Dietz-Barely Breathing (SP)-B/V/X/M/P - Product Information
Barely Breathing is a work for percussion quartet. Dietz utilizes a substantial amount of membranophones that are accentuated by the metallic instruments.
Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 4+
Instrumentation:
Player I:Toms, Wood Block
Player II:Tambourine, Congas, Bongos
Player III:Cowbell, Timbales, Bass Drum
Player IV:Ribbon Crasher, Tom-Toms
Brett William Dietz (b. 1972) is Assistant Professor of Percussion at the Louisiana State University School of Music. He is the music director of Hamiruge (the LSU Percussion Group). He earned the Bachelor of Music in Percussion and the Master of Music in Composition/Theory from the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. In 2004, Dietz earned his Doctorate of Music from Northwestern University. He has studied percussion with Jack DiIanni, Andrew Reamer, Stanley Leonard, and Michael Burritt while his principal composition teachers include Joseph W. Jenkins, David Stock, and Jay Alan Yim.
Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 4+
Instrumentation:
Brett William Dietz (b. 1972) is Assistant Professor of Percussion at the Louisiana State University School of Music. He is the music director of Hamiruge (the LSU Percussion Group). He earned the Bachelor of Music in Percussion and the Master of Music in Composition/Theory from the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. In 2004, Dietz earned his Doctorate of Music from Northwestern University. He has studied percussion with Jack DiIanni, Andrew Reamer, Stanley Leonard, and Michael Burritt while his principal composition teachers include Joseph W. Jenkins, David Stock, and Jay Alan Yim.
