Scored for flute, clarinet, piano and strings.
When the people saw that the moon was beginning to cover the sun, they became deeply distressed and anxious. To drive out the evil spirit that was covering the sun, they thought that music might
These three suites by women composers are great advanced teaching material or concert repertoire for piano or harpsichord. Typically with fast-slow-fast movements, with the middle movement being in the
I. Morning Fantasy
II. Reeling Chester
Emanations of the Sacred Harp is a two-movement work for tuba and piano.
The first movement, Morning
Fanfare for Grand Center for Brass Quintet by Barbara Harbach is an exuberant celebration for brass with triumphant rising themes and exciting rhythms that provide an exhilarating nobility and
Fantasy and Gigue for flute, clarinet, and cello has two theme areas that alternate, whirl and twirl, and are coupled with unusual meters that produce a shimmering ensemble that is
This dramatic fantasy opens with an unmeasured prelude section followed by a toccata area of mixed meter utilizing the full range of the Keyboard. These two sections combine and intertwine before
Fantasy and Fugue on "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by Barbara Harbach. A woodwind quintet setting of one of America’s most popular spirituals. The dramatic fantasy section includes a
Written for the 75th Anniversary of the National Association of Negro Musicians, this work was premiered by Dr. Herman Taylor at that celebration. The fantasy opens with a bold call-response passage before
This dramatic Fantasy and Fugue also has a section that includes a lyrical rendition of the melody; this is followed by alternating sections of repose and a lively fugue based on this beloved tune.
Fantasy and Fugue on a Hungarian Melody is based on the Hungarian folk melody Erre Gyre and features toccata figurations, canon, inversion, retrograde and fugue.
As an organist, I am always looking for festive pieces for a special celebration or for an exciting postlude.
Festive Toccata is an exuberant setting with dueling manuals over a
Eubanks, Rachel. Ed. Helen Walker-Hill Published by Vivace, Pullman, WA. Copyright 1996. Eubanks was a student of Nadia Boulanger. This work combaines intellectual rigor with intense expressivity. Series:
Sulpitia Lodovica Cesis came from Modena, the daughter of nobility. She entered the convent of San Geminiano in 1593. The convent was known for its excellent music. Cesis played the lute
Forces at Play is a modern ballet, a celebration of life, an affirmation of the human spirit, and a landscaped journey through movement. Multiple forces are playing, dancing, making music,
Rococo Promenade is based on the Baroque French overture style with a gallop-ing fugal middle section before a return to the jaggedly dotted style of the beginning.
Afternoon
Rococo Promenade is based on the Baroque French overture style with a galloping fugal middle section before a return to the jaggedly dotted style of the beginning.
Benaut, Joseph. Ed. Barbara Harbach. Published by Vivace Press, Pullman, WA. Copyright 1996. Performing urtext edition in which few ornaments, phrasing, articulation, or dynamics have been added to the