Works
   

HOLY GHOSTS: an Opera in Two Acts (2007) Op. 90

      Libretto by Romulus Linney and Andrea Olmstead based on the play by Romulus Linney

      Vocal Score only

2 hours  

DAVID AND OLD IRONSIDES (2007) Op. 89

      narrator and orchestra  1-1-1-1, 2-1-1-0, Perc., Stgs.

      Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra

25'  

DARK ORANGE CONCERTO, a Concerto for Viola and Winds (2005)  Op. 77

       Viola and Winds, 2 Ob; 1Cl. in Eb; 2 C.l in Bb, Bass.Cl in Bb.; 2 Bssns;

       3 F .Hns .in F; Double Bass

       Commissioned by Bill Drury for the NEC Jordan Winds

21'

score $20

parts rental

CRP

THE TRIUMPH OF LIGHTNESS, a Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra                       (2004) Op.70

      Cello and Orchestra, 2-2-2-2, 2-1-0-0, 1 perc., hp, strings

      Commissioned by Fay Chandler

30'

 

SPIRITUALS, a Chamber Symphony for Ten Players (2004) Op.68

     Small Orchestra 1-1-1-1; 1,0,0,0; 1,1,1,1,1

     Commissioned by Max Lifchitz for the 25th anniversary of North South Consonance

20'

score $20.00

parts rental

CRP

HANSEL AND GRETEL, a Fable for Narrator and Orchestra (2001) Op.59
     Narrator and Orchestra, 2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-1; 2 perc, hp; str
     Commissioned by Mark Churchill for the New England Conservatory
     Preparatory School, CD Recording by NEC's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra,

      Benjamin Zander, conductor and narrator

25'

score $30.00

parts rental

CRP

SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE (2000) Op.55
     children chorus and orchestra, 2-2-2-2, 1-1-0-0, 1 perc, harp, 8-8-4-4-2
     Commissioned by The New England Conservatory Preparatory School and
     The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)
     Published by Ione Press, a division of ECS Publishing,

      Albany Records CD (Troy741)  

24'

parts and score rental, Ione Press, ECS 

vocal scores

ECS

HARMONY IN BLUE AND SILVER (1999) Op.52
     2-2-2-2-; 2-1-0-0; 3 perc, celesta, piano, hp; strings 

15'

 

SHORT SYMPHONY FOR BAND (1999) Op.47
     Commissioned by Jordan Winds
     Published by Ione Press, a division of ECS Publishing, Recorded by the                           Jordan Winds,William Drury-conductor
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031)

12'

parts and score rental, Ione Press, ECS 

THE SENTIMENTAL MUSE Op.45
Concerto for Bassoon (1997)
     2-2-2-2; 1-1-0-0; 1 perc, hp; str
     Commissioned by Kathryn Sleeper
     Piano reduction published by Bassoon
     Heritage Editions, Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic, Joel Suben-conductor,            Kathyrn Sleeper-bassoon
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031) 

17'

score $20.00

parts rental

CRP

SONG AND DANCE (1997) Op.44
     1-1-1-1; 1-1-1-0; solo str: 2-1-1-1
     Commissioned by Currents Ensemble

     Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic, Joel Suben-conductor
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031)  

20'

score $20.00

parts rental

CRP

IDUMEA SYMPHONY (1996)  Op.40
Symphony No. 2 (1996)
     2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-0; 2 perc, hp; str
     Commissioned by Jed Gaylin for the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra

     Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic, Joel Suben-conductor
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1031)

20'

score $25.00

parts rental

CRP

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND(1996) Op.40A

     (the fourth movement of the Idumea Symphony)

     2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-0; 2 perc, hp; str

5' 30"

parts rental

CRP

PIANO CONCERTO (1989) Op.33
     1-1-1-1; 1-1-1-0; solo str: 2-1-1-1
     Commissioned by Gerard Schwarz

     Recorded by the Ruse Philharmonic, Tsanko Delibosov-conductor, Larry Bell-piano
     Vienna Modern Masters CD
     (VMM #3037) 

25'

score $25.00

parts rental

CRP

SACRED SYMPHONIES (1985) Op.23
     1-1-1-1; 1-1-0-0; 2 perc, pf, hp; str
     Commissioned by Verio Piroddi

     Recorded by the Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra

     Szymon Kawalla-condutor
     Vienna Modern Masters CD
     (VMM #3016)

25'  
THE IDEA OF ORDER AT KEY WEST (1981) Op.13
A Double Concerto for Soprano and Violin
     4 perc, pf-cel, hp; large string orchestra
     Text: Wallace Stevens
21'  
CONTINUUM (1971) Op.3
     picc-1-1-E.hn-1-b.cl-1-cbsn; 1-2-1-1;
     2 perc, hp, pf; str 
8'  
NOVELETTE (1970) Op.1
     arranged for string orchestra  
5'  

UNCHANGING LOVE (2007) Op. 88

    Prelude, Offertory, and Postlude

    Brass Quintet and Organ

    Commissioned by The Memorial Church at Harvard University in celebration of its 75th  anniversary year 1932-2007.

15'  

SERENADE for guitar trio Op. 84 (2006)

    Commissioned by the Rivers School for its 29th annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young.

12'  

POEMS for Trumpet and Piano (2006) Op. 85 a transcription of "Dream Within a         Dream" Op. 79

    Written for Colby and Carson Cooman

15'  

ENCORE No. 1 "Canon" Op. 78 no. 1 (2006)

     Double Cello Quartet

     Written for theTarab Cello Ensemble

2'  

ENCORE No. 2 "Lament" Op. 78 no. 2 (2006)

     Double Cello Quartet

     Written for the Tarab Cello Ensemble

1.5'  

POP SET (2005) Op. 74

     double bass and piano

     Commissioned by Allan von Schenkel

14'

score $10.00

part $5.00

String Quartet No. 3, "Homage to Beethoven" (2004) Op. 71

     String Quartet

     Commissioned by Fay Chandler for the Borromeo String Quartet

     Recorded by the Borromeo Quartet on Albany Records (Troy 986)

33'

score $30.00

parts $10.00

each

TARAB (2003) Op. 66
     Double Cello Quartet
     Commissioned by Florent Renard-Payen for the Tarab Cello Ensemble

     Recorded by the Tarab Cello Ensemble on Albany Records (Troy 986)  

15'  

JUST AS I AM (2002) Op. 62
     violin and piano

     Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin and Larry Bell-piano
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033)

11'  
FOUR LYRICS for Trumpet and Piano (2001) Op.60
     trumpet, piano
     Commissioned by Fay Chandler
10'

$7.50 piano score

$5.00 part

HARMONIUM, Eight Poems for Brass Quintet (1997)
      after Wallace Stevens (1998) Op.48
     2 trumpets, french horn, trombone, tuba 
15'  

MAHLER IN BLUE LIGHT (1996) Op.43
     alto sax, cello, pf. Also arr. for cl, cello, pf
     Commissioned by World-Wide Concurrent
     Premieres

     Recorded by Russell Peterson-saxophone
     Barkingdog Recordings CD (BDR 2181)

22'

$25.00 score

sax and cello parts

$5.00 each

FOUR PIECES IN FAMILIAR STYLE (1995) Op.41
     two violins
     Commissioned by New England Conservatory
     Preparatory School

     Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya (both violin parts)
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033) 

8'

$10.00 for two separate parts

@$5.00 for each part

QUINTESSENCE (1993) Op.39
     woodwind quintet
     Commissioned by Dr. Martin Frank 
10'  
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND (1992) Op.38
     flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, cello, piano
     Commissioned by the Bennington College
     Chamber Music Festival
6'  
PIANO QUARTET (1991) Op.36
     piano; strings: 1-1-1-0
     Commissioned by The Boston Conservatory 
20'  
CONCERTO FOR OBOE AND FIVE Op.32
INSTRUMENTS (1988)
     oboe; piano; strings: 1-1-1-1
     Commissioned by Speculum Musicae 
16'  

THE BOOK OF MOONLIGHT (1987) Op.31
     violin and piano
     Commissioned by Peter Ciaschini

     Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin and Larry Bell-piano
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033) 

20'  

RIVER OF PONDS (1986) Op.25
     cello and piano
     Commissioned by Joel Krosnick

     Recorded by Eric Bartlett-cello and Larry Bell-piano
     North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018)

27'  

SLEEP SONG, a children's piece (1984) Op.18
     violin and piano
     Commissioned by Verio Piroddi

     Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin and Larry Bell-piano
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033) 

2'  

FANTASIA ON AN IMAGINARY HYMN (1983) Op.17
     cello and viola
     Commissioned by Joel Krosnick

     Recorded by Eric Bartlett-cello and Sarah Clarke-viola
     North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018) 

15'  
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 (1982) Op.16 15'  
ECLOGUE (1973) Op.5
     AATB saxophone quartet
10'  
STRING QUARTET NO. 1 (1973) Op.6  10'  
MIRAGE (1972) Op.4
     flute and piano
NOVELETTE (1971) Op.1
     string quartet 
4'  

DAVID AND OLD IRONSIDES (2007) Op. 89

    narrator and orchestra  1-1-1-1, 2-1-1-0, Perc., Stgs.

    Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra

25'  

CAPRICE No. 7, Echo and Narcissus (2005) Op. 75

    vibraphone/narrator

    Commissioned by Nick Tolle and the 2006 vibraphone consortium

8'  

HANSEL AND GRETEL, a Fable for Narrator and Orchestra (2001) Op.59
     Narrator and Orchestra, 2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-1; 2 perc, hp; str
     Commissioned by Mark Churchill for the New England Conservatory
     Preparatory School, CD Recording by NEC's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra,

      Benjamin Zander, conductor and narrator

25'  

LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LISTENING TO
MAHLER'S NINTH SYMPHONY (1991) Op.35
     violin/narrator and piano
     Text: Lewis Thomas
     Commissioned by Joanna Jenner

     Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya-violin, Steve McConnell-narrator, Larry Bell-piano
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033) 

17'  

THE BLACK CAT (1987) Op.28
     narrator, cello, and piano
     Text: Edgar Allan Poe
     Commissioned by Eric Bartlett

     Recorded by Eric Bartlett-cello, Robert J. Lurtsema- narrator and Larry Bell-piano
     North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018) 

21'  
DUET from HOLY GHOSTS (2007) Op. 93 for tenor and mezzo-soprano 10'  
EXALTATIONS OF SNOWY STARS (2007) Op. 92 a song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano based on poems Elizabeth Kirshner 15'  
UNCHANGING LOVE (2006) Op. 87 a hymn based on a text by Romulus Linney (SATB choir)  2'  
AUTUMNAL RAPTURES (2007) Op. 86 a song cycle for Tenor and Harp based on poems by  Elizabeth Kirshner    

CABARET (2006) Op. 81

     Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone and piano

45'  

DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (2006)  Op. 79

     voice and piano

     1. Miracles 2. A Cradle Song 3. A Dream Within a Dream 4.There came a wind like           a bugle 5.Dover Beach

     Five songs based on texts by Whitman, Blake, Poe, Dickinson, and Arnold

15' $12.00

SONGS OF TIME AND ETERNITY (2002) Op. 64
     sorpano and piano

     1. Will there really be a morning? 2. Going to Heaven! 3. To know just how He suffered

     4. It make no difference abroad 5. Heart, we will forget him!
     Text: Emily Dickinson

     Recorded by D'Anna Fortunato and Larry Bell

      Albany Records (Troy741) 

12' $10.00
FOUR SHAKESPEARE SONNETS (2001) Op.58
     tenor or soprano and piano 
10'  

TEN POEMS OF WILLIAM BLAKE (based on Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience) (2000) Op.53
     soprano and piano
     Published by Ione Press, a division of ECS Publishing

     Recorded by NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and Children's Chorus

     Benjamin Zander-conductor and Jean Meltaus-director

24'  

THE IMMORTAL BELOVED (based on letters by Ludwig van Beethoven) (1999) Op.50
     mezzo-soprano and piano
     Commissioned by Judy May

     Recorded by D'Anna Fortunato and Larry Bell

      Albany Records (Troy741) 

15'  
TWO HAIKU (based on texts by Santoka and Issa) (1999) Op.49
     For Soprano, Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Violin, 'Cello, and Piano
     Commissioned by Fred Cohen for the "CURRENTS" Ensemble  
3'  
A CRY AGAINST THE TWILIGHT (1996) Op.42
     Five solo voices SSATB
     Text: Wallace Stevens
     Commissioned by Modus Novus 
15'  

FOUR SACRED SONGS (1984) Op.20
     soprano and piano
     Text: old hymn tunes

     Recorded by D'Anna Fortunato and Larry Bell

     Albany Records (Troy741) 

16'  
INCIDENT (1984) Op.19
     baritone and piano
     Text: Countee Cullen 
3'  
PROLOGUE and THE END OF THE WORLD (1982) Op.14
     SATB chorus
     Text: Archibald MacLeish
     Commissioned by the Juilliard Pre-College Division 
7'  
REALITY IS AN ACTIVITY OF THE MOST AUGUST IMAGINATION (1976) Op.8
     mezzo-soprano and piano
     Text: Wallace Stevens 
5'  
DOMINATION OF BLACK (1971) Op.2
     five solo voices SSATB
     Text: Wallace Stevens 
3'  

FIFTEEN TWO-PART INVENTIONS Op. 96 (2008)

    Piano solo

25'  

CONTEMPO Ten contemporary piano duets for intermediate pianists Op. 94 ( 2008)

    Written for Angel Rivera

25'  

REMBERING AL:Idumea Variations (2007) Op. 91

    Piano Solo

3.5'  

ADAGIO FOR PIANO (1947)  by  Roger Sessions

     written in Berkeley, CA for Monoe Deutsch

2.5' $5.00

PIANO SONATA  NO. 3 (2006) Op. 83  (Remembering György  Ligeti)

    Piano solo

12' $10.00

HARMONY OF THE SPHERES (2006) Op. 82

    Piano solo

25' $15.00

ELEGY (2005) Op. 72

    Piano solo

    Written in memory of Dr. William A.Silverman and Dr. Edwin G.Olmstead 

    Recorded by the composer

    Albany Records (Troy 828)

7' $7.50

FOUR CHORALE PRELUDES (2003) Op. 67

    Recorded by the composer

    Albany Records (Troy 828)

25' $15.00

SUITE FROM HANSEL AND GRETEL (2003) Op. 65

    Written for Angel Rivera 

12' $10.00

PIANO SONTAT NO. 2 "TÂLA" (2002) Op. 61

    Recorded by the composer                                                                   

    Albany Records (Troy 828)                                                                                    

10'  

REMINISCENCES AND REFLECTIONS Op.46
     twelve preludes and fugues (1998)
     [may be played individually]

     Recorded by Jonathan Bass
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1032) 

60' $20.00
BLUES THEME WITH VARIATIONS (1992) Op.37
       two pianos 
7'  

PIANO SONATA (1990) Op.34

     Recorded by the composer
     North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1007) 

15'  
PARABLE OF THE PARABOLA (1988) Op.30  5'  
THE EVANGELICAL (1986) Op.26
     two pianos
5'  
FIRST TANGO IN LONDON (1985) Op.22       1'  
REVIVALS (1984) Op.21 25'  
MINIATURE DIVERSIONS (1983) Op.15  6'  
VARIATIONS (1974) Op.7  12'  

CAPRICE NO. 8 "Wayfaring Stranger" Op. 95

   trumpet

   

DARK ORANGE PARTITA for solo viola (2005) Op. 76

    viola

14'  

CAPRICE No. 7, Echo and Narcissus (2005) Op. 75

    vibraphone/narrator

    Commissioned by Nick Tolle and the 2006 Vibraphone Consortium

8'  

LITURGICAL SUITE (2004) Op. 69

    organ

    Commissioned by Richard Bunbury and Carson Cooman

20'  

CAPRICE No. 6  (2005) Op.73

    clarinet

6'  
CAPRICE No.5 (2001) Op.57
     alto saxophone
4'  
CAPRICE No.4 (2001) Op.56
     marimba
5'  
CAPRICE No.3 (2000) Op.54
     alto recorder
3'  
CAPRICE No.2 (1999) Op.51
     flute
4' $5.00

IN MEMORY OF ROGER SESSIONS (1987) Op.29
     violin

     Recorded by Ayano Ninomiya
     North/South Recordings (N/S R 1033)

7'  
A SACRED HARP (1986) Op.27
     harp
     Commissioned by Ellen Ritscher 
12'  

CELESTIAL REFRAIN (1985) Op.24
     guitar
     Commissioned by Russell Southcott

      and Steven Walter  

     Recorded by John Muratore

     Pont Neuf Recordings (PN00173) and Albany Records (Troy986)

14'  

CAPRICE (1978) Op.12
     cello
     Commissioned by Scot Williams

     Recorded by Eric Bartlett
     North/South Recordings CD (N/S #1018)  

8'  
 

All music is published by Casa Rustica Publications (CRP), Ione Press, a Division of ESC Publishing, and available for study at the library of the American Music Center, The Boston Public Library, and the New England Conservatory of Music.

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