​Volume I. 

​Chamber:


​                                           Book I:  Solos:
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1.  6 snapshots for solo flute:  3 minutes[ permiered by Lois Cornils with "Music Now: at 1st & 2nd Unitarian, Boston, USA. Used in "Auto-Portaomatic" a film by TJ Norris shown at The OutLook Film & Video Festival, NYC. Original material written when I was 17 and studying contemporary counterpoint with Robert Moevs at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Later the piece was greatly condensed into it's current form. To hear Ms. Cornils performance please click the red button directly below:

​2. "Eldood Eeknay" for Alto Flute: 7 minutes; based on the retrograde of "Yankee Doodle." unperformed. The picture to the left is "Spirit of '76: Yankee Doodle" by Archibald M. Willard.​

3.  Two Cup Pieces for Solo Oboe: 6 minutes & 45 seconds for oboe. based on anonymous music written on commercially manufatured coffee mugs. Unperformed. 
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4.  Three Pieces for Clarinet: 3 minutes & 27 seconds; 3 short movements. 
Premiered by Viola Woodward at 1st & 2nd Unitarian, Boston, USA. ​To hear
​Ms. Woodward's performance please click on the red button below:  ​
5.   Three Pieces for Viola:​ 3 minutes & 27 seconds;
​3 short movements. Based on #4 above. Unperformed.

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​6.    Circus Sonata I: 12 minutes; 4 movements; for solo viola. Unperformed. ​

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7.    Circus Sonata II: 7 minutes, 3 movements for solo viola, written for SYN(es)THESIS competition: The Pancho Vladigerov Museum & Sophia Opera & ballet & Classical FM Radio; based
​on painting #2, seen here, to the right. Unperformed. 
Painting #2

8.    Plainsong: 10 minutes for either solo viola or solo 'cello; unperformed. 
8a.  Plainsong: for solo viola;
8b.  Plainsong: for solo 'cello (original version)
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​9.    Dark & Light: Winter Solstice Celebration:  6 minutes; 4 movements;
9a.  Dark & Light: Winter Solstice Celebration:  for solo 'cello.
9b.  Dark & Light: Winter Solstice Celebration: for piano  See also II/IIIc/5.
9c.  Dark & Light: Winter Solstice Celebration: for 'cello & piano (withheld): performed by the composer with 'cellist, Al Shahain at First Unitarian Society of West Newton, MA, USA as part of their Solstice Ceremony.
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​10.  After Samuel Beckett: 8 minutes for 'cello; ​performed many times by Michael Romanul: in Boston. MA, USA at: 1st & 2nd U. U.; Barbara Krakow Art Gallery; Mass General Hospital; and on WCRB radio, Boston. Please click the button below to hear Mr. Romanul's performance.    
I1b. Solo version of orchestral work:
1.     Two Pieces for Harp: 5 minutes and 38 seconds: from Parody Symphony II movements II "Silent Knight" & V. "Lace." Michael Rafferty played these two pieces on the harp, at "Oasis" in Boston, MA. ("Lace" is original, & not ​a parody). The orchestral score to these two movementscan be seen at III/VI/2. For keyboard versions of orchestral works please see II/IIId. To hear 2 pieces for harp, please click on ​the red button below: ​
                                           
​                                             Book II:  Duos

1.   Duo I:   6 minutes & 20 seconds; 5 movements; upper voice: flute or violin; lower voice: alto flute; English horn; clarinet, or viola. Unperformed.

2.   Duo II:  Silent Night:  14 minutes; 3 movements.
2a. Duo II:  Silent Night:  for violin and viola; 
2b. Duo II:  Silent Night:  for violin and 'cello.  

3.   Duo III:  6 minutes & 20 seconds; 5 movements;
3a. Duo III:  upper voice: violin or flute; lower voice: viola, clarinet or English horn;
3b. Duo III:  upper voice: violin or flute; lower voice: 'cello or bassoon.
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4.   Duo IV:   8 minutes & 35 seconds; for 2 violins; 5 movements. 

5.   Duo V: March of The Ants: 11 and a half minutes; 5 movements. upper voice: flute, oboe, clarinet, or violin; lower voice: English horn, clarinet or viola. Unperformed.  

6.   Gdo for 2 Harps:  ​
8 minutes & 10 seconds after the play by Samuel Beckett. Premiered at 1st and 2nd Unitarian Society, Boston, by Michael Rafferty and Virginia Crumb. See also the orchestral version: III/I/2. Dedicated to Michael  Rafferty. Used in the video "The Dream" shown on BNN-TV as part of "Crazy Dinosaurs." ." To watch "The Dream" please click on one of the contestants to the right:
7.   Duo VII:  For Unseen Theatre:  5 minutes; for violin and viola; 3 movements; Written
​for "Unseen Theater" a shadow puppet troupe of blind puppeteers in Sophia, Bulgaria. Unperformed. 

​IIb. Solos with orchestra (Volume III) for solo with piano:
1.    III/I/1: Arcadia Blues: 7 minutes & 45 seconds; various possible instuments: flute, oboe, clarinet, violin...  & piano. See I/IIIb/1.

​2.   III/IIa/2: Love and Death: 6 and a half minutes for violin & piano.

​3.   III/IIb/1c. Concerto for Tenor Saxophone, or Bass Clarinet: Lunar Eclipse: 
8 minutes; with piano. Performed by Christian Contreras, tenor saxophone, and Yelena Beriyeva, piano, on 1/27/12 with Boston Metro Opera. See also I/VII/1 below. To hear "Lunar Eclipse" please click on the button below.
4.   III/IIb/5. Violin Concerto I:  9 minutes; 3 movements; violin & piano.
The second theme of The First Movement develops Part III, #1 of St. Mark Paasion: VI/II/8. The last movement quotes Movement IV of VI/III/2. 

5.  III/IIb/6. Violin Concerto II:  35 minutes; 4 movements; violin and piano. Movements
​II & IV use material from the last movement of Piano Sonatina (II/IIIa/1). See aslo I/VII/3.

6.   III/IIb/7. Elegy: 6 minutes; completed, early August, 2021. Re-orchestration of "Invocation" for organ; II/I/1. commissione8 by The American Guild of Organists. Copyright held for all countries by E. C. Schirmer. See I/IV/6; III/IIb/6 & III/IV/3.
6a. Elegy: for  viola & piano. Unperformed in this version; III/IIb/7e;
6b. Elegy: for 'cello & piano. Unperformed in this version; III/IIb/7f.

7. - 11. III/IIc: Concerto Ballets: The Lovers: 17 and a half minutes; 6 movements; based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, with a happy ending. Inspired by "The Lovers" by Marc Chagall. See Volume III & IV: Book IIb.
​​7.    Flute Concerto: with piano; in Spanish; 9/1-2/23;
8.    Alto Flute Concerto: with piano;
9.    Oboe Concerto: with piano; in Spanish;
10.  Clarinet Concerto: with piano; for Christian Contreras;
11.    Viola Concerto:  for my husband, Drew Hubbard. The viola concerto is the original version; It is a whole step lower than the other four concertos.
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                                          Book III:  Trios:

IIIa. three non-keyboard instruments:
1.    Trio #I: 7 minutes; 4 movements.  Unperformed.
1a.  String Trio #I:  for violin, viola and 'cello. 
1b.  Woodwind Trio #I:  for flute, clarinet, and bassoon.

2.    Trio #II: 16 and a half minutes; 5 movements. Unperformed.
2a.  String Trio #II: for violin, viola and 'cello.
2b.  Woodwind Trio #II: for flute, English horn, and bassoon.

3.    String Trio #III: 7 minutes and 40 seconds; 4 movements; for violin, viola and 'cello. Unperformed. See I/IIb/2 & III/IIa/

4.    String Trio #IV: Paris Taxi: 23 minutes; 7 movements; for violin, viola and 'cello. In Paris, France, we were given the instructions by our guide not to speak. The jig was up when I realized that this piece was left behind at the airport. The cab driver was very understanding and the piece was recovered safely. Unperformed.

5.   Trio #V: Manhattan: 12 minutes; 5 movements. Written durring  the audition for
The Manhattan School of Music, NYC: from notes retrieved from the trash. Unperformed.
5a. Trio for Clarinet, French Horn and 'Cello; 
5b. for Clarinet, French Horn and Double Bass. 

IIIb. Piano Trios:
1.   Piano Trio #I: Arcadia Blues:  6 minutes and 30 seconds; for (upper voice:) flute, oboe, clarinet, violin... (lower voice:) English horn, clarinet, violin, viola.... and piano. See I/IIb/1 above; & III/I/1. Unperformed.  

2.   Piano Trio #II: Love and Death: 6 and a half minutes; for violin, clarinet and piano. See I/II/7 above; & III/IIa/2. Unperformed.  

                                                    Book IV:  Quartets:

1.     String Quartet # I: "Requiem" 21 and a half minutes; shorter version: 18 minutes;
4 movements. Unperformed.
 
2.     String Quartet # II: "Antithesis"  13 and a half minutes; 1 movement. Unperformed.

3.    String Quartet # III: "The Cave"  Unperformed.   
3a.  String Quartet # III:  condensed version: 3 movements; 5 minutes & 45 seconds;
3b.  String Quartet # III:  13-14 minutes & 45 seconds; 4 movements. 
3c.  String Quartet # III:  17 minutes: second movement is expanded from 1 to 5 minutes. 


4.     Flute Quartet:  Existence:  for flute, 2 violins & viola.
4a.   Flute Quartet:  Existence:  10 minutes; 1 movement;  
4a.   Flute Quartet:  Existence:  Shorter version performed at University of Vermont, Margaret Costa, violin I.  Otherwise unperformed.

5.     Ma'Oz Tzur (Rock of Ages):  2 minutes; for double bass string quartet: #3 from "Concerto for Oboe and Trumpet" III/III/1. Unperformed.

6.     Elegy: 6 minutes; for double bass string quartet. 6 minutes; completed, early August, 2021. New orchestration of "Invocation" for organ; II/I/1. commissioned by The American Guild of Organists. Copyright held for all countries by E. C. Schirmer. Unperformed in this version; see also III/IIb/7d.

                                         Book V:  Quintets:

1.  Three Words for Woodwind Quintet: 3 movements; 16 minutes; Read at Boston University under Robert Sirota; written for Albert Regni. Unperformed.   

Quintet versions of orchestral works (Volume III):
2. of III/Ib/1: Scaramouche et Pulcinella: 5 movements; 30 minutes & 35 Seconds; for flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello and piano. Unperformed.

3. of III/Ib/4: Scrooge: 7 scenes; one hour and 7 minutes; for piano, harpsichord, harp, percussion and viola. The score of this version is not formated or completed. This is the original version of this piece. Please see II/IIId/4, III/IIb/4, & IV/I/4. 
David Drummond, as Scrooge; Nancy Angelini,
and as The Spirit of The Future. Commissioned and performed by The Copley Square Ballet at The
Strand Theater in Dorchester. MA. Choreographed
by David Drummond. Zabelle Margosian was tge dance mistress. The musicians included: Angelo Mammano, piano & Michael Rafferty, harp. To watch "Scrooge" please click on the crowd to the right:

4. of III/IIb/3: The Sun: Piano Concerto: Piano with String Quartet (Piano Quintet):  
3 movements; 17 minutes and 20 seconds; unperformed; see also I/VI/2.

5. of III/IV/1  The Star (Passacaglia) 5 minutes: written for Drew's birthday. See II/IIIc/3.
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6. of III/IIa/4 III/III/2:
Billy Goats Gruff: 6 minutes; based on a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørrnsen and 
​Jørgen Moe in their "Norske Folkeeventyr" See also II/IIc/2 &  III/IIa/4. Premiered by Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta at The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, USA. Ms. Rodriguez-Peralta's performance was used for the
​clay animated video "The Train" as part of  Crazy Dinosaurs, cablecast on BNN-TV. To see the score to the quintet, please use the PDF to the right. To hear "The Train" please click on one of the dinosaurs, or the train below:  

7a.  of III/IV/1Ab. Song of War: String Quintet: 2/1/1/1: 3 movements; 9 minutes & 40 seconds. Unperformed. 
​7b.  of III/IV/1Aa. Song of War: String Quintet: 2/1/1/1: 3 movements; 14 minutes & 45 seconds. Unperformed. See; III/IV/I. The first and last movements were written first. The middle movement is from my withheld organ sonata "12-tone Under Glass" that was written when I was 13, & performed numerous times through out the Northeastern USA, by Dr. Sam Walter. 

     ​                                Book VI:   Sextets: 

1.  Sextet for flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, viola, 'cello & double bass: 3 movements; 3 & a half minutes. Based on "Sonatina for Harpsichord" II/II/1. Written October 7-8, 2021.
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Sextet version of orchestral work (Volume III):
2.  of III/IIb/3: The Sun: Piano Concerto:  3 movements, 17 minutes & 20 seconds; for piano & string quintet: 2/1/1/1. See also: I/V/4. Unperformed.

                                     Book VII:   Septets: 
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Septet versions of orchestral works (Volume III):
1.   of III/IIb/1a. Concerto for Tenor Saxophone or Bass Clarinet: Lunar Eclipse:  
8 minutes; with harp or piano & string quintet: 2/1/1/1. See I/II/8.​
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2.  of III/V: Five Finger Symphonies: 1. Five Finger Symphonies: 20 minutes: for septet: flute (picc. & opt. alto fl.); 2. E. H. 3. clar (opt. b. clar.) 4. bssn. (c. bssn. 5. trump. 6. harp & 7. vc.  See also II/III/c/6 for piano version (with score); & III/V for for small orchestra (with score). Both of these also feature animation used in Crazy Dinosaurs.

3.  of III/IIb/6c. Violin Concerto II:  35 minutes; 4 movements; for violin solo, piano & string quintet: 2/1/1/1. Movements II & IV use material from the last movement of The Piano Sonatina: II/IIIa/1.

                                      Book VIII:   Octets: 

1.   Antigon for Brass Octet:  13 minutes; 5 movements. Selections from the opera Antigon (VII/II/2/2b). Unperformed.   
1a. Antigon For Brass Octet: French horn, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, euphonium and  tuba.  
1b. Antigon for Brass Octet: rewritten for "Banquet Brass" of Japan: French horn; 
​2 trumpets in Bb; trumpet in A; 3 trombones, and Tuba.

Octet versions of orchestral works (Volume III):
2.   of III/Ib/1.  Symphony #I: Scaramouce et Pulcinella: 30 minutes & 35 seconds;
​5 movements; original version; octet of w. w. & strings: 1/1/1/1   1/1/1/1. Unapproved doctoral thesis at Boston University. Withheld.

3.   of III/Ib/3. Symphony #III: The Great Liberator: 35 minutes; 5 movements;octet of w. w. & strings: 1/1/1/1  1/1/1/1. Withheld.
 
4.  of III/IIb/5b. Violin Concerto I: 9 minutes; 3 movements; violin solo with glockenspiel, 2 violas, 2 'cellos, and 2 double basses. Unperformed.

5.  of III/IV/2c. Flute Octet: "Sorrow" the middle movement of String Symphony II:  4 minutes. This eight part crab canon is the original version of this movement:: commissioned by Donald Maher. Unperformed.  

David Edgar Walther Copyright 2023