Reverie (Debussy)

Claude Debussy
Dwayne Rice

General Info

Year: 18__
Duration: c. 4:20
Difficulty: Medium
Publisher: C. Alan
Cost: Score & Parts - $32.00

Instrumentation

Player I: Bells
Player II: Vibraphone 1
Player III: Vibraphone 2
Player IV: Chimes
Player V: Marimba 1 (4-octave)
Player VI: Marimba 2 (4-octave)
Player VII: Marimba 3 (4.5-octave)
Player VIII: Marimba 4 (5-octave)

Program Notes

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) was one of the most important and influential composers at the turn of the last century. He wrote “what he wanted to hear” and broke many of the then current rules of composition, giving his music a fresh new sound. Due to the colorful, dreamy quality of his musical style he was dubbed an “impressionist” by music critics, much to his dislike.

The definition of reverie is “a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.” The quiet, reflective passages of this beautifully simple work wander about very much as if in a dream. Reverie was originally written for piano solo but is here transcribed for mallet ensemble.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Baroque Suite - Timpani (5)
Concertino for Marimba (Rice) - Marimba, Percussion Octet
Entangled States - Multiple Percussion, Percussion Trio
Fantasie in A for Marimba - Marimba
I Ching (Rice) - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Moto Perpetuo - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Quartet No. 1 in F - Marimba Quartet
Septet - Percussion Septet
Sonata No. 1 for Marimba - Marimba
Variations for Marimba - Marimba
Warp - Percussion Ensemble (11)

Arrangements

Claire de Lune (Debussy) - Mallet Ensemble (8)
Reverie (Debussy) - Mallet Ensemble (8)