MUSIC

"The golden mean of truth in all things is no longer either known or appreciated. In order to win applause one must write stuff which is so inane that a coachman could sing it, or so unintelligible that it pleases precisely because no sensible man can understand it."

--W. A. Mozart, from a letter to his father, 28 December 1782
"Only art and science can raise men to the Godhead." ---Beethoven

     Composed by humble self. As performances are recorded they replace the preliminary electronic renditions. You can download MP3 audio files. I list scores and parts in PDF format. When possible I now include videos, which you can also see on

my YouTube channel.

Each composition has its own page with a link from here. Pieces are listed in alphabetical order in each category. Works for large ensembles have chamber versions. Please let me know if something doesn't function correctly so that I can repair it. Extended pieces and major works for large forces have links in larger type.

     In case you'd like to see where and how I have used other composers' material, or been inspired by exotic lands and styles, I have compiled a list of sources and the compositions in which they are used. Amusing reading for those keeping score.

    All the recordings are offered in both MP3 and wav file (CD quality) formats.

      In 2022 I have started a project changing the format of previous legal-size scores and parts to letter-size, which are easier to either print or use with electronic music readers. Orchestral scores and some others are going to have to stay in legal-size format to avoid notes being too small.

MUSIC FOR STRINGS

10 Sonatas for Solo Violin or Viola 

and 10 Sonatas for 6 String Violin  

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Ananda Dances

 for String Quartet or Violin and Piano

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Ananda Duet for Violin and Violoncello 

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Ananda Sonata for Violin and Piano 

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Ananda Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello

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Art of the Violin  for four violins  
(see Art of the Recorder)

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J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 and Partita No.2 

arranged for 6 String Violin   

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Clarinet Sextet for Clarinet in A, 

  Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos

*Concert for Clarinet and Strings

  for Clarinet in A and String Orchestra

  (arranged from Clarinet Sextet)

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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

for Piano and String Quartet  (see orchestral version)

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*Elegy for Izabela  for String Orchestra  
in memory of Izabela Spiewak

Score, PDF        Parts

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Faith No Fear  for Cello Quartet  

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Gayatri Sonata for Cello or *Viola and Piano

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Govinda Sonata for Violin and Piano  

(see also for flute and piano)

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Nocturne and Minuet 

  for String Orchestra or *String Quartet

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*Popular Music of Planet X     [NEW]

  for Piano Quintet (see orchestral version as Symphony No. 1)

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The Three Kinds of Music
 for Violin, Cello, and Piano

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Three Pieces for Violin and Piano
 (see orchestral versions in Music for Orchestra)

Waltz For Our Time     

Diatonic Phrygian Tetrachord 

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Violations 

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MUSIC FOR WINDS AND BRASS

*Art of the Recorder    for SATB Recorders
  also Art of the *Flute/*Bassoon/*Cello/ Violin 

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*Burlesque   for Concert Band 
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The Elements of Wind and Wood
   for Woodwind Quintet

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*Faster, Higher, Louder  for Concert Band
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*Farewell Overture  for Concert Band

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*For Those Who Fell: A War Memorial for Concert Band
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*Govinda Sonata for Flute and Piano 

  (see also for violin and piano)  

*A Little Poem   for Concert Band  

Miniatures  

for Piano and Woodwind Quintet   

*Polytonalmodalyodel   for Concert Band  

MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA

Cello Concerto   for Cello and Orchestra 

 (with chamber version for cello and two pianos,

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Chamber Concerto    

for *1) Piano and Small Orchestra  

  *2) Piano , String Orchestra and Timpani  

    3) Piano and String Quartet   

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*Cubic Deviations  [NEW]from Brahms'

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

for  Full Orchestra  (see version for Piano Quintet)

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*Curious Interlude  for Orchestra

Diatonic Phrygian Tetrachord    

     for Violin and Orchestra

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E Pluribus Unum for Two Horns and Strings
   

*Mozart's Twelve-Tone Row    
for Orchestra   

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 (see chamber version under Music for Strings)

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Variations on the Grosse Fuge

  for *String Quartet and Orchestra

or Piano and String Quartet

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Ananda Concerto

(Violin Concerto No. 1)

  for Violin and Orchestra

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Violin Concerto No. 2   

  for Violin and Orchestra

(with chamber version for violin and two pianos,

and also arranged for violin and piano.)

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*Waltz For Our Time   for Orchestra 

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MUSIC FOR VOICE

Ananda Songs   for Soprano, Violin, and Piano

I Dream of Buddha With The Light Golden Aura
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Mantra Cantata for *SATB Chorus and Orchestra

  (also for *Chorus and Piano Quintet
  and Chorus, String Orchestra, and Piano) 

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Robinsongs   
  for Mezzo-Soprano, Oboe, and Piano

   or Mezzo-Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, and Piano  

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*Strange Songs

for baritone, SATBariB chorus, and orchestra. (Chamber version is for baritone, SATB chorus, and piano quintet.)

I. I'm a Physicist and That's Just Fine 

*II.  Little Miss Nonfat    

*III.  Math Class: or, Does the Zero

*IV.  What I Hear After Submitting A Score

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MUSIC FOR MIXED CHAMBER

                ENSEMBLES

Aditya Hridayam for Oboe, Violin and Piano   

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Grand Serenade for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano

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Quartet for a New Beginning

for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano    

  or *Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano 

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MUSIC FOR KEYBOARDS

A Major Piano Sonata*

*not really in A major

---Composed 2008; Withdrawn July 27, 2022---

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Goldbug Variations for *Harpsichord or Piano