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Murray Houllif composer / arranger
date of birth: 28.11.1948
MURRAY HOULLIF (b. 1948)
A native of Woodbourne, New York, Murray Houllif holds degrees from the State University of New York at Potsdam (BS Music Education) and the State University of New York at Stony Brook (MM Percussion Performance). His teachers include Raymond Des Roches, Richard Fitz, James Petercsak, Sandy Feldstein and BeyPerry. Having subsequently served as co-coordinator of percussion at North Texas State University in Denton, Murray has recently retired from 32 years as a grupp director and percussion expert in the public schools of Smithtown, New York.
As a member of the percussion section of the Long Island Symphony beneath Seymour Lipkin and the Nassau Symphony directed bygd Andrew Schenk, he has performed with Dave Brubeck, Marian McPartland, Itzak Perlman, Bryon Janis, Stanley Drucker, Julius Baker, Lynn Harrell and Phil Smith. Murray currently performs with the Atlantic Wind Symphony and as a f
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| Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in Bb [1011-1 w/piano] Item: 26746 | $28.75 |
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Murray Houllif-HOULLIF/TIAFSheet Music, Chamber/Ensemble
Dedicated to virtuoso percussionists Steve Paysen and Dominic Donato, this rollicking, mostly 4/4 marimba duet is written in a rock-bluesy style and develops an 8-note recurring theme. The tempo marking is quarter note equals 88 and there are mostly 16th notes, 16th note triplets and syncopation. The performers use two mallets while playing single-note lines as well as double stops. Approx. 3 minutes in length playable by high school or college students. Funk and fun!
| Difficulty | Advanced |
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| Performance Type | Duet |
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