ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WORKS
Above All, Women: Four Images of Gustav Klimt (2016)
for string quartet
Adagio for Small Orchestra (1967) 5' ALH
1112/2000/str
Adoración Ambulante (1994) – Full Evening GS
A Mexican Folk Celebration
Tenor, Bass Soloists; SATB Chorus; SSAA Children's chorus
2(pic)222/4431/timp.4perc.hp/str/mariachi band; percussion ensemble; church bells; conch shells; and singing audience
Agnus Dei for Mozart’s Mass in C-Minor, K.427 (2006) – 8’ GS
SSTB Soloists, SSAATTBB Chorus
1020/2230/timp/org/str[perc][Handbells]
Alle(...)luia — Variations (1987) 7' ALH
for organ and chimes
Apache Wedding Blessing (2006) 5’ GS
for voice and guitar
Arabesque by Robert Schumann (arr. RXR, 2010) 6’ ALH
for 2 guitars
As: A Surfeit of Similes (2014) 8’ ALH
Text by Norton Juster
for SATB chorus and solo piano
Aspen Sketches (1992) 12' ALH
for piano
1. Quest, 2. Vista, 3. Fireside, 4. Hot Buttered Rumba
Bachanale, Concertino for Orchestra (1999) – 20’ GS
2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/2kbd/hp/str
Bachanale (1999) 10’ GS
for two pianos
Canción de los niños (2007) – 10’ GS
SA Chorus; 0000/0200/timp.1perc/str
Canto (1973) 10' ALH
Soprano, Tenor; 2222/2000/timp/pf/str
Canto (1982) 10' ALH
(It/Fr) Dante and anonymous French
for soprano, tenor, and ensemble
S, T; fl.cl/perc/pf/vn.vc
Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother by J.S. Bach (arr. RXR, 1976) 12’ ALH
for 2, 3 or 4 guitars
Caprichos (2012) 20’ ALH
for piano solo
Chronies — 4 Pieces (1981) 6' ALH
for bass clarinet and percussion
Materials 50482146 for sale.
Cinco Poemas de García Lorca (1975) 7' ALH
(Sp) Federico García Lorca
for mezzo-soprano, tenor, and piano
1. Claro de Reloj, 2. Murió al Amanecer, 3. Es verdad, 4. La Calle de los Mudos, 5. Variación
A Colorful Symphony (1987) 20' GS
Text from ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ by Norton Juster.
Narrator; 3(pic)222/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
Full score 50482673 for sale.
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi (arr. RXR, 1973) 20' ALH
Soprano, Tenor, Baritone; hp.hpd/str
Concert Suite from Frida (1993) 30' GS
(En/Sp) Hilary Blecher and Migdalia Cruz
for mezzo-soprano and ensemble or piano
Mz; cl(asx)/tpt(flugel)/perc/acn.pf/vn
or Mz; cl(asx)/tpt(flugel).tbn/perc/acn.pf.gtr/vn.va.vc.db
or Mz; pf
Concerto III for Piano and Orchestra (1974) 20' ALH
Piano; 2222/2210/timp/str
Concert Suite from ‘L’Incoronazione di Poppea’ by Claudio Monteverdi (arr. RXR, 1972) 20' ALH
Soprano, Tenor; 0200/0200/hp.hpd/str
Concert Suite from ‘L’Orfeo’ by Claudio Monteverdi (arr. RXR, 1973) 20' ALH
SATB Chorus; 2200/0330/timp.perc/hp.hpd/str
Concert Suite from Suor Isabella (1983) 16' GS
(En) Daniel Dibbern
for soprano and ensemble
S; fl(pic).cl(bcl)/tpt.btbn/perc/hp.pf/vc
Con Flor y Canto from Adoración Ambulante (1994) – 17’ GS
Tenor, Bass Soloists; SATB Chorus; SSAA Children’s chorus
2+pic.222/4431/timp.4perc/hp/str
Piano/vocal score 50483487 for sale.
La Curandera (2006) - 1 Hour GS
Opera in 1 Act. Libretto (En/Sp) by Mary Medrick
Cast: S, Mz, Con, T, Bar, B
cl(asx), tpt, btbn, perc, pf, acn, vn, vc
Decem
Perfectum (2002) 18’ GS
Concertino for Woodwind Quintet, Brass Quintet and Wind Ensemble
4(pic)3(eh)4(bcl)3(cb)/4sax/4431/timp.3perc/stbass
De Rerum Natura (2013) 27’ ALH
for orchestra
2(pic).1+ca.2.2/4.2.2+btbn.0/timp.2perc/pf.hp/str
El día de los muertos (2006) 13' GS
8 percussionists
Le Diable Amoureux (1978) 55' ALH
Opera in 1 Act. Libretto (En) by the Composer and Frans Boerlage based on a story by Jacques Cazotte.
Cast: S, Mz, T, B-Bar; chorus
2(2pic)2(ca)2(bcl)2/2210/2perc/hp.cel/str
Dolorosa et Lacrimabilis Es, Virgo Maria (1980) 5' ALH
for mixed chorus, soprano, flute, and windchimes
The Dot and the Line (2005) 18’ GS
text by Norton Juster
Narrator; fl, cl, vn, vc, hp, perc, pf; opt slides and/or dancers
CD of visual images provided with rental materials
Ductia (1980, rev. 83) 5' ALH
for harp, harp duo, flute and harp, or other combinations
Estampie, Ballet for Small Orchestra (1981) 18' ALH
2(pic)2(ca)2(asx)2/2220/4perc/hp.pf/str
Score 50482147 for sale.
Estampie (1981) 18' ALH
for clarinet, cello, percussion, and piano
version for piano solo
See also Medieval Suite
Fanfare from Adoración Ambulante (1995) – 5’ GS
For four trumpets and four conch shells (or French horns)
See also Adoración Ambulante
Fanfare from Oktoechos (1984) 1.5' GS
for four spatially separated choirs of trumpets and
trombones
13tpt.13tbn
See also Oktoechos
Fanfarria Son-Risa (2014) 4’ ALH
Based on a Mexican folk song
3(pic)3(ca)3(bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/hp/str
Fantasia Lussuriosa (1989) 10' ALH
for piano
Favola Boccaccesca (1979) 20' ALH
3(pic)3(ca)4(bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/cel.hp/str
Favola Concertante (1975, rev. 77) 20' ALH
Ballet and Double Concerto
Violin, Cello; str
Favola Concertante (1977) 20' ALH
for piano trio
Favola I, Episode from Favola Concertante (1977) 7' ALH
for cello
Favola II, Episodes from Favola Boccaccesca (1980) 12' ALH
for clarinet, cello, and piano
Five Etudes from Oktoechos (1983) 15' GS
1. for clarinet and bassoon, 2. for trumpet and trombone, 3. for piano solo, 4. for violin and percussion,
5. for cello solo
Flight (2002) – 23’ GS
Text by Sukey Smith, inspired bythe Wright Brothers’ letters and journals
Female narrator, 2+pic.1+ca.2.2(cbn)/4.3Ctpt.3.1/timp.3perc/pf.hp/str;
recorded sounds of airplane engines (CD provided with rental materials)
The Food of Love (2004) 12’ GS
text by William Shakespeare
for violin/actor and piano
Forbidden Fire (1998) – 22’ GS
Cantata for the Next Millennium
Bass-Baritone Soloist, SSAATTBB Chorus
2+pic.222/432+btbn.1/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
For Piano I and II (1978) 10' ALH
for piano
Four Advent Chorale-Preludes by J. S. Bach (arr. RXR, 1978) 20' ALH
SATB Chorus; 2202/2200/timp/hpd/str
Four Poems from ‘Neue Gedichte’ (1971) 10' ALH
(Gr) Rainer Maria Rilke
for soprano or tenor and piano
1. Opfer, 2. Die Laute, 3. Das Karussell, 4. Der Schwan
Frammenti Musicali (1978) 5' ALH
for flute and piano
or for piano solo
Frida
(1991, rev. 93) full eve GS
Opera in 2 Acts (En/Sp). Book by Hilary Blecher, Lyrics and Monologues by Migdalia
Cruz.
Cast: Mz, Bar, S, A, T, B, 3 Calaveras (death figures - character voices), SATB
chorus [opt]
cl(asx)/tpt(flugel)/perc/acn.pf/vn or cl(asx)/tpt(flugel).tbn/perc/acn.gtr.pf/vn.va.vc.db
Spanish translation by Josefina García available.
A Gathering of Angels (1989) 8' ALH
Bolero for Orchestra
3(3pic)3(ca)3(Ebcl)2/432+btbn.1/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str/handbell choir (12 players) ad lib
Gambits, Six Chess Pieces (2001) 10’ GS
for horn and piano
Harlequin’s Rainbow (L’Arc-en-Ciel d’Arlequin) (2022) 38’ ALH
Text by Albert Giraud from Pierrot Lunaire
for mezzo-soprano & string quartet
Hot Buttered Rumba (1996) – 5’ GS
2+pic.22+asx.2/432+btbn.1/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
Hot Buttered Rumba(1996) – 5’ GS
for piano (See Aspen Sketches)
Improvisation Matrix (1978) open length ALH
for any instrument or combination of instruments
or for piano solo or multiple pianos
Invocation of Orpheus (1989) 12.5' ALH
Trumpet; hp/str
Invocation of Orpheus (1989) 12.5' ALH
for trumpet, harp, and string quartet
or for trumpet and piano
The Last Night of Don Juan (2000) full eve ALH
Musical play. Text adapted from Rostand and Zorilla by Murray Ross and the Composer.
Cast: Actors, Vocal Soloists (SSATTB), Dancers, Puppeteers, SA Chorus
2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/432+btbn.1/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str (solo vn)
Latin Celebration (Gaudeamus Igitur) (1999) – 3’ ALH
2+pic.22+bcl.4sax.2/4331+euph/timp.4perc/pf/db; SATB Chorus ad lib.
Lull-A-Bear from Ursa (1993) 5’ ALH
for cello (or bassoon) and piano
Lyric Variations (1970) 6' ALH
0100/2000/str
Las Mañanitas de los Niños (1999) – 5’ GS
2+pic.222/432+btbn.1/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
Máscaras (1993) 18' GS
Cello; 2(pic)2(ca)2(Ebcl,bcl)2/2210/timp.2perc/
hp.pf/str
Medieval Suite (1983) 10' ALH
from the ballet Estampie
for horn, violin, and piano
Meditation (1981) 6' ALH
for flute, clarinet, cello, and percussion
Menasherie (2015) 8-9' ALH
texts by Ogden Nash
SSA chorus and piano solo
Meta 4 (1994) 17' GS
Ballet
for string quartet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2001) – 45’ ALH
Incidental music for the Shakespeare Play
Cast: Actors, Vocal Soloists (SA), SA Chorus
cl(bcl), hn, tpt, perc, pf, acn, hp, 2vn, va, vc, db
Mirror Sonnets (1989) 5' ALH
(En) Fred Curchack
for one, two or three sopranos and guitar or piano
Monkey See, Monkey Do (1986) 35' GS
Opera for Children in 1 Act. Libretto (En/Sp) by Mary Medrick based on a Mexican folk tale.
Cast: 2 S, Mz, T, Bar, B
cl/tpt/perc/gtr.acn.pf/vn.vc
Spanish translation by Josefina García available.
Piano/vocal score 50482612 for sale.
Música, por un tiempo (2008) GS
Clarinet in B-flat, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Musical Dice Game (2005) – 15' GS
2 String Quartets, 2 String Orchestras
My Lady Carey’s Dompe (1985) 12' ALH
— Variations on an Elizabethan Melody
for piccolo trumpet in E-flat and A, descant horn,
and harpsichord or piano
Il Lamento di Tristano (1997) 12’ GS
for flute and guitar
Materials 5048493 for sale.
Les Niais Amoureux (1989) 15' GS
for clarinet and piano trio
Score and parts 50485072 for sale.
Oktoechos (1983) 18' GS
Concerto Grosso for Two Groups of Soloists and Orchestra
3(pic)3(ca)3(bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
The Old Majestic (1988) full eve ALH
Opera in 2 Acts. Libretto (En) by Mary Medrick .
Cast: 2 S, 2 Mz, T, Bar, B-Bar, B; off-stage chorus
1(pic).1+ca.1(sax)0/01.btbn.0/2perc/acn.pf.hp/str
Omaggio al Divino (2009) 7’ ALH
for two guitars
1. Fantasia Antica, 2. Fantasia Nuova, 3. Le due Fantasie Insieme
Piñata (1991) 5' GS
2+pic.22.asx.2/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
Score 50482936 for sale.
See also Trilógica
Piñata para los amantes (Piñata for the Lovers) (2023) 5’ ALH
for B-flat clarinet and cello (see also Piñata)
Plaisir d’Amour (1982) 5' ALH
— after the song by Padre Martini
for flute, clarinet, and bassoon
Praline and Fudge (1979) 6' ALH
— Recitative and Aria in Baroque Style
(En) from cookbooks
for bass voice and piano
Piano/vocal score 50482145 for sale.
Praline and Fudge (1989) – 6’ ALH
Recitative and Aria in Baroque Style. English text from cookbooks.
Contralto or Bass Solo, 0101/0000/hpd/str
Presences (1973) 5' ALH
(Fr) Peter Clothier, trans. by Lucile Golson
for soprano or tenor and piano
Quodlibet on Medieval Tunes (1978) 5' ALH
any number of players on any combination of
instruments
The Ransom Of Red Chief (1986) 55' GS
Opera in 1 Act. Libretto (En) by Daniel Dibbern, based on a short story by O. Henry.
Cast: Boy S, T, Bar, B-Bar; off-stage chorus
fl(pic).cl/tpt.btbn/perc/acn.bjo.pf/vn.vc
Romance with a Double Bass (2018) � 15� ALH
Narrator, Contrabass and Piano
The Salutation Rag (1978) 5' ALH
3(pic)222/4331/timp.3perc/str
The Salutation Rag (1976, rev. 79) 5' ALH
for piano 4-hands
Scrooge (1994) – 19’ GS
Concert Scenes from A Christmas Carol
Bass-Baritone Soloist; SATB Chorus
2(pic).2(ca).2(Ebcl/bcl).2(cbn)/2220/timp.3perc/hp.pf(hpd)/str
Semi-Suite (1981) 10' ALH
Violin; 2222/2220/2perc/hp.pf/str
Semi-Suite (1980) 7' ALH
for piano, 4-hands
Semi-Suite (1981) 7' ALH
for violin and piano (plus clarinet and percussion ad lib)
Seven Deadly Sequences (1990) 15' ALH
for piano
The Seven Deadly Sins (1984) 17' ALH
Ballet for Orchestra
3+pic.2(ca)2+Ebcl+acl+bcl.2[=4]sax.2/4431/4perc/2pf/str
The Seven Deadly Sins (1984) 17' ALH
Ballet for Wind Ensemble and Percussion
3+pic.2(ca)2+Ebcl+acl+bcl.4sax.2/4431/4perc/pf(4 hands)/stbass
Sinfonía à la Mariachi (1997) – 24’ GS
For Double Orchestra
orch I: 2+pic.222/4230/timp.2perc/hpd/str;
orch II (Mariachi): 0000/0200/perc/hp.acn.gtr/str;
orch III (optional): 2 tpt or Mariacahi band in finale
Sinfonia Concertante (1974) 15' ALH
Soprano saxophone, Harpsichord; 1.ca.01/2000/str
Six Episodes from The Ransom of Red Chief (1987) 8' GS
for piano
Six Maxims de La Rochefoucauld (1991) 5' ALH
(Fr) for voice and piano
Six Songs of E.E. Cummings (2008) 20’ GS
for soprano and marimba or soprano and piano
Smash the Windows (2001) 2’30” Hal Leonard
2+pic.22+bcl2.4sax/42212bar/timp.4perc(5th player ad lib.)/pf(ad lib.)/stbass
Son Risa (2006) 5’ GS
for solo harp
Sonata in One Movement (1973) 10' ALH
for soprano saxophone (or clarinet) and piano
Sonatina d’Estate (1982) 10' ALH
for flute and piano
The Song of Songs — Shir Hashirim (1992) 32' ALH
(En) from Sholom Aleichem (trans. by Curt Leviant) and the Bible
for soprano, narrator, and ensemble
S, Narr; cl/perc/hp.pf/2vn.va.vc
Sor(tri)lège: Trio III (2007) 20’ GS
for piano trio
The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. RXR, 1982) 1’ ALH
2+pic.2+ca.2[+2].2[+cbn]/43[+1].31/timp.3perc/str
Suor Isabella (1982) 70' GS
Opera in 1 Act. Libretto (En) by Daniel Dibbern, based on a story from ‘The Decameron’ by Giovanni
Boccaccio.
Cast: S, 2 Mz; women’s SSA chorus or 3 soloists
fl(pic).cl(bcl)/tpt.btbn/perc/hp.pf/vn/vc
Tango (1985) 25' GS
Libretto (En) by the Composer from 1913-14 news clippings.
Cast: T
fl.cl/perc/acn.pf/vn.vc
Spanish translation by Josefina García available.
Tango Amor (2014)
Tango di Tango (1985) 8' ALH
— based on a theme from Tango
2+pic.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
Tango di Tango (1985) 8' ALH
— based on a theme from Tango
for violin, accordion and piano
or for piano solo
The Tempest (2000) – 34’
Concert dramatization of the Shakespeare play
Narrator or actors (2-4 male voices, 1 female voice), puppets/dancers ad lib.
3(3pic).2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn/4(conch shells).32+btbn.1/timp.3perc/pf(hpd).hp/str + bird songs on tape
Tentado por la samba (2007) 10’ GS
for cello and piano
Tequila Sunrise (2000) – 3’ GS
Fanfare in Mariachi Style
0000/4331/timp.4perc/hp
Three Lullabies (1990) 5' ALH
for piano or guitar (transcribed for guitar by Enric Madriguera)
1. Nana, Niño, Nana, 2. The Long Quiet Night, 3. Lull-a-bear
Three Songs and A Monologue from As You Like It (1990) 8’ ALH
for voice and piano
1. Under the Greenwood Tree, 2. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, 3. All the World’s A Stage,
4. There was A Lover and his Lass
Toccata for Guitar Quartet (1976) 10' ALH
Toccata for Guitar Solo (1983) 10' ALH
(transcribed by Robert Guthrie)
Toccata for Percussion Quintet (1977) 10' ALH
Transfigurationis Mysteria (1980) 12' ALH
Soprano, Countertenor, Tenor; chorus, children’s
chorus; 21(ca)02/2330/perc/hp.org/str
Trilógica (1996) 20’ GS
Three Latin Dances
2+pic.22.asx.2/4331/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
See also Piñata, Tango di Tango, Hot Buttered Rumba
Trio I (1971) 15' ALH
for piano trio
Trio II (1970) 5' ALH
for piano trio
Trio III (2007) 20’ GS
for piano trio
See also Sor(tri)lège
Trunks (1983) 18' ALH
A Circus Story for Narrator and Orchestra
Narrator; 1+pic.221+cbn/4231/timp.3perc/hp.pf/str
Piano/vocal score 50482148 for sale.
Ursa (1990) 19' ALH
Four Seasons for Doublebass (or Cello) and Orchestra
Doublebass (or Cello); 2+pic.222/2200/timp.2perc/hp.pf/str
Varmi’ts! (1985) 12' GS
Cantata for Narrator, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra
Narrator; chorus;
2(pic)2(ca)2(bcl)2(cbn)/4331/timp.3perc/pf/str
The Versatility Rag (2006) 5’ GS
for piano solo
We the People (original title: Jargon) (1987) 15' GS
The Story of the American Constitution
Text by Mary (Duren) Medrick
Narrator; Chorus [opt];
2(pic)222/422.btbn.1/timp.3perc/pf/str
Xochiquetzal (2014)
For Violin Solo and Percussion Ensemble
Duration: 13 minutes
Violin; Six Percussionists
Version for Violin and Piano also available