Khan Variations

Khan Variations is a musical composition for 5 octave marimba written by Alejandro Viñao in 2001.[1] The piece was commissioned by twelve percussion educators, including Michael Burritt, Nancy Zeltsman, and Robert van Sice. It is structured as an uninterrupted set of 8 rhythmic variations lasting approximately 10 minutes and is considered one of the most challenging works in the marimba repertoire, both from a technical and musical point of view.[2]

The piece has featured in the repertoire of many international marimba competitions such as the International Marimba Competition, the Taiwan Marimba Competition, and the Percussive Arts Society marimba competition.[3] Khan Variations has been recorded by a number of artists and was featured on the album Percussive Counterpoint by Svet Stoyanov.[4]

References

Hartenberger, Russell, ed. (2016). The Cambridge Companion to Percussion. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-107-09345-4. OCLC 920816078.
Roberts, John Francis (May 2010). The Khan Variations for Solo Marimba by Alejandro Viñao: Musical Analysis and Performance Practice (DMA dissertation). University of North Texas. OCLC 928055428.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Elek, Petra (May 2019). The Multilayered Complexity in Alejandro Viñao's Khan Variations (DMA dissertation). California State University, Long Beach. OCLC 1129456626.
Lange, Art (May–June 2010). "Percussive Counterpoint". Fanfare. Vol. 33, no. 5. pp. 128–129. My favorite, however, was Alejandro Viñao's Khan Variations, a twisting series of melismatic variations based on a Qawwali theme [...]

External links

Performance by Ian Rosenbaum as part of the Marimba Literature Library by Vic Firth

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[1] Hartenberger, Russell, ed. (2016). The Cambridge Companion to Percussion. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-107-09345-4. OCLC 920816078.

[2] Roberts, John Francis (May 2010). The Khan Variations for Solo Marimba by Alejandro Viñao: Musical Analysis and Performance Practice (DMA dissertation). University of North Texas. OCLC 928055428.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Elek, Petra (May 2019). The Multilayered Complexity in Alejandro Viñao's Khan Variations (DMA dissertation). California State University, Long Beach. OCLC 1129456626.

[4] Lange, Art (May–June 2010). "Percussive Counterpoint". Fanfare. Vol. 33, no. 5. pp. 128–129. My favorite, however, was Alejandro Viñao's Khan Variations, a twisting series of melismatic variations based on a Qawwali theme [...]