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"12:45"
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

1245_Duet_v3.mp3

1245 Duet Pno Oboe v3.pdf
oboe, piano, classical, chamber, duo, duet
 
 
Five-Four Five-Eight Etude
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.

Five_Four_Five_Eight_Etude_v108.mp3

Five_Four_Five_Eight_Etude_v108.pdf
piano, cello, duo, duet, chamber
 
 
Heli Elu Seitse*
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

duo,Heli_Elu_Seitse_v106.mp3

Heli_Elu_Seitse_v106_CB.pdf
Heli_Elu_Seitse_v106_VLN.pdf
violin, contrabass, duo
 
 
Nocturne No. 2 "In the Shade of the Giant Oak"
Duo for Piano and Cello.
3/4, 60 bpm tempo di valse

Delicate.

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
cello, piano, duo
 
 
Nocturne No. 3 "On a Foggy Shore"
Duo for Cello and Piano.

Nocturne_No3_Foggy_Shore_v110.mp3

Nocturne_No3_Foggy_Shore_v110_FULL.pdf
Nocturne_No3_Foggy_Shore_v110_PNO-VLN.pdf
Nocturne_No3_Foggy_Shore_v110_PNO.pdf
Nocturne_No3_Foggy_Shore_v110_VC.pdf
Nocturne_No3_Foggy_Shore_v110_VLN.pdf
cello, piano, duo, nocturne, chamber
 
 
Nocturne No. 4 "The Last Day of Spring"
Duo for Piano and Cello.
9/8 & 6/8

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
cello, piano, duo
 
 
Russian River Portraits
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.

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
Classical Guitar, Alto Flute, duo
 
 
Sideways [duo for guitar and bass flute]


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.

Sideways_bass_fl_guitar_v107a.mp3

Sideways_hn_guitar_v107a.mp3

Sideways_bass_fl_guitar_v107a_FULL.pdf
chamber music, duo, guitar, bass flute, David Smith
 
 
Sideways [duo for guitar and cor anglais]


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.

Sideways_ehorn_guitar_v111.mp3

Sideways_v111_FULL_tr.pdf
chamber music, duo, guitar, english horn, David Smith
 
 
Snazz
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.


snazz_flute,guitar1.mp3

Snazz_duo_fl_gtr_v104_FLUTE.pdf
Snazz_duo_fl_gtr_v105_Score.pdf
guitar, flute, piano, violin, chamber, duo
 
 
Tender the Moment When Flowers Begin, Duo for Flute and Guitar
A little noncturne named for the opening line of a poem Sine Qua Non by Theresa Whitehill

[key of A]
~5min

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
Classical Guitar, Flute, duo
 
 
Trumpet Voluntary No. 1
Duo for Trumpet and Organ
(Revised in 2015)

voluntary_one_v105.mp3

voluntary_one_v105_FULL.pdf
voluntary_one_v105_ORG.pdf
voluntary_one_v105_TPT.pdf
trumpet, organ, duo
 

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