Little Suite for Snare Drum

This work, scored for five drums, is set in three short movements. The first movement begins with a somber introduction, followed by a lively allegro dominated by sixteenth-note and sixteenth-note-triplet passages. The second movement is much slower and lyrical. The left hand is assigned a heartbeat-like rhythm, while the right hand plays melodic figures, some of which must be pedaled on one drum. The opening of the last movement is marked presto with the meter rapidly shifting from 3 to 5 to 7. After a brief winding down, ideas from the fist and second movements are re-worked. An accelerando leads into the final part of the third movement where action revs up even further, accelerating to a thunderous close.