Solo and Duo Works

Amores Montuños (2008)

For Patricia and Greg Zuber. Premiered at the Malletech Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar.

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Instrumentation: flute and marimba (10:00)
First Performance: Ashbury, NJ, Trinity Church, June 15, 2010
Patricia Zuber, flute and Greg Zuber, Marimba
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Zydeco Madness (2005)

To the forgotten of Hurricane Katrina. Dedicated to Stas Venglevski

Zydeco is Creole-based music indigenous to Louisiana. The lead instrument of a Zydeco band is accordion and the music itself over the years has integrated a wide variety of popular music forms. The predominant thematic material in Zydeco Madness are rhythmic motifs. Stas Venglevski performs on a 'B' system bayan by Petosa.

Instrumentation: accordion (11:00)
First Performance: Chicago, The Green Mill, 2009
Stas Venglevski, Bayan Accordion
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Native New Yorker (2005)

Live performance version accompanying a screening of the film. Arranged for multi-wind instrumentalist Demetrius Spaneas who performed the work throughout Eastern Europe in 2008.

WINNER Best Documentary Short Tribeca Film Festival

An audio CD of the background track is included with the score

Instrumentation: multi-wind instrumentalist triples on flute, clarinet and alto saxophone (13:00)
First Performance: February 2008, Moscow, DOM Festival
Demetrius Spaneas, multi-wind instrumentalist
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Duo Montuño (2004)

Dedicated to Demetrius Spaneas and Elaine Kwon, The Sapphire Ensemble

Instrumentation: clarinet and piano (11:00)
First Performance: New York, The Knitting Factory, June, 2007
Demetrius Spaneas, clarinet and Elaine Kwon, piano
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Duo Montuño (2004)

Instrumentation: viola and piano (11:00)
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Piano Montuño (2004)

Instrumentation: piano (6:00)
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Duo Montuño (2004)

Instrumentation: alto sax and piano (11:00)
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Marimba Montuño (2002)

Dedicated to multi-percussionist Joseph Gramley, who has performed this work frequently in concert and at master classes throughout the US. Recorded on Joseph Gramley's CD Global Percussion.

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Instrumentation: marimba (9:00)
First Performance: Nardin Park United Methodist Church, Farmington Hills, MI
Joseph Gramley, marimba
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Motions of Return (1996)

Instrumentation: flute and piano (9:00)
First Performance: San Francisco, Old First Church, 1996
Commissioned by Xanaduo, Esther Landau, flute and Lee Nolan, piano.
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Uprising (1988)

David Holzman recorded Uprising at Skywalker Sound.

Instrumentation: piano (11:00)
First Performance: New York, 92nd Street Y, 1990
David Holzman
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Floating Falling (1987)

Commissioned by André Emelianoff

This work is also available at Steve Weiss Music.

Instrumentation: cello and timpani (8:00)
First Performance: New York, Merkin Concert Hall, 1987
André Emelianoff, cello and Jonathan Haas, timpani
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For Cello (1984)

Instrumentation: cello (6:00)
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Halilah (1983)

Instrumentation: viola (4:00)
First Performance: Amarillo, 1990
Amy Brandfonbrener, viola
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Nnyl (1983)

Premiered at the American Microtonal Music Festival.

Instrumentation: trombone (4:00)
First Performance: New York, 92nd Street Y, 1987
Shara Sand, Trombone
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Violin Study (1983)

Virtuosic work with extended techniques such as glissandi, harmonics, and quarter-tones.

Instrumentation: violin (5:00)
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Turbulence (1983)

Many extended flute techniques including multi-phonics. Microtonal work in quarter-tones

Instrumentation: flute (4:30)
First Performance: New York, Cooper Union, 1988
Andrew Bolotowsky, flute
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Waves (1982)

For computer-generated sound and amplified piano. Premiered on the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players series. The recording here has a composed piano part below.

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The piano score for this version is sold below. The computer-generated sound background is included on an audio CD along with performance instructions.

Instrumentation: computer-generated sound, piano (11:00)
First Performance: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1983
William Susman, pianist
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Clarinet Piece (1982)

Instrumentation: clarinet (5:00)
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Oboe Piece (1982)

Instrumentation: oboe (5:00)
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Piano Piece two (1982)

Instrumentation: piano (7:00)
First Performance: Stanford University, 1982
William Susman, piano

Piano Piece one (1982)

Instrumentation: piano (5:00)
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Piece for a Wind Instrument (1982)

This piece can be played by any wind instrument that fits its range.

Instrumentation: any wind instrument (4:00)
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