Williams-Variations for Solo Kettledrums-4T

Variations for Solo Kettledrums is an advanced work by Jan Williams. Each Movement is based on four pitches from a 12 note set. In each movement, four notes are treated as individual rows with variations based upon the inversion and retro-grade of the pitch sets. Williams recommends many types of implements to provide contrast between each variation.

Number of Players: 1
Level of Difficulty: Grade 4+
Instrumentation: Solo Timpani

Jan Williams is a percussion soloist and conductor. Composers who have written works especially for him include Lukas Foss, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Joel Chadabe, Morton Feldman, Orlando Garcia, Gustavo Matamoros, Luis de Pablo, Frederic Rzewski, Nils Vigeland and lannis Xenakis. He has toured extensively throuxghout the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia and has recorded for Columbia, Vox/Turnabout, Desto, Lovely Music, Spectrum, Wergo, DGG, Orion, Hat-Art, OO, New World, Deep Listening, EMF and Mode Records.