De verloren boot

Part of a collection of pedagogical pieces I have written for marimba and vibes to help improve the beginning percussionist with nice to play songs.

Other pieces in this collection are “De Tovenaar“, “Een zachte nacht“, “Slak’s nacht”, “Mandrake“, “WIT“, “De kleine sprinkhaan“, “Taipei“

In the middle of the ocean there is a boat. It sees no land, no point of reference anywhere, and feels lost. The boat begins to sing an old melody. He sings in five, he sings in six, hoping someone would hear him. All he hears is the echo of his own song, and he realizes he was never lost. He only had to follow his own voice, his reference, his safe haven. Between five and six, he found his eleven, his port.