One of my earliest works, this duo was written over many months using pencil, paper, and the remarkable Casio Music Calculator. I begn it just after midnight, having come home from my swing-shift Summer job. It is dedicated to my long time friend, oboist Diane Stillman. At the time she was my dorm neighbor, and fielded innumerable questions from a novice musician.
It's structured as a suite of five short episodes, approximating a rondo. I've made only a few changes from the original, mostly to a couple of additional chances for the player to breathe. After all this time, it's still one of my melodic favorites.
1983, revised 2007. (A score is also available pno/clarinet.)
"Lovely. Nice mix of traditional and modern tonalities and rhythms." --Kristy
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1245_Duet_v3.mp3 |
| 1245 Duet Pno Oboe v3.pdf |
Originally, a piece for solo piano in three short episodes using a variety of meters, esp. 5/4 5/8, 6/8.
Revisited, extended a little and arranged for piano and cello.
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Five_Four_Five_Eight_Etude_v108.mp3 |
| Five_Four_Five_Eight_Etude_v108.pdf |
Written by request for an unusual duo of violin and contrabass. Mostly in 7/8 meter. (Later arranged for trio of flute, clarinet, cello.)
*Estonian: translated means (The Sound of Life in Seven)
Short URL to this location... http://tiny.cc/heli_elu_seitse
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duo,Heli_Elu_Seitse_v106.mp3 |
| Heli_Elu_Seitse_v106_CB.pdf |
| Heli_Elu_Seitse_v106_VLN.pdf |
Duo for Piano and Cello.
3/4, 60 bpm tempo di valse
Delicate.
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Nocturne_No2_cello,pno_v106.mp3 |
| Nocturne_No2_Giant_Oak_v106_FULL.pdf |
| Nocturne_No2_Giant_Oak_v106_PNO.pdf |
| Nocturne_No2_Giant_Oak_v106_VC.pdf |
Duo for Cello and Piano.
Duo for Piano and Cello.
9/8 & 6/8
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Nc4_Last_Day_of_Spring_v106.mp3 |
| Nc4_The_Last_of_Spring_v106_FULL.pdf |
| Nc4_The_Last_of_Spring_v106_PNO.pdf |
| Nc4_The_Last_of_Spring_v106_VC.pdf |
A duo for Alto Flute and Guitar
The Russian River (rio ruso) originates in the mountains of Mendocino county, and flows through the Ukiah valley, and then south to Healdsburg, then veers west to the sea.
Dur: ~7 min, Three movements.
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Russian_River_duo_alto_fl,gtr_v114.mp3 |
| Russian_River_duo_aFL_v114.pdf |
| Russian_River_duo_FULL_v114.pdf |
| Russian_River_duo_GTR_v114.pdf |
Music for guitar and bass flute in 3/4 with a "sideways" melodic line.
Also arranged for guitar and horn.
A --> D --> Db duration: 5 min
Photo credit: Robert W. Howington. Used with permission.
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Sideways_bass_fl_guitar_v107a.mp3 |
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Sideways_hn_guitar_v107a.mp3 |
| Sideways_bass_fl_guitar_v107a_FULL.pdf |
Music arranged for guitar and english horn in 3/4 with a slow, "sideways" melodic line.
A --> D --> Ab --> Db duration: 5 min
Photo credit: Robert W. Howington. Used with permission.
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Sideways_ehorn_guitar_v111.mp3 |
| Sideways_v111_FULL_tr.pdf |
A duo for flute and guitar. Also arranged for violin and piano.
dur= 1:45.
"The fascinating shift in meters and styles made this a riveting listen all the way through." --J.R.
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snazz_flute,guitar1.mp3 |
| Snazz_duo_fl_gtr_v104_FLUTE.pdf |
| Snazz_duo_fl_gtr_v105_Score.pdf |
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A little noncturne named for the opening line of a poem Sine Qua Non by Theresa Whitehill
[key of A]
~5min
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Tender_the_Moment_duo_fl,gtr_v106.mp3 |
| Tender_the_Moment_duo_fl,gtr_v106.pdf |
| Tender_the_Moment_v106_FL.pdf |
| Tender_the_Moment_v106_GTR.pdf |
Duo for Trumpet and Organ
(Revised in 2015)
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voluntary_one_v105.mp3 |
| voluntary_one_v105_FULL.pdf |
| voluntary_one_v105_ORG.pdf |
| voluntary_one_v105_TPT.pdf |
