Rodney Waschka II

The Elephant in the Room (2016) timpani, bp28121, 2020, $5, Order HERE.

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The Elephant in the Room for a timpanist (two or more timpani) explores unusual timpani sounds and humor. This not-traditionally-difficult theatrical work employs a text score. It was composed for Brent Miller who premiered the work at the Australian Percussion Gathering 2016 in Brisbane. The piece can have a duration of one minute or five minutes. 



Notes for Kent Haruf (2016), piano, bp28122, 2020 $5.49, Order HERE.

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Waschka’s gentle algorithmic piece, Notes for Kent Haruf, honors American novelist Kent Haruf (1943-2014). The work is scored for piano or amplified piano with a duration of approximately six minutes. The piece was composed for Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi, who gave the premiere performance in Raleigh, in 2016. An excerpt is shown below. 

Haruf excerpt


A Bubble of Bubbles Floats Down an Opinion Corridor (2017) four or more unspecified performers, bp29011, $5.24, Order HERE

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From the program note: "Human discourse, especially political discourse, is sometimes described as taking place in “bubbles”, wherein people with similar situations and views talk to each other while filtering out information that does not fit their conclusions."  This text score asks the performers to listen to each other and imitate each other’s gestures. The Belmont University New Music Ensemble, Mark Volker, Director, gave the premiere performance of this work in 2019 at a concert held in Fisk Memorial Chapel sponsored by the Southeastern Composers League. 


Xuan Men (1991) (Mysterious Gate) for violin alone, recorded on Centaur CDs (CRC 2193) bp4101 performance score $12

Help Me Remember (1990) for performer, slides, and electronic computer music, recorded on Centaur CDs (CRC 2170) bp3081 study score $4, performance,  materials rental: write

A Noite, Porém, Rangeu E Quebrou (1989) (At Night, However, It Creaks and Breaks) for instrument (of low-pitch range), and electronic computer music  recorded on Centaur CDs (CRC 2078), bp1021 score $8, rental: write

Visions of Habakkuk (1986, rev. 1995) recorded electronic computer music bp5051, rental: write

Last Night (1985, rev. 1990) for alto saxophone and piano, recorded on Centaur CDs (CRC 2133)  bp3011 score and part $10 http://example.com

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