"CLAIR DE LUNE" - Debussy. Arranged for Marimba and Vibraphone

Kolberg Artist Nozomi Hiwatashi and Meng-Fu Hsieh perform "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) - recorded 2023 at Kolberg Percussion in Germany performed on our Kolberg Marimbaphone and a Yamaha Vibraphone.
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Marimba "Avantgarde"
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" I love the Solo 1 red on my vibraphone, it can easily produce a wide range of tones. I feel free to make the sound I want." Nozomi Hiwatashi
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" Kolberg's Solo 4 green brings out the most subtle sounds of the marimba. Their perfect weight helps me to play with gravity without using any additional strength." Meng-Fu Hsieh
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THE PIECE
"Clair de Lune" is the third and most famous movement of the "suite bergamasque" by the french composer Claude Debussy. It is likely inspired by a poem with the same name written by Paul Verlaines in 1869.
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NOZOMI HIWATASHI
Pure joy in music and the infinite sound possibilities of percussion - the outstanding Japanese artist Nozomi Hiwatashi inspires with musical sensitivity, technical precision and a pulsating joy of playing, which is transmitted equally to the audience, the specialist press and the juries of numerous international competitions.
Her entry into the semi-finals of the 68th International ARD Competition 2019, the 2nd prize as well as the Willem Vos Award at the TROMP International Percussion Competition Eindhoven 2020 and the 1st prize at the Southern California Marimba Competition 2021 in a very short time as well as further successes in Italy and Japan confirmed her as one of the most successful young artists in the
percussion world.
As an official Kolberg Artist, she is now part of our vision and family, inspiring us with her virtuosity and joy of playing.
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MENG-FU HSIEH
Born in 1995 in Taiwan, Meng-Fu Hsieh began studying percussion at the age of four.
In April 2018, he was admitted to the ''CNSMD de Lyon'' in France and studies with Jean Geoffroy, Minh-Tâm Nguyen, Alexandre Esperet, Yi-Ping Yang, Henri-Charles Caget and Hsin-Hsuan Wu.
In 2020, he obtained his diploma "Master of Percussion" from the ''CNSMD de Lyon'' in France, and in the same year, he was admitted to the Artist Diploma course (3rd Cycle) also at the ''CNSMD de Lyon'' and worked with Jean Geoffroy.
In 2022, he was admitted to the ''KonzertExamen'' course at the ''HMDK Stuttgart'' in Germany and is currently working under the direction of Marta Klimasara and Klaus Dreher.
In 2020, Mr. Hsieh won the third prize in the TROMP Percussion Eindhoven Competition.
In 2021, he became a member of the Trio ''Mati3re'' along with Youjin Lee and Lucas Messler, in 2022 they've been awarded as semi-finalist and won the competition special Award "Best Music Interpretation Award".
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KOLBERG PERCUSSION
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In addition to a globally unique portfolio of percussion instruments and mallets made in-house, Bernhard Kolberg developed the "combination stand system", which is still unique today and allows multi-percussionists and orchestral percussionists to combine instruments tailor-made for every occasion and every work.
Customers include the world's most prominent soloists, orchestras and colleges.
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[@nathanjoerndt5021]

you guy's must FEEL your instrument!! you guys must LOVE your instrument!!! you guys must UNDERSTAND your instrument!!!! and you must absolutely positively one hundred percent be as ONE with your instrument!!!!!!!!!!! and you two amazing musicians did just that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! way to go!!!!!! and kudos to the both of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😊

[@kolbergpercussion]

Thank you very much!!

[@nathanjoerndt5021]

@@kolbergpercussion you're welcome!!

[@user-kf5ti5oc1q]

Beautiful arrangement. It begs for a 4 octave vibraphone! Hopefully one day we can see Kolberg's take on a vibraphone.

[@DeeboComing]

It's pretty crazy how you two were so in sync with each other through all the rubato and expressive stuff. Such a great performance! 🙌🏾😭

[@MarkLumsley]

That dampening technique is just spectacular! :O

[@kolbergpercussion]

Thank you for your comment! That's definitely a technical aspect of Vibraphone really hard to master!

[@ItsNotAXylophone]

Beautiful arrangement and performance! Cheers!

[@falljeff111]

this is an insane arrangement - the ethereal nature of this piece fits so perfectly with the light, lingering rings of these instruments. well done.

[@kolbergpercussion]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@munzurharck368]

Amazing combination!

[@kolbergpercussion]

Thanks!

[@charlesb7019]

This was so beautiful it made me cry.

[@nickmraz3984]

A beautiful piece done very well! Keep up the excellent work

[@kolbergpercussion]

Thanks!

[@charliesierra6919]

Fantastic and sublime! Thank you.

[@paulspalace]

Wow absolute magic

[@KorhanErel]

This is wonderful!

[@kolbergpercussion]

Definitely!

[@jimtiller7294]

Is it possible to purchase this arrangement?

[@KorhanErel]

@@jimtiller7294 please use a separate thread for your question. Thanks.

[@BenjaminVolz]

Just love it!

[@d.s.2986]

Wundervoll!

[@Tzcoreband]

❤

[@fliegeroh]

Sounds like we are in Heaven

[@kolbergpercussion]

Thank you 😍

[@ILinTsai321]

Congratulations for such beautiful playing!! Was this version also adapted by the both artists? I‘m really interested in getting more information about this arrangement!

[@kolbergpercussion]

Hi! Thanks for your kind words! Nozomi Hiwatashi did the arrangement by herself, you can contact her via Instagram and Facebook to get more informations! :)

[@Placyddzik]

Is there perhaps a musical arrangement? I would love to buy it if it exists.. Do you just use the piano score

[@kolbergpercussion]

Hi, there is a musical score, you can contact Nozomi Hiwatashi both on Instagram and Facebook!

[@baileydixon1026]

Can I buy this arrangement anywhere?

[@kolbergpercussion]

Hi, yes it's possible! You can contact Nozomi Hiwatashi either on Facebook or Instagram to ask her!

[@Thebettegoose]

Wo kann ich beide Teile lernen?

[@kolbergpercussion]

Hi, there is a musical score, you can contact Nozomi Hiwatashi both on Instagram and Facebook!

[@nikze_off5442]

Sie hat arranged? Ich möchte spielen

[@kolbergpercussion]

Hi, there is a musical score, you can contact Nozomi Hiwatashi both on Instagram and Facebook!

[@phantqmbride]

pedaling on the vibraphone is too good im obsessed absolutely in love with this arrangement 💕