Compositions


CHAMBER MUSIC: STRING INSTRUMENTS

String Trio, 1950 [12']
String Quartet, 1951 [17']
Suite for Violin and Cello, 1962 [9']
Dithyramb for eight Cellos, 1965 [10']
Ayre and Ground for Solo Cello, 1968 [7']
Duo for Cello and Piano, 1971 [13']
Caprice for Solo Violin, 1974 [8']
Vino for Violin and Piano, 1975 [9']
Forward, Inward, Afterward for Two guitars, 1987 [6']
Fantasia for Two Violas, 1992 [11']
Epigrams
for String Quartet, 1998 [9']

CHAMBER MUSIC: WIND INSTRUMENTS

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1949 [12']
Five Pieces for Flute and Clarinet, 1950 [7']
Quartet for Saxophones, 1953 [8']
Quartet for Horns, 1957 [9']
Prelude and Dance for Saxophone Quartet, 1960 [6']
Quintet for Brass Instruments, 1963 [10']
Woodwind Quintet, 1964 [12']
Fanfares for Three Clarinets, 1972 [8']
Variations on a Familiar Tune for Two Bassoons, 1974 [6']
Seven Canons for Solo Clarinet, 1974 [7']
Miniatures for Unaccompanied Oboe, 1974 [5']
Bedpostludes for Bassoon Alone, 1974 [9']
Saxifrage Blue for Baritone Saxophone and Piano, 1977 [10']
Trompe L'oeil for Bass Trombone and Piano, 1978 [11']
Diversions for Six Bassoons, 1979 [12']
Trombosis for Twelve Trombones, 1979 [10']
Residuum for Bass Clarinet and Piano, 1986 [13']
Duo for Soprano Saxophone and Vibraphone, 1987 [9']
Variegations for Clarinet and Piano, 1988 [10']
Folie a Deux for Trumpet and Marimba, 1989 [8']
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (12 players), 1992 [22']

CHAMBER MUSIC: WINDS AND STRINGS TOGETHER

Adagio and Allegro for Eleven Instruments, 1951 [9']
Duo for Clarinet and Cello, 1959 [11']
Concertino for Violin and Wind Octet, 1965 [16']
Twelve, 1977 for woodwind quartet, brass trio, stg. trio, pno., perc. [25']
Serenade for Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Guitar, 1982 [9']
Splay for Flute, Alto Saxophone and Guitar, 1983 [11']
Antipasto for Clarinet and Violin, 1987 [8']
Tri-Fling for Flute, Cello and Guitar, 1992 [10']
Concerto Grosso for Oboe, Harpsichord and Strings, 1993 [18']
Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano, 1996 [15']
Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and String Quintet, 1996 [18']
Interventions for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, 1997 [7']
Suite for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, 1997 [16']

MUSIC FOR SOLO PIANO

Piano Sonata # 1, 1955 [12']
Piano Sonata # 2, 1964 [13']
Five Preludes, 1973 [10']
Lude, 1974 after Chopin Preludes [6']
Albumen for the Young, 1974; a dozen easy piano pieces [12']
Piano Variations, 1997 [9']
8tudes, 1998; eight studies [8']

ORGAN MUSIC

Toccatina, 1973

VOCAL MUSIC

Three Madrigals, 1951; poems form "Chamber Music" by James Joyce [5']
Five Children's songs, 1954; contralto with piano accompaniment [10']
Anthem of Wisdom, 1958; SATB with piano four hands [6']
Three German Folk Songs, 1959; TB with piano [4']
John Burns of Gettysburg, 1976; ballad for chorus, narrator and piano [12']
Home From the Sea,
1976; four choral pieces, SATB with piano [10']
Songs of William Blake, 1982; 10 poems from "Songs of Innocence", SATB [25']
Love Song Cycle, 1995 (SATB, piano) [25'] Version for small orchestra below
Cantata Jovialis, 1997 [26'] SATB Solo Voices, String Quartet, Harpsichord

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

Overture for Symphony Orchestra, 1952 (3333,4331, stgs., pno., hp., perc.) [10']
Anthem of Wisdom, 1958 (SATB, 2222,4331, strings, hp., perc.) Proverbs [6']
Symphony In One Movement, 1956-61 (3333,4331, stg., pno., hp., perc.) [15']
Hexameron, 1963 (score reconstructed from piano version by Liszt) [22']
Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1968 (SATB, solo Ten., Narrator, 3333,4331, stgs.) [25']
Sinfonia for String Orchestra, 1967-72 (with piano and harp) [12']
Concerto for Oboe, Horn, Percussion and String Orchestra, 1972 [18']
Fantasia for Cello and String Orchestra, 1976 [17']
Concerto for Woodwind Quartet and String Orchestra, 1982 [12']
Concerto for Piano and Symphony Orch., 1990 (3333,4331, stgs., hp., perc.) [30']
Concerto Grosso for Oboe, Harpsichord and String Orchestra, 1993 [18']
Love Song Cycle, 1995 (SATB, ob, 2 hns, bsn., stgs., pno., hp., perc.) [25']

SYMPHONIC WINDS

March of the Olympians, 1959 [5']
Concerto Grosso Trumpet, Horn, Trombone and Wind Ensemble, 1961 [10']
Elevations for Wind Orchestra, 1964 [12']
Propagula for Wind Orchestra, 1970 [17']
Concerto for Flute and Wind Orchestra, 1980 [20']
Partita for Wind Orchestra, 1980 [6']
Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble, 1985 [12']
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (12 players), 1992 [22']

FILM SCORE

The Story Tellers of the Canterbury Tales, 1952 (USC Educational Film)