Music

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. You can download MP3 or WAV audio files on each work's web page. I list scores and parts in PDF format. When possible, I include videos, which you can also see on
my YouTube channel.
         Each composition has its own page with a link from here. Under the web page link are links to MP3 recordings and YouTube videos when available; these are also on the web pages, which include higher-fidelity WAV files. 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. Send me an e-mail

     The web pages for each composition list scores and parts in PDF format. In order to correct errors, change formats, or otherwise modify the music, you can access the Finale files here.   As Finale is going out of business effective August 2025, I will have to figure out some way to adapt.
    Each listing below has a date for the completion of the composition. Many works were revised or arranged for other forces in later years, leading to a range of dates. More details are on each web page and on the title page for each piece.

     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. Use the MP3 in case of limitations in downloading. The WAV files can be used for broadcasts.

All the music scores are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Any commercial use will require royalty payments. The recordings and videos belong to the performers: they have given me permission to use the recordings for broadcast and on this website. Any revenue that should result from these recordings will be divided among the performers and sound engineers responsible

Music marked by an asterisk (*) has not yet been performed.

MUSIC FOR STRINGS

10 Sonatas for Solo Violin or Viola
(1977--2017)
and 10 Sonatas for 6 String Violin
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Ananda Dances (2009)
for String Quartet or Violin and Piano
Quartet video Quartet recording
Violin & piano recording
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Ananda Duet for Violin and Violoncello
(2009) recording       video
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Ananda Sonata for Violin and Piano
(2007)          recording       video
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Ananda Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
(2010)   recording       video
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Art of the Violin for four violins
(see Art of the Recorder)
(2013)     recording         video
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*J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 and Partita No.2
(2002) arranged for 6 String Violin

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Clarinet Sextet for Clarinet in A,

Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos

(2010) recording video

*Concert for Clarinet and Strings

for Clarinet in A and String Orchestra

(arranged from Clarinet Sextet)

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Cubic Deviations [NEW] (2023)
from Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a
Theme by Handel for Piano and String Quartet
(see orchestral version)
recording    video
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*Elegy for Izabela for String Orchestra
(2013) in memory of Izabela Spiewak
Score, PDF        Parts
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Faith No Fear for Cello Quartet
(2013)          recording      video
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Gayatri Sonata for Cello or *Viola and Piano
(2005)          recording      video
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Govinda Sonata for Violin and Piano
(see also for flute and piano)
(2006)            recording
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Nocturne and Minuet
for String Orchestra or *String Quartet
(2003)                   recording
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*Popular Music of Planet X [NEW]
(2023)      for Piano Quintet
(see orchestral version as Symphony No. 1)

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The Three Kinds of Music
for Violin, Cello, and Piano
(2010)      recording     video
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Three Pieces for Violin and Piano (2014)
(see orchestral versions in Music for Orchestra)

Waltz For Our Time recording    video
Diatonic Phrygian Tetrachord
      recording      video
Mozart's Twelve-Tone Row
      recording     video

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Violations

for *String Quintet or String Orchestra
(2012) recording

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MUSIC FOR WINDS AND BRASS

*Art of the Recorder    for SATB Recorders
also Art of the *Flute/*Bassoon/*Cello/ Violin
(1975-2013)      synth recorder recording
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*Burlesque (1990-2015) for Concert Band
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The Elements of Wind and Wood
for Woodwind Quintet
(1990-2004)    recording
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*Faster, Higher, Louder (2009-2015)
     for Concert Band
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*Farewell Overture (2016)
    for Concert Band
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*For Those Who Fell:
A War Memorial for Concert Band
(1990-2015)
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*Govinda Sonata for Flute and Piano

(2006) (see also for violin and piano)
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*A Little Poem (2004-2015)
   for Concert Band
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Miniatures
      for Piano and Woodwind Quintet
(2016)       recording    video
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*Polytonalmodalyodel (1990-2015)
   for Concert Band
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Tilting at Windmills
for Orchestra minus Strings, or *Concert Band
(2015)        recording

MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA

Cello Concerto  for Cello and Orchestra (2016)
(with chamber version for cello and two pianos,
and also arranged for *cello and piano.)
Orchestral   recording     video
Chamber    recording
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Chamber Concerto     (2003)

for *1) Piano and Small Orchestra
*2) Piano , String Orchestra and Timpani
3) Piano and String Quartet
Piano Quintet recording      video
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*Cubic Deviations [NEW] (2023)
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 (2010)
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Diatonic Phrygian Tetrachord
for Violin and Orchestra
(2014)     recording    video
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E Pluribus Unum for Two Horns and Strings
(2012)    recording      video
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*Mozart's Twelve-Tone Row (2014)
for Orchestra
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*Symphony No. 1:
Popular Music of Planet X
for Orchestra    [NEW] (2024)
(see chamber version under Music for Strings)

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*Symphony No. 2: From God's Back 40
[NEW] (2023) for Orchestra
(based on FGB40 for clarinet, viola, and piano)    ______________________________
*Symphony No. 3: Protest Poems
for Narrator and Orchestra    [NEW] (2024)
(see chamber version under Music for Mixed
Chamber Ensembles
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Variations on the Grosse Fuge
(1987-2007) for *String Quartet and Orchestra
or Piano and String Quartet
Piano & String Quartet recording
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Ananda Concerto
(Violin Concerto No. 1)   (2007-2013)
for Violin and Orchestra
recording
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Violin Concerto No. 2    (2018)
for Violin and Orchestra
(with chamber version for violin and two pianos,
and also arranged for violn and piano.)
Violin and 2 Pianos: recording     video
Violin and Orchestra: recording     video
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*Waltz For Our Time for Orchestra (2014)

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MUSIC FOR VOICE

Ananda Songs   for Soprano, Violin, and Piano
(2007)          recording
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I Dream of Buddha With The Light Golden Aura       for Baritone and Piano
(2003)       recording video              ______________________________

Mantra Cantata     (2009)
for *SATB Chorus and Orchestra
(also for *Chorus and Piano Quintet
and Chorus, String Orchestra, and Piano)

Chorus, St. Orch. & Piano: recording
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Robinsongs    (2012)
for Mezzo-Soprano, Oboe, and Piano
recording       video
   or Mezzo-Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
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*Strange Songs   (1979-2010)
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
Have Buddha-Nature™?
*IV. What I Hear After Submitting A Score

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MUSIC FOR MIXED
CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Aditya Hridayam for Oboe, Violin and Piano

(2006) recording video

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From God's Back 40   (2017)
for Viola, Clarinet, and Piano
(see orchestral version, Symphony No. 2)
recording       video
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Grand Serenade      (2008-2019)
for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano
recording      video
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*Protest Poems    [NEW] (2024)
for Narrator, Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano
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Quartet for a New Beginning    (2006)

for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano
or *Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
recording     video

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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   (2011)

for *Harpsichord or Piano
Piano edition recording