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Dance for Cathy Flute, alto sax, trumpet in C, horn, trombone, vibraphone, piano
  • Very slow and serene with little implied movement. 4¼′
Dichtung und Wahrheit Tenor voice and flute—German
  • Setting of four short poems by Goethe. Difficult. 6¼′
“Hallelujah” from Beethoven’s Christ on the Mount of Olives Orchestration for 10-piece ensemble [Fl, Cl, Ob, Bsn, Hn, Tpt, String quartet]
  • Useful for festive church performances on a budget, this arrangement is to be used with the normal chorus editions: no choral scores are provided. 6′
Harvest Home Men’s Chorus (TTBB) and strings—English
Tenor solo
  • 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. 2½′
Ornamenta Rationalia Duet for oboe and piano
  • Basic mid-20th century lyrical serialism, originally titled Apple Pie, Motherhood, and the American Flagfor reasons long forgotten. 3′
Quartet vignettes String quartet
  • Subtitled “Daughters of Mnemosyne,” this is a suite with one movement for each of the Muses. 19′
Symphony no. 1 by Gustav Mahler Arrangement for small concert band
  • (Well, I guess someone had to do it.) Available as a complete set or as separate movements. As difficult as the original: should be playable by a very good, but underpopulated, college band. Four movements: 15½′, 7′, 10′, & 18′
The Walrus and the Carpenter Mixed Chorus (SATB) with woodwind quintet and piano—English
  • A jolly yet dramatic setting of Lewis Carroll’s famous poem. 9½′
The Way Lies Before Us Trio for flute/piccolo, acoustic guitar, and prepared piano
  • A very quiet piece for a very live room. 8½′
Theme for 4 Clarinets Quartet for clarinets
  • Quite lovely. I personally think it would sound great on four alto clarinets, but sometimes I’m a bit less than practical… 4′
Thus spake Arjuna… Solo organ
  • Very spacious piece which makes use of the organ’s ability to hold notes forever and its affinity for large, reverberant rooms. 5–6′
Triode Trio for B-flat clarinet, violoncello, and piano
  • Traditional, middle-of-the-road 20th century lyricism. 4½′
Whole Consort Tuba and 10 horns, arranged in four separated groups
  • Very 1970s; very college. Try to hire ten hornists in the real world! (I wish I had called it Fugue for Ten Horns.) 4¾′ [Score in preparation]

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