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I. Organ:
1. Invocation: 6 minutes. Commissioned by The American Guild of Organists for The Biennial National Convention in Boston, MA; published by E. C. Schirmer; copyright held for all countries. Dedicated to Eilieen Hunt. Premiered by Lenora McCroskey at First Baptist in Newton, MA. See also: Elegy from August of 2021: III/IIb/7.
1. Invocation: 6 minutes. Commissioned by The American Guild of Organists for The Biennial National Convention in Boston, MA; published by E. C. Schirmer; copyright held for all countries. Dedicated to Eilieen Hunt. Premiered by Lenora McCroskey at First Baptist in Newton, MA. See also: Elegy from August of 2021: III/IIb/7.
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2. Six Chorale Preludes: 14 minutes & 10 seconds; 5 were dedicated to, & performed many times by Harvey Burgett at St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston; The Church of The Ascension in NYC and elsewhere. #4 & 5 played James Christi at Old West Church, Boston, MA; selections also performed by Gordon Dean.#5 was written when I was 15; notes for #3 were produced when I was in my my early to mid 20s & completed by 8/12/21. See also "Concerto for Oboe and Trumpet" III/IIa/1. Please click buttons below to hear Mr. Burgett's performance of #s 1, 2, 4, 5, & 6: #3 has not been recorded. Click to set custom HTML
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Harvey Burgett, organist
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II. Harpsichord & Clavichord:
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1. Sonatina for Harpsichord: 3 movements:
three and a half minutes. See I/VI/1. Unperformed. 2. Gigue for Clavichord: dedicated to Monica Chew; 8/26/23. You can learn more about MS. Chew by clicking on her picture. The piece was streamed by Ms. Chew on February 10, 2024 with 15 Minutes of Fame. Please click on the button to the left to be connected to hear the concert; & the button to the right to see the lineup (I'm #7 on the program, at 23 minutes & 23 seconds). |
Monica Chew, Clavichord
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III. Piano:
IIIa. Sonatinas:
1. Piano Sonatina: 6 minutes & 35 seconds, 3 movements; dedicated to, and premiered by Eileen Feldman and "Music Now" at Paine Hall of Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA, USA. Movements I & II are included in III/VI/2 (II & V). Movement III
is a short version of III/IIb/5 (II & IV).
2. Itsy Bitsy Piano Sonatina: 2 minutes, written in Italy. See "This Old Man" III/IV/2/IV.
IIIb. Sonatas:
1. Piano Sonata I: 17 minutes; two movements. Unperformed. See Harp Concerto: III/IIb/4.
2. Piano Sonata II: The Water-Death Sonata: 11 minutes and 40 seconds; Orchestral version: 8/27/24: see Symphony 6 (III/Ib/6): Piano Sonata II is dedicated to, and premiered by pianist, Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta (photo below), with "Music Now."
The story of the first movement is taken from Fate Magazine: The captain of a ship murders his mutinous crew; then he sees their faces on the waves. The second
movemet is after a poem by James Joyce. To hear Ms. Rodriguez-Peralta's
performance please click the red button below:
3. Piano Sonata #III: Homage to Rolv Yttrehus: 22 & a half minutes. 4 movements. The last movement uses the last 12-tone row composed by Mr. Yttrhus. Revised, with RY quotes, by 4/18/23. Orchestral version: Syphony # 5: III/Ib/5. was completed on 11/13/21. Both versions unperformed.
IIIc. Miscellaneous Piano Pieces:
1. Time: 3 minutes & 7 seconds at the original tempo; 4 minutes at the 2020s rethought tempo; see II/IIc/3; III/IV/2b. Performed at The University of Vermont when
I was age 17. Premiered by, and dedicated to, Eileen Feldman (below, left) with "Music Now" at Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Cambridge, MA, USA. Choreographed by Nancy Angelini, performed by Ms. Angelini with Joe Pocaro and "Music Now & Now Dance" at The Villa Victoria in South Boston, MA, USA. Dedicated to Ms. Feldman & the dancers.
Eileen Feldman, pianist
Ms. Feldman's recording was also used in the clay animated video "Dinos in Space" as cablecast on BNN-TV. To watch "Dino's in Space" please click on a dinosaurs to the right:
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2. Percussion Piece: See also III/II/4 & III/III/2a. premiered by pianist, Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta (photo above, left, I/IIIb/2) at The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, USA. Dedicated to Ms. Rodriguez-Peralta; her performance was used for the clay animated video "The Train" as part of Crazy Dinosaurs, cablecast on BNN-TV. To see "The Train" please click on one of the dinosaurs, or the train below:
3. The Star (Passacaglia): 5 minutes: written for Drew's birthday. See I/V/5 & III/IV/5.
4. Dark & Light: Winter Solstice Celebration: 6 minutes; 4 movements; for piano solo. Performed in a withheld version for 'cello and piano by the composer with 'cellist, Al Shahain at First Unitarian Society of West Newton, MA, USA as part of their Solstice Ceremony. See also I/I/9.
5. 20 Five-finger Etudes: "Book of the Hanging Fruit Flies" 5 suites totaling 20 minutes, and consisting entirely of "five finger exercises." That is to say, each finger is assigned only one note per movement. They were written while I was listening to Mahler's first symphony, and talking on the phone with John Walsh (a pianist who looks like Richard Gere and has one blue eye and one brown one). To my best knowledge neither John nor Gustav realized that I was composing this piece at the time, and I don't think that this piece is at all influenced by either of them. Recorded by the composer, used in the withheld video "Grasshopper Gartside" by Robert Morris and cablecast on BNN-TB as the primitively-drawn-computer-animated soap opera "Dynosaur" which is the world's first continuous soap opera found on the walls of caves and brought to us today by computer.
See also III/V. The individual suites are listed below, along with ways to listen:
5a. Suite I: littlbabysaurus: 5 etudes; 3 minutes and 48 seconds;
5b. Suite II: Taxes: 3 etudes; 1 minute and 45 seconds;
5c. Suite III: Bugs: 4 etudes; 3 minutes and 53 seconds;
5d. Suite IV: Rocks: 3 etudes: 3 minutes and 40 seconds;
5e. Suite V: The Wedding: 5 etudes: 6 minutes and 24 seconds, .
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To see the musical score, please use the PDFs to the right. Please click on one of
the bugs in jars to the right to release "Dynosaur" 
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IIId. Other Keyboard Versions of Orchestral Works:
1a. III/IIb/2b. The Hermit in The Crystal Forest: 17 minutes and 40 seconds for piano.
1b. III/IIb/2c. The Hermit in The Crystal Forest:
5 minutens & 14 second piano solo used for "Medusa Seduca" which was cablecast on
BNN-TV: a gay man (the pianist/composer) on a bad hair day meets many suitors
(TJ Norris) until he finds the perfect kiss.
5 minutens & 14 second piano solo used for "Medusa Seduca" which was cablecast on
BNN-TV: a gay man (the pianist/composer) on a bad hair day meets many suitors
(TJ Norris) until he finds the perfect kiss.
2. III/I/6b. Scaramouche et Pulcinella: Synthesized ealization by Michael Rafferty; cablecast on BNN-TV with the futuristic play: "Now and Then" featuring actors, TJ Norris and the composer. The audio video tapes, and score are not available.
3. III/I/8b. The Great Liberator: 33 minutes. withheld & nperformedin this version.
4. III/I/9c. Scrooge: Please see I/V/3; III/IIb/4, & IV/I/4. withheld, and unperformed in this version.
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5. III/VII/1: Parody Symphony I: Gothic Noel: A synthesized version was cablecast on BNN-TV in "Nostradomus 23" about a criminal held captive on a deserted planet, the video & score are unavailable.
3. III/I/8b. The Great Liberator: 33 minutes. withheld & nperformedin this version.
4. III/I/9c. Scrooge: Please see I/V/3; III/IIb/4, & IV/I/4. withheld, and unperformed in this version.
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5. III/VII/1: Parody Symphony I: Gothic Noel: A synthesized version was cablecast on BNN-TV in "Nostradomus 23" about a criminal held captive on a deserted planet, the video & score are unavailable.