Moon, by Adam Tan (for 4.3 octave marimba)

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Okay you guys asked for a 4.3 octave marimba solo, and today happens to be the 15th day of the lunar calendar (full moon!!!) SO here is my new 4.3 octave marimba solo titled 'Moon'!

★ BACKGROUND NOTES ★
Moon (月) is based on the Chinese mythological story of Chang'e and her husband Houyi, who was a famous archer. The Jade Emperor's sons had transformed into ten suns, scorching the earth with their heat. The Emperor was not pleased and sent Houyi to shoot down the suns, but Houyi left one sun alive to keep the earth alive.

The Emperor was not pleased and banished Houyi and Chang'e from the heavens, stripping them of their immortality and forcing them to live as mortals. As Houyi wanted to avoid death with his wife, he wished to find a way for them to return to heaven quickly.

The queen of heaven, Wangmu, gave Houyi an elixir that would allow exactly one person to ascend immediately to heaven and become immortal. Houyi gave it to Chang'e to keep as they could not both drink the elixir, and they kept it safe at home.

However, one of his students, Fengmeng, had seen this exchange and decided to steal the elixir from the house while Houyi was out. Chang'e could not defeat him and was forced to drink the elixir of immortality, floating away into heaven.

Houyi was deeply saddened, as he realised he could never see Chang'e ever again. Houyi then looked towards the moon and saw a figure that resembled Chang'e floating in front. From then onwards, he would offer sacrifices for her by putting out fruits and cakes that Chang'e liked on an altar, in the hope that Chang'e would know that he would love her forever.

The themes of Moon reflect the above - the first theme symbolises Houyi's quest for immortality, the central climax symbolises the fight between Fengmeng and Chang'e, before Chang'e floats away, and the final theme is a recapitulation of the first theme - except it now reflects Houyi's eternal quest for finding Chang'e again someday.

★ PERFORMED WITH ★
Marimba One Izzy 5.0 octave marimba
Mike Balter Keiko Kotoku Series M526/525/524/524

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Panasonic GH4
Sigma 18-35 1.8 w/ Metabones Speed Booster
Rode VideoMic Pro
Behringer C2 (pair)
Focusrite Scarlett 2i4

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