Four Lyrics
March 9, 2002; Boston, private gathering, Andrew Sorg, trumpet, Larry Bell, piano
This piece was written in exchange for a painting by the artist Fay Chandler called “Multifarious Explanations.” The painting was done in 1974 and was given to the composer in May 2002. The piece is an arrangement of Shakespeare Sonnets; see op. 58.
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
Two Encores: 1, Canon; 2, Lament, Opus 78 No. 1
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