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...
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...
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...
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;...
Score and parts. Holy Week themed music for brass choir, percussion, and piano. Scene I. Trial and crucifixion. / Scene II. Sepulchre / Scene III. Resurrection.