This is a delightful four-movement suite of Baroque dances for intermediate timpani. Dwayne Rice has taken great care to make the timpani as melodic and musical as possible. Perfect for an undergraduate percussion recital!
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2014…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Charleston is meant to depict experiences in the city of Charleston, SC. The first movement Harbourview is an unhurried chorale-like setting with several short motives that reflect the peaceful motion of the harbor surrounding the city of Charleston. The…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fantasie in A is a marimba solo inspired by the M.C. Escher drawing Metamorphosis II. It is the metamorphosis of one musical idea into a series of other musical ideas, connected in much the same way elements of the Escher drawing are connected. One idea…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Modus Operandi is a combination of two distinct melodies. The first is a blues scale over a constantly moving sixteenth note motive. The second is a traditional invention from the Baroque. Both styles fuse together in a unique combination of contrasting…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Named for the Titan God, Oceanus is a three-movement work for vibraphone that is reflective of the earth’s bodies of water. The entire piece is constructed around the pitch “C” as a tonal center utilizing a combination of scales and modes. Each movement is…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sonata No. 1 is a challenging four-movement work modeled after the violin sonatas and cello suites of J.S. Bach.Program NotesSonata No. 1 is a challenging four-movement work modeled after the violin sonatas and cello suites of J.S. Bach. It was commissioned…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Selections
Songs Without Words is a suite of three pieces originally composed for solo piano by Felix Mendelssohn. The open chord structure and simple harmonic sequences of “Confidence” Op. 19, No. 4; “Consolation” Op. 30, No. 3; and “Faith” Op. 102, No. 6…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mendelssohn, Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Short Stories is a set of three programmatic vignettes. Inner Program fuses a wave-like ostinato pattern with a variation on the sea chantey "Fair Spanish Ladies." Continuum consists of a lively melody and a rolled middle section both performed in a…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Twilight Blue utilizes the lower end of a five-octave marimba, a region that reflects its rich and characteristic tone. Composed in a series of a Major 7th harmonies, the piece is a paced and melodic chorale with a middle section of improvised short motivic…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jeff Calissi
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Variations for Marimba (2005) is for the advanced marimba soloist. It is essentially a “classical” set of variations on a theme, however the “theme” is elusive and evolves as the variations progress. Based on the compositional techniques of Béla Bartók, it is…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications