PETER SCHICKELE
PETER SCHICKELE
Composer, musician, author, satirist---Peter Schickele is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the field of music. His works, now well in excess of 100 for symphony orchestras, choral groups, chamber ensembles, voice, movies and television, have given him "a leading role in the ever-more-prominent school of American composers who unselfconsciously blend all levels of American music" (John Rockwell, The New York Times).
His commissions are numerous and varied, ranging from works for the National Symphony and the Minnesota Opera to compositions for distinguished instrumentalists and singers. Mr. Schickele's SYMPHONY NO. 1 "Songlines" was premiered by the National Symphony under Leonard Slatkin, and has since been played by the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras around the country. He is the recipient of five Grammies.
Peter Schickele has arranged one of the musical segments for the new Disney animated feature film, "Fantasia 2000." He also created the musical score for the film version of Maurice Sendak's children's classic "Where the Wild Things Are," issued on videocassette along with another Sendak classic "In the Night Kitchen" (Weston Woods), which Mr. Schickele narrates.
Among his many, diverse projects is a weekly, syndicated radio program, Schickele Mix, which has been heard nationwide over Public Radio International since January 1992 and won ASCAP's prestigious Deems Taylor Award.
In his well-known other role as perpetrator of the oeuvre of the now classic P.D.Q. Bach, Peter Schickele is acknowledged as one of the great satirists of the 20th century. In testimony, Vanguard has released 11 albums of the fabled genius's works; six have been released by Telarc. Random House has published eleven editions of The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach (which has also been translated into German, and is available as an audio book from the HighBridge Company); Theodore Presser has printed innumerable scores; and VideoArts International has produced a cassette of P.D.Q. Bach's only full-length opera, The Abduction of Figaro. He tours annually with three programs featuring his own music as well as that of his alter-ego, P.D.Q. Bach: Peter Schickele Meets P.D.Q. Bach, Son of P.D.Q. Bach and P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Schickele: The Jekyll & Hyde Tour.
In the course of his career Schickele has also created music for four feature films, among them the prize-winning "Silent Running," as well as for documentaries, television commercials, several "Sesame Street" segments and an underground movie that he has never seen in its finished state. He was also one of the composer/lyricists for "Oh, Calcutta," and has arranged for Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie and other folk singers.
Peter Schickele was born in Ames, Iowa, and brought up in Washington, D.C. and Fargo, North Dakota. Schickele and his wife, the poet Susan Sindall, reside in New York City and at an upstate hideaway where he concentrates on composing. His son and daughter are involved in various alternative rock groups, both as composers and performers.
Mr. Schickele's personal appearances are booked by ICM Artists, 40 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019, (212) 556-6876.
For more information about Peter Schickele or P.D.Q. Bach, please visit www.schickele.com.
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 | 2000: Grammy Award (“Hornsmoke”) | | 1996: Aspen Percussion Ensemble commission | | 1996: Bassoon Brothers commission | | 1996: National Symphony commission | | 1995: Judith Goldberg commission (“New Goldberg Variations”) | | 1995: Metropolitan Wind Symphony commission | | 1995: Princeton Pro Musica commission | | 1994: Pamela Pecha commission (“Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra”) | | 1994: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus commission | | 1994: WNYC Radio commission | | 1993: ASCAP Deems Taylor Award | | 1993: Chestnut Brass Company commission | | 1993: Greene String Quartet commission | | 1993: Walt Disney Pictures commission | | 1992: Grammy (Best Comedy Album) | | 1992: Verdehr Trio commission | | 1991: Baltimore Choral Arts Society commission | | 1991: Canadian Brass commission | | 1991: Grammy (Best Comedy Album) | | 1991: Tennessee Bassoon Quartet commission | | 1990: American Guild of Organists commission | | 1990: Carol Wincenc commission (“Concerto for Flute and Orchestra”) | | 1990: Grammy (Best Comedy Album) | | 1989: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center commission | | 1989: Grammy (Best Comedy Album) | | 1989: Independent School Orchestras commission | | 1989: Minnesota Orchestral Society commission | | 1988: Plymouth Music Series commission | | 1988: Swarthmore College commission | | 1987: Lark Quartet commission | | 1985: Boston Pops commission | | 1984: Canadian Brass commission | | 1983: Audubon Quartet commission | | 1983: Canadian Brass commission | | 1983: Spokane Falls Brass Band commission | | 1982: Calliope commission | | 1978: Canadian Brass commission | | 1977: CKOC TV, Hamilton, Ontario commission | | 1977: University of New Hampshire Wind Ensemble commission | | 1976: St. Louis Symphony commission | | 1975: Canadian Brass commission | | 1975: Harvard University Concert Band commission | | 1975: Yale University Concert Band commission | | 1974: Pilobolus Dance Theatre commission | | 1972: American Book Company commission | | 1972: Metamorphosis commission | | 1972: St. Louis Symphony commission | | 1970: St. Louis Symphony commission | | 1968: Louisville Symphony Orchestra commission | | 1966: Juilliard Repertory Project commission | | 1965: Philadelphia Art Alliance commission | | 1964: Elizabeth Tow Newman Contemporary Music Award | | 1964: Juilliard Dance Theatre commission | | 1963: Fargo- Moorhead Symphony Orchestra commission | | 1961: Fargo- Moorhead Symphony Orchestra commission | | 1961: Smith College commission | | 1960-61: Ford Foundation Grant, Composer in Residence, Los Angeles, California | | 1960: Smith College commission | | 1959: Honorable Mention, Gershwin Memorial Award |
Finish Line at the Rat Race for Alto Saxophone, Two Trumpets, French Horn, Two Trombones, Tuba and Two Percussion (1997) -- 5'
Published: #164-00266
Commission Information: Commissioned by Les Miserables Brass Band
Little Suite for Summer (1977) -- 7'
Published: #165-00087
Additional Information: Also available in piano 4-hands version
Available Separately:Condensed Score (#165-00087C)
Full Score - Large (#165-00087F)
Set of parts (#165-00087P)
Metropolitan Wind Serenade for Symphonic Band (1995) -- 12' 30"
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Metropolitan Wind Symphony
Premiere Information: Nov. 18, 1995, Tsai Auditorium, Boston University, with the Metropolitan Wind Symphony
Pavilion Piece for Band (1961) -- 4'
Published: #165-00055
• Reviews
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#165-00055F)
Set of parts (#165-00055P)
Tribe of Ahasuerus, The March and Prayer for Band (1975) -- 7'
Published: #165-00085
• Reviews
Available Separately:Condensed Score (#165-00085C)
Full Score - Large (#165-00085F)
Set of parts (#165-00085P)
After Hearing Bach Suite for oboe, violin, viola and cello (2006) -- 14'
Movements:
• I. Allegro moderato
• II. Cantabile, con moto
• III. Fuga, con brio
• IV. Aria; V. Presto
Bestiary for Renaissance ensemble (at least four players) and narrator (1982) -- 28'
Commission Information: Commissioned by Calliope
Premiere Information: April 9, 1983, Calliope with Peter Schickele narrating, Merkin Hall, NYC
Blue Set No. 1 for Jazz String Quartet (see Jazz and Jazz-inflected pieces)
Blue Set No. 2 for Four Bassoons (see Jazz and Jazz-inflected pieces)
Boston Wonder, The for Flute and Piano (1959) -- 3'
Published: #164-00193
Brass Calendar for Brass Quintet (1993) -- 18'
Published: #164-00237
Broadway Boogie (1987) -- 5'
Fl., Cl., Hp., Pn.; Str. Quartet, Cb.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Flint Institute
Premiere Information: Sept. 26, 1987, Flint, Michigan, Ransom Wilson, David Shifrin and friends
Commedia for Two Oboes and Bassoon (1977) -- 7'
Published: #164-00150
Dances for Three for Two Clarinets and Bassoon (1980) -- 14'
Published: #164-00172
Premiere Information: Feb. 6, 1983, University of Western Ontario (London)
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Delta Jukebox for Two Bassoons and Piano (1991) -- 9'
Premiere Information: May 21, 2002, Los Angeles, CA.
Additional Information: Published: #164-00268
Movements:
• Bearsville Bounce
• Even Bassoonists Get The Blues
• Meadow Music
Diversions for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1963) -- 9'
Published: #164-00152
Divertimento for Two Clarinets and Bassoon (1984) -- 9'
Published: #164-00235
Double Diptych for Renaissance Ensemble (1983) -- 9'
4 players: 2 Sop. Recorders, Alto Recorder, Sop. & Alto Krummhorns, Sop. Shawm, Alto
Shawm, Cornetto, Alto & Ten. & Bass Sackbuts, Vielle, Treble Viol, Bass Viol, Sop. Pipe, Tabor, Finger Cymbals,
Small Triangle, Large Triangle, 4 Drums
Premiere Information: Feb. 8, 1984, Christ Church United Methodist, Calliope performing
Additional Information: Published: #164-00273
Movements:
• I. In the Garden of Eden
• II. At the Walls of Jericho
• III. Procession into the Ark
• IV. Salomé
Dream Dances for Flute, Oboe and Cello (1988) -- 12'
Published: #164-00206
Premiere Information: May 17, 1989, Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, with Gwyndolyn Mansfield-Hottom, Robert Botti and Peter Rosenfeld
Eagle Rock for Cello and Piano (1996) -- 4' 30"
Published: #164-00243
Premiere Information: March 17, 1997, Armen Ksajikian, cello, Peter Schickele, piano, The Neighborhood Church, Pasadena, CA
Elegies for Clarinet and Piano (1974) -- 10'
Published: #164-00128
Movements:
• I. Song for Bert
• II. Song for Lannatch
• III. Ceremony
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Emperor's New Clothes -- 23'30"
Narrator; Ob. Vln. Vla. Vcl. Pno.
Published: #164-00262
Commission Information: Commissioned by An Die Musik
Premiere Information: 10th November, 2002. An die Musik, Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.
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Fanfare for a Lost Cause for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Trombone, Violin, Viola and Cello (1960) -- 2'
Available From Composer
Gardens for Oboe and Piano
Available From Alexander Broude, Inc.
Hornsmoke a Horse Opera for Brass Quintet and Narration (see Musical Theatre)
How Sweet the Winds Do Blow for Baritone, Cornetto, Sackbut, Bass Viol and Drum (1991) -- 4' 30"
Available From Composer
Joy to the World, Especially Out-of-Work Musicians Suite for Six Gig-impaired Instruments (2006) -- 6'
Picc. E.H. EbCl. B.Sax. Cbsn. Perc.
Commission Information: Commissioned by A Prairie Home Companion for Dec. 23, 2006 broadcast.
Additional Information: Published: #164-00274
Little Mosey Music, A for Brass Sextet (1983) -- 3'
2Tpt., 2Hn., Tbn., Tu.
Published: #164-00191
Commission Information: Commissioned by Spokane Falls Brass Band
Little Suite for Winter for Clarinet and Tuba (1981) -- 11'
Published: #164-00183
Little Welcome Serenade, A for Flute and Violin (1975) -- 6'
Published: #164-00126
Monochrome I for Flute Octet (1960) -- 3'
Published: #164-00098
Monochrome II for Seven Trombones (1960) -- 3'
Published: #164-00099
Monochrome III for Nine Clarinets (1974) -- 9'
Published: #164-00120
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Monochrome V for Flute Octet (1982) -- 8' 30"
Published: #164-00173
Commission Information: Commissioned by the New York Flute Club
Monochrome VI for Ten Pianos (1989) -- 7'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra
Premiere Information: July 30, 1989 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Mountain Music I for Cello and Piano (1989) -- 8'
Published: #164-00203
Premiere Information: Sept. 17, 1989, James Kreger and Bernard Rose, at the Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock, NY.
Mountain Music II for Viola and Piano (2006) -- 9'
Premiere Information: 4/18/06, Scandinavia House, NYC, Danielle Farina and Peggy Kampmeier
Movements:
• I. Spring Glen
• II. Boone’s Tunes
• III. Silver Hollow Song
Music for an Evening for String Quartet and Piano, 4 Hands (1982) -- 15'
Published: #164-00189
Premiere Information: February 6, 1983, University of Western Ontario
Music for Mary for Alto Recorder (or Flute) and Piano (1988) -- 8'
Published: #164-00192
Music for Orcas Island for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2007) -- 7'
Commission Information: Commissioned by Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Premiere Information: July 20, 2007, with performers Jon Kimura Parker, William Preucil, Aloysia Friedmann, Desmond Hoebig
New Goldberg Variations for Cello and Piano (1995) -- 6' 30"
Published: #164-00252
Commission Information: Judith N. Goldberg, in memory of Robert Philip Goldberg
Premiere Information: Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, August 24, 1997
Octet -- 19'
Cl. Bsn. Hn. 2Vln. Vla. Vcl. Cb.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Movements:
• I. Fanfares and Entrances
• II. A Walk in the Park
• III. A Toast to Mozart
• IV. Finale
Percussion Sonata No. 1 "Aspen" for Percussion Ensemble (min. 12 players) -- 13'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Aspen Music Festival and School for the Aspen Percussion Ensembles, Jonathan Haas, director
Percussion Sonata No. 2 "Woodstock" for Four Wind Chimes and Assorted Percussion Instruments (5 Players) (1997) -- 13'
Published: #164-00263
Premiere Information: July 19, 1997
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major "Ole!" for Piano, Two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba (1978) -- 8'
Published: #460-00070
Polka from "Hornsmoke" for Two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba (1976) -- 1' 30"
Published: #164-00138
Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (1982) -- 20'
Published: #164-00163
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Quintet No. 1 for Piano and String Quartet
Available From Composer
Quintet No. 2 for Piano and String Quartet (1997) -- 26'
Published: #164-00251
Commission Information: Lark Quartet and Ohio University
Premiere Information: October 27, 1997, Atheus, OH, Ohio University, Peter Schickele, piano, and Lark Quartet
Movements:
• Flowing
• Lively
• Lively.
• Slow, Serene
River Run for Contrabass and Harpsichord -- 6'
Published: #164-00236
Serenade for Eleven Instruments (1981) -- 21'
Fl., Ob., Cl., Hn., Bsn., 2Vln., Vla., Vcl., Cb., Pno.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Serenade for Six (1988) -- 16'
Bsn., Vln., Vla., Vcl., Cb., Pno.
Published: #164-00197
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00197P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00197S)
Solo Part (#164-00197U)
Serenade for Three for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1992) -- 13'
Published: #164-00228
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Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00228P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00228S)
Seven Bagatelles for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (1959) -- 6'
Published: #464-00020
Seven Miniatures for Violin and Piano (1997) -- 8'
Premiere Information: March 17, 1997, Armadillo Schiklefest, Los Angeles, CA, Peter Schickele and Barry Socher
Available From ComposerMovements:
• Blues Etude
• Dulcimer Tune
• Dusk Song
• Fanfare
• Hymn
• Strut
• Tango
Small World, A for Two Flutes (1962) -- 6'
Published: #164-00226
Spring Serenade for Flute and Piano (1983) -- 25'
Published: #164-00176
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Stepping Out for Contrabass and Piano (1976) -- 11'
Available From Composer
Summer Serenade for Bassoon and Piano (1989) -- 13'
Published: #164-00205
Summer Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano (1966) -- 16'
Published: #164-00147
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Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00211P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00211S)
Tombeau de P.D.Q. Bach for Violin and Piano (1954) -- 5'
Published: #164-00007
Trio Serenade for Two Flutes and Piano (1979) -- 13'
Published: #164-00190
Two Pleasant Songs for Flute and Piano (1954) -- 3'
Published: #164-00194
Variations on a Joke (1984) -- 4' 30"
2Tpt., Hn., Tbn., Tu.
Published: #164-00225
What Did You Do Today at Jeffey's House? Three Pieces for French Horn and Piano (1988) -- 5'
Published: #164-00204
Additional Information: Orchestra version also available.
Windows Three Pieces for Viola (or Flute or Clarinet) and Guitar (1966) -- 7'
Published: #164-00188
After Spring Sunset for SATB Chorus (1961) -- 11'
Published: #362-03412
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Amazing Grace for SATB Chorus (arr. 1994) -- 5'
Published: #362-03402
Birth of Christ for SATB and Piano (1960) -- 11'
Published: #462-00016
Blake's Proverbs for Mixed Chorus, Piano 4 Hands, Four Percussion and Contrabass (1991) -- 16'
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Available From ComposerMovements:
• Energy; One Law; No Bird
• He Whose Face
• The Pride of the Peacock, Let The Priests
• The Soul of Sweet Delight
• What Is Now Proved
Carol for SSA Chorus (1960) -- 3'
Available From Alexander Broude, Inc.
Ceremony for Solo Baritone, Mixed Chorus and Jazz Ensemble (1985) -- 41'
Commission Information: Commissioned by New England Conservatory
Premiere Information: May 8, 1985, New England Conservatory
Concerto for Piano and Chorus "The Twelve Months" for Solo Piano and SATB Chorus (1987) -- 27' 30" total
Commission Information: Commissioned by Pacific Lutheran University
Premiere Information: Nov. 3, 1987, Tacoma, WA, with Robin McCabe, Choir of the West, Richard Sparks
Additional Information: Published in four volumes—see below
Movements:
• 30 Days Hath (September)
• Now Lay Up Thy Barley Land (October)
• Now Neptune's Sullen Month Appears (November)
Movements:
• Now the Winter Nights Enlarge (February)
• Plaint (January)
• Wondrous News the Angel Brings (December)
Movements:
• Before My Lady's Window Gay (May)
• Cadenza (March)
• Interlude (April)
Movements:
• Celebration With Bells (June)
• Epilogue (July)
Diptych for SATB, Piano and Optional Percussion (1975) -- 8'
Additional Information: Movements published separately—see below
Gloria -- 4'
Published: #362-03222
Go for Broke a Comedy for SSATB Chorus, a cappella (1989) -- 4'
Published: #462-00031
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Plymouth Music Series
Premiere Information: February 5, 1989 at Plymouth Congregational Church, Philip Brunelle, conductor.
Guide My Soul for SATB and Organ (1988) -- 4' 30"
Published: #362-03392
Happy Birthday, Beth for 2-part Chorus (Male or Female) (1988) -- 2'
Published: #362-03401
Premiere Information: May 17, 1993, Peter Schickele and Elliott Z. Levine, Merkin Hall, NYC.
Incantations for SATB Chorus, Flute, Oboe, Violin, Contrabass, Percussion and Harp (1998) -- 13'
Commission Information: Commissioned by I Cantori
Premiere Information: I Cantori, Robert Harris, conductor, March 9, 1988, Savannah, GA
Available From Composer
Mass for Men's Voices for BBB Chorus (1957) -- 9'
Published: #362-03397
Music for a Wedding for Unison Chorus, Flute, Percussion and Piano 4 Hands (1978) -- 5' 30"
Published: #362-03304
My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord for SATB Chorus and Piano (with optional strings) (1998) -- 4' 30"
Commission Information: Commissioned by Rockland Camerata
Premiere Information: April 19, 1988, Nyack, NY, Rockland Camerata, William Reese, conductor
Additional Information: Published: #362-03418
On This Plain of Mist for SA Chorus, Bass Clarinet and Marimba
Available From American Book Company
Ritual for SSAAATTTBBB Chorus, Two Soprano Soli and Pre-Columbian Instruments for 10 players (1995) -- 11' 30"
Premiere Information: February 9, 1996, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, Princeton Pro Musica, Francis Slade, director
Available From Composer
Roundup Two-, Three, and Four-Part Rounds (1973)
Published: #362-03191
Roundup at the Raunch Two- and Three-Part Rounds (1973)
Published: #362-03400
Silently, Invisibly for SATB and Piano (1972) -- 3'
Published: #392-00327
Songs I Taught My Mother for SATB Chorus and Rhythm Person (1988) -- 6'
Premiere Information: November 12, 1988, Walter Ford Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College, Ithaca College Choir, Lawrence Doebler, conductor
Available From ComposerMovements:
• Happy Birthday, Beth
• I Know What's Good For Cuts
• Photo of a Flea on Skin
• Singing with the Vacuum Cleaner
Summer Music for Choir or Solo Voices (1979) -- 17'
Triptych for SAB Chorus and Soprano Recorder (or Piccolo, or Flute) -- 6'
Published: #362-03389
Songs on Old French Poems for Unison Chorus and Soprano Recorder -- 5'
Published: #362-03390
Name Songs for Unison Chorus and Soprano Recorder -- 6'
Published: #362-03391
The Last Supper for SA Chorus (1965) -- 11'
Published: #362-03110
Things to Try on a Summer Day for Unison Choir and Piano (1972) -- 3'
Published: #392-00330
Three Choruses from cummings for SATB Chorus (1960) -- 3'
Available From Alexander Broude, Inc.
Three Meditations for SSAA Chorus (1978) -- 7' 30"
Published: #362-03293
Movements:
• Mary, Queen of Scots, On Her Execution (3min.)
• Most Glorious Lord of Life (2min.)
• The City of Our God (2min.30sec.)
Three Pirate Songs for TTBB and Piano (1978) -- 11' 30"
Three Songs for a Wedding for SA Chorus and Piano 4 Hands
Available From Composer
Jonah's Song -- 2'
Published: #362-03303
Two Prayers for SATB Chorus (1961) -- 4'
Published: #362-01163
Movements:
• Grant This to Me
• Thee, I Pray
Big People, Small People Film score (Bortman)
Not available (Sterling Educational Films)
Crazy Quilt, The Feature film score (Korty)
Not available (Walter Reade-Sterling)
Funnyman Feature film score (Korty)
Not available (New Yorker Films)
Israel Film score (Walter Carroll)
Not available (International Film Foundation)
Likely Story, A Feature film score (Kronick)
Not available
Poland Film score (Walter Carroll)
Not available (International Film Foundation)
Silent Running Feature film score (Trumbull)
Not available (Universal Pictures)
Someday Film score (Desloges)
Not available (Sterling Educational Films)
Song of Innocents Film score (Sadan)
Not available (Electrical Circle Film Workshop)
Sweet Visions Film score (Smallman)
Not available
Three Riddle Films Score (Smallman-Sadan)
Not available (Sesame Street)
Where the Garbage Goes Score (Smallman-Sadan)
Not available (Sesame Street)
Where the Wild Things Are Film score (Sendak/Deitch)
Not available (Weston Woods)
Aspendicitis (1961) -- 3'
3Fl., 2Tbn., 2Cb., Drums
Not yet released (in prep: #164-00218)
Additional Information: Requires no improvisation except perhaps in the bass and drums.
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00218P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00218S)
Bachanale (1962) -- 2'
2Tpts., 2Ten.Sax., Pno., Cb., Drums
Published: #164-00217
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00217P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00217S)
Blue Set No. 1 for Jazz String Quartet (1993) -- 16'
Published: #164-00250
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Greene String Quartet
Premiere Information: May 7, 1993, The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles
Movements:
• I. Mumbo Jumbo
• II. Twelve Bars
• III. Tucumcari
• IV. Over and Out
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Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00250P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00250S)
Blue Set No. 2 for Four Bassoons (1996) -- 12'
Published: #164-00231
Commission Information: Bassoon Brothers (Mark Eubanks, Robert Naglee, Juan de Gomar, Bonnie Filmore Cox)
Premiere Information: Bassoon Brothers, Portland, OR, April 18, 1997
Movements:
• I. Bassooner or Later
• II. Portlandia in Cerulean
• III. Gang of Wolves
Cool Clear Walter (1962) -- 3'
Vla. d'Amore, 2Fl., B.Cl., Cb.
Not yet released (in prep: #164-00219)
Additional Information: Requires no improvisation except perhaps in the bass and drums.
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00219P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00219S)
Harvard Fair for Big Band (1988) -- 4'
5 4 4; Pno., Cb., Drums
Published: #165-00094
Commission Information: Commissioned by Harvard Jazz Ensemble
Premiere Information: April 9, 1988, Saunders Theatre, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Jazz Ensemble
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#165-00094S)
Set of parts (#165-00094P)
Nellermojo (1984) -- 6'
Tpt., Tbn., ATB Sax., Pno., Cb., Drums
Published: #164-00216
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00216P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00216S)
Part-time Invention (1964) -- 4'
Fl., Hpschd., Cb., Drums
Published: #164-00221
Additional Information: Requires no improvisation except perhaps in the bass and drums.
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00221P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00221S)
Take Me Back to Funk, Nebraska for Big Band (1962; arr. 1988) -- 4'
5 4 4; Pno., Cb., Drums
Premiere Information: April 9, 1988, Saunders Theatre, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Jazz Ensemble
Available From Composer
Three Faces of Eve for Solo Trumpet, Tenor Sax and Big Band (1960; rev. 1990) -- 4'
Tpt. solo; 5-4-4; Vibes, Pno., Cb., Drums
Premiere Information: May 7, 1990, Manhattan School of Music Jazz Enaemble I, Richard Lowenthal, director, Alice Tully Hall
Available From Composer
Hornsmoke a Horse Opera for Brass Quintet and Narration (1975) -- 25'
Published: #164-00175
Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Songs from the musical (1974) -- 21'
Solo Voices; Cl. Bsn./Sop.Recorder, Tpt. Tbn. Vln. Cb. Perc.(Drums), Hpschd.
Rivals, The Songs and incidental music for the play by Sheridan (1997) -- 46'
Fl., Cl., Vln., Bsn., Cb., Hpschd.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Premiere Information: March 21, 1997, Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR
Additional Information: Lyrics by Louisa Rose.
Also available for concert performances: Suite from “The Rivals”
American Birthday Card for Narrator and Orchestra (1976) -- 7'
Narrator; 3-2-3-2; 4-3-3-1; Timp., 3Perc., Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Premiere Information: Sen. Thomas Eagleton, narrator, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO; July 17, 1976
Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) (1886) -- 25'
Additional Information: Original Schickele poems/narration for Carnival of the Animals.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Celebration with Bells (1960) -- 7'
2 2 3(B.Cl.) 2 A.Sax. T.Sax. - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Str.
Published: #166-00062
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#166-00062F)
Set of parts (#166-00062P)
Chenoo Who Stayed to Dinner, The Legend for Narrator and Orchestra (1977) -- 24'
Narrator; 2 2 2 2 - 3 2 2 1; 2Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Additional Information: Instrumental Version, titled "Legend," also available.
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#466-00037)
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (1999) -- 23'
Solo Bassoon; 2(Picc.) 2 2 1 - 2 2 0 0; Perc. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, OH
Premiere Information: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Timothy Russell, conductor, George Sakakeeny, bassoon, March 7, 1999
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra In Memoriam F.D.R. (2000) -- 22'
Solo Cello; 2(Picc.) 2 2(B.Cl.) 2 - 2 3 0 0; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the New Heritage Foundation for Paul Tobias
Premiere Information: November 11, 2000, Pasadena (CA) Symphony, Jorge Mester, conductor, Paul Tobias, cello
Concerto for Chamber Orchestra (1998) -- 26'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 0 0; 2Perc. (2nd d.Timp) Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the OK Mozart Festival
Premiere Information: Ransom Wilson with OK Mozart Festival Orchestra, June 13, 1998, Bartlesville, OK
Movements:
• Fanfares & Entrances
• Finale
• Pastorale
• Scherzo/Minuet
• South by Southwest
• Reviews
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2003) -- 20'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus
Premiere Information: Jan. 11, 2004, Columbus, OH, with Timothy Russell conducting the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus and Robert Spring, clarinet
• Recordings
• Reviews
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1990) -- 18'
Solo Flute; 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 1 0; Timp. 3Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by Carol Wincenc
Premiere Information: June 7, 1991, Seattle, WA, Carol Wincenc, flute, and Christopher Kendall conducting the Seattle Symphony
Available Separately:Solo Part (#466-00041P)
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (1994)
Solo Oboe; 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 1 0; Timp. 2Perc. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by Pamela Pecha
Premiere Information: July 21, 1995, Duncan, OK, with Pamela Pecha, oboe, and Mark Edward Parker conducting the American Music Festival Orchestra
• Recordings
Available Separately:Solo Part (#164-00247)
Full Score - Large (#466-00033)
Fantastic Garden, The for Rock Group and Orchestra (1968) -- 25'
Rock Group; Elec.Pno., Elec.Org., Elec.Hpschd.; 3 Players/Singers; 3 3 2 2 - 4 4 4 1; Timp. 4Perc. Cel. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Additional Information: Movement from "Three Views from the Open Window"
• Recordings
Far Away from Here Music for Bluegrass Band and Orchestra (1984) -- 21'
3(3rd Picc.)-2-2-2; 2-3-2(3rd Ten/Bass)-0; 3Perc.; Bluegrass Band; Banjo/Vln./Mndln./Gtr., Mndln., 3Gtr., Cb., Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the McLain Family Band
Premiere Information: December 15, 1985, McLain Family Band and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Peter Schickele, conductor
Five of a Kind Concerto for Brass Quintet and Orchestra (1978) -- 23'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Canadian Brass
• Recordings
Folk Song Set for Chamber Orchestra (2002) -- 8' 30"
2(Picc.) 2 2 2 - 2 2 0 0; Perc. Hp. Str.
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra
Premiere Information: May 4, 2002, Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, Peter Schickele, conductor
Available From ComposerMovements:
• I. Henry Martin
• II. Molly and Tenbrooks
• III. Turtle Dove
• IV. Darlin' Corey
• V. Ruby
• VI. Go tell Aunt Rhody
• VII. Old Joe Clark/Old Dan Tucker
Invention for Orchestra (1958) -- 9'
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Perc. Pno. Str.
Available From Free Library of Philadelphia, The Fleisher Collection
Jukebox No. 1 (1992) -- 12'
Solo Flute, Clarinet; Hp. Pno. Str.
Movements:
• I. Broadway Boogie
• II. Blues on a Summer Day
• III. Stompin’ in Five
Legend for Orchestra (1992) -- 20'
2 2 2 2 - 3 2 2 1; 2Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Additional Information: Instrumental Version of "The Chenoo Who Stayed to Dinner" (also available).
Maiden on the Moor (1975) -- 8'
Solo Alto or Countertenor Voice; Ob. 2Hn. Perc. Str.
Morning, Noon and Night Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Orchestra (2001) -- 22'
Solo Oboe, Solo Violin; 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 3 0; Timp. 4Perc. Cel. Hp. Pno. Str.
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Brevard Festival
Premiere Information: Joseph Robinson, Glenn Dichterow, Brevard Festival Orchestra, David Effron, conductor; July 4, 2001; Brevard, NC
Available From ComposerMovements:
• I. Aubade
• II. Siesta
• III. Shivaree
One for the Money for Large Orchestra (1999) -- 4' 30"
3(Picc.) 3 3(B.Cl.) 3 - 4 3 3(B.Tbn.) 1; Timp. 3Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: The Juilliard School
Premiere Information: Inauguration of The Campaign for Juilliard, April 28, 1999
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#166-00050F)
Set of parts (#166-00050P)
Pentangle Five Songs for Horn and Orchestra (1976) -- 25'
3 2 3 2 - 4 2 2 1; Timp. Perc. Cel. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
• Recordings
Available Separately:Solo Part (#164-00249)
Full Score - Large (#446-41173)
Requiem for String Orchestra (1959, rev. 1968) -- 5'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Requiem Mantras for Rock Group and Orchestra (1972) -- 15'
Rock Group; 3 2 2 2 - 4 3 3 1; 3Perc., Cel., Pno, Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#466-00050)
Scenes from Breughel for Renaissance Ensemble and Orchestra (1986) -- 20'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 0 0; Timp. Perc. Renaissance Ens. [4 Players], Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Serenade (1959) -- 11'
2 2 3 2 - 4 3 3 0; Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Symphony No. 1 "Songlines" (1995) -- 27'
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 4Perc. Hp. Cel. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Symphony No. 2 "The Sweet Season" for Chamber Orchestra (2001) -- 21'
2(Picc.) 2 2(B.Cl.) 2 - 2 2 0 0; Timp. 2Perc. Hp. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Premiere Information: September 21, 2001, SPCO, Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Movements:
• A Birthday
• Maypole
• Piper at the Gates of Dawn
• Renaissance
• Vernal Jukebox
Three Strange Cases for Narrator and Orchestra (1972) -- 6'
Narrator; 1 1 1 1 - 0 0 0 0; 2Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Additional Information: On texts by Ogden Nash
Thurber's Dogs Suite for Orchestra, after Drawings by James Thurber (1994) -- 20'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 0 0; 2Perc. (incl. Timp.) Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
• Recordings
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#466-00045)
Full Score - Study (#466-00045A)
View from the Roof, The for Three Orchestras (1989) -- 18'
Orch. I: (2Fl., 2Vln., Vcl.); Orch. II: (2 1 1 1 - 1 1 0 0; Perc. Str.); Orch. III (2 2 2 2 - 2 2 0 0; Perc./Timp. Str.)
Available from the Presser Rental Library
What Did You Do Today at Jeffey's House? (1994) -- 5'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 1 0; 2Perc. (incl. Timp.), Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Additional Information: French Horn and Piano version also available.
Zoo Called Earth, A for Pre-taped Narration and Orchestra (1970) -- 14'
Taped Narration; 2-2-2-2; 4-3-3-1; 4Perc., Cel., Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Commissioned by St. Louis Symphony
• Recordings
Canzona (1960) -- 4'
Published: #163-00043
Fantasy for Organ (1990) -- 9'
Published: #163-00042
Commission Information: Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists
Premiere Information: June 28, 1990, Thomas Murray in Boston, MA (Basilica of Our lady of Perpetual Help)
Sneaky Pete and the Wolf (Prokofiev) (1993) -- 26'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Additional Information: Narration of "Peter and the Wolf."
• Recordings
Ceremonial March (1955) -- 2'
Published: #160-00217
Chapbook for Piano, 6 Hands (1994) -- 8'
Published: #460-00096
Commission Information: First movement commissioned by WNYC, New York City
Premiere Information: Premiere of first movement: June 13, 1994, Alice Tully Hall, with Ruth Laredo and the Contigulias
Premiere of complete work: Aug. 26, 1994, Rhinebeck, NY, with Joan Tower, Justin Kolb and Peter Schickele
Movements:
• I. No Longer Very Clear (John Ashbury)
• II. Dancers in the Living Room (Susan Sindall)
• III. A Coney Island of the Mind (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
Epitaphs (1979) -- 9'
Published: #160-00202
Four Pop Settings for Piano Solo (1992) -- 5'
Available From ComposerMovements:
• I. Brazil
• II. Along the Navajo Trail
• III. Tea for Two
• IV. Fascinatin' Rhythm
Hollers, Hymns and Dirges Eight Folk Settings for Piano (1988) -- 12'
Published: #160-00213
Household Moose, The Sketches from the summer of 1956, for Piano (1956) -- 7'
Published: #160-00185
In My Nine Lives (1967) -- 10'
Published: #460-00054
Little Mushrooms for Piano, 4 Hands (1997) -- 14'
Published: #160-00218
Premiere Information: March 30, 1998, Peter Schickele and Byron Pezzone, Neighborhood Church, Pasadena, CA
Little Suite for Summer for Piano, 4 Hands (1977) -- 7'
Published: #160-00193
Additional Information: Also available arranged for band.
Morning Music for Piano, 4 Hands (1983) -- 11'
Not yet released (in prep: #460-00097)
Premiere Information: February 6, 1983, University of Western Ontario
Nights at the Bear for Piano Solo (1999) -- 3'
Available From ComposerMovements:
• Saturday Night
• Slow Summer Night
• The 12-Bar Bear Bar Blues
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G major for Piano, Organ and Electric Piano (1967) -- 3'
Available From Composer
Presents I for Piano Solo (1960) -- 6'
Published: #160-00184
• Reviews
Presents II for Piano Solo (1958-72) -- 7'
Available From ComposerMovements:
• A Small Peal
• A Wildly Joyful Bellringing Celebration
• Cradle Song
• Larry Widdoes' Nothing
• Potboiler
• Serenade
• Thank You Piece
Small Serenade (1961) -- 4'
Published: #160-00199
Movements:
• First Sonatina (1957) (4min.)
• Second Sonatina (1958) (3min.)
• Third Sonatina (1964) (6min.)
Two Miniatures for Piano, Left Hand (1996) -- 3'
Published: #160-00216
Premiere Information: Gary Graffman, November 17, 1996, Curtis Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Movements:
• Boogie
• Lullaby
Two-Bit Epiphanies for Piano, 4 Hands (1973)
Available From ComposerMovements:
• Acapulco Hotel, July
• Ghost Ranch, Los Angeles County, noon
• Nada, Nevada, 6 a.m.
Bach Portrait for Narrator and Orchestra (1985) -- 15'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 3 1; Timp. 2Perc. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
• Recordings
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#416-41243)
Mozart on Parade for Brass Quintet (1983) -- 4'
2Tpt., Hn., Tbn., Tu.
Published: #164-00174
Commission Information: Commissioned by the Canadian Brass
Premiere Information: August 11, 1983, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC.
Passacaglia in C Minus Quodlibet for String Quartet (2010) -- 7'30"
Additional Information: Published: 416-41305
Prelude in C Major (J.S. Bach) (1977) -- 1'30"
Solo Piano; 2(Picc.) 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0; Timp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Quodlibet for Chamber Orchestra (1959) -- 10'
1 1 1 1 – 1 1 1 0; Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
• Recordings
Swing Sweet, Low Chariot (1997) -- 5' 30"
1 or 3 Countertenors (opt.); 2Fl., Ob., E.H., 2Cl. in B-flat, 2Bsn., 2Hn. in F, 2Tpt. in B-flat, Tbn., Tu., 2Perc., Str.
Premiere Information: December 27, 1997, Carnegie Hall, Drew Minter, Johnny Maldonado, David Sabella, countertenors; New York Pick-Up Ensemble, Peter Schickele, conductor
Available From Composer
Movements:
• III. Menuet
• IV. Andante-Allegro
• Recordings
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#416-41233)
Uptown Hoedown (1993) -- 5'
1 1 1 1 - 3(3rd Opt.) 1 1 0; Timp. Perc. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Viola Dreams Quodlibet for String Quartet (1997) -- 4' 15"
Published: #164-00245
Premiere Information: Armadillo Quartet, Los Angeles, CA, March 17, 1997
Duo Caprice for Two Violins (1993) -- 9'
Published: #164-00238
Premiere Information: Feb. 21, 1994, Barry Socher and Steve Scharf, Shatto Chapel, Los Angeles
Elegy for String Orchestra (1992) -- 8'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Fili mi Absalon (Schutz) for 2 Violins, Viola, and 4 Cellos (1995) -- 5'
Available From Composer
Four Sketches for String Quartet (1955-1993) -- 9'
Premiere Information: Feb. 14, 1996, Armadillo String Quartet, Pasadena, CA
Available From ComposerMovements:
• I. Pastorale (on a plane over the Atlantic, September 16, 1955)
• II. Winter Piece (New York City, January 23, 1967)
• III. Dance (Tempe, Arizona, March 31, 1980)
• IV. Thanksgiving Hymn (Storm Lake, Iowa, November 14, 1993)
Little London Trio for Two Violins and Viola (1985) -- 8'
Published: #164-00186
Premiere Information: May 18, 1988, Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY, Joel Pitchon, Ronnie Bauch, Olivia Koppell.
Little Suite for Autumn for Violin and Viola (1979) -- 7' 30"
Published: #464-00047
Monochrome IV for Six Violas (1974) -- 9'
Published: #164-00220
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00220P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00220S)
Queen Anne's Lace Suite for Four Cellos (1994) -- 10'
Published: #164-00242
River Music for Viola and Cello (1993) -- 11'
Published: #164-00227
Available Separately:Full Score - Large (#164-00227S)
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00181P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00181S)
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00182P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00182S)
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00195P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00195S)
Available Separately:Set of parts (#164-00224P)
Full Score - Large (#164-00224S)
String Quartet No. 5 "A Year in the Country" (1998) -- 27'
Premiere Information: September 6, 1998, Maverick Concerts, Woodstock, NY, Audubon Quartet
Available From ComposerMovements:
• At John Burrough's Grave in Roxbury
• Birds
• Bugs
• By the Ashokan
• Leaves
• Summer Dawn
• Three Fiddles
• Winter Goodnight
String Sextet (1990) -- 26'
2Vln., 2Vla., 2Vcl.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
String Trio (1960) -- 14'
Available From Composer
Top o' the Millennium for Two Violas (2000)
Premiere Information: March 27, 2000, Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, members of the Armadillo Quartet
Available From ComposerMovements:
• 01/01/00
• 01/02/00
• 01/03/00
• 01/04/00
• 10 Years!
Vermillion Suite for Solo Cello (1987) -- 12'
Published: #164-00187
Answers to Questions We Are Often Asked for Soprano, Flute and Harp (1993) -- 7'
Premiere Information: March 4, 1993, Boston, MA
Available From ComposerMovements:
• Are You A Woman's Group?
• How Did You Become A Trio?
• How Did You Get Your Name?
• How Do You Decide What To Wear At Concerts?
• How Do You Move the Harp?
• Is There Any Music For Your Combination?
• Who Makes you Arrangements?
Beatleset (Lennon/McCartney) (2000) -- 18'
Soprano solo; Cl., Bsn., Hn., Cel., Pno., 2Vln., 2Vla., 4Vcl., Cb.
Premiere Information: March 27, 2000, Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles; performers: Michèle Eaton, soprano; Armadillo Quartet & Friends
Available From ComposerMovements:
• I'll Be Back
• I'm Only Sleeping
• Not A Second Time
• The Word
• When I Get Home
• Yes It Is/This Boy
DCB for Baritone, Flute, and Piano (1996) -- 2'
Premiere Information: Feb. 14, 1996, Merkin Hall, NYC, with Carol Wincenc, Doug Webster, Stephen Gosling
Available From Carl Fischer
Flow of Memory, The for Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Bass Clarinet and Piano (1963) -- 7'
Available From Composer
If Love Is Real for Two Voices and Small Orchestra (1991; orch. arr. 1993) -- 3' 15"
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Premiere Information: June 6, 1993, Carnegie Hall
Additional Information: Text by Peter Schickele.
Maiden on the Moor, The for Counter-Tenor or Contralto and Chamber Orchestra (1975) -- 8'
Counter-tenor or Contralto & Ch. Orch.; Ob., 2Hn., Perc.; Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Movements:
• Description of Spring
• Flow My Teares
• Let's Away With Study
• This Song Wants Drink
• Weepe, O Mine Eyes
Songs from Shakespeare (1954, arr. 1992) -- 5'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 1 0; Timp. Perc. Singer(s), Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Suite from "The Rivals" for Mezzo-soprano, Baritone, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Bassoon, Contrabass and Harpsichord (1997)
Premiere Information: July 24, 1997, Theodora Hanslowe and William Sharp, Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, OR
Available From Composer
Three Girls, Three Women (1972) -- 20'
Male Singer/Pianist; 2 2 2 2 - 3 2 1 1; 2Perc. Cel. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Three Songs for a Wedding for Medium Voice and Piano (1966) -- 8'
Published: #161-00071
Movements:
• Love's Commission
• Love's Matrimony
• Sudden Light
Weiss und Rot Three Duets for Baritone and Bass Voices (1976) -- 5'
Additional Information: Texts in German. No singing translation available.
Available From Composer
| Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano |
Carlton/Fanrare
Pamela Pecha, oboe, Czech National Symphony
LS-691 (LP):
Mester, conductor, Louisville Orchestra
D'note Records DND 1010:
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Timothy Russell, conductor
"He is a lyricist with a splendid sense of color and texture and a gift for singing phrases."-Chicago Sun-Times"Best of all were the rounds, written for a variety of parties: playful, melodious and real, true, serious fun."-New York Newsday
"They make a superb short recital group, and are a marvelous introduction to this style… of writing."-Clavier
"What was really impressive, however, was a composition called Elegies. It is in three gorgeous movements that are alternately rich and plaintive."-Syracuse Post-Standard
"A thoroughly delightful work, lyrical, evocative, absolutely enchanting. Schickele has chosen to work within a fairly strict framework of melody and rhythm, giving us a chamber piece that is full of spark, life, warmth and gentle humor. Schickele's writing, particularly for the flute, is rich but controlled, and his setting of the poems that make up the Cantata is a model of taste and invention."-Jurgen Goethe, CHQM Radio (Vancouver, Canada)"Schickele drops his P.D.Q. Bach mask here and offers a melodically and harmonically simple, and hauntingly beautiful cantata."-William Ratliff, Los Angeles Times
"…an extremely well-crafted work, in five movements of varied but consistently interesting natures. The central movement, with its unabashed jazz flavor, is full of humor and sparkle."-The Washington Post
"…a very attractive… song-march piece, beautifully scored."-School Music News
"The music is cast in three clearly delineated sections, the outer ones imbued with a winning amalgam of Eastern melodic patterns seasoned with several well-placed funky jazz inflections. The oddness… of the three and five bar phrases served to further heighten the aura of a surging, tambourine-powered hora."-The New Haven Register
"…it's a stunning work… This type of enlightened, inspired music stands a chance of surviving."-Telegram (Worcester, MA)"Mr. Schickele's handling of his task was sensitive and agile… Miss Hiatt led her singers skillfully through the kaleidoscope of sound-colors, to the composer's, performers', and audience's delight."-The Christian Science Monitor
"…carves out a musical geography of America, much like Aaron Copland did… [the concerto] has immediate appeal and staying power… The writing is agile and beautifully proportioned with lots of solos for individuals as well as whole sections… It is familiar but new. It never sounds forced, faked or condescending. It’s a winner."-Chris Pasles, Los Angeles Times
"full of sly writing and sly humour…both witty and substantive at the same time."-Barbara Zuck, The Columbus Dispatch"At his frequent best, Mr. Schickele can lay claim to a leading role in the ever-more-prominent school of composers who unselfconsciously blend all levels of American music, from folk to jazz to pop to various kinds of serious."-The New York Times
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