Two Encores: 1, Canon; 2, Lament
Lament performed
Encore no. 1, “Canon,” and Encore no. 2, “Gretel’s Lament, “ Op. 78 no. 1 and no. 2, were composed for the eight cellos, Tarab Cello Ensemble. After Tarab recorded a commissioned work by me (also called Tarab) I thought that they should have a couple of short encore pieces for their concerts. Both encores are about two minutes in length with the first one being very dramatic while the second one is lyrical. The pieces were composed in 2006.
More Chamber Music Works
String Quartet no. 4, Epiphany, Opus 196
Clearing the Clouds from Our Minds, Opus 157
Serenade No. 4, Walk That Lonesome Valley, Opus 112
Serenade No. 2 for alto recorder, cello, and harpsichord, Opus 98
Poems for Trumpet and Piano, Opus 85
Two Encores: 1, Canon; 2, Lament, Opus 78 no. 2
String Quartet no. 3 (Homage to Beethoven), Opus 71
Harmonium: Eight Poems for Brass Quintet after Wallace Stevens, Opus 48
Four Pieces in Familiar Style, Opus 41
What Goes Around Comes Around, Opus 38
Concerto for Oboe and Five Instruments, Opus 32
The Book of Moonlight, Opus 31
“Sleep Song” a children’s piece for violin and piano, Opus 18
Fantasia on an Imaginary Hymn, Opus 17