ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Angelus Novus (1991)
9' *
3/3 (eng. hn.)2/b. cl./3; 4/3/3/0; timp., perc.; str.
Falling (1994)
20'
Solo mezzo-soprano; 2 (a. fl.)/2 (eng. hn.)/2 (b. cl.)/2; 2/2/2/0; perc., pno., hp.; str.
Grace (2000) 18'
Solo Mar. (2); 0/2/2/2; 2/0/0/0; str.
On an Overgrown Path, Leos Janacek (arr. 1996)
25'
1 (a. fl.)/1/1/1; 2/1/0/0; str.
One (1986)
10'
2 (a. fl.)/2 (eng. hn.)/2 (b. cl.)/2; 2/2 (flg. hn.)/2/0; vib.; str.
Pontoosuc (1989)
15'
picc./2/2/eng. hn./2/b. cl./2/cbn.; 4/3/3/1; timp., perc., pno.; str.
Sinfonia (1992)
15' *
3 (picc.)/3 (eng. hn.)/3 (b. cl.)/3; 4/3/3/0; timp., perc.; str.
STRING ORCHESTRA
Little Suite (1987)
20'
for Amateur String Orchestra
Wir Weben, Wir Weben (1978)
22'
(12-3-3-3)
see also Small Chamber Ensembles
LARGE CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
Ants (1976)
15'
Solo soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone voices; actors/mimes (5); fl., ob., cl., bn.; hn.; perc., hp.; vln.
Bread and Salt (1984)
7'
fl. (2), ob. (2), cl. (2), bn. (2), a. sax. (2); hn. (2); vlc., cb.
B. 's Garlands (1973)
10'
vlc. (8)
Fanfare (2001)
5'
brass ensemble (4 trmpts, 4 hrns, 4 trombns)
Fantasia on a Theme of Willie Dixon (2001)
10'
bass clarinet in b-flat,electric guitar,drum set,vibraphone,violin, piano,electric organ
Introit (1969)
7'
Fl. (2), ob. (2), cl. (2), bn. (2); hn. (4), trp. (2), trb. (2)
Musica (1972)
7'30" - 22'30"
fl., cl., bn.; hn., trp., trb.; vln., vla., vlc.
Der Signál (1982)
15'
Solo soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone voice; narrator (or tape); fl., cl., a. sax.; cor., trb.; vla., vlc., cb.
SMALL CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
* * * (1997)
11' *
cl.; vla.; pno.
BE JUST! (1995)
4' *
cl.; vlc., cb.; gtr., pno., perc.
Bird as Prophet (1999)
15'
vln.; pno.
The Bucket Rider (1995)
11' *
b. cl.; vlc., cb.; gtr., pno., perc.
Conspiracies (1979)
14'
Solo flute; fl. (4)
See also Solo Instrumental
Falling (1994)
20'
Solo mezzo-soprano voice; pno.
Follow Your Leader (1994)
3' *
b. cl. (cl.), bn., bar. sax.; vln.; pno., synth.
or
b. cl. (cl.), bn.; vln., vla., vlc.; perc., pno.
High Art (1983)
8'
Solo piccolo; toy pno. (opt.)
Just Time (1985)
15'
Woodwind quintet
La Gaya Scienza (1998)
3'
Brass quintet; timp.
Pigs & Fishes (1993)
5' *
b. cl. (cl.), bn., bar. sax.; vln.; pno., synth.
or
b. cl. (cl.), bn.; vln., vla., vlc.; perc., pno.
Pine Eyes (1998)
20'
Narrator; cl. (b. cl.); pno., perc. (2)
Songs of the Mouse People (1999)
11'
vlc.; vib.
String Quartet No. 1 (1968)
16'
String Quartet No. 2 ("Bucephalus") (1984)
20'
String Quartet No. 3 (1992)
20'
Tent of Miracles (1984)
12'
Solo baritone saxophone; b. sax. (3)
or
Solo bass clarinet; b. cl. (3)
or
Solo bassoon; bn. (3)
see also Solo Instrumental
Trio
vln., vlc; pno.
Tucket (1991)
3' *
b. cl., bn., bar. sax.; vln.; synth.
or
b. cl., bn.; vln., vla., vlc.
or
Brass quintet
Wir Weben, Wir Weben (1978)
22'
vln. (3), vla., vlc., cb.
My Twentieth Century (2002)
flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello
SOLO INSTRUMENTAL
Bag O' Tells (1984)
12'
Solo mandolin
Conspiracies (1979)
14'
Solo flute; tape
The Dream of the Lost Traveller (1997)
13' *
Solo piano
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (2001)
30'
For piano solo
DVD available for use in performance. Contact the composer directly by visiting www.commonmuse.com.
Four Short Piano Pieces (1964-1968)
8'
Solo piano
High Art (1983)
8'
Solo piccolo; toy pno. (opt.)
Lady Neil's Dumpe (1987)
12'
DX7 digital synthesizer; TX816 driven by Mac computer
On an Overgrown Path, Leos Janacek (arr. 1996)
25'
Solo guitar
Tent of Miracles (1984)
12'
Solo baritone saxophone; tape
or
Solo bass clarinet; tape
or
Solo bassoon; tape
Theme and Variations (1964)
5'
Solo oboe
CHORAL WORKS
New Haven (1933)
2'*
SATB chorus, a cappella
(text: Psalm 82)
Three Choral Songs (1986)
10'
SATB chorus, a cappella
Where Is the Way (1970)
5'
SATB chorus, a cappella
Woodstock (1933)
3' *
SATB chorus, a cappella
(text: Psalm 131)
(* Pieces belonging to the Opera della Musica Povera series)
OPERE DELLA MUSICA POVERA (Works of a Poor Music) - The Opere della Musica Povera pieces were written
between 1990 and 1999. Despite the range of instrumentation, all the compositions have similar formal plans and structural strategies. Each "Opera" is in a different "key" and has a title that evokes a sense of poverty: poverty of means, of spirit, of wit.