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Orchestra/Chamber Orchestra Works

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MIDNIGHT PRAYER

orchestra 2-2-2-2 (doublings); 2-2-1-0; 2 Perc; harp; strings

10 min.

2003. Commissioned by the Stockton Symphony Orchestra, Peter Jaffe, conductor. Features English Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone arranged spatially in hall and Tibetan singing bowl).

Study Score: $20

Conductors Score: $30

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FANTASY ON AN IMAGINARY FOLK SONG

flute and string orchestra

11 min.

Commissioned by the Columbia Festival Orchestra and premiered by them with Laura Gilbert, flute, in 2002. Original version for flute and harp. (see Chamber Music 2-5 Players)

Parts Rental: Contact Argenta Music

Study Score: $20

Conductor's Score: $35 plus solo flute part

PIANO CONCERTO

piano and orchestra
3-2-2-2 (doublings);4-2-2-1; Timp, 4 Perc; cel; strings

45 min.

1996. Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony, the Annapolis Symphony, and the Illinois Symphony and premiered at Carnegie Hall with Alexander Paley, soloist. Recorded for Naxos with Paley and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra. Release -- Spring, 2003.

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THREE PRELUDES
FOR ORCHESTRA

full orchestra
3-3-3-3 (doublings);4-3-3-1; Timp, 4 Perc; Hp; pno/cel; strings

20 min

1992. Commissioned by the American Composers' Orchestra and premiered at Carnegie Hall.

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DANCE OF WILD ANGELS

chamber orchestra
1-1-1-1(doublings); 1-1-00; 3 perc; pno; strings

15 min.

1990. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group

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SHIRAT SARAH
(Song of Sarah)

string orchestra

24 min.

1985/87. Features concertmaster as soloist.

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CHARIESSA,
A Cycle of Six Songs on Fragments from Sappho.

for soprano and orchestra
2-2-2-0; 3 perc; hp; strings

18 min.

1980. Commissioned by the American Academy in Rome for the RAI Orchestra of Rome.

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GALIXIDI

full orchestra

17 min.

1976. Commissioned by the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra.  

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Opera

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THE THIEF OF LOVE,
An Opera in Three Acts.

Based on a Bengali tale; libretto by the composer. For 11 soloists, chorus, and full orchestra. Piano score available.

2 hours 1981-86. Fully-staged world premiere by the Stony Brook Opera Ensemble, March 9 and 11, 2001. Excerpts read by the New York City Opera, May 2000. CD of complete opera and video of Act II. (Contact us). Contact Argenta Music

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Large Ensemble Works

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MOON PRAYER 2 violins, 2 violas,
2 celli
17 min. 2002. Commissioned by Concertante and premiered by them at Merkin Hall, Feb. 2002.

Study Score: $20

parts rental or purchase

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WINTER TAPESTRY

for chamber ensemble
Chamber ensemble -- 12 players
fl(picc)- ob(E hn), cl(bs cl), bsn(cbsn); hn, trp; pno, perc; vln, vla, vcl, bs

9 min. 1998. Commissioned by the Stony Brook Chamber Players and premiered at Miller Theater, NYC, May 1998. Study Score: $20

Parts Purchase & Conductor's Score: $125

CANTO,
A Setting of "Canto XXXIX" by Ezra Pound

for baritone and viola, cello, bass, oboe, trumpet, trombone, 3 percussion
9 players plus baritone
Ob (Eng. Hn), Trumpet, Trombone, vla, ce, cbs, 3 percuss
28 min. 1979. Commissioned by the Berkshire Music Center and premiered at Tanglewood, 1979. (Theodore Antiniou, cond.). Recorded with Michael Dash, baritone, Sheila Silver, cond, and members of Musicians' Accord, Mode Records  

WINDOW WALTZ

chamber ensemble (12 players) 7 min. 1988.Written in honor of Jacob Druckman's 60th birthday for Musical Elements, premiere: 1988, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd St. Y, N. Y. Study Score $20

Parts Purchase & Conductor's Score: $125

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Chamber Music
(Two to five players)

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CHANT

for contrabass and piano, in three movements.
17 min.

2000/2004 (reviesed and expanded) Written for Deborah Dunham. "Honorable Mention" in the 2004 ISB solo bass composition competition.

$25 (2 scores plus bass part)

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AS THE EARTH TURNS

two wind instruments: upper and lower 
(clarinet, oboe, soprano sax, with bass clarinet, bassoon, tenor sax -- any combination possible), tape and video
6 min. 1999. To go with SUBWAY SUNSET, both of which have a video component. MusicVision for 2 wind instruments, tape track and video projection. Requires video an audio projection.

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$30 (full score and performance parts plus DVD or video for projection)

LULLABY

bassoon and piano
arranged for viola and piano
11 min.

Written for Gili Sharett, expanded version premiered Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, May 2004

 

$25 including shipping (piano score plus bassoon part)

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SUBWAY SUNSET

for oboe, piano, and video (or clarinet and piano or sop sax and piano) 6 min.

2000. May be performed with or without the video. MusicVision

If performed with video, requires projection but no audio projection.

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$30( full score plus part plus DVD)

FANTASY ON AN IMAGINARY FOLK SONG

flute and harp (also available for flute and string orchestra) 11 min. 1999. In memory of Sam Baron. (Premiere by Taneko Ensemble, Seattle 2001) $25.00 (full score plus parts)

String Quartet #2, FOUR ETUDES AND A FANTASY

2 violins, viola, cello 27 min. 1997. Written for the Ying Quartet and funded by a consortium of presenters: Eastman School of Music, Lied Center (U. of Kansas, Krannert Center, U. Of Illinois at Urbana, San Francisco Performances, and Stanford Lively Arts, Stanford University). Premieres by all 5 presenters in March-April 1997. Buy @ MMB

FROM DARKNESS
EMERGING

2 violins, viola, cello, and harp 28 min. 1995. Written for Heidi Lehwalder and the Muir Quartet with funding by the National Endowment for the Arts. Premieres: Gardner Museum, Boston. Kennedy Center, Wash. D.C. 95/96 Buy @ MMB

TO THE SPIRIT UNCONQUERED

violin, cello, piano 20 min. 1992. Commissioned through Chamber Music America/Lila Wallace and the Port Jefferson Arts Council for the Guild Trio. Premiere: June 1992, Port Jefferson, New York. Recorded by the Guild Trio, CRI Buy @ MMB

SONATA for Cello and Piano

  27 min. 1988. Written for Timothy Eddy, cello, and Gilbert Kalish, piano, Premiere: 1988, Town Hall, New York. Recorded by Kalish and Eddy, CRI Buy @ MMB

G WHIZ

2 violins and marimba 8 min. 1988. Commissioned and premiered by Musicians' Accord, May 1988, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York. Buy @
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DANCE CONVERGING

viola, horn, piano, and percussion 17 min 1987. Written for and premiered by Speculum Musicae, Merkin Hall, New York, 1987. Buy @ MMB

STRING QUARTET

2 violins, viola, and cello 28 min. 1975. German premiere: Assman Quartet in Frankfurt, Germany , 1976. U.S. premiere: Fromm Concerts at Harvard University, 1977. Recorded by the Atlantic String Quartet (CRI SD 520). Contact Argenta Music

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Solo Instrumental

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SIX PRELUDES POUR PIANO, d'après textes de Baudelaire

for piano 20 min. 1990. Commissioned by the Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY for the Exhibit: "Baudelaire: The Poet and his Painters." European premiere: 1992, Alexander Paley, piano, Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, American premiere: Heckscher Museum, 1993, Gilbert Kalish. Recorded by Kalish, CRI Buy @ MMB

OH THOU BEAUTIFUL ONE

for piano 5 min. 1989. Adaptation of aria from opera, THE THIEF OF LOVE. Written in memory of Frederick Ewen and premiered by S. Silver, October 1989, Manhattan School of Music. $15.00

THEME AND VARIATIONS FOR BOWED VIBRAPHONE

  7 min. 1980. Premiere: William Trigg, 1981, New York.  

FANTASY QUASI THEME AND VARIATION, Inspired by the Piano Variations of Aaron Copland

for piano 7 min. 1980. Commissioned by Claudia Stevens in honor of Copland's 80th birthday. Premiere: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1981. Buy @ MMB

DYNAMIS

French horn 10 min 1978. Premiere: David Hoose, American Academy in Rome,1979. Recorded by William Purvis, CRI Buy @ MMB

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Vocal Works

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TRANSCENDING
Three Songs for Michael Dash, in memorium

for baritone and piano 12 min. 1995. Texts by Yeats, Emerson, and Dunbar. Commissioned by Musicians' Accord. Premiere: Weill Recital Hall, 1995, Kevin Deas, baritone $25 for two scores

CANTO
A Setting of "Canto XXXIX" by Ezra Pound

9 players plus baritone
Ob (Eng. Hn), Trumpet, Trombone, vla, ce, cbs, 3 percussion
28 min. 1979. Commissioned by the Berkshire Music Center and premiered at Tanglewood, 1979. (Theodore Antiniou, cond.). Recorded with Michael Dash, baritone, Sheila Silver, cond, and members of Musicians' Accord, Mode Records Buy now

CHARIESSA
A Cycle of Six Songs on Fragments from Sappho.

soprano and piano
(also for voice and orchestra - see orchestra above)
18 min. 1978. Commissioned by the Radcliffe Institute and premiered there May,1978 by Karen Komar, soprano, and Sheila Silver, piano . Buy @ MMB

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Choral Works

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BORUCHI NAFSHI ET ADONAI, (Psalm 104)

Antiphonal choirs and piano 12 min. 1990. Commissioned for the Gregg Smith Singers with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. Premiere: New York City, 1991. $15.00
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EK ONG KAR

SATB a cappella 16 min. 1981. Premiered by the Gregg Smith Singers, 1983, St. Peter's Church, New York City. Recorded by the Gregg Smith Singers, $15.00
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TWO ELIZABETHAN SONGS When Daisies Pied by Shakespeare and Cherry-Ripe by Campion

SATB a cappella 7 min. 1981. Premiere: New York Motet Choir, Carnegie Recital Hall,New York, 1982. $12.00
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