Music and Editions by Dean Crocker

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2024

Compositions and Arrangements:

Laetabundus – Nusquam: • English horn, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet. 6′; A short, simple septet, loosely based on the Laetabundus, an 11th-century sequence for Christmas that was dropped from the Roman missal in 1570.

Scintillations: • Electronic. 5′35″; Flashes of brilliance?

Spry Mimes on Carabiners: • Electronic. 6′30″; A lively, but tethered, dumb show.

New Editions:

Blanc—Septet, Op. 54: • Piano, flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello, bass. 30′; A new edition taken from a publication by S. Richault (Paris), ca. 1876.

Chadwick—Piano Quintet, E-flat (1888): • Piano, 2 violins, viola, cello. 32′; A new edition based on an 1890 publication by Arthur P. Schmidt (Boston & Leipzig).

Hummel—Twelve Minuets & Trios, Op. 24: • Piano solo. 32′; A new edition based on a publication, ca. 1807, by Kunst u. Industrie Comptoir (Vienna).

Leopold Mozart—Divertimento Militare: • 2 piccolos (orig. Swegglpfeifen), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, snare drum, strings. 25′; A new performance edition based on Seiffert (ed.), Denkmäler deutscher Tonkunst, 2. Folge: Denmäler der tonkunst in Bayern; Jahrg. IX/2: Ausgewählte Werke von Leopold Mozart. Published in 1908 by Breitkopf und Härtel (Leipzig). Composed, 1756.

2023

Compositions and Arrangements:

3 Shakespeare Sonnets: • SATB choir & piano. [English] 8′; A long-abandoned project refreshed, refined, and regenerated. (Settings of sonnets 12, 97, and 60.)

Avalon: • Electronic. 3¾′; An island in Arthurian legend.

Colloquy: • Alto clarinet & bassoon. 4¾′; A conversation, barely derived from a French cooking show.

New Editions:

Dupont—Chansons normandes

• SA choir with soloist and piano accompaniment. [French] 10′

Les Marchandes de fleurs
Feuilles mortes
Ronde du lilas et de la rose

Setting of three poems by Emile Blémont.
A new edition taken from a 1900 publication by Alphonse Leduc (Paris); composed 1900.

Goldmark—String Quartet, Op. 8: • 2 violins, viola, cello. 28′; New edition prepared from a publication, ca. 1870, by C. A. Spina (Vienna) and Aug. Cranz (Hamburg); composed ca. 1860

Radicati—Trio concertante, Op. 20: • Violin, viola, cello. 27½′; New edition prepared from a publication by Gio. Ricordi (Milan), ca. 1819

Rey—String Trio (11. Germinal, an IX): • Violin, viola, cello. 5′; New edition prepared from a publication, ca. 1801, by Cousineau (Paris); composed 1801

Wailly—Wind Octet, Op. 22: • Flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, trumpet, horn. 20′; From manuscripts at IMSLP ca. 1929; probably composed ca. 1900

2022

Compositions and Arrangements:

Eris sui generis: • Electronic 4′; A 1975 exercise in computer-assisted algorithmic composition resurfaced and turned into a nice little synthesizer ditty

Gallimaufry: • Woodwind ensemble & percussion 7′; Band piece without the brass

Marching Machine: • Electronic 9½′; Can you keep a beat? Where?

Paucity of Reason: • Electronic 4′; Abundance of fallacy?

Songs from Mortimer Collins

• Tenor voice, string trio, oboe, clarinet, bassoon. (Piano reduction provided.) [English] 13′

The Village Green
Salad
The Positivists
A Trifle
Chloe, M.A.
April Fools
Serenade

A setting of seven poems by English novelist, journalist and poet, Mortimer Collins (1827-1876)

New Editions:

Baußnern—Quintet, F: • Clarinet, horn, violin, cello, piano. 36′; From a 1905 publication by N. Simrock (Berlin); composed, 1898

Blanc—Quintet, Op. 37: • Piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn. 22′; From an 1859 publication by Richault (Paris)

Moscheles—Grand Septet, Op. 88: • Piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, clarinet (or vln II), horn (or vla II) 27′
[Originally published with optional string parts to substitute for the winds.]; Based on an 1834 publication by Maurice Schlesinger (Paris) and an 1835 publication by Fr. Kistner (Leipzig)

2021

New Editions:

Bartlett—Robert of Lincoln, Op. 250: • SSAA choir with Soprano solo, a cappella. [English] 1¾′; From a 1914 publication by G. Schirmer (New York)

Baußnern—Serenade, E-flat: • Violin, clarinet, piano. 30′; From a 1905 publication by N. Simrock (Berlin); composed ca. 1898

Bernard—Piano Trio, Op. 30: • Violin, violoncello, piano. 25′; From an 1885 publication by Ries & Erler (Berlin)

Genin—Sextet, piano & winds: • Piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn. 35′; From a 1906 publication by E. Demets (Paris), composed ca. 1906

Grund—Quartet, piano & strings, Op. 8: • Piano, violin, viola, cello. 28′
Grund—Quintet, piano & winds, Op. 8: • Oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano. 28′; Two arrangements (made by the composer) of the same composition.
New editions from two 1816-ish publications by C. F. Peters (Leipzig)

Kaun—Octet, Op. 34: • Clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass. 18′; From a publication by Kaun & Bluemel Music Co. (Milwaukee), 1891

Kelley—Ballet Episode: • Piano solo. 3¼′; From an edition by Louis R. Dressler, 1910.

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 8, E-flat, Op. 96: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 18′; From a Henry Litolff’s Verlag (Braunschweig & New York) publication, ca. 1860; composed, 1822.

Moscheles—Grand Sextet, Op. 35: • Piano, flute, 2 horns, violin, violoncello. 36′; From a publication of N. Simrock (Bonn), ca. 1816

Raff—String Sextet, Op. 178: • 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 violoncellos. 30′; From a Robert Seitz (Dresden—Weimar) publication, ca. 1872; composed, 1872

Rebikov—Tableaus for Children, Op. 37: • Piano solo. 7¾′; Published, 1906, by P. Jurgenson (Leipzig—Moscow) publication; composed, 1906

Reinecke—Sextet for winds, Op. 271: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 horns, bassoon. 19′; From a 1904 publication by Jul. Heinr. Zimmerman (Leipzig)

Spohr—Grand Quintet for piano and winds, Op. 52: • Flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano. 35′; From an 1820 publication by C. F. Peters (Leipzig)

2020

Compositions and Arrangements:

3 Secular Anthems from The Sacred Harp

• TTBB Choir, a cappella. [English] 11–12′

Star of Columbia
The Soldier‘s Dream
Ode on Science

Arrangements of early 19^th-century American patriotic verses from the classic “Shape Note” tradition

Pandiculation: • Electronic. 5′; “Stretching and stiffening one‘s self when sleepy, fatigued, or after awakening”

Requiescence Piece: • String orchestra. 6½′; An elegy for the year 2020

SONNETS to Sundry Notes of Music

• Soprano voice, string trio, oboe, clarinet, bassoon. (Piano reduction provided.) [English] 17′

It Was A Lording‘s Daughter
On A Day
My Flocks Feed Not
Come Live With Me
As It Fell Upon A Day

A setting of five poems that were published in a 1599 collection entitled The Passionate Pilgrim

Tropistic Daze: • Electronic. 8′; Involuntary realignment based on external stimuli—a song for our time

New Editions:

Cramer—Piano Quartet, Op. 35: • Piano, violin, viola, violoncello. 20′; From multiple publications, ca. 1803; composed, 1803

Farrenc—Nonet, Op. 38: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass. 27′; From a manuscript at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, 1849; composed, 1849

Grund—Mass: • SATB/SATB choir + SATB quartet, a cappella. [Latin] 45′; From the 1822 manuscript Bibliotheca Poelchaviana

Hummel—24 Etudes for piano, Op. 125 (complete): • Piano solo. 35–40′; From a Tobias Haslinger (Vienna) edition, ca. 1834, and a publication by Universal Edition (Vienna & Leipzig), ca. 1901; composed, ca. 1834

Moscheles—Piano Trio, c minor, Op. 84: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 30′; From a publication by Probst (Leipzig), ca. 1831

Reuchsel—Sextet for piano and winds: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano. 21′; From a publication by Henry Lemoine & Cie (Paris—Bruxelles), ca. 1909; composed, 1908

2019

Compositions and Arrangements:

De Rerum Natura: • Orchestra, baritone voice, SATB choir. [Latin] 31′; A setting of selected texts from the poem by Lucretius.

Precipitous Perambulation: • Electronic. 7½′; This all began one day walking home from the dentist…

New Editions:

d’Albert—Piano Sonata, Op. 10: • Piano solo. 25′; From a publication by Ed. Bote & G. Bock (Berlin), ca. 1893; composed, 1887

Kelley—Piano Quintet, Op. 20: • Piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello. 42′; From a 1907 Albert Stahl (Berlin)/G. Schirmer publication

2018

Compositions and Arrangements:

Ouroboros: • Electronic. 7′; The worm turns.

2017

New Editions:

d’Albert—String Quartet no. 1, Op. 7: • 2 violins, viola, violoncello. 38′; From a publication by Ed. Bote & G. Bock (Berlin), ca. 1888; composed, 1887

d’Albert—String Quartet no. 2, Op. 11: • 2 violins, viola, violoncello. 32′; From a publication by Ed. Bote & G. Bock (Berlin), ca. 1893; composed, 1893

Arensky—Two Quartets, Op. 55

• SATB quartet [or choir?], a cappella. [Russian/German] 4′

Устало все кругом
Они любили друг друга

Settings of two short Russian poems by Fet and by Lermontov.
Based on a publication by Jurgenson (Moscow) from about 1900

Arensky—Three Quartets, Op. 57

• SATB quartet with cello. [Russian/German] 7′

Серенада
Угасшим звёздам
Горячий ключ

Settings of three short Russian poems by Afanasy Fet.
Based on a publication by Jurgenson (Moscow) from about 1902

Fuhrmeister—Gavotte and Tarantella, Op. 6: • Piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn. 7′; From a Carl Giessel junior (Bayreuth) publication, 1902; composed, 1901

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 7 in E-flat, Op. 93: •Piano, violin, violoncello. 20′; Published, ca. 1822, by C.F. Peters (Leipzig)

Kalkbrenner—Septet, Op. 132: • Oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violoncello, contrabass, piano. 26′; Published ca. 1835 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

Rubinstein—Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 55: • Piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn. 37′; From publications by E. Gerard et Cie (Paris) and J. Schuberth & Co. (Leipzig), ca. 1861; composed 1855

Collection

Three Tennyson Songs

J. Francis Barnett, The Sea-Fairies
• SA choir and piano. [English] 4½′
Wm. G. Cusins, The Song of King Arthur‘s Knights
• TTBB choir, a cappella. [English] 3′
H. David Leslie, The Golden Year
• SATB choir, optional piano. [English] 3¾′

Three choral works with texts by Alfred Tennyson.
Previously published, 1880, by Harper & Brothers (New York)

2016

Compositions and Arrangements:

A Rare and Curious Phenomenon (Phenomenological Pentiments): • Orchestra. 11′; Orchestral version of a 1993 piece for synthesizer

Coronach: • Piano solo. 8′; Elegy for friends no longer here

Donnybrook Fair: • Electronic. 10′; A bit of a free-for-all

I Believe In An America: • 3 equal voices (or choir), a cappella. [English] 1′; A short Round (or canon) based on one of Mitt Romney‘s more circuitous statements.

The Late Heavy Bombardment: • Electronic. 8′; Very early music?

Handel—Hallelujah from Messiah: • SSATTB choir, a cappella. [English] 3½′; The Hallelujah Chorus arranged for 6-part a cappella choir (or sextet?).
Inspired by an anonymous arrangement published in The Singing School Companion (1856).

New Editions:

Danzi—Quintet for piano and winds, Op. 41: • Oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano. 30′; From a Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig) publication, ca. 1821; composed, ca. 1820

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 5, G, Op. 65: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 16′; From a Prilipp (Paris) publication, ca. 1839; composed, ca. 1814

Kalkbrenner—24 Preludes, Op. 88: • Piano solo. 40‒45′; Published by Pleyel (Paris), ca. 1812

Lachner—Octet for Winds, Op. 156: • Flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns. 30′; From a Fr. Kistner (Leipzig) publication, 1872; composed, ca. 1850

Read—An Anthem (“Down steers the bass”): • SATB choir, a cappella. [English] 3½′; Previously published, 1786, by Daniel Read (New Haven) in The American Singing Book (second edition)

Sayve—Grand Quintet, piano and strings, E-flat, Op. 15: • Piano, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass. 28′
Sayve—Grand Quintet, piano and winds, E-flat, Op. 15: • Piano, flute (or oboe), clarinet, bassoon, horn. 28′; Two arrangements (by the composer) of the same composition.
From two Richault (Paris) publications, ca. 1830; composed ca. 1830

Stevens—Crabbed Age and Youth: • TTBB choir or quartet. [English] 2′; Previously published, 1844, in The People’s Music Book, Vol. 3 by George Virtue (London) and in The British Minstrel, and Musical and Literary Miscellany by William Hamilton (Glasgow), n.d.

2015

Compositions and Arrangements:

3 Haiku: • String quartet. 7½′; Three short pieces for string quartet.

Apocatastasis: • 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, alto clarinet or basset horn, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons. 13′; “Reconstitution, restitution, or restoration to the original or primordial condition.”

Orpheus ∶ Morpheus: • Electronic. 5′; When the musicians need a nap…

Three Wisconsin Sonnets

• SATB choir, a cappella. [English] 6½′

Wisconsin
Milwaukee Bay
Socialism

Texts from Wisconsin Sonnets by Charles H. Winke (1917)

New Editions:

Bartlett—Grand Polka de Concert no. 1, Op. 1: • Piano solo. 6′; Published 1867 by Wm. A. Pond and Co.

Bartlett—Grand Polka de Concert no. 2 (“El Dorado”), Op. 14: • Piano solo. 5′; Copyright 1876 & 1904 by Wm. A. Pond & Co.

Bernard—Divertissement, Op. 36: • Double wind quintet (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons). 21′; From a publication by A. Durand & Fils (Paris), ca. 1890

Lachner—Psalm 133, Op. 91: • SSAA choir, a cappella. [German] 3′; Originally published in 1849 by B. Schott’s Sohnen (Mainz)

Lachner—Psalm 134: • SATB/SATB choir, a cappella. [German] 4′; First published, 1842, by J. P. Spehr (Braunschweig) in Mozart-Album (Erste Abtheilung), August Pott, ed.

Moriacchi—Salve Regina: • SATB choir, a cappella. [Latin] 4′; First published, 1842, by J. P. Spehr (Braunschweig) in Mozart-Album (Erste Abtheilung), August Pott, ed.

Rinck—Kyrie: • SATB choir and organ. [Latin] 7′; First published, 1842, by J. P. Spehr (Braunschweig) in Mozart-Album (Erste Abtheilung), August Pott, ed.

Seyfried—Tantum ergo: • SATB choir, a cappella. [Latin] 1½′; First published, 1842, by J. P. Spehr (Braunschweig) in Mozart-Album (Erste Abtheilung), August Pott, ed.

2014

Compositions and Arrangements:

Droplets in the Cloud: • Electronic. 2½′; It’s almost a memory…

Snowball Earth: • Electronic. 30′; The original chill.

New Editions:

Briccialdi—Wind quintet, D, Op. 124: • Flute, oboe, clarinet in A, horn, bassoon. 15′; Based on a B. Schott‘s Söhne (Mainz–Leipzig) publication, ca. 1875

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 4, G, Op. 35: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 15′; From a Pleyel et Fils (Paris) publication, ca. 1811; composed, ca. 1808

Sobeck—Wind quintet no. 1, F, Op. 9: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon. 19′; Published, ca. 1879, by Ed. Bote & G. Bock (Berlin)

Sobeck—Wind quintet no. 2, E-flat, Op. 11: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon. 22′; Published, 1891, by Bosworth & Co. (London—Leipzig—Paris—Wien)

Sobeck—Wind quintet no. 3, g minor, Op. 14: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon. 24′; Published, ca. 1891, by Bosworth & Co. (London—Leipzig—Paris—Wien)

Sobeck—Wind quintet no. 4, B-flat, Op. 23: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon. 20′; Published, 1897, by Lehne & Komp. (Hannover)

Täglichsbeck—Six Sacred Songs (6 Geistliche Lieder), Op. 45: • SATB choir, a cappella. [German] 15‒26′, depending on how many verses you sing…; Texts by Albert Knapp
Previously published, 1863, by Falter & Sohn (Munich)

2013

Compositions and Arrangements:

At Midnight

• Voice and piano. 8½′

Eight O‘Clock
Moonlight
June Night
At Midnight
In The End

Short settings of five poems by Sara Teasdale.

Even Bedford Falls Has A Potter’s Field: • Electronic. 3′; A little macédoine before you jump back on that bridge?

New Editions:

Fibich—Piano trio, f minor, H. 174: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 13′; From a F. A. Urbánek (Prague) publication, ca. 1908; composed, 1872

Fibich—Quintet, H. 308 [Op. 42]: • Violin, clarinet, horn, violoncello, piano. 35′; Published 1896 by F. A. Urbánek (Prague), composed 1895

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 3, F, Op. 22: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 15′; From a Chez Jouve (Paris) publication, 1807; composed, ca. 1799

MacDowell—Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: • Piano solo. 17½′; Copyright 1898, P. L. Jung (New York); Published 1899, Arthur P. Schmidt (Boston—Leipzig—New York)

Täglichsbeck—Piano Trio, Op. 26: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 27′; From a publication, 1847, by J. Schuberth & Co. (Leipzig)

Täglichsbeck—Five Choral Anthems (Fünf Chor-Gesänge), Op. 29: • SATB choir, SATB soloists, brass ensemble (2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba) or piano. 16′; Published, 1847, by Falter & Sohn (Munich)

Täglichsbeck—Quintet, Op. 44: • Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, violoncello. 23′; From a publication by Trautwein (Berlin), 1863

2012

Compositions and Arrangements:

Arion Rides the Dolphin: • Electronic. 4′; A dolphin carried a poet from Lesbos safely back to shore.

New Editions:

Brahms—Three Sacred Choruses, Op. 37

This edition is now published by Mark Foster.

• Treble choir (SSAA), two soloists, a cappella. [Latin] 5¼′

O bone Jesu
Adoramus te, Christe
Regina coeli laetare

Previously published 1865 by J. Rieter-Biedermann (Leipzig & Winterthur)

Foster—Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming: • SATB quartet, a cappella. [English] 2½′; Published ca. 1893 by Wm. A. Pond & Co. (New York)

MacDowell—Piano Sonata no. 1 (“Tragica”), Op. 45: • Piano solo. 25′; Copyright 1893, Breitkopf & Härtel; Copyright 1922, G. Schirmer (New York)

Pleyel—Septet, B. 251: • 2 violins, viola, violoncello, contrabass, 2 horns. 21′; Published, ca. 1787, by Jean André (Offenbach am Main)

2011

Compositions and Arrangements:

Coruscating Ephemerons: • Flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet in C, trombone. 11′; A flash in the pan? (Look—something shiny!)

Elucubration—Élucubrations: • Electronic. 6′; An elaborately wrought fantasia; or mayhap, studious rantings.

Palimpsest: • Electronic. 4½′; A setting of Le Dormeur du val by Arthur Rimbaud.

New Editions:

Josquin—Absolon fili mi: • SATB choir, a cappella. 3′; A classic. A masterpiece. Probably not written by Josquin after all.
Modern performance edition based on a scholarly edition, Publikation älterer praktischer und theoretischer Music-Werke, published in 1877 by Leo Liepmannssohn (Berlin)

Lack—Le chant du ruisseau, Op. 92: • Piano solo. 2′; Published, copyright 1897, by Theo. Presser

Paderewski—Humoresques de Concert, Op. 14: • Piano solo. 17′; From a publication by Ed. Bote & G. Bock (Berlin), ca. 1887

Raff—String octet, Op. 176: • 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 violoncellos. 23′; From a F. Ries Verlag (Dresden) publication, ca. 1880; composed, 1872

2010

Compositions and Arrangements:

Quartets vignettes: • Saxophone quartet. 19′; A “reimagining” of my 2003 string quartet.

New Editions:

Cramer—Quintet in E (“Amicitia”), Op. 69: • Piano, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass. 30′; From a H. A. Probst (Leipzig) publication, ca. 1827; composed, 1824

2009

Compositions and Arrangements:

Poscimur: • SATB choir with piano. [Latin] 3½′; Choral setting of Horace’s Ode I:32.

New Editions:

Costa—Damascus [Triumphal March from Naaman]: • SSATTB choir and piano. [English] 6¾′; Special Edition for the Sacred Harmonic Society published 1865, Addison and Lucas (London)
Published as No. 38 of The Standhope Edition Copyright 1908 by White-Smith Music Publishing Co. (Boston—New York—Chicago)

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 2, E-flat, Op. 12: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 18‒20′; From a C. F. Peters (Leipzig) publication, ca. 1870; composed, ca. 1803

Hummel—Piano Trio no. 6 (Grand Trio Concertant), E, Op. 83: • Piano, violin, violoncello. 25‒30′; Published, ca. 1819, by Richault (Paris)

Palestrina—Sitivit anima mea: • SATB choir, a cappella. [Latin] 2½′; The rarely heard ’Part 2’ of the popular 16^th century masterpiece, Sicut cervus

Raff—“Grand” Piano Quintet, Op. 107: • Piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello. 35‒40′; Published, ca. 1862, by J. Schuberth & Co. (Leipzig)

2008

Compositions and Arrangements:

Cognitive Dissonance: • Electronic. 3½′; Dick Cheney was never impeached.

Collective Effervescence: • Electronic. 4′; The energy of the people creates the beliefs of the people?

Cultural Dissonance: • Electronic. 2¾′; Sometimes things just don’t seem to make sense anymore (see above).

Hawthorne—Whispering Hope: • Solo voice (or unison choir) with string quartet, oboe and piano. [English] 3¼′; A fresh look at the popular 1868 hit by Alice Hawthorne, who was actually a man named Septimus Winner

New Editions:

Barnby—Voice of the Western Wind: • SSA choir with piano. [English] 3¼′; Lyrics by Stedman
Published as No. 29 in series The Coda: Supplementary Music for Public Schools
Copyright 1887 Ginn & Co.

Bullard—The Pigtail: • SATB choir with piano. [English] 2½′; Lyrics by Thackeray
Published as No. 12 in The Laurel Octavo, first series
Copyright 1901 by C. C. Birchard & Company (Boston)

Lacome—Estudiantina: • SATB choir with piano. [English] 4½′; Some Americans of a certain age thought the lyrics were “My beer is Rheingold, the dry beer.”
Arrangement by Dr. S. Austin Pierce, published as No. 58 in the Octavo Choruses for Mixed Voices series
Copyright 1887, G. Schirmer (New York); composed 1881

Miessner—Our High School: • SSA choir with piano. [English] 4½′; Published as No. 4586 in the Octavo Choruses for Women’s Voices series
Copyright 1905, G. Schirmer (New York)

Raff—Cachoucha Caprice, Op. 79: • Piano solo. 5¼′; From an old volume with no title or copyright notice; composed 1858

Rubinstein—Etude, Op. 23, no. 2: • Piano solo. 3¾′; From an old volume with no title or copyright notice.

Thalberg—Andante, Op. 32: • Piano solo. 4½′; Published 1856, by Henry Talman & Co. (Boston)

2007

Compositions and Arrangements:

Chasing the Horizon: • Electronic. 26½′; Inspired partly by Stephen Crane‘s poem I saw a man pursuing the horizon and partly by some very particular horizon-chasing by friends, this piece could use a good choreographer. Anyone interested?

Suite Nothings: • Electronic. 10¾′; Perhaps you would like a little after-dinner suite?

New Editions:

Chaminade—The Flatterer (La Lisonjera), Op. 50: • Piano solo. 2¼′; New edition of an 1897 publication by Theo. Presser

Lange—Pure As Snow, Op. 34: • Piano solo. 3¼′; Published by C. C. Church and Company (Hartford), no date or copyright notice

MacDowell—March Wind, Op. 46, no. 10: • Piano solo. 1′; Copyright 1894, Breitkopf & Härtel; Copyright 1917, Breitkopf & Härtel (New York)

Pennington—Japanese Dance, Op. 12, no. 2: • Piano solo. 3′; From Two Pianoforte Pieces
Published as B. F. W. 3769-4; Copyright 1910, The B. F. Wood Music Co.

Popper—Gavotte: • Piano solo. 4′; Uncredited arrangement of Popper’s Gavotte No. 3, Op. 27
From an old volume with no title or copyright notice

Raff—La fileuse (The Spinner), Op. 157, no. 2: • Piano solo. 3′; From an old volume with no title or copyright notice; composed, 1871

Schütt—A la bien aimeé, Op. 59, no. 2: • Piano solo. 4′; From Papillons d’amour
Published, copyright 1900, by N. Simrock

Stcherbatcheff—Clair de lune, Op. 25: • Piano solo. 4′; Published, copyright 1900, by J. B. Millet Co. (Boston)

Stcherbatcheff—Orientale, Op. 15: • Piano solo. 4′; Published, copyright 1900, by J. B. Millet Co. (Boston)

2005

Compositions and Arrangements:

The Walrus and the Carpenter: • SATB choir, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano. [English] 9½′; A jolly (yet dramatic!) setting of Lewis Carroll‘s famous poem.

from Hamlet: • SATB choir with flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano. [English] 4′; Originally written in 1976; greatly revised in 2005 to provide an interesting counterpart to The Walrus and the Carpenter.

2003

Quartet vignettes: • String quartet. 18¾′; Subtitled “Daughters of Mnemosyne,” this is a suite with one movement for each of the Muses.

2001

Mahler—Symphony no. 1

• Arrangement for small concert band or wind ensemble. Picc, fl, ob (opt), bn (opt), cl 1/2, bs cl, a sx 1/2, t sx, b sx, hp (opt), cnt 1/2, hn 1/2, tbn 1/2, euph, tuba, timp, 2 perc.

Slow. Dragging. Like a sound of nature. 15′
Robust, animated. 7′
Solemn and measured [funeral march]. 10′
Turbulent, agitated. 18′

(Well, I guess someone had to do it.)
New edition (2013) adds several corrections, cleaned-up percussion parts, and new, optional parts for oboe, bassoon, and harp.

1993

A Rare and Curious Phenomenon: • Electronic. 10½′; Put together with Finale® and a Roland Sound Canvas, this piece eventually became orchestral.

Triode: • Clarinet, violoncello, piano. 4½′; Traditional, middle-of-the-road 20th century lyricism.

1989

Harvest Home: • TTBB choir with strings. [English] 2′; Based on Henry Purcell‘s Your Hay It Is Mow’d, this piece is well suited for Thanksgiving or harvest-time. Very traditional, rousing male glee club number.

1988

Beethoven—Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives: • Orchestration for 10-piece ensemble [Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tpt, String quartet]. 6′; Useful for festive church performances on a budget, this arrangement is to be used with the normal choir editions.
Choral scores are NOT provided.

1987

9/4 Ground: • Electronic. 4¾′; Improvisation over a bass line.

Brooklyn Rain: • Electronic. 23′; A slow rain in Brooklyn provides a lesson in English bell-ringing.

3 Hansenlieder

• Solo voice and piano. [English] 5′

Coppertone
Ice Swan
A Young Duffer‘s Duet with the Furnace Gong

Settings of three slightly surreal poems by David C. Hansen. Fairly easy.

Slow Spring Sprung: • Electronic. 2¼′; Quick little number with no particular purpose.

Study (1987): • Electronic. 3½′; A little number exploring the many possibilities of a Casio CZ-5000, if you can believe that!

1986

Raoul 1986: • Electronic. 22¾′; This was an attempt to write “New Age Music.” I was told it was too interesting…

Synthesizer Madness: • Electronic. 4½′; Some people hate synthesizers. Could this be why?

1985

Goodbye My Friend: • Solo voice (or unison choir) and piano—English. 3′; Christmas ballad, originally written for a musical for children.

1980

As the Living Father Sent Me: • SATB choir and organ. [English] 2′; Communion meditation or anthem for church use. Fairly easy.

1978

Magnum nomen Domini: • 2-part choir and organ. [Latin] 1½′; Arrangement of a 14^th century Christmas carol. Very easy.

1977

Raoul 1977: • Electronic. 6½′; Ah, the mighty Moog! ☺

1976

Drinking Music: • Electronic. 9¼′; Three cheers for that big, old Moog sequencer!

Theme for 4 Clarinets: • Quartet for clarinets. 4′; I think it would be wonderful played on four basset horns, but sometimes I’m a bit less practical than others.

1975

Music Film: • Electronic. 4′; A disturbing student score for a disturbing student film.

Raoul 1975a: • Electronic. 1¼′; Bleeps, bloops and blops quickly move from one speaker to another!

Raoul 1975b: • Electronic. 3¼′; I have always found this little piece to be suprisingly relaxing. Maybe you will too.

1974

The Way Lies Before Us: • Flute/piccolo, acoustic guitar, prepared piano. 8½′; A very quiet piece for a very live room.

1973

Thus spake Arjuna…: • Organ solo. 5–6′; Very spacious piece which makes use of the organ‘s ability to hold notes forever, its tendency to be slightly out of tune, and its affinity for large, reverberant halls.

1972

Dance for Cathy: • Flute, alto sax, trumpet in C, horn, trombone, vibraphone, piano. 4¼′; Very slow and serene without implied movement.

1970

Dichtung und Wahrheit: • Tenor voice and flute. [German] 6′; Setting of four short poems by Goethe. Rather difficult.

Ornamenta Rationalia: • Oboe and piano. 3′; Basic mid-20th century, lyrical, student serialism.

1969

Prepostronomics: • Horn, percussion, piano. 6½′; A little bit Hindemith; a little bit rock’n’roll. Revised and sanity-checked in 2002.

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