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List of Works

Guide to microtonal accidentals
First performances described when applicable.
Sound samples require an mp3 player such as Winamp.
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1. 10 Fugues for Piano (1952-53)
Listen to the fugue in Gmi or the fugue in Dmi, performed by pianist John McDonald on February 6, 2003 at Tufts University

2. Fugue for Organ (1953-54)
Lincoln Congregational Church
Lincoln, Ma.
1990
organist: Jonathan Keith

3. Double Fugue for String Quintet (1954)
View Page from Score

4. Adagio for String Quartet (1956)
View Page from Score

5. Movie Score: (1957)
Theseus and the Minotaur
for cello, piano and clarinet
Edinborough Film Festival
1958

6. Rondo (1957)
for piano
Carnegie Recital Hall NYC
1958
pianist: Lallan Parrot

7. Theme and Variations for Piano (1957)
Carnegie Recital Hall
1958
pianist: Lallan Parrot
Listen to the Theme and Variations, performed by pianist John McDonald on February 6, 2003 at Tufts University

8. "Pax" (1958)
piano sonata
Town Hall NYC
1970
pianist: Zita Carno

9. Divertimento (1959)
For piano, double bass and drums
Carnegie Recital Hall
1958

10. String Quartet (1959)
Carnegie Recital Hall
1959
The Claremont String Quartet
View Page from Score

11. "Metanoia" (1961-63)
Piano concerto
Alice Tully Hall NYC
1985
American Composers Orchestra
View Page from Score

12. "Maranatha" (1967)
for woodwind, brass and percussion
Tanglewood Music Festival
1967

13. "Ephphatha" (1971)
quartet for tuba, trombone, clarinet and piano
Jordan Hall at The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Ma.
1971
View Page from Score
Listen to a sample

14. "And Death Shall Have No Dominion" (1977)
set to the poem by Dylan Thomas
for voice and piano
Wellesley College Wellesley, Ma.
1977
pianist: Christopher Oldfather
soprano: Beverly Morgan

15. "Holy Land Part 1: Cain & Abel" (1980)
for chorus and 2 soprano saxophones
The Longy School of Music Boston, Ma.
1984
View Page from Score

16. "Violin Piece for Gunther Schuller " (1982)
for solo violin
Jordan Hall Boston, Ma.
1982
View Page from Score

17. "Feast of St. Luke" (1984)
quarter-tone piano piece
for one pianist and two pianos
Jordan Hall
1985
pianist: Catherine York
View Page from Score

18. "Preliminary Studies in the Virtual Pitch Continuum" (1987-90)
Textbook used in the microtonal theory and composition class taught at The New England Conservatory of Music employing a 72 note to the octave system
View Page: "The Microtonal Accidentals"
View Page: "Four-Part Common-Tone Harmony Examples Based on the Rows and Columns of the Matrix"
Listen a recording of the example from that page

18. "Sharaffudin Yah Yah Maneri Makdum Um Mulk" (1993)
For double bass or cello
Kilian Hall at M.I.T.
Cambridge, Ma.
2000
Bassist: Chris Burns
Listen to a sample of Dan Levin playing the 'cello version of the piece.

19. "Kotlyn" (2000)
for voice and tenor saxophone
Kilian Hall at M.I.T.
2000
saxophonist: Joe Maneri
voice: Judith Berkson

20. "Oulge Urngt" (2001)
for voice and tenor saxophone
Kunsthalle NYC
2001
saxophonist: Joe Maneri
voice: Judith Berkson

Numbers 6 and 7 published by Composers Editions LTD.
Number 14 published by Schirmer
Numbers 13 and 15-20 published by The Boston Microtonal Society







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