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Title |
Duration | Instrumentation and notes |
Movements and MP3 files |
The Moon in the Labyrinth |
26'30" |
harp and string quartet |
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The Lyre of Orpheus |
15' |
harp and string quartet Note 1: The Lyre of Orpheus is meant to be an intermediate level piece for harp. |
1. Eurydice, Bride of Orpheus 2. Persephone, Queen of Darkness 3. The Wild Women of Ciconia 4. Elegy in Praise of Orpheus |
Ceremonial Dances inspired by Pablo Neruda's Ceremonial Songs |
40' |
piano and string quartet |
1. Spain was dry, thirsty...tense as a drum 2. Between whispers and silence 3. In blue fire, in amber ashes 4. Between death and existence 5. The pact was chosen 6. The silken soldier should dance, dying 7. The feminine one is smooth, like a tender almond 8. Netted in the shadow 9. The towers of Spainare red blazes |
Elemental Dances inspired by Pablo Neruda's Elemental Odes |
27'54" |
guitar and string quartet |
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Tango Dreams |
24' |
accordion and string trio |
MP3 with Joseph Petric and the Adaskin Trio |
String Quartet "Of Asphodel, That Greeny Flower" after the poem by William Carlos Williams |
36'21" |
string quartet |
1. Of Love, abiding love 2. Of Shadows 3. Of Approaching Death 4. Of Asphodek, that greeny flower 5. Of love, which is a sea |
Nocturnal Variations on a prelude by Chopin |
27'56" |
woodwind quintet Note: Nocturnal Variations is based on Chopin's Prelude in E Minor. This is, technically, a very easy Prelude. It is possible that one of the members of the quintet can play the Prelude on the piano before the performace of the quintet piece. |
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Questions/Preguntas |
23'52" |
flute, viola, double bass Note: It is possible to read the poems in either English or Spanish |
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Garbage Delight on poems by Dennis Lee |
23'21" |
saxophone quintet Note: It is possible to do Garbage Delight as Music Theater. In this case there is "traveling music" which can be played while events are happening inbetween numbers. |
1. Prelude 2. The Aminals 3. Suzy Grew a Moustache 4. The Big Blue Frog 5.. The Coming of Teddy Bears 6. I Eat Kids 7. I Have My Father's Eyes 8. The Secret Song 9. Garbage Delight 10. Finale |
Serenade |
12' |
oboe, cello, piano |
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Three Episodes from Wild Flowers |
Piano and Sting Trio (vln.,vla., vcl.) |
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Macchu Picchu inspired by Pablo Neruda's The Heights of Macchu Picchu |
33'52" |
flute (+picc, alto fl), clarinet (A, Bb, Eb), violin (+viola), piano |
1. Jasmine 2. Quartz and Insomnia 3. Irresistible Death 4. Macchu Picchu 5. Customs and Tattered Syllables 6. Wilkamayu of the Sounding Looms 7. Time within Time |
Mystery Madrigals inspired by various poems of Pablo Neruda |
21'07" |
flute (piccolo)/clarinet (A, Bb, Eb)/ violin/cello/1 perc. |
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Quintet for Brass Complexity and Contradiction inspired by the book by Robert Venturi Complexity and Contradiction in Modern Architecture |
17'37" |
Brass Quintet 2 tpts/horn/trombone/tuba |
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Fabfare - Joy |
2'30" |
Brass Quintet 2 tpts/hn/tbn/tuba |
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Brother Jack |
6' |
violin, English horn, harpsichord Note: Variations on Frèr Jacques, the French folk song |
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Little Suite for 3 Horns
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12'35" |
3 horns in F |
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Variations |
5' |
oboe and string trio (vln., vla., vcl.) |
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Suite |
12' |
Brass trio (tpt., hn., tbn) |
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Five Pieces |
15' |
Flute, harp, and cello |
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Coming Apart |
10" |
woodwind quintet |
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Divertimento 1 |
12' |
2 clarinets and bassoon |
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Divertimento 2 |
12" |
2 clarinets and bassoon |