Virtuosic piano work with Ravelian harmonies, opening theme alludes to the Khachaturian piano toccata. Middle section of contrast depicts sunlight in open fields. Final section recapitulates opening with dynamic conclusion. 6 min. Piano. Virtuosic. 14 pgs. Urtext manuscript.
Score: $15.
"Jazz Suite for String Quartet" (1977).
Classical suite for string quartet with jazz idioms, harmonies, and rhythms. First movement draws from folk song and Viennese waltz. Second movement based on blues. Third movement a French homage to Faure. Fourth movement a Coplandesque odyssey on cowboys and Indians. 16 min. Vln., vln., vla., cello. Difficult to virtuosic. 26 pgs. Urtext manuscript.
Score: $20. Parts: $15.
"Waltz" (1977-1983).
Delicate piece in a neo-Tchaikovskian or French vein. Main theme with development section modulating up a minor third. Recapitulation concludes on main theme. Suitable for weddings. 3 min. Piano. Moderate. 5 pgs.
Score: $10.
"Six Musical Poems for (and about) Paula" (1978).
A six movement suite depicting the fictional growing up of a girl into a mature woman. Lush with contemporary jazz harmonies and extended tonalities and modulations. Movements are: "None of the Below", ""Reclusive", "Mellifluous", "Bedazzled". "Sultry", and "All of the Above". Movement titles by choreographer Nancy Smith (Boulder, Colorado). 7 min. Piano. Moderate to difficult. 8 pgs.
Score: $10.
"Anasazi Dance" (1980).
Tone painting on a dream occurance of the Anasazi Indians of the American Southwest coming to life in an 800-year-old ceremony. A-B-A form: A being the background sounds of the canyon wind and indigenous bird calls; B being the ceremony growing out of the natural surrounding. Programmatic notes included. 5 min. Flute and harp. (Also suitable for flute and piano, violin and harp, or violin and piano.) Difficult to virtuosic. 8 pgs.
