7 Elizabethan poems set to music by William H. Rivard. 7 songs for voice and piano accompaniment along with printed sheets of the poetry. Titles: Mirth (Beaumont?); Die not, fond man (Anon.); Love cannot live (Anon.); A dirge (Webster); Song for...
Written and premiered in 1990, Quadrivalence is a masterful compositional statement from a renowned composer/teacher. The musical style is derived from the 12-tone school. Dr. Rivard makes excellent use of modern brass performance techniques such...
Four of Ben Jonson's poems set to music by William H. Rivard. Four songs for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices. Titles: Clerimont's Song (from The Silent Woman), Echo's Song (from Cynthia's Revels), Lovel's Song (from The New Inn), and...
Incidental music composed by William H. Rivard for Richard Brautigan's 1976 work, Sombrero fallout : a Japanese novel. For woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Contents: 1. Sombrero music; 2. Yukiko music; 3. Riot music; 4. Mililtary music;...
3 movements. Performance time: 1st movement 5:17, 2nd movement 3:30, 3rd movement 3:30. Dated: March 22, 1987. Under title, "Paul Hindemith, where have you been?"