Nebošja Jovan Zivkovic
This is Book 2 of Zivkovic's popular "Funny Mallets: Funny Marimba" series of books. This book includes eight carefully selected solo pieces which, with exeption of the first piece, are all suitable for the concert hall.
Selections:
Tropical Feel
Il Sognio Di Paciocchino
Bulgarian Etude
Bayerischer Landler
Prokleti Koreni
Johnny's Shuffle
Il Canto Dei Gondolieri
Northwind
Number of Players:
Level of Difficulty: Grade 3-4
Instrumentation:
Player I: Marimba
Hailed by the critics as one of the most unique and expressive artists in the field today, a composing virtuoso Zivkovic is recognized as one of the worlds top marimba and percussion soloists. He embodies a very rare tradition: the tradition the composer and virtuoso in one person, which was common in the 19th century among famous concert artists.
Zivkovic completed his master's degrees in composition, music theory and percussion in Mannheim and Stuttgart, Germany. He tours extensively throughout Europe, and performs frequently in the USA, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Latin America, Russia and Scandinavian countries. As a soloist, mostly with his own Marimba concertos, Zivkovic played among other with Stuttgart Philharmonic, Munich Symphonic, Bochum Phiharmonic, Austrian Chamber Symphony, Hannover Radio Symphony, Bielefeld Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Costa Rica, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Finland) Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.
