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.

      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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*Cubic Deviations  from Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel for Piano Quartet  

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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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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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*Bump and Grind   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  

*Popular Music of Planet X:
A Symphony for Concert Band   

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MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA

Birthday Symphony    for full Orchestra 

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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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*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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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 chorus, bass/bari soloist, and orchestra, or chorus, bass/bari soloist, and two pianos. (Includes chamber versions.)

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