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Gershwin's "Preludes for Piano" of 1926 is probably his
  best-known work for solo piano. Of the 3 preludes in this set, the second one
  is the most popular and most often heard. This arrangement for mixed wind
  quartet (oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon) is transposed up a semitone from
  the original C# minor/F# major to the more student-friendly D minor/G major.
  It gives young wind players an opportunity to enjoy learning some classic
  Gershwin. Grade 3 - Duration 3:00

Gershwin's Prelude

Woodwind Quartet

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Suite in five movements evocative of a day in the country, complete with a storm. But there the nod to Beethoven ends. The movements are titled:  1. Golden Morning �2. Deer at Play �3. Forest Shadows �4. Afternoon Downpour �5. Evening Reflections Duration: 8'30"

Suite Pastorale

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This composition is part of a set of 8 short compositions based on themes and motifs drawn from Korean folk songs, "Korean Dances for Orchestra". The 8 dances are also available all together as a complete set.

Korean Dance No. 1

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From the song cycle "In the Shadow of a Mountain – Scenes from the Rockies" for SATB and piano, 14 short songs set to poetry on Rocky Mountain themes. Also available in full cycle edition.

Snowy Spring

SATB Octavo

Fire Dance has 3 sections, following an A-B-A or simple ternary form: 
1. Furious   2. Contemplative   3. Tempo I

The title of this composition might encourage the listener to conjure up visions of a primitive tribal fire ritual, or possibly an entertaining dance performance with fiery hoops and batons. Both are valid reactions and neither of these interpretations would expect a specific program in the music.  But an environmental theme can be discerned in the composition by interpreting the opening section as depicting a "furious" wildfire, while the quiet middle section "contemplates" the scene of devastation left behind in the fire's wake with idyllic memories of what it was like before the fire. The final section would recall the fire's fury and serve as a warning for the future if something isn't done to combat wildfire-causing climate change.

Grade 6 - Duration 5:00

Fire Dance

Concert Band Score & Parts

My 1985 musical, The Treasure of Cathay, based on the 1921 novella Messer Marco Polo by Donn Byrne (Public Domain in USA), is a fictional story about Marco Polo and his romance with the daughter of Kublai Khan.  This is one of four songs from that show that I have now made available on Dacker Music.

He Called My Name

High Vocal Score

A barcarolle was originally a traditional Venetian gondolier song, usually in gentle 6/8 meter (think "Santa Lucia"). The name has also long been used in classical music for other compositions in that style. Of a great many barcarolles in the literature, the best-known is probably the duet "Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour " from Jacques Offenbach's final opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman." This is a reasonably faithful arrangement for intermediate string orchestra of that famous melody.  Level M - Duration 2:00

Offenbach's Barcarolle

String Orchestra Score & Parts

"Humoreske" for Tenor and Bass Trombones is a fun--but challenging--little duet for advanced intermediate trombone players. The name reflects some tongue-in-cheek moments in the score. Grade 4+ - Duration 3:15

Humoreske for Tenor and Bass Trombones

Trombone Duet

This 16-minute monodrama for soprano and orchestra was inspired by Samuel Barber's 1962 dramatic monologue Andromache's Farewell, and like that work, it sets a scene from the great classical Greek dramatist Euripides. Barber's libretto is drawn from his tragedy The Trojan Women, and mine uses parts of a long monologue from another great Euripides tragedy, Medea. Although the protagonists and circumstances in the two scenes are very different, both compositions similarly share the very dark and tragic theme of mothers saying goodbye to their about-to-be murdered young sons.

The Torment of Medea

Soprano Full Score

O Waly Waly is a traditional English tune that is best-known today as The Gift of Love, a popular hymn. This brass octet is scored for 4 Bb trumpets, F horn, 2 trombones, and tuba. Grade: 3   -   Duration: 2:40

O Waly Waly

Brass Octet

A Little Far East Folk Song Suite is an easy arrangement for young alto and baritone saxophone students consisting of three popular folk songs from the Far East:  
Sakura  Japan  -  Arirang  Korea  -  Alishan  China       Grade 2+  Duration 5:00

A Little Far East Folk Song Suite

Saxophone Duet

This solo for horn and piano is the first in a series of arrangements of familiar hymn tunes for F horn and other instruments called Hymn Tunes for Horn. Useful for church or recital. Grade 3. Duration:   2:25

Beach Spring

Horn in F Solo with Piano

Each lasting approximately three minutes, these chorale preludes are useful as recital repertoire, as well as preludes, offertories, and postludes for church services. Each piece includes a brief history of the source tune, along with a list of the most familiar hymns that use it. Authorization is given to substitute an appropriate hymn title for the tune name on programs and church bulletins. Since most organs are just as unique as their players, registration and manual choices are mostly left up to the performer. Each chorale prelude in the collection is also available individually

Six Chorale Preludes on Favorite Hymn Tunes

Organ Collection

This popular carol is set to the hymn tune Irby, penned in 1849 by English organist Henry J. Gauntlett (1805-1876). Since the beginning of the tune resembles another even more popular carol, I have included a couple of nods to it in this setting for brass sextet (standard quintet plus a second trombone). Grade 4 - Duration 2:35

Once in Royal David's City

Brass Sextet

Transcription for viola and piano of a lyrical piece for violin and piano
  written as a wedding gift for a colleague when I was teaching in China. Grade
  4 - Duration 4:00

Spring Soliloquy

Viola Solo

A rare opportunity for grade 2 bands to explore the use of mild dissonance in a piece at their level, the first section begins mysteriously and gradually builds to a big climax. The second section is a very active fugue in the key of C minor, fairly strict in its form and contrapuntal working out of the thematic material, and giving all the players plenty to keep them busy and interested.

Incantation and Fugue

Six short pieces for solo piano with no barlines. Grade - 4+  Duration: 5'45".

Unmeasured Preludes

A fun--but challenging--little duet for advanced-intermediate trumpet and
  trombone players. The title reflects some tongue-in-cheek moments in the
  music. Outstanding recital or even contest repertoire! Guaranteed to make a
  big hit wherever you perform it.
    
    
    
    The trombone part may be played by euphonium, bassoon, or cello. Also
  playable from this score by Bb clarinet and bassoon or cello
    
    
    
    Separate parts are included to do away with awkward page turns.
    
    
    
    aGrade 4+    Duration 3:15

Humoreske

Brass Duet

Scored for 2 Bb trumpets and 2 trombones, this sequel to the First Suite for Brass Quartet is a full grade easier and about a minute shorter, but still involves some intricate rhythmic interplay and very ambiguous tonal centers. At grade 4+, this work is within the abilities of reasonably advanced high school musicians, but would be a stretch for most middle schoolers. Duration 5:50

Second Suite for Brass Quartet

Brass Quartet

Commissioned by a Texas high school band to show off its percussion section at a TMEA All-State Conference, this grade 4+ piece requires fairly complete instrumentation, as well as six versatile percussionists moving around a variety of instruments. Using chord clusters and mild aleatoric effects, it develops two short motifs, starting quietly and building to a frenzied conclusion. � �Duration 4:00

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