Xylophone: Songs

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It wanted to know what Barnaby had to say. xylophone songs

While the xylophone entered Western orchestras in the 19th century, its solo literature is lean but distinctive. : It wanted to know what Barnaby had to say

| Composer | Work | Year | Xylophone Role | |----------|------|------|----------------| | Camille Saint-Saëns | Danse Macabre | 1874 | Iconic xylophone solo imitating rattling skeletons | | George Gershwin | Porgy and Bess (arr.) | 1935 | “It Ain’t Necessarily So” – xylophone doubles vocal line | | Dmitri Shostakovich | The Golden Age (ballet) | 1930 | Polka – xylophone takes the melody with biting humor | | Igor Stravinsky | The Firebird (1919 suite) | 1919 | Infernal Dance – rapid-fire xylophone runs | | Paul Creston | Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra (arr. for xylophone) | 1940 | Neo-classical clarity, showpiece for soloist | for xylophone) | 1940 | Neo-classical clarity, showpiece