Commissioned by the Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) Percussion Ensemble, Septet is an advanced, college level percussion ensemble for seven players. Any live performance by a group of people, whether it is music, dance, or theatre, is essentially a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
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
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
Commissioned by the Auburn University Percussion Ensemble, Warp is for a large-scale percussion ensemble of 11 performers with an off-stage violin or flute. When I had the idea for the piece, I imagined it accompanying an animated short story describing the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Dwayne Rice
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications