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Selected Compositions of Michael Colgrass

SOLO

SONGS

CHAMBER MUSIC

ORCHESTRA

SOLOIST & ORCHESTRA

CHORUS & ORCHESTRA

WIND ENSEMBLE

YOUNG BAND

MUSICAL THEATER

PERCUSSION MUSIC

 



 

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SOLO

Mystic With a Credit Card (1980) 6'30"
Solo trombone
For sale (CF)

Tales of Power (l980) 24'
Piano solo
For sale (CF)

Te Tuma Te Papa (l994) 12'
Solo percussionist
For sale (CF)

Wild Riot of the Shaman's Dreams (l992) 8'
Solo flute
For sale (CF)

Wolf (l976) 17'
Solo cello
Score for sale (CF)

SONGS

Mystery Flowers of Spring (1985) 4'
Soprano w/ piano
Score for sale (CF)

New People
(l969) 18'
Mezzo soprano, viola and piano
Score for sale (CF)

Night of the Raccoon
(l979) 14'
Soprano, harp, alto flute, 1 perc, piano (dbl. cel + elec pf)
Score for sale (CF)

CHAMBER MUSIC

Flashbacks A Musical Play for Five Brass (1979) 35'
2 tpt, tbn, hn, tba
Rental (CF)

A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells (l994) 35'
Flute (dbl.pic and afl) and percussion quartet
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Folklines: A Counterpoint of Musics for String Quartet (1988) 22'
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Hammer & Bow
(l997) 10'
Violin and marimba
Score for sale (CF)
Light Spirit
(l963) 8'
Flute, viola, guitar, 2 perc
(EAM)
Parts on rental, score for sale (EAM)

Memento (l982) 16'
2 pianos
Score for sale (CF)

Rhapsody (l962) 8'
Clarinet, violin, piano
(CF)

Strangers: Irreconcilable Variations for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (l986) 24'
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Wind Quintet (l962) 8'
Duration 8'
Parts on rental, score for sale (EAM)

ORCHESTRA

As Quiet As (l966) 14'
3(pic,alt)3(Enghn)3(bs)3/4331/2hp/pf,cel,hpschd/Timp,3perc/str
Score for sale (EAM)

Bach-Goldberg Variations (30')
Aria and 18 Variations arranged for chamber orchestra Vln, va, vc, fl, cl, bn, tpt (dbl, D, picc Bb), hn, hp, 1 perc (mba/vib)
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Ghosts of Pangea (2002) 22'
3 fl (2 db picc, 3 db alt), 2 ob (2 db Eng hn), 2 cl (2 db Eb), 1 bs cl, 2 bsn, 1 cbn, 3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, (3 bs), tba, pno, cel, hp, 5 perc, stgs.
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Ghosts of Pangea is about the coming together of musics of different cultures, mixing styles of Europe, East India, Asia, Africa and the Mideast. My intent is to show the commonalities of these seemingly disparate styles - the way Jewish folk music sometimes sounds like the blues, and East Indian music sounds Arabic. Such musical similarities, mysteriously developed independently of each other, suggest a psychological or spiritual bond between peoples at opposite sides of the globe.

Letter From Mozart (l976) 16'
2(pic,alt)22(bs)2+cbn/2221/pf,cel/hp/acc/timp,3perc/str
Score for sale (CF)

The Schubert Birds (l989) 18'
2(pic)2(Enghn)2(Ebcl,bscl)1+cbn/2200/1perc/65432
Score for sale (CF)

SOLOIST & ORCHESTRA

Arias (1992) 26'
Solo clarinet: 2(pic,alt)1(ob)1(Enghn)1(bs)1(bsn)1(cbn)/4331/pf.cel/hp/tim p,3perc/65432
Archive score for sale (CF)

Auras
(l972) 15'
Solo harp: 2(pic,alt)2(Enghn)2(bs)2/222(bs)/cel/3perc/str
Archive score for sale (CF)

Chaconne (l984) 26'
Solo viola; 3(pic)O,3(bs)2+cbn/4331/pf,cel/hp/timp,4perc/str
Archive score for sale (CF)

Concertmasters (l974) 22'
3 solo violins; 2(pic)22(bs)2(cbn)/4331/cel-hpsch/2hp/timp,4perc/str
3 vln/pno reduction for sale (CF)

Crossworlds(2002) 32'
Solo fl, solo pno, picc, 2 ob, (2nd db Eng hn), Eb cl, Bb cl, bs cl, bn, cbn, 2 tpt, 4 hn, 2 tbn (2 bs), cel, hp, timp, 4 perc. Stg.
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Deja vu
(l977) 18'
4 solo perc; 3(pic,alt)0,3(Ebcl,bscl)2+cbn/4331/cel/2hp/str
Score for sale (CF)

Delta (l979) 20'
Solo vln,cl,perc; 1+alt.1+Enghn.bscl.1+cbn/22/54332
Archive score for sale (CF)

Memento (l982) 16'
Two solo pianos; 2(pic)+altfl.Enghn.3(Ebcl,bscl)2+cbn4330/cel/hp/ timp,4perc/str
Archive score for sale (CF)

Rhapsodic Fantasy (l964) 8'
Solo perc; 1(pic)111/1110/timp.3perc/cel/hp/str
Score for sale (EAM)

Snow Walker (l990) 20'
Solo organ, 2(pic), 22(Ebcl,bscl), 1+cbn/2221/pf-cel/hp/timp,3perc
Archive score for sale (CF)

CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA

Best Wishes USA (l976) 34'
Sopr/mez/ten/bs/black and white chor: 2(pic,alt)2(Enghn)2(Eb,bs)1+cbn/4331/hp/pf-cel-syth/guit-banj /harm/uk/acc/jazzqt/timp.4perc, str
(CF)

Theater of the Universe (l972) 18'
Sopr/mez/ten/bar/bass/SATB: 3(pic)3(Enghn)3(Eb,bs)2+cbn/4331/cel(pno)2hp/timp.3perc,str
(CF)

Image of Man (l974) 20'
SATB: 2(pic)22(bscl)1+cbn/4331/cel/elec.pno/timp.3perc,str
Score for sale (CF)

The Earth's A Baked Apple (1969) 10'
Teen chor: 2222/4331/cel/timp/perc/str
Choral score for sale (EAM)

WIND ENSEMBLE

Arctic Dreams (l991) 24'
6(pic,alt),3,8(bs,Bbcontbs)4(cbn)3(sopr,alt,bar)666,2euph,2t ba,pf-cel/hp/2cb/timp.5perc
Archive score for sale (CF)

Deja vu
(l977) 18'
4 solo perc; 6(pic,alt)0,6(Ebcl,bscl,Bbcontbs)2+cbn,Soprsax(alto)/466,1eu ph,1tba/pf-cel/2hp/2cb
Archive score for sale (CF)

Dream Dancer(2001) 22'
Solo alto saxophone, 3 fl, (2 db picc, 3 dbl alt), 2 cl (2nd db Eb),bs cl, 2 ob, (2nd db Eng hn), 2 bn, cbn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn (3d is bs), cel, hp, 5 perc.
Parts on rental, score for sale (CF)

Urban Requiem (l995) 28'
Saxophone quartet; 1(pic)1(fl)1(altfl) 1ob+Enghn.1(Ebcl)1(Bbcl)1(bscl) 2+cbn/4331/ synth/ hp/ 2cb/timp.4perc
Archive score for sale (CF)

Winds of Nagual A Musical Fable on the Writings of Carlos Castaneda (l985) 25'
Pic,alt)6+Eb1(bs)1(Ebcontalt)1(Bbcontbs)cbn.sopr-altsax/66(2 cor)flhn.6,2euph,2tba/2cb/pf-cel/timp.5perc
Archive score for sale (CF)

YOUNG BAND

Apache Lullaby (2003) 4'45"
Level 1-2 (Middle school band)
For sale (CF)

The Beethoven Machine (2003) 6'
Level 2-3 (Middle to High School Band)
For sale (CF)

Got to Make Noise (2003) 3'30"-45'
Level 2 (Middle school band)
For sale (CF)

Old Churches (2000) 5'30"
Level 2 (Middle school band)
For sale (Hal Leonard)

J.W. Pepper Music named this piece from the American Composers Forum Band quest commissioning series one of their "Editors' Choice" selections for 2003.

"If you're looking for something that stands apart from the average band fare, take a look at 'Old Churches.' Intriguing thematic material and Colgrass' fine compositional style combine to make this a powerful, unique musical statement. Using easy graphic notation, students have a fun and creative way to explore sound production along with the compositional process. It' s quite an amazing work for this level, and one worth exploring."
The Editors, J.W. Pepper Music

MUSICAL THEATER

Something's Gonna Happen (l978) 45'
A musical play for approx. 20 children (4 leads) between age 10-13, based on an updated version of Jack and the Beanstalk. Text by the composer.
Flute and piano.
Score for sale CF)

Virgil's Dream,
A Satiric Fantasy for Music Chamber Theater (l967) 35'
Text by the composer.
Confused mezzo, naive tenor, hysterical tenor, conservative bass baritone, clar/elec.pno/cb/1 perc.
Score on sale (CF)

PERCUSSION MUSIC

Chamber Music for Percussion Quintet (l954) 5'
Score and parts on sale from CV

Concertino for timpani
(l953) 10'
3tpt, 3tbn, tuba, timp/2 perc.
Score and parts on sale from CV

Fantasy Variations
(l961) 12'
Perc.solo/6 perc
Score and parts on sale from CV

Inventions on a Motive
(l955) 8'
Percussion quintet
Score and parts on sale from CV

Percussion Music (l953) 5'
Percussion quartet
Score and parts on sale from CV

Three Brothers (l951) 4'
Percussion nonette
Score and parts on sale from CV

Variations for Four Drums and Viola
(l957) 17'
Vla/1perc
Score and parts on sale from CV

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