChristianHoffe 4 года назад

Amazing, Arnor. Making music is just great!😊

@ashwiley86 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful

@langadubazana 4 года назад

Oh wow! Amazing! Superb rythmic motifs and abilities!!!

@jaddenapellido4891 Год назад

You this song kind of encapsulates my depression as a whole, starting as an innocent child and things start to spiral down hill or become more rambunctious. Eventually leading to darker tones symbolizing the struggles and concluding with a glimpse of hope

@jazzman1954 Месяц назад

There is always hope!

@nehemiahchristopher2058 2 года назад

Imma play this as a solo for my senior year wow I have a lot of work what a nice song play by a amazing artist

@RaeannPeck 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Beautiful!

@SingaporeUkuleleRevival 2 года назад

Soothing & beautiful composition

@inesidiomas2785 Год назад

Very nice piece and performance! Congrats!

@aprilcox871 4 года назад

Best pitched percussion instrument, great job Arnor!

@aaroncristofolrubio 3 года назад

Great performance, awesome composition, congratulations.

@MichaelMezaMusic7 6 месяцев назад

great piece and excellent performance!

@vcam1515 4 года назад

Wow this is awesome!!

@initiatedcrown 2 года назад

good for you man! well done!!!!!! well done!

@nicholasbaker8922 15 дней назад

I love the blooper at the end, I have countless videos in my phone raging because I couldn't get a good take😭

@sherry.w 2 года назад

teary eyes

@daltatron 4 года назад

Man I'm gonna have a hard time picking between this and Seeking Paradise for my solo next year!

@jacktheyak1325 3 года назад

Amazing

@fdeleon720 3 года назад

This man is flying around the keyboard.

@saltcitysneakers6179 3 года назад

best instrument, no cap

@howie.danielwoods2965 4 года назад

I dont know how people disliked this lol this is beautiful, great job!!

@PassingMarimbist 6 месяцев назад

学校の友達が演奏してて素敵な曲だなと思って聴いています。この曲がとても好きです。

@ricartllopis3859 9 месяцев назад

Saludos desde Guatemala cuna de la Marimba

@mythicalmatt8300 Год назад

I'm only in middle school for my second year of Percussion but i'm starting to try to learn

@theperidotboss9209 4 года назад

well, I can't do that...So, great Job!

@heatherspivey1693 3 года назад

going from ghost garden to this is NOT easy but watching you makes me wanna keep trying 😼

@Des-q 4 года назад

Do you think you could make a 4.3 adaptation to this solo? I'm sure many people would love to play this but it's not really an option for us.

@Reactions4You Год назад

I’m playing it on a 4.3 just got to invert some thing, and you can’t tell the difference

@Vosian Год назад

Yo I’m not sure if you’re still looking for this but he just uploaded a 4.3 adaptation of this piece today ::)

@Gordito43919 7 месяцев назад

I want to play the marimba

@mayawkahot Год назад

After dawn, all the struggles and contradictions melted away and we started from scratch.

@johnwallace1138 4 года назад

Im very impressed. Show me more.

@calliehannah3937 Год назад

the sound of the marimba compliments the piece beautifully!! it sounds like something that would come from a studio ghibli soundtrack, well done!

@mkliu1882 3 года назад

非常棒！

@ShantanuRoy4141 4 года назад

Wow

@NyanKittyOtaku 4 года назад

The last solo I played was Gitano by Alice Gomez, would this be a good piece to move on to? I love it :)

@belle8360 3 года назад

wish me luck! imma try and learn this bad boy by february for i&e 😩✌🏼

@belle8360 3 года назад

^^^aHa i typed this and accidentally bought drift away because i don’t read sksksk it’s okay though because now i have fOuR out of the however many pieces by you, and i will with nO hesitation give you all my money, because you are living my dream and everything i hope to be doing in the near future. also i noticed the NAVER email... ahhhh are u korean bc that’s dope!! me 2 c:

@trevorjamesconsideracion1982 3 года назад

I’m getting Zelda vibes for some reason. Nice work!

@getbalmed3376 4 года назад

*applause*

@seongeunvanessakim 4 года назад

한국분이시네요! 저도 작곡가이면서 타악기연주해요 반가워요! 곡이 너무 좋아서 저도 연주해보고 싶어졌어요:) 구독하고가요👍

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

감사합니다, 반가워요! 사실 전 한국인 아닌데요...ㅋㅋㅋ 이제 미국에 타악기 전공하고 있는데도, 한국에 너무너무 가고싶어요 :)

@lqmbams5156 11 месяцев назад

came here after googling for marimba from yt shorts, one of the best thing ive ever done

@allabuhera5487 2 месяца назад

Good

@Agatemantis 3 года назад

I'm going to do this for solo ensemble :) beautiful piece. ❤️ 😊

@Agatemantis 2 года назад

fun fact, I bought the music and still haven't learned it 😂

@willfowler8540 2 года назад

You learned it yet?

@Agatemantis 2 года назад

I still haven’t no 😂

@willfowler8540 2 года назад

@@Agatemantis lol

@Agatemantis 2 года назад

You want to know another fun fact… still haven’t learned it and idk where I put the music 😭 😂

@noahphinney6993 3 года назад

I'm learning this now as a freshman in highschool and it's definitely extremely hard as expected but still really fun and cool to play. Thank you so much for this, it sounds amazing. Keep up the great work👍

@rambunctant556 2 года назад

How did it go? Thinking about playing it

@Myopus2 9 месяцев назад

Freshman huh, did you learn it?

@artsandstuff9159 8 месяцев назад

I can’t really see a freshman play, possibly a senior or possibly a junior, and that that’s if they hell of practice. So, if you say that you did this song as a freshman… then your doing places to world of a percussionist!

@Myopus2 7 месяцев назад

currently learning it right now, wish me luck. ima need it 😂

@artsandstuff9159 7 месяцев назад

Good luck 🫡

@Myopus2 4 месяца назад

I have just finished learning this piece and it’s really great, but i noticed certain parts in the music are written slightly different. For example in the video he plays the left hand different in 3:41. Anybody have any advice for what to do?

@ualreadyknow78 4 года назад

What mallets are you using, I have been looking for a new pair and these sound fantastic, also I am learning simple song right now and I absolutely looooove it.

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate it! The mallets are in the description as always.

@cecilio5343 4 года назад

Possible transcription to a 4.3?

@zach_drums_ig2421 2 года назад

I dont know if you still read any of these but would i be able to play this for my solo and ensemble at my highschool? Has it been put on the list of solos i could do? i live in texas for reference

@tanner1548 3 года назад

Hey Arnor. Just curious (while watching this again). Is there any story behind the making of this piece? I mean, it sounds like when I listen to Thomas Bergersen stuff, like it goes with a film or story of some kind. (Honestly I could totally see it in a How to Train Your Dragon movie :D )

@esauivy2746 11 месяцев назад

muy buena la rola me darias permiso de hacer un sample con un fragmento de tu cancion ???? plisss salud2

@sashaheadley8097 Год назад

For my own use: 25 at 0:50 50 at 1:52 98 at 3:42

@Josh-uq8yx 4 года назад

If this could be in the prescribed music list for texas before june 1st that would be optimal :D

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

I’m not from Texas so I just looked up what that is, and unfortunately the submission period has passed for this year. Sorry!

@Josh-uq8yx 4 года назад

@@ArnorMusic Damn, thanks though, ill see if i could play this onr next year then

@crashpandercoot 3 года назад

@@ArnorMusic what about this year?

@ArnorMusic 3 года назад

@@crashpandercoot Unfortunately, it looks like the next review for percussion isn't until 2023 according to the website :( Unless there's another way, it might be a while.

@luvvjocelyn.3 2 года назад

@@ArnorMusic this piece is amazing, i’m a sophomore learning this piece and i can’t wait to perform it senior year when i 100% have it perfected. This piece is truly why i will continue to learn and have fun with music on marimba! such a beautiful instrument

@josephf193 2 года назад

1:52 is my favorite part

@Adam.Clark. 3 года назад

god, I'm really tempted to skip a group 1 solo for my high school sophomore year to play this

@rwbytheassassin9942 3 года назад

I wanna play this so bad this year for the UIL comp but it saint on the list T_T

@ArnorMusic 3 года назад

Rwby The Assassin I’m not from Texas so I had no idea what the UIL list was- unfortunately it looks like it will be a while before I can get it on there :( I will try, though!

@rwbytheassassin9942 3 года назад

@@ArnorMusic I'll probably just learn it for the heck of it I freaking love this solo so much.

@ChristopherSchiffermiller 2 года назад

Beautiful, romantic and amazing skills for you or anyone to play this with two of those sticks in each hand. I would have a hard time with one in each hand and making clean contact lol. Thanks for the upload. Love Chris

@rubarema6857 4 года назад

Can I have a note for this piece .....?

@josephokeefe2586 4 года назад

Hey, love the price and was wondering how hard this would be to play if the only price I have played is yellow after the rain. It looks hard but learnable

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! As the composer of the piece and a percussion performance major, this piece was not easy, even for me. Unfortunately I would not recommend this piece for you as there are some deceptively tricky techniques that require a very strong foundation first. Best of luck!

@fdeleon720 4 года назад

Arnor Chu Music just bought this solo... very tricky stuff 🥵 I love it though!

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

Frank Deleon Yeah, some parts are deceptively tricky! I spent maybe 3 months practising it after I wrote it before even attempting to record it- you can still hear some parts in this recording that don’t sound too hot...Thanks for your support and I hope you have a blast playing it!

@ILinTsai321 4 года назад

好好聽！！！謝謝分享！！很棒的作品

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

謝謝！

@irbomusic Год назад

I just realized the microphones are pointed at the ceiling. I was wondering why this marimba sounds so ambient.

@Z6D4C4 9 месяцев назад

They are actually pointed at the marimba.

@youngforeverbaby Год назад

Wow masterpiece bro 🎉 can I sample a lil part of this bro ?

@geometryman1476 Год назад

Awesome!!❤❤ I play marimba to. But I just need to know. Is this a wrong note? 3:55. I mean that B.

@ArnorMusic Год назад

Yes, either one is fine. Up to you!

@matthewlim5030 4 года назад

2:41 😱😱😱

@howie.danielwoods2965 4 года назад

matthew lim that is my favorite part omg

@finalequilibrium Год назад

2:23 at 2x speed is crazyyy

@andrewnorris7699 3 года назад

What would be good alternative mallets to the ones you used? I don’t think I want to pay $160 for three different pairs of mallets if I’m only going to use 4 of them. Would the M122 in the 1 and 2 position and M123 in the 3 and 4 positions work?

@ArnorMusic 3 года назад

I would recommend looking into some graduated sets in that case, there are a few different available. The Pius Cheung series comes to mind, and though I've never personally tried them, I'm sure they would be just fine.

@christianshaffer3723 2 года назад

I use WWB3 mallets for my marimba playing, hey are more on the expensive side but the sounds is superb. You can get either a nice warm feel for playing softly or if its a piece that involves more articulation it offers that too when you bite into the playing. Just a good overall set of mallets that will last you if you take care of them

@modernmarimba 4 года назад

We love it! Keep it up. Hope you'll start composing for other instruments too...this music is expansive :)

@darkking0727 3 года назад

What sticks are those?

@jacegreen3023 2 года назад

What mallets??

@bmorrissey8076 9 месяцев назад

What mallets are you using? And are they staggered?

@talanlam938 8 месяцев назад

1:30

@fridamotions 3 года назад

Love U

@FollowJesus777-KING 4 года назад

I bought this peice and I have a question. What is the bottom cleft called? It looks similar to bass but i've never even seen it before so idk what notes they are lol

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

Haha that’s just a bass clef, just in the older style. No reason except I like it swirly :P

@FollowJesus777-KING 4 года назад

@@ArnorMusic ok lol. I 've never seen it written like that. I had to message my band director from when I was in highschool about it. Didn't even find it online. That's cool though. This is one of my favorite 4 mallet peices and the fact that you have no education in composition is amazing and inspiring. So bravo 👏👏👏👏. Also i'm relatively new to 4 mallets. Do you have some quick tips about this peice or in general that you can give?

@christianshaffer3723 2 года назад

@@FollowJesus777-KING When it comes to 4 mallet playing by professor always said play everything as big as you can play it to build muscle memory, I just started playing 4 mallets 6 months ago so I am sure you have more experience with it but still, always nice to play everything nice and big

@mooncraft4493 2 года назад

3:00

@mooncraft4493 2 года назад

3:53

@mooncraft4493 2 года назад

2:42

@mooncraft4493 2 года назад

2:39

@merrittl3502 3 года назад

ok so basically,,, I'm ordering this for college auditions

@danieldavis2049 4 года назад

In terms of difficulty compared to something like Libertango where would you put this? I'm thinking about playing this but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

I have played Eric Sammut’s arrangement of Libertango and I would say this piece is quite a bit more difficult in my opinion. I don’t know about other versions, though.

@danieldavis2049 4 года назад

@@ArnorMusic So I still got a ways to go huh? If you don't mind me asking, how would you rate both on a scale from 1-100 with 100 being the hardest piece ever created, and 1 being the c major scale?

@ArnorMusic 4 года назад

I wouldn't be able to answer that because difficulty is very subjective, all depending on the player's strengths and weaknesses-I mean, obviously I'm not a great performer, so it wouldn't be an objective assessment either. For me, I think the phrasing and expression are very straightforward for this piece; however, technical things like note accuracy, consistent sound quality and timing are what I struggled with the most. I actually spent a lot of time getting this in my hands (my own composition too...!) You can even hear some places in this recording where I struggled with these things, especially in the second half. I hope this helps somewhat.

@danieldavis2049 4 года назад

@@ArnorMusic It does, thanks for the reply!

@FollowJesus777-KING 4 года назад

Bruh I always bite of more than I can chew and I always stress myself out 😂. And this one is pretty difficult for me especially because it's in 6/8, 7/8 and I think I saw 8/8 in the music. I don't have a lot of experience with any of those. But im saving for a marimba to keep at home so I have all the time in the world to figure it out.